Mostly just the title. I live in a small town (<200 people) and for the last 3 and a half months ive worked at the ONLY gas station in town, the next one is about 15 minutes away so its very convenient for the people that live in town.
When I moved back they'd been in need of someone to cover the weekened/mon,tues evening shift and i figured if it would help out the town and get me some cash i'd throw my hat in the ring, ive got somewhere near 8 years of customer service experience and I started in this very town so this would be cake.
I was right, almost everyone who came through those doors would tell you I was the most plesant and friendly person theyd met there. The only caviat being that the owners were constantly down my neck about anything they deemed necessary and today was the last straw.
The owners are married and the wife called me today on shift to complain about being on my phone too much during multiple shifts, this is true. She says they've been VERY lenient with me and they “wouldnt fucking deal with it” any longer, Okay sure.
The husband came in about 15 minutes later and I asked him hed been aware of the call, he was. I asked if the issue (me being on my phone) pertained to lack of professionalism, he said yes. I asked why then that I should have to deal with her cursing at me over the phone on shift, he suggested we get her on speakerphone and ask her. I suggest he find someone to cover the rest of the shift, give him my key, and walk out.
It wasnt a huge thing but it irked me a lot and the arrogance ive recieved from them in bits had consentrated into a level of hubris where they figured they were untouchable. I strive to prove that is not in the slightest bit true. Did i succeed? I suppose we'll see.
Anyway. Sorry for the wall of text. This is all still fresh so i wanted to get it all out and i figured you guys would enjoy the tale. I suppose the only thing im really worried about now is that other people in town are going to hear about what happened and ill be seen as 'less reliable' or whatever but realistically (I hope) I had enough genuinly nice interactions with the regulars that theyll be more dissapointed Im gone then they will be empathetic to the bosses qualms about my preformance.