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Workers of the world: do you have any expectations of customers? If so, what?

Asked by KatawaGrey (21483points) September 13th, 2010

I work a retail job and most of my customer training was about how to treat/talk to customers. What I’d like to know is what you, the workers of the world, expect of the customers who come to your place of work.

A few expectations I have are:

1. Don’t hit on me. I hate it when customers hit on me. Because I’m working, I can’t diffuse the situation properly nor can I leave if I’m uncomfortable. Hitting on me is just rude.

2. Don’t get angry at me when I tell you about promotions. I have to ask. I get in trouble if I don’t.

3. Don’t get angry at me if I ask you if I can help you. Once again, it’s my job. Often, I’ll get a nudge from my manager to ask you if you need help.

4. Don’t tell me about your personal life. I’m sorry if your spouse left you and your dog died, but there is nothing I can do about it. You hinder my job by venting to me.

I think this short list is reasonable. So, fluther workers, do you have certain expectations of the customer?

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