my experience walkmans make you pretty oblivious anyway. I have no
problem with someone using walkmans or ipods while exercising, but
using it while out and about, shopping, eating, etc. is just annoying
to other people. Or at least to me.
Other MAJOR pet peeve--salesclerks on personal phone calls while
waiting on you. It is bad enough when the CUSTOMER is talking while
being rung up, but if you are being PAID to ring up customers and you
decide you should chat about your plans for the weekend or who broke
up with whom while you are trying to use the cash register and there
is a huge line and you need to ask the customer for information, you
just give a clear impression that you don't give a damn about your
job or your customer, and work is just an extension of your bedroom.
This has happened to me twice recently, and both times I was tempted
to report it to management but didn't get chance. A job is a job,
people. If you find it too boring get another one! If you are at a
computer and have down time so you go to yahoo groups or surf the net
that's different, you don't have a CUSTOMER waiting for you and also
the whole world isn't listening to your conversation. BIG
difference. I'm not talking about doing personal stuff on company
time, I'm talking about making the customer wait while you talk about
your boyfriend to your friend on the phone.
--- In [email protected], "Kate Jones"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I don't want to worry about forgetting it or losing it or having
it
> > stolen, and also it bugs me when people with ipods are oblivious
to
> > what is going on around them. Obviously this doesn't apply to
> > everyone, but it bugged me when walkmans first came out when I
was
> in
> > jr. high school too. People were more interested in their
walkmans
> > than talking to a real human being. Hard to make friends that
way,
> > especially when you're 14 and fitting in is of the utmost
> > importance.
> >
> I agree. I used to use a generic walkman-type player in the
morning
> when I walked. (I walked for an hour before work every morning and
> the music kept me going at a decent pace.) At least those let in a
> little ambient noise. I understand (although you couldn't prove it
by
> me) that the iPod ear buds fit so tightly that you can't hear
anything
> but the music.
>
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