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Post by
asakawa
Fair enough, how about:
"degrees. North Dakota" = Fahrenheit? ^_^
Dakota being in the US which uses Fahrenheit as their default measure.
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1069282
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MyTie
anyone ever played vanguard, saga of heroes?
Post by
asakawa
I played it. The main thing it brought to the table was a "diplomacy system" which was essentially an in-game card game. If that sort of thing interests you then I'd recommend it for the sake of interest. However, the game as a whole is old now and didn't do much with the genre even when it was new.
Post by
lonewolfe31705
Update on the great Washer/Dryer Hassle of 2013. Think the lid sensor is broken on the washer....will look at that when I get home later today. Have a 2 hour round trip to go get a power cord that "should work" according to the guy at the store. Even made sure to describe which was the L was supposed to face on the plug to verify that it was the correct one.
Going on 2 days without being able to play wow for more than an hour and starting to become agitated at the stupidity....
Post by
MyTie
Today is my first day back to the caddie shack. I went in to pay my dues to work this year, but before they will take payment, they want me to go talk to the boss. I'm the master of flying under the radar. I have no idea why this guy wants to talk to me, but it can't be good. Anyway, the dude is out of the office, so I'm sitting here, waiting to hear what is going to be horrible news. I hate wait.
Post by
Thror
I was so surprised when I realized Trollfucious is actually funny as hell. His reply to "Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?" actually made me laugh. And so did "OH NO LOOK AT THE CEILING THERE IS AN
HONORABLE
MASSIVE SPIDER!"
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MyTie
I was so surprised when I realized Trollfucious is actually funny as hell. His reply to "Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?" actually made me laugh. And so did "OH NO LOOK AT THE CEILING THERE IS AN
HONORABLE
MASSIVE SPIDER!"
His posts certainly don't bother me, and that is something that not many people can brag about.
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Trollfucious
Trollfucious blushes under the admiration of the honorable Thror, and the tolerance of the honorable MyTie.
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240140
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MyTie
Boss had not good news, but nothing specific. Something about not being perfect last year. Some customers liked me, some didn't. Apparently I must make all customers like me. Come on. Just one more summer. Just have to last one more summer.... Then I can open my business and be done here. I should talk to my wife. She always knows what to do.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
The key to any front line customer service- especially waiting tables, or any other job that works on tips- is to try to relate to the customers. Not to be fake- a lot of people can tell- but to focus on anything you can that you can relate to them on and kind of stay under the radar on the stuff you can't. General stuff- like commiserating about a bad back, or being tired, or not having enough time on the weekends- is a good start. If they happen to share specific likes with you, even better. If they seem like they want to talk to you, ask questions so they can keep talking since they're enjoying it. If they seem to want to ignore you, make it easy for them to while still providing all the functions of your job. And smile all the time if you can, unless something happens that is really inappropriate to smile at.
I tend to be a people person, and so I have done well in the past at things like waiting tables and checking people into hotels. If it doesn't come naturally to you- which is true for a lot of people- then the above tips can help.(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##ElhonnaDS##DELIM##
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MyTie
The key to any front line customer service- especially waiting tables, or any other job that works on tips- is to try to relate to the customers. Not to be fake- a lot of people can tell- but to focus on anything you can that you can relate to them on and kind of stay under the radar on the stuff you can't. General stuff- like commiserating about a bad back, or being tired, or not having enough time on the weekends- is a good start. If they happen to share specific likes with you, even better. If they seem like they want to talk to you, ask questions so they can keep talking since they're enjoying it. If they seem to want to ignore you, make it easy for them to while still providing all the functions of your job. And smile all the time if you can, unless something happens that is really inappropriate.
I tend to be a people person, and so I have done well in the past at things like waiting tables and checking people into hotels. If it doesn't come naturally to you- which is true for a lot of people- then the above tips can help.
I usually get those basics. I have problems with people who are, well, deciding to have a bad day, and taking it out on anyone, and everyone, and that usually means being awful to their golf caddy. Sometimes I get paired with a fat rich angry CEO who demands that which cannot be delivered, and if you can't deliver makes a bad report. I had a really tough summer where I got a lot of those kinds of guys. Nice little old ladies would go to others, and I would get the toughest rusty nails in the bin.
Also, as a caddy I get paired with these guys all day long. Usually the way to deal with them is to give them a hard time, or bad mouth someone else, to "get along" with them. But, I have a real problem doing that, as it really isn't my personality. I can't complain about my wife when he complains about his wife. I can't do those sorts of things. So, I alienate him.
I suppose the best in customer service would, but I don't. If he wants to be a rough selfish angry ^&*!, then fine. I'll carry his bag, but I'm not going to stoop to that crap. So, I get a bad report.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
When I get customers who complain about things I can't relate to, I can still commiserate. "Really? They did that?" and "Oh no- that must have been disappointing." Not lying, not agreeing, just sympathizing with the fact that they're upset about it.
However, there are customers who just no one can deal with. Those are just kind of like natural disasters- hard to prevent, and all you can do is hope that everyone else saw all that hot air and howling so they understand where the mess came from.(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##ElhonnaDS##DELIM##
Post by
gamerunknown
Hours I've been working on this. What a pain.
Have you tried Converio or Super?
You'll be pretty.
Funny you say that, I just watched
this
recently.
I have been taught to point out logical fallacies in people's statements.The sun is a star and the Earth is a planet that orbits around it... Trust me. I know.
I don't think their statement contained a formal logical fallacy. In fact, they could distrust your statement and still independently verify it. They'd be wrong to actively disbelieve something on the basis of not knowing a person though.
In occupational psychology, having to attenuate emotions as part of a job description is called "emotional labour". Can be required to be more empathetic than one desires (telemarketing, amusement park assistant) or less (repossession and bill collection). Lemaire & Wallace found that exercise, spending time with one's family and having some quiet time after work helped reduce emotional stess, as well as breaks during work. Ito & Brotheridge found a positive orientation to help, but that just sounds like deep acting. Lazarus & Folkman advocate problem focused coping (identifying and resolving the problem), but that's more on the end of your clients. Maybe if you talk over issues your clients are having? They may be using golf as a coping mechanism themselves.
Post by
MyTie
Hours I've been working on this. What a pain.
Have you tried Converio or Super?
No, but I'll look into them. Thanks for the advice.
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240140
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ElhonnaDS
Tush- I know you said you were from Finland. Do you know what your username means in American slang?
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240140
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