Comment · Thu, September 6, 2012
Today at work, I sold -1 cars. Reddit, what things have happened at your jobs that you just did not think were possible?
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Voraxia · 1670 points
A lady came in and threw the keys to the car she bought Saturday and left. Her lawyer came in and produced a sheet signed by a judge declaring her mentally incompetent 6 months ago and her son has power of attorney in regards to money management. He wasn't present Saturday and obviously we didn't know she was bat shit crazy, because hey, how often does that happen in a dealership? I guess she just decided it'd be great fun to buy a car randomly.
She was actually a really nice person when you came in. Today however, she seemed about 2 seconds away from beginning to froth at the mouth.
EDIT: thanks for the great conversations guys! I'll be back tomorrow to respond to any comments left. Got to be up early for another hilarious day. I swear, one of these days I'm going to write a sitcom about my work.
Have a great night!
TL;DR that is how I became the first person at my dealership to sell -1 cars.
What they were answering
RetraRoyale · 134 points
I always said it's better to be that last person to show up than waiting for the last person to show up. Also if you want me there 10 minutes early, subtract 10 minutes from the stated time. It's really not too hard.
If they ask you to shoot at the guy on the hill, you don't aim 10 degrees off and say "You meant ten degrees off!" You say what you mean and expect results that match. Anything else is unprofessional.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
The correct response is, "I'm sorry sir, I did not want to patronize you by assuming you meant anything different than what you explicitly said."