Workplace stories thread?

Workplace stories thread?

>be me, 17
>work at science museum in large U.S. city
>pretty chill job if I do say so
>notice that free day is coming up
>all the poor people that usually can't afford the museum come in
>genuinely one of the shittier days to visit the museum because of how trashy the place is
>ask me to not call out because they need Spanish speakers for free day guests
>ohmeohmy.wav
>clock in, do all my pre-work stuff and get my schedule
>current shift is roaming around a certain gallery
>notice Mexican and black dude arguing
>it's over some stupid shit about accidentally bumping into each other
>ignore it for a bit and mind my own business
>hear loud crash all of a sudden
>turn around to see the commotion
>jesusfuckingchirst.flac
>both guys are on the fucking ground wrestling and beating each other up
>whole crowd gathers around them
>literally some worldstar shit
>manage to find a view of what's going on
>see blood starting to ooze out onto the floor and their clothes
>no one in the crowd is stopping it, they're too entertained
>operations department (in-house security, essentially) rushes in almost immediately and tries to get through the crowd
>manage to get through and begin pulling them apart
>both guys have to be held back by ops department
>both guys still trying to get in last minute punches
>scene settles and see all these exhibits out of place, some glass broken
>have to file incident report and all these fucking formailities
>killme.mp3

I'll post another story from that day later on.

>I want to die because of today
>Later shift in the day is to work on lost kid duty
>self-explanatory; basically given a walkie-talkie and help reunite lost kids with adults
>free days are notorious for how many lost kids there are
>somehow no lost kids right now, a miracle
>all of a sudden, old Arab lady approaches me
>extremely broken English, tells me she's lost kids
"Okay, how many?"
>seven
"When did you last see them?"
>t-two, three hours?
>sedooku.mpeg4
>trying my fucking hardest to log in every single fucking kid in the database
>cannot figure out a word she's saying in regards to kid description
>she sees kid in the corner of her eye, motions greatly to him
>she chases off after him
>I have to chase off after her and him
>running through the whole goddamn museum to find her seven kids
>worst game of hide and seek ever
>eventually start to wrangle up the kids
>one more is missing and we've looked almost everywhere
>go up to the mezzanine to think
>lady lets out a loud shriek
>sees her young kid climbing up to a railing's ledge
>have to go make a rescue for him so he doesn't fall off and become hummus
>mad dash to go get him from the mezzanine to the terrace
>he's almost off the ledge
>great save and I get the young dude away in time
>turn in to mother, finally relieved all of her kids are fucking found
>expecting gratitude
Wrong.
>starts screaming at me for working at a museum that is irresponsible as shit
>screams in Arabic, probably of how dangerous it is, probably about how I should have a fatwa on me; either way, it's bad shit
>banging my fucking head
>she brought in seven goddamn kids
>lost sight of them (at this point) four hours ago
>have to put on a serious and stoic face for her
"Thank you for voicing your concerns. We'll let our management team know."
>when she leaves, I just scream in agony

Fuck free days.

That's honestley fucking astonishing thst she managed to come to the conclusion that shouting at you in arabic was the right thing to do. People like that baffle me

Bumperidoo im here too
Got any more?

This is why I pay my admission fee like a proper white man.

It was garbage, just had to maintain the good image of the museum for my sake. We let everyone in for free on those days just to ensure that everyone has a chance to enjoy something awesome and then there are shitty people who like to take it for granted.

Yes, I do!

>be me, freshly 18
>day of the solar eclipse
>come in at 8 a.m. because the museum opened at 9 or some shit for the eclipse
>usually there are some dumb people who come in, but they're open minded
>not today
>literally the most retarded adults I've seen in my life
>museum has some few hundred solar eclipse glasses to hand out
>couple thousand people RSVPed on facebook, turnout was huge
>people screaming about how they don't have solar eclipse glasses (don't know what sharing is, for that matter)
>people pop up everywhere to ask me questions about the eclipse
>pretty sure some dude popped out from within my body to ask a question, that's how many I was fielding
>the questions, or rather statements they had were absolutely stupid
>"Do I need my solar eclipse glasses in here?"
>"Can you move the fog so we can see the eclipse?" (this might give away the museum, points to any user who gets it)
>one guests bitches to me that they "flew all the way from New York City, had [their] young kids miss school just to see the eclipse here" and that they couldn't see the sun
>how can people be so fucking stupid?
>people are pulling on my clothing to get my attention
>questions of "excuse me, where can I see the eclipse?" are rampant even though the answers are fucking obvious
>literally have never seen so many dumbasses in one day

San Fran?

bingo

>(this might give away the museum, points to any user who gets it)
OMSI?

Exploratorium?

Incorrect, I gave away a hint above though

Winrar

fog, arabs, england?

Nice, user. I'm from Canada but visited SF 2 years ago and spent a day there. A good way to spend Xmas Day 2015.

nm, i didn't get it cause i avoid commies. you seem ok tho

It seriously is one of the most fun jobs I've had, even with all the stupid visitors and sometimes petty coworker drama (my department was filled exclusively with high school or college aged teens). Still the best job I will probably ever have.

Is this all the same guy talking to himself.

Thanks dude, we're not all commies in California.

Also, I'd love to hear more workplace stories in general, so bump

i think so

(You)

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>Be 24
>no job

>new job
>things were pretty good
>the people i work with are reasonable
>5 minutes away from my house, staff discount is good
>thought i found the perfect job for me
>manager has worked there for like 10 years and is a family friend of the owner
>manager goes on a holiday and has a motorcycle crash
>head injury, nearly dies
>he recovers and starts working again
>legitimate mental problems from the crash
>mood swings, uncontrollable rage, short term memory loss, can't spell, acts like a child
>owner doesn't give a shit, because it means he can go back to coming in once a week
>everyone complains
>owner calls a meeting to "stop bullying the manager"
>bullshit doesn't stop
>owner tries redistributing the managers responsibilities
>everyone asks if it means that they're the manager now when asked
>owner wont make someone else the manager
>revenue starts going down because the place is being run like shit
>they start cutting down the employee discount
>stop giving Christmas bonus
>employees get blamed for the failing business
>work becomes literal hell on earth
>manager takes every suggestion at potential ways to improve things as a personal attack

left about a year ago

none of the original people i worked with are there anymore, and faces seem to change every few weeks

the place is still hemorrhaging money

owner was basically given the company in it's entirety by his father
he did 1 semester of business at a university and dropped out
the manager is also unqualified