It doesn’t matter what we do for a living, there are going to be times when we find it difficult to face the day and ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. This is especially true if we work with the public in any way. As an example, the following joke shows us just how bad it can be when somebody works at Walmart as a greeter. I’m sure that most of us would not really appreciate having that job, and I don’t think that the person in this joke was cut out for that type of career.
So after landing my new job as a Wal-Mart greeter, a good find for many retirees, I lasted less than a day….
About two hours into my first day on the job a very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into the store with her two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.
I said pleasantly, “Good morning and welcome to Wal-Mart. Nice children you have there. Are they twins?”
The ugly woman stopped yelling long enough to say, “Hell no, they ain’t twins. The oldest one’s 9, and the other one’s 7. Why the hell would you think they’re twins? Are you blind, or stupid?”
So I replied, “I’m neither blind nor stupid, Ma’am, I just couldn’t believe someone slept with you twice. Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.”
My supervisor said I probably wasn’t cut out for this line of work.