Grr
I spilled coffee on my keyboard earlier today and took out the B and N keys as well as the spacebar. I've been given a replacement keyboard, but these keys are incredibly sticky. Presumably, the last person to use it spilled coffee on it.
I am in a bad mood and having a rather shitty day but nothing terrible has happened; mostly, it's things like the spilled coffee. For instance, I went to the store to buy some toothpaste and deodorant, and I gave the clerk 2000 crowns to pay for it. That's a big bill, and I can understand being a little annoyed, but guess what! That's her job!
I worked retail a couple of times, and I can tell you that it's not the end of the world when someone *gasp* expects you to make change! Besides, what change did I need from that? Four bills and two coins. Is that really so difficult?
It must've been, because she gave me a horrible, evil look and just stood there, like she expected me to take it back. No, lady, that's all I have.
This past weekend, Chris was marveling at how lazy some of the Czech work force is. He said that you'd never get away with that in Austria. You'd never get away with it in any civilized country. But a lot of people here are completely apathetic about working. You walk into a store and they often don't even look at you--forget greeting or helping you. They just continue to sulk in the back corner.
It is damn annoying.
So this woman wanted to make sure that I knew that I was severely inconveniencing her by asking her to do her job. And, believe me, I know it. And there's nothing I can do about it, you lazy, lazy woman.
Anyway, this sort of venting should be good for me but not when I'm doing it on such a sticky keyboard so forget it.
I am in a bad mood and having a rather shitty day but nothing terrible has happened; mostly, it's things like the spilled coffee. For instance, I went to the store to buy some toothpaste and deodorant, and I gave the clerk 2000 crowns to pay for it. That's a big bill, and I can understand being a little annoyed, but guess what! That's her job!
I worked retail a couple of times, and I can tell you that it's not the end of the world when someone *gasp* expects you to make change! Besides, what change did I need from that? Four bills and two coins. Is that really so difficult?
It must've been, because she gave me a horrible, evil look and just stood there, like she expected me to take it back. No, lady, that's all I have.
This past weekend, Chris was marveling at how lazy some of the Czech work force is. He said that you'd never get away with that in Austria. You'd never get away with it in any civilized country. But a lot of people here are completely apathetic about working. You walk into a store and they often don't even look at you--forget greeting or helping you. They just continue to sulk in the back corner.
It is damn annoying.
So this woman wanted to make sure that I knew that I was severely inconveniencing her by asking her to do her job. And, believe me, I know it. And there's nothing I can do about it, you lazy, lazy woman.
Anyway, this sort of venting should be good for me but not when I'm doing it on such a sticky keyboard so forget it.