Sickening Efficiency
This afternoon, my good friend Steven and I went shopping in the city. Having reached JB Hi-Fi and finding their sale conditions suitably enticing, I purchased Frasier: Season Six, while Steven purchased the new Guns ‘n’ Roses album. However, the behaviour of the young lady who served us truly made me sick.
The brief anecdote I have to relate is not one of poor customer service; quite the opposite, in fact. The person who served us was (literally) dizzyingly efficient. Never before have I been totally honestly able to say; “She was so efficient, it made me sick.”
Watching this young woman’s hands move, flitting throughout her workspace as though in fast-forward, turned my stomach.
I leant over to Steven to say; “I feel a little unwell,” and by the time the words had left my mouth, the transaction was concluded and the employee was delivering a soup-nazi-esque “Next!”, albeit with a perfunctory “Please.” attached.
Never before have I observed such appalling efficiency in an employee of any kind. This young lady deserves promoting, or at least some sort of executive kudos. The whirl of her hands could power a small city if attached to a dynamo, or ‘turbine’, if you will.
Truly, sickening efficiency.
December 30, 2008 at 10:05 pm
She certainly was efficient, especially after the ladies at Sanity found DVDs but not packets, something tells me they were hired purely for their prettiness. Although, they did seem to try, maybe they shouldn’t work at such a crappy store
March 23, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Haha – wish I could complain about efficient service, but I have yet to experience this ellusive performance…