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Kipperhell · 11-11-2009 03:25PM #1

I have friends and family that work for the public sector and private sector. I was talking to some of them and was surprised at the off hand remarks they get on a daily basis.

People working in banks get a lot of " Sure this is all your fault" sometimes in jest but often in anger.

People in Fas getting " Sure you can just get a free holiday why do you care"

You get the idea, general workers in a sector getting abuse from customers because of head line reading or perceived responsibility which by no means could be their fault.

Even in jest it is pretty unfunny nor original. It is a serious strain on some of them. Fas seems the worst as the people have to spend time discussing options with belligerent abusive people who feel the person in front of them has done them wrong.

Lollipops23 · 11-11-2009 03:27PM

Big whoop,i work in the private sector and get horrible,rude and derogatory remarks daily.

Not condoning it, but it's one of the many fun things about working in the public.

neil_purdy · 11-11-2009 03:28PM

Yeah my mother works in a bank and its been said a few times to her now...

Yes its the people that work on the cashier desk that ruined everything...

She did ruin my dinner the other night so maybe???:rolleyes:

NothingMan · 11-11-2009 03:32PM

Funnily enough, my gf started working in the finance sector just about the time the recession hit...................................

......................That b1tch!

Kipperhell · 11-11-2009 03:33PM

Lollipops23 wrote: »

Big whoop,i work in the private sector and get horrible,rude and derogatory remarks daily.

Not condoning it, but it's one of the many fun things about working in the public.

They get generally rude people too I am talking about the mentality of blaming a cashier for the countries economic down turn.

Long Onion · 11-11-2009 03:34PM

The bank staff are responsible for the economic crisis,

FAS staff are responsible for all the extravagant spending,

Nurses are responsible for C-Diff,

Teachers are responsible for all failed examinations,

RTE are responsible for Pat Kenny,

The unemployed are responsible for everything,

Blah di Blah di blah - the sooner people realise that we all had some part to play, the better. Stop moaning and fix the problem.

Lollipops23 · 11-11-2009 03:35PM

Kipperhell wrote: »

They get generally rude people too I am talking about the mentality of blaming a cashier for the countries economic down turn.

I've had people blame me for the prices in OTHER SECTIONS not matching the sterling rate when it first fell.

Just saying,it's an unfortunate part of working with the public,I've put up with it for years. They need to grow up and ignore the nutters like the rest of us do.

mikemac · 11-11-2009 03:37PM

Yep, front line bank staff take abuse on a daily basis

"We own you now" being a common sneer
Well it's actually not a terrible comment, more the way that it is said. Far worse is said

Now from working in bars and hotels abuse is expected and is no big deal at all
But you shouldn't be putting up with this in a bank, even if it's realy a customer service job

all the stars · 11-11-2009 03:38PM

While working in a Hair Salon (i was great at it too

)

"did you leave before Junior Cert"
"School isn't for everyone"
"Its great for girls who leave school early to have something to get into thats easy"

:rolleyes:
2 more points on my L.C and i'd have met the president for doing so well...
Actually, come to think of it i have heard so much stuff like that....

mikom · 11-11-2009 03:38PM

Kipperhell wrote: »

Do you say things to people working on the front line...

Yes, I say things like........

'No they don't, they don't care about the people in this country, you only think of your own people, the people who are in de power at dis moment, de people who are bein paid six hundred thousand pound a week, or year, for doin 11 hours jobs and who have their...moralisin...pontificatin...who say 'oh we need to cut it back to de northern ireland system, and they dont have the moral right to stand and stand for the people of this country, and it's you pat kenny who would get six hundered thousand pound a year for doin eleven hours a week, and you have the indignity to speak about people on de social welfare and de disability and den you pontificate about ministers and der corrupt system, YOUR RTE and de elite 20 top payers do not deserve de money dey get and you need to be confronted for your moralisin' and your hypocrisy...SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND...and at the boomtime you were earnin nine hundred thousand pat, NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND...for RTE, not ABC Niteline or in the United States system, you get four times the pay of the united states president so I don't mind who is dis woman here, who was elected by the people of this country, to be corrupt, but who gave you and your cohorts, such exaggerated pay under what condition? The Licence Fee?

So pat don't you think, that Idea, that Im gonna leave this building now because at the moment this is my last time that ill ever stay here, cause I wanted to confront you for twenty years, about your pontificatin' and your moralisin' about this woman, who is a minister and anything she does, well shell be removed from office, WHERE WILL YOU TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND, WHERE DOES YOU GOIN TO BE ACCOUNTABLE?!

You've had your day Pat, youve lived your highlife, now im going off to sue an old woman for a field, cause i feel i might make a million or more, cause i need that money, you have not the moral authority to stand there moralisin' and now its gone off air...I dont mind this woman to be a hypocrite, shes a fianna fail woman, shes elected to be a hypocrite and elected to be in this position, you dont have the voice of the independent you are corrupt...alter ego...mary hanafin, I know youre trying to do your best....Pat Kenny...four hundred thousand pounds...
...THATS INJUSTICE!

Lollipops23 · 11-11-2009 03:40PM

mikemac wrote: »

Now from working in bars and hotels abuse is expected and is no big deal at all
But you shouldn't be putting up with this in a bank, even if it's realy a customer service job

You should never expect abuse, doesn't matter a jot if it's a shop/cafe/bank.

Lollipops23 · 11-11-2009 03:43PM

mikemac wrote: »

I am surprised and disappointed at it in a bank though.

Why?Are bank workers somehow "better" than a barperson?Do they deserve it less?

Kipperhell · 11-11-2009 03:44PM

Lollipops23 wrote: »

I've had people blame me for the prices in OTHER SECTIONS not matching the sterling rate when it first fell.

Just saying,it's an unfortunate part of working with the public,I've put up with it for years. They need to grow up and ignore the nutters like the rest of us do.

You really aren't comparing like with like . People complaining about what the prices are is not the same as blaming somebody for the economic down turn or suggestions of personal corruption.

mikemac · 11-11-2009 03:45PM

Lollipops23 wrote: »

Why?Are bank workers somehow "better" than a barperson?Do they deserve it less?

I never said that.
And I did post they were basically customer service jobs, read my post again

Lollipops23 · 11-11-2009 03:48PM

Kipperhell wrote: »

You really aren't comparing like with like . People complaining about what the prices are is not the same as blaming somebody for the economic down turn or suggestions of personal corruption.

It's similar. They were blaming me for the euro/sterling rate, and saying that I (personally) was ripping them off. Just trying to make the point that rudeness and thickness is a crappy part of dealing with the mental cases that are the general public.

The public sector are not so high and mighty that they shouldn't be treated the same as the rest of us.

segaBOY · 11-11-2009 03:52PM

all the stars wrote: »

2 more points on my L.C and i'd have met the president for doing so well...
Actually, come to think of it i have heard so much stuff like that....

Dead right you would have considering the Leaving Cert established only goes up in multiples of 5 points.

prinz · 11-11-2009 03:59PM

segaBOY wrote: »

Dead right you would have considering the Leaving Cert established only goes up in multiples of 5 points.

You and your sonic speed and hedgehog powers beat me to it.

bluefinger · 11-11-2009 04:33PM

mikom wrote: »

Yes, I say things like........

'No they don't, they don't care about the people in this country, you only think of your own people, the people who are in de power at dis moment, de people who are bein paid six hundred thousand pound a week, or year, for doin 11 hours jobs and who have their...moralisin...pontificatin...who say 'oh we need to cut it back to de northern ireland system, and they dont have the moral right to stand and stand for the people of this country, and it's you pat kenny who would get six hundered thousand pound a year for doin eleven hours a week, and you have the indignity to speak about people on de social welfare and de disability and den you pontificate about ministers and der corrupt system, YOUR RTE and de elite 20 top payers do not deserve de money dey get and you need to be confronted for your moralisin' and your hypocrisy...SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND...and at the boomtime you were earnin nine hundred thousand pat, NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND...for RTE, not ABC Niteline or in the United States system, you get four times the pay of the united states president so I don't mind who is dis woman here, who was elected by the people of this country, to be corrupt, but who gave you and your cohorts, such exaggerated pay under what condition? The Licence Fee?

So pat don't you think, that Idea, that Im gonna leave this building now because at the moment this is my last time that ill ever stay here, cause I wanted to confront you for twenty years, about your pontificatin' and your moralisin' about this woman, who is a minister and anything she does, well shell be removed from office, WHERE WILL YOU TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND, WHERE DOES YOU GOIN TO BE ACCOUNTABLE?!

You've had your day Pat, youve lived your highlife, now im going off to sue an old woman for a field, cause i feel i might make a million or more, cause i need that money, you have not the moral authority to stand there moralisin' and now its gone off air...I dont mind this woman to be a hypocrite, shes a fianna fail woman, shes elected to be a hypocrite and elected to be in this position, you dont have the voice of the independent you are corrupt...alter ego...mary hanafin, I know youre trying to do your best....Pat Kenny...four hundred thousand pounds...
...THATS INJUSTICE!

I'll never get tired of hearing that Alan...:)

segaBOY · 11-11-2009 05:22PM

prinz wrote: »

You and your sonic speed and hedgehog powers beat me to it.

Dr. Robotnick is that you?

Reminds me of the time someone told me they did really well in the Leaving and got 595 points, I lol'd

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