At least STU-MAN didn’t immediately threaten a written warning like Jerry did to Cooper that once. He would’ve probably asked Marla to write her up. One of many points evident to that, while STU-MAN is a jerk, he’s not a total craphole like his predecessor.
No matter how clearly and distinctly I say the name of the place when I answer phone calls, it’s inevitably someone trying to get in touch with the cafeteria of a nearby hospital. Can’t for the life of me tell if they’re all getting two numbers turned around or if there’s a wrong number printed somewhere over there that’s never replaced.
I’ve been on the other end of this. I’m calling, the phone is picked up, and I get a real quick “THANKYOUFORCALLINGGRUMBLE’STHISISHEATHERSPEAKINGHOWMAYIDIRECTYOURCALL?”
Uh, wait, what did I just hear??
My old manager worked at the same store for 20 years and ended up turning it into some weird retail worker mating call that was comprehensible only to him. Went something like this IIRC:
I guess at some point the words lose their meaning and the “friendly telephone voice” was exaggerated bit by bit until after 20 years it barely resembles human speech lol.
My old manager worked at the same store for 20 years and ended up turning it into some weird retail worker mating call that was comprehensible only to him. Went something like this IIRC:
I guess at some point the words lose their meaning and the “friendly telephone voice” was exaggerated bit by bit until after 20 years it barely resembles human speech lol.
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
― George Carlin
At least STU-MAN didn’t immediately threaten a written warning like Jerry did to Cooper that once. He would’ve probably asked Marla to write her up. One of many points evident to that, while STU-MAN is a jerk, he’s not a total craphole like his predecessor.
No matter how clearly and distinctly I say the name of the place when I answer phone calls, it’s inevitably someone trying to get in touch with the cafeteria of a nearby hospital. Can’t for the life of me tell if they’re all getting two numbers turned around or if there’s a wrong number printed somewhere over there that’s never replaced.
My parents once had almost the same number as a boarding school nearby – only one digit off.
Oh Fun!
This is probably my #1 favorite Retail strip.
I’ve been on the other end of this. I’m calling, the phone is picked up, and I get a real quick “THANKYOUFORCALLINGGRUMBLE’STHISISHEATHERSPEAKINGHOWMAYIDIRECTYOURCALL?”
Uh, wait, what did I just hear??
My old manager worked at the same store for 20 years and ended up turning it into some weird retail worker mating call that was comprehensible only to him. Went something like this IIRC:
GOOooooOOOD morningthisis GRUMbels-smithFIELD Manager Speaking, HOOOOWWW canihelpyoutoday?
I guess at some point the words lose their meaning and the “friendly telephone voice” was exaggerated bit by bit until after 20 years it barely resembles human speech lol.
My old manager worked at the same store for 20 years and ended up turning it into some weird retail worker mating call that was comprehensible only to him. Went something like this IIRC:
GOOooooOOOD morningthisis GRUMbels-smithFIELD Manager Speaking, HOOOOWWW canihelpyoutoday?
I guess at some point the words lose their meaning and the “friendly telephone voice” was exaggerated bit by bit until after 20 years it barely resembles human speech lol.