Aly Cat
09-09-2014, 09:07 PM
So this morning started like any other. I arrive 15 minutes early to work, get clocked in, grab my iPad and head out to the sales floor. Slow gray morning.
About an hour and a half in, a gentleman in maybe his 80's comes in with his son. His son is going over in his data and needs help with email. I start working with the phone and helping them. A minute or so later, the sales rep freed up and came over (A GG). As she and I are helping the customers, the father says, "They don't give you LADIES chairs to sit in?" We explained that we had no problem standing but if he needed a chair, we could go get him one. He declined. I started talking to the son about how by getting hundreds of emails per day, it was eating up his data plan. The son is in his own little world talking over me to the sales rep. The father says, "Son, this woman is trying to explain this to you, listen up!" He turned to me and started paying attention. I'm giddy by this point! After explaining everything, the dad wanted to get a tablet and new phone so I bowed out and let the rep do her job...
This story continues later on...:D
Several hours later, I'm working in the back office doing paperwork when our Dunbar guy comes to collect the store deposit. This is the first time he has seen me since I went full time. As he's checking the paperwork, he notices a mess up. While talking to the other back office rep, he jokingly says.. "I blame Adam!" I turned around from my desk and jokingly said, "Adam doesn't work here anymore!" He got this serious look on his face and said, "What happened?? You don't work here anymore??" I just grinned really big and said, "I still work here, but Adam is gone." Then it clicked. He holds out his hand and introduces himself in all seriousness and says, "It is a pleasure to meet you Aly!" He then asked how I was feeling about everything and I explained how well things were going. As he left, he nodded his head and said, "You ladies have a wonderful day!"
Back to first story!
In the late afternoon, the father came back to pick up his phone because he had to leave early for a doctors appointment. The rep he was working with was busy so I grabbed his new equipment and showed him how to use it. He then asked if I would kindly pair his phone to his car. Typically I don't do this sort of thing because of safety reasons, but I couldn't see an 80+ year old man overpowering me. As I'm sitting in the drivers seat pairing his phone up, he says, "It amazes me how much you young girls know about all this." I just smile to myself and continue working. After finishing, I step out of the drivers side and he is standing there. He then takes my hand with both of his and shakes it saying, "Please allow me to buy you girls some lunch. You have been so helpful." I declined saying that we couldn't accept gifts but thanked him for the offer. When he let go of my hands, I found a $20 in my palm. Sneaky man! I tried to give it back and he just smiles and proceeds to get in his car. I thanked him and walked back inside.
:daydreaming: Such a wonderful day! :daydreaming:
About an hour and a half in, a gentleman in maybe his 80's comes in with his son. His son is going over in his data and needs help with email. I start working with the phone and helping them. A minute or so later, the sales rep freed up and came over (A GG). As she and I are helping the customers, the father says, "They don't give you LADIES chairs to sit in?" We explained that we had no problem standing but if he needed a chair, we could go get him one. He declined. I started talking to the son about how by getting hundreds of emails per day, it was eating up his data plan. The son is in his own little world talking over me to the sales rep. The father says, "Son, this woman is trying to explain this to you, listen up!" He turned to me and started paying attention. I'm giddy by this point! After explaining everything, the dad wanted to get a tablet and new phone so I bowed out and let the rep do her job...
This story continues later on...:D
Several hours later, I'm working in the back office doing paperwork when our Dunbar guy comes to collect the store deposit. This is the first time he has seen me since I went full time. As he's checking the paperwork, he notices a mess up. While talking to the other back office rep, he jokingly says.. "I blame Adam!" I turned around from my desk and jokingly said, "Adam doesn't work here anymore!" He got this serious look on his face and said, "What happened?? You don't work here anymore??" I just grinned really big and said, "I still work here, but Adam is gone." Then it clicked. He holds out his hand and introduces himself in all seriousness and says, "It is a pleasure to meet you Aly!" He then asked how I was feeling about everything and I explained how well things were going. As he left, he nodded his head and said, "You ladies have a wonderful day!"
Back to first story!
In the late afternoon, the father came back to pick up his phone because he had to leave early for a doctors appointment. The rep he was working with was busy so I grabbed his new equipment and showed him how to use it. He then asked if I would kindly pair his phone to his car. Typically I don't do this sort of thing because of safety reasons, but I couldn't see an 80+ year old man overpowering me. As I'm sitting in the drivers seat pairing his phone up, he says, "It amazes me how much you young girls know about all this." I just smile to myself and continue working. After finishing, I step out of the drivers side and he is standing there. He then takes my hand with both of his and shakes it saying, "Please allow me to buy you girls some lunch. You have been so helpful." I declined saying that we couldn't accept gifts but thanked him for the offer. When he let go of my hands, I found a $20 in my palm. Sneaky man! I tried to give it back and he just smiles and proceeds to get in his car. I thanked him and walked back inside.
:daydreaming: Such a wonderful day! :daydreaming: