Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Beerball said: Do you kick the elderly out of your office because they "smell funny" like the OP does? 11 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: I do not!! OK, the elderly smell funny, or BringBackFergy smells funny? 🤔 Maybe he's gone 'nose blind'. Quote
Gugny Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 12 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: I took it down for a day, she came in, and the staff asked me to put another sign up right away. I feel rotten. Don't you ever bust my balls again for firing anyone. Quote
BringBackFergy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Posted July 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, Gugny said: Don't you ever bust my balls again for firing anyone. This woman is not a disabled EMPLOYEE with three kids and a bum arm. Quote
Gugny Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 Just now, BringBackFergy said: This woman is not a disabled EMPLOYEE with three kids and a bum arm. Irregardless ... she has feelings. 😢 Quote
Saxum Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 12 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: I do not!! I love the elderly. This particular person has looked at my door every day during and since the pandemic waiting for me to take the “No Walk In Appointments. Sorry” sign down. I took it down for a day, she came in, and the staff asked me to put another sign up right away. I feel rotten. Would you feel more rotten firing a staff member because revenue went down because they were busy chatting rather than working? No. Nothing to feel rotten about. If you have time suggest other places she could go chat and donate her time since she has so much of it. Quote
Gugny Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Limeaid said: Would you feel more rotten firing a staff member because revenue went down because they were busy chatting rather than working? No. Nothing to feel rotten about. If you have time suggest other places she could go chat and donate her time since she has so much of it. He's not talking about an employee, though. This is an elderly widow who lost her husband and children in a freak accident at the Washington County Fair. You wouldn't think throwing darts at balloons could turn tragic, but .... Anyway ... this woman just needs an ear. Edited July 23, 2021 by Gugny Quote
Saxum Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, Gugny said: He's not talking about an employee, though. This is an elderly widow who lost her husband and children in a freak accident at the Washington County Fair. You wouldn't think throwing darts at balloons could turn tragic, but .... Anyway ... this woman just needs an ear. I am aware of story just believe she should be redirected to someplace else where her willingness to chat would be more useful. Maybe a Retirement Home where some residents may not have had a visitors for a while. Quote
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Just Jack said: Read this article, then do the opposite of everything they recommend. CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SETTING UP A WAITING ROOM We adapted our behavior to how people were expected to act, instead of just being ourselves. Kinda reminds me of back when a pedestrian or cyclist would look both ways before entering a street full of 3,600 pound vehicles doing 44mph. 1 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Gugny said: Anyway ... this woman just needs an ear. Sounds like what a poor misunderstood character says just before they pull out a switchblade and carve off the protagonist's ear...😳 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: I am aware of story just believe she should be redirected to someplace else where her willingness to chat would be more useful. Maybe a Retirement Home where some residents may not have had a visitors for a while. How about the Public Library... But they probably shut that down in town 🙄😒 to get people to spend at a local business. Unfortunately, guys like @BringBackFergy are the Village Commons now. Sad, but doable... Such a small town, I am sure they can accommodate her and still be productive, viable. That's my take... Quote
Beerball Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 5 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: How about the Public Library... But they probably shut that down in town Nobody in Hicktown can read. 2 Quote
Just Jack Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 Do what the library in Denmark does, loan out people to have conversations with… https://www.trtworld.com/life/unjudge-someone-the-human-library-lends-out-people-for-conversation-39352 1 1 Quote
Beerball Posted July 31, 2021 Posted July 31, 2021 On 1/7/2020 at 12:21 PM, BringBackFergy said: There's this one lady that walks in off the street and talks to my secretaries for 20-30 minutes every other day or so...it's soooo frustrating. My office is upstairs and I can hear her talk and talk about stuff around town. My secretaries try their best to "politely" break the conversation but she keeps going. I've even called my own office phone number on my cell phone upstairs, it rings through and one secretary answers the phone (to indicate she's busy) but she continues talking to the other secretary. One of my secretaries has hidden under her desk when she sees her coming across the street to my office. The other runs to the bathroom. She announces her appearance and then I go down and talk with her for ten mins until the phone rings (from my secretary on her cell phone under her desk) and it is dead silence. I have to pretend I'm talking to someone. She waits for three or four minutes until I start jotting down notes on paper indicating the call will take awhile. She's also a doorway diddler: "Well, just thought I'd stop in and give you an update. I have to go now...(door halfway open and cold air rushes in)....ohh, I forgot to tell you, the town is planning a....blah, blah, blah" I may need some advice on how best to stop this treachery. Any other horror stories out there like this one? Any update on this? Quote
BringBackFergy Posted July 31, 2021 Author Posted July 31, 2021 8 minutes ago, Beerball said: Any update on this? She’s still prowling around Main Street…the new sign I put on the door seems to be keeping her at bay. That doesn’t stop her from walking by and screaming through the glass door to say “Hi” to everyone. Quote
Beerball Posted July 31, 2021 Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: She’s still prowling around Main Street…the new sign I put on the door seems to be keeping her at bay. That doesn’t stop her from walking by and screaming through the glass door to say “Hi” to everyone. Just to clarify, this women is your mother, correct? 2 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: It. Lives. And hopefully, there's lots to catch up on! 😁 1 Quote
BringBackFergy Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: And hopefully, there's lots to catch up on! 😁 You have no clue: there's the library board, the upcoming sewer district meeting, the fundraiser for a guy in town who had a stroke, and of course, the Fourth of July parade. A lot of chit is going on. 1 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 Just now, BringBackFergy said: You have no clue: there's the library board, the upcoming sewer district meeting, the fundraiser for a guy in town who had a stroke, and of course, the Fourth of July parade. A lot of chit is going on. A fundraiser for Robert Kraft?! He's rich enough already! 😠 Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, BringBackFergy said: It. Lives. Does she? 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.