stupid questions in the work place

it sure isn't easy to write a book, I wrote two of them, stupid questions well I am home with no money and get questions like well if you .... broke why didn't you buy a new one, dah

I work for a vehicle dealership, for fun we'll say it's a Mercedes dealer. I answer the phone "good morning _____ Mercedes". The guy on the other end of the line says "ya, is this the Mercedes dealership?" I swear some days I just feel like hanging up the phone when people say things like that. And I hear stuff like that a lot.

When I was waitressing, this is one f my favorites - Me: Would you like something to drink? Customer: No thank you, I will just have water What are they going to do with that water??????

I have a great stupid question that I got working at an amusement park some years ago. I was working in what is called Coney Skyline. This is a chili shop that is well-known in Cincinnati. They sell chili dogs and chili spaghetti at the location where I was. Anyway, this girl comes up and before ordering asks "What are the hot dogs made out of?" I tell her "Beef, pork, and turkey". She asks me, "Could you take the pork part off? I don't eat pork". Now, I'm at work so I can't be outright rude, but I wanted to tell her, "Its not like Neapolitan Ice Cream, its not put in layers where I could just pull the pork side off and give it to you stupid! It's mixed together!" But of course I didn't. Instead I interested her in a "phony coney", where you put cheese in place of the hotdog, then put the chili in, and then more cheese.

I no longer get those stupid questions because I no longer work. BUT, my son once did something that had me laughing... HARD! He worked as a salesman in a clothing store in a mall. He wore a badge, or name plate, the same as every other employee there did. He had been asked "Do you work here?" so many times that he finally had had enough and wrote on his name tag, "YES! I work here!" So, whenever anyone asked him that question again, he'd just point to his name tag. He also worked in a package goods store and had someone come in, point to a bottle on the shelf and ask, "Can I buy that?" Yes, people do ask the most stupid questions sometimes! It just boggles the mind!

The stupid question I get is what are you going to do now? I am asked that question because I lost my job in December, the company closed and left us jobless. What am I going to do now I have no idea, there are no jobs here, this county has the highest rate of employment in the state. People are still loosing jobs as I write this. I am subscribed to the local paper and there are job closings and layoffs in there every week new ones that is. On a lighter side, my grand son asked me yesterday was I going to get another job, I asked him why, you want some money, he replied I will take it if you offer it. He is 13 years old, don't you just love those grand kids.

Well, since I am a Calltaker aka Dispatcher for Yellow Cab here in the Seattle area I hear things like "Do You Drive A Cab", or "How come you can't come get us now." Actually when you hear these all of the time, they do get old, and it makes you wonder where these people really are coming from.

I'm a freelance writer. I sell my stuff at craft shows. People always ask "Is this free?". They never ask other artist that, just me. I"m always quick to say, "No!"

Oh, the first one is a classic idiotic question! Asking a stay at home mom that. They must think she paints her nails all day while watching soap operas. I am not a SAHM but I've seen so many of them disrespected, that I am a little touchy when it comes to their occupation. My dad is a pastor. He doesn't have any problem with people asking him stupid questions. But I have noticed once he gets a lot when people learn he is a pastor, they ask, "Are you a Christian?" I snicker in my head, although that probably isn't nice of me.

I get asked all the time "Do you work here" even though I am wearing a name tag. What I would like to reply is "No, but I hung out here so much that they made me an honorary member and they gave me a name tag so that I would feel at home!" "Now do you want to buy a pair of shoes or what?"

I see what you mean by silly questions and if you like I would like to go on a bit of a different tangent,what about silly instructions,"milk bottles with this way up" another one that has always quizzed is on disposable nappies "not to be used inside out,someone must have done that at sometime for it to be on there.To get on to your question.Having a teenage son the main question I get asked is "Whens tea" ?"can I have something to eat"? "Can I eat that cake"? "Is my foot ball shirt ready"? "Why won't you let me do that"? so thats the questions I get asked mainly food related he does not ask for money yet.

when I am wearing my vest and people ask me if I work there ? No, of course not I just wear this vest around all day.

Stay at home mom...."What were you BEFORE you were a mom?" So insulting, as if my work isn't important or interesting enough to warrant a conversation. That my title before was far more important that what I do now.