There is nothing more annoying then people talking to you while on their cell phones. I work in a coffee shop and my co-workers and I find it extremely rude when customers attempt to order while talking on their cell phones. Not only is it obnoxious for us to have to sit there and wait for the customer to finish their conversation with the all important God on the other line, but we always get the occasional customer who orders in between sentences making for a very confusing situation. In order to do my job well I need to know what you want to drink unfortunately I am not a mind reader so I cannot magically figure out what you are about to order. Please for all of us retail workers get off your cell phones if you want our help.
I completely agree, especially when the conversation is clearly not that important. Interesting topic, maybe change the title to Things People Hate and Why and look up some stats? "I" isn't as universal as "People" so you might get a bigger audience.
ReplyDeleteWhile I do not work in retail, I agree that it is incredibly rude that people try to make orders while on their phones. Personally, I won't even get into line to buy anything if I'm on the phone because I'm embarrassed if I'm on the phone when it's my turn to pay or check out. My favorite though is when people think the whole world wants to hear their conversation, so they scream into their phone and then put it on speaker. No one cares!
ReplyDeleteI think someone ordering while on their ipod thats blasting music on (seemingly) full blast is pretty rude too. I would hate that.
ReplyDeleteGood suggestion by Jen, and I too think it is completely rude to people who are trying to do a job. I am more and more disturbed by the uncivil behavior I see from cell phone users--Hmm, I sense a research paper topic coming into focus! But do think of a way to make your blog more universal.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I cannot stand people and the use of their cell phones. The thing I hate is when people are texting someone as you are talking to them and then a few minutes later they ask, "What did you say?" Well of course you wouldn't know because you weren't paying attention. So rude.
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