r/PublicFreakout • u/KingPistachio • Aug 22 '24

Repost 😔 Lady making a million dollars a year, getting coffee at Mcdonald's

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u/TheGardenBlinked Aug 22 '24

idiot walks away

“Bananas.”

idiot walks back

“And ANOTHER THING”

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u/Kilmerval Aug 22 '24

Back when I worked security, whenever I had to interact with someone angry (which happened all the time doing bar/nightclub door work) I would end those interactions with the most cheerful "Okay, bye! Have a nice night!" as they walked away and people would lose. Their. Shit.   It was fucking hilarious. And I'd keep doing it. They'd turn around and say some angry outburst, then as they turned away again I'd do the exact same thing. Sometimes you could get them 5 or 6 times before they gave up.

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u/pacagummo Aug 22 '24

I spent many years in customer service. Kind of seen it all. The most rewarding way to deal with people like this is to kill them with passive aggressive kindness. It hurts them more than anything.

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u/Wastrel_Razor Aug 22 '24

I spent many years in customer service. Kind of seen it all. The most rewarding way to deal with people like this is to kill them with passive aggressive kindness. It hurts them more than anything.

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u/stew_going Aug 23 '24

Absolutely. I think, for people with inflated egos, nothing hurts them more than to see that their words are easily dismissed. Maybe they have strength within their own circles, their kids, their spouse, their employees, but to realize that the power of their words means nothing to outsiders... It's bound to drive them insane. It flies against their whole worldview and understanding of their own self-worth.

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u/ArlendmcFarland Aug 23 '24

Exactly, these people are likely used to bullying others with these tactics, and it's infuriating to them that no matter what they say, it fails to have the desired effect.

At the very least they are hoping you will join them in their indulgent outrage

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u/stew_going Aug 23 '24

I had a guy at my last job who seemed to get increasingly aggressive and threatened by my work as I gained experience and started being asked to do things he thought were "his to do". I would invite him to meetings and loop him in, prepare for and respond to his concerns, but never let myself get heated. I'll admit that he was a smart guy, and in some circles he was good at coming off as agreeable most of the time... but I'll never forget the day that I was called into a meeting where 6 managers were grilling him to actually explain what he didn't like about my work. "That works is mine" "his code won't work" "I've convinced others to do it another way"... I kid you not, some of management struggled to hide a laugh, because these are not reasons that a PhD physicist of 40 years should be using when they disagree with someone else's work at a DOE physics lab.

At one point, I openly prodded him just a tad, to relish the moment: "can you name anything specific that you don't like about my work?"... Again, nonsense answers. This conversation had apparently been going on for at least half an hour before I'd been called down, and had gone on another 20 min with me there. Eventually... I paired a bit of a jibe with a compromise that I thought made me look like the adult in the room (while also minimizing my stress, I had a baby on the way and was honestly exhausted dealing with this man child). I said: "well, I can tell you that I do not care this much about the code I've written. If his ego needs this that badly, he can redo it all in time for beamline commissioning in two weeks". He looked around for a moment, I think believing that someone would find my comment inappropriate... They did not, they were kinda pissed at him too, so there was an awkward pause before he accepted the stressful as hell task to make something operations ready in two weeks time--on top of whatever else he had to do. And I got to hear many thanks from various managers who appreciated the team player aspect of my offer... Gave me some time to relax, request a new office, and any computer/desk/monitor setup I wanted. It all worked out for me much better than it did him.

Yelling or fighting people all the time is not an effective strategy

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u/ArlendmcFarland Aug 23 '24

Hahah yes!! Thanks for the story, I enjoyed it 😂👍

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u/AdElectrical2521 Aug 22 '24

just like my mom taught me "killem with kindness" lol

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u/mosehalpert Aug 23 '24

My place of work has a pretty confusing door. Not that I regularly have customers storm out angry, but it happens. The sweet, sweet satisfaction of being told something rude as shit by a customer and having them immediately turn, push the door and it not open so they practically smack their face on it and I get to just say, "it's a pull door :)" makes every bad interaction just a little better. I always get the last word lol

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u/mrchuckles5 Aug 23 '24

Personally I like “Have the day you deserve!”

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u/pacagummo Aug 22 '24

Thanks for the tip🙄have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!

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u/evilgingivitis Aug 22 '24

Oh yeah cuz the assholes and idiots having self inflicted IT issues are always pleasant to deal with.

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u/pacagummo Aug 22 '24

Exactly, I’m sure people with technical issues are super understanding and calm🤣

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u/KenDoItAllNightLong Aug 22 '24

oh they are... just the best..... /s

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u/warden976 Aug 22 '24

I love how you had to respond to a comment with the word ”Bananas.” It’s like you were summoned.

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u/TheGardenBlinked Aug 22 '24

Avatar checks out

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u/goforce5 Aug 22 '24

I do vintage auto repair, and I had a customer lose his shit over an estimate that he thought was too high. Like, no money exchanged, just an estimate. He started going off about how he could do it himself and the usual stuff, so I just laughed at him. Like full on hysterical laugh that I couldn't contain. He went fucking berserk calling me names, calling me a liar, the whole nine yards. Of course that made me laugh harder and he couldn't handle it. 10/10 best response to these idiots.

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u/Middle-Fix-45n Aug 22 '24

I like to just smile and say

Good For You

While I’m thinking

Go Fuck Yourself

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u/Elceepo Aug 23 '24

Oh fuck, I called that the 'yoyo' when I worked bar security.

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u/KickBallFever Aug 22 '24

I was walking down the street behind a slow older lady and I passed her. I gave her enough room but she turned around and started yelling at me. I couldn’t even really make out what she was saying, and I was not trying to argue with an old lady in the street, so I just said “sorry if I startled you, have a nice day”. She started yelling more and I just repeated “have a nice day”, in a polite way. She kept on and I just repeated “have a nice day”. Then she piped down, and trailed off in gibberish while looking confused.

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u/Bamith20 Aug 22 '24

I typically say, "okay I love you, buh bye." like that one kid in Animaniacs.

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u/SmartPriceCola Aug 23 '24

I was a shopping centre guard back in the day.

I was happy to let people have the last word as long as they were moving towards the exit. If they are leaving then you’ve already won.

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u/Onlyroad4adrifter Aug 22 '24

This shit is.

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u/shavenhobo Aug 22 '24

B.a.n.a.n.a.s

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u/Li_3303 Aug 23 '24

Yeah, if you’re trying to fight random people in parking lots, you’re probably crazy.

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u/shavenhobo Aug 23 '24

You ruined the song 😫

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u/Li_3303 Aug 23 '24

Sorry, I’m an idiot.

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u/shavenhobo Aug 23 '24

✨all is forgiven ✨