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"I am Mrs. Nesbit!!"
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- Oct 19, 2012
It's time to let it go.
It's called common courtesy, good manners, whatever. An automatic thank you whenever you are handed something in this manner.
"please, thank you and you're welcome" are your friends!
How did the topic of this thread turn into people being ungrateful for things they were given?
This thread is about someone interrupting someone else trying to do their job by someone trying to give them something they found on the floor in the bathroom.
How did the topic of this thread turn into people being ungrateful for things they were given?
This thread is about someone interrupting someone else trying to do their job by someone trying to give them something they found on the floor in the bathroom.
How does this apply to the OP though? I don't see how the employees showed a "sense of entitlement" or that they are better than anyone else.....OP, the problem today is that everyone has a feeling of 'entitlement' - they are 'better' than everyone else, and quite frankly, I'm getting a little sick of this 'all-about-me,-heck-with-YOU' attitude. I see it in my classroom, where the kids roll their eyes at teachers, answer them back, or outright just IGNORE teachers' requests....
It takes a fraction of a second to mutter "Thanks".
How did the topic of this thread turn into people being ungrateful for things they were given?
This thread is about someone interrupting someone else trying to do their job by someone trying to give them something they found on the floor in the bathroom.
LilyWDW said:Especially since the OP admitted to simply passing up others in line and expecting the employees to stop everything they were doing to take the phone. Maybe if the OP has waited until the employees were not helping other customers, the employees would have been a bit more appreciative.
2girls4me said:I agree.
FayeW said:That's odd... I went back and read the OP again and couldn't find any mention of the phone having been found on the floor....
This thread is about the lack of manners and common courtesy that has become far too prevalent in society. Judging from the ridiculous comments I've read here it's seems some people are okay with that. If he had time to reach out his hand and take the phone he had time to say "Thank you".
Here's a tip: People who choose to work in the customer service industry are actually expected to provide some. Accepting "found" items is pretty commonplace for employees who work in venues frequented by the public.
Wow, some of these responses surprise me and I am wondering....
To to OP, which was worse, no thank you when you turned the phone in or several people on the DIS saying no thank you was called for???
Of course you should have been thanked for turning an iPhone in!
I find it sad that saying "thanks" is now considered "heaping praise".