sounds like we have a cross dresser in training? HAHAHA jk jk On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Creative Residential Designs < finderskeep...@qwest.net> wrote:
> > I was cruel to the service center managers. One of them kept promising > me a job and then wouldn't return my calls. I actually sat on his desk in > my > patent leather pants and wouldn't get off until he hired me. It was the > best > decision he ever made. > Another time I showed up on a cool1948 bicycle that was painted with > zebra stripes. That wasn't the issue however. The issue was that I was > wearing a matching zebra-striped outfit. The ladies in the maintenance > department had a fit about that. The managers, especially the big wig paid > them no mind however. The were too amused by my antics. Without me that > place was D-U-L-L. > I showed up in one of my mom's mini skirts another time. It was cute > with matching undies so that nobody would get offended...except the ladies > in maintenance that is. Fuddy-duddies they were. > The big wig finally agreed to pull me into his office for a chat about > the matter (just to shut up those old girls). I went into his office with a > pad and paper like I was his secretary, perched myself onto the corner of > his desk, crossed my legs with pen and paper at the ready and chirped "Yes > Mr. Traska???" He fell into a gale of laughter and forgot what he supposed > to talk to me about. We chatted for awhile and he sent me back to customer > service. He lied to the old gals and told them he was stern with me. > The outfit I wore next put that one to shame. It was Halloween however > so I got away with it again.....HotrodMamma. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gene Henry" <ghe...@new.rr.com> > To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 3:44 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Tech Talk > > > > > > I was a customer Service and Repair Manager for about 30 years at Sears. > > If > > a customer at the counter demanded a "man" to answer their question, the > > girls knew I would always ask them to confirm my opinion before giving > the > > final decision to the customer, as in "it kinda sounds like the timer > > motor, > > don't you think, "Susie counter clerk"? Everyone loved it - except maybe > > the unknowing customer. > > > > Gene > > I woulda' hired you, MSM!!!!!!!! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Creative Residential Designs" <finderskeep...@qwest.net> > > To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 4:27 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: *shakes fist* > > > > > >> > >> I worked in Customer Service for Sears Service Center in Boise, > Idaho. > >> It was standard procedure to go through a step by step tech manual with > a > >> customer on their non-working appliances. In many cases of course it was > >> something that the customer did to cause the problem. Most of them were > >> hysterical though and wouldn't listen to the girls in Customer Service. > >> They > >> wanted a technician to talk to and they wanted one NOW!!!! > >> I have a deep voice and sounded like a dude, so it became "standard > >> procedure" to put me on as a "technician". I would go through the same > >> manual, same procedure as the other girls would have and in most cases > >> would > >> help them fix their own problem. The only problem would come later (if > >> the > >> problem didn't get cured) when they wanted that "technician" that they > >> spoke > >> to earlier to be the one to come out and actually fix their appliances. > >> They > >> would have been sorely disappointed in my skills. > >> HotrodMamma. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
