Pushy salespeople, not being listened to, being treated like an imbecile.
How have you handled really bad experiences?
For me, I place people that work at gyms, fitness clubs, whatever about a notch below used car salesmen.
The men (boys acutally- they're usually between 17 and 22) who work there treat women like we have about two brain cells. Hey, who's making closer to 6 figures, you or me?
And the young girls that work there are of course the type who wouldn't question anything someone with a penis would say - even if they were saying the sky was brown.
What is it with the game playing? I once asked the manager (big deal) of this place I was going to if there were people that worked there who knew CPR.
I can't even describe the idiocy that resulted.
I have always either gone to gyms or had equipment at home (that I actually use!) so I know my capacity.
However, I was becoming really concerned since I would see really obese people, like over 300 pounds doing strenuous aerobic type exercise on bikes, ellipticals etc. and they were obviously very near passing out.
One person really looked like they could have had a coronary.
Not being a busybody - but really concerned that someone would end up dropping dead - I told that particular person to stop what they were doing, and why.
It was a woman in her fifties who didn't look like she had ever done much, and when she was able to talk told me she had no idea what she should be doing.
Anyway - upon telling the manager this - This guy young enough to be my son lectures me on how that hurt that poor womans feelings.
Well, better hurt feelings than dead.
Thank God my remodeling is to the point where I could put my own equipment back in my house, and exercise to the Archies singing Sugar Sugar.
Anyway, most of the time, it's not worth the agita, but sometimes, it's too much.
Again - what are some methods ya'll use without falling into the mistake of anger?
I mean - all anyone really wants is to be treated fairly when they've put out their hard earned dollars, right?
It's not a power contest.
) because that's against the Southern Women's Code of Honor. But I certainly can and do make my feelings known. And then I leave. I do not suffer fools for long.
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