customer service

Customer-facing jobs provide a certain level of access to people's lives that not everyone else gets. For example, cashiers get to see the things we add to our weekly shopping list, including our weird food cravings and our secret hobbies. Cashiers of Reddit shared some of the strangest things they saw people put on the conveyor belts, and some of them are utterly bizarre.

If you've ever worked in retail or restaurants, you've surely come into contact with all the Karens of the world. Even though the two of you didn't exactly get along, you gotta give her credit where credit is due - she's great at getting what she wants when she wants it, and as a result, she's living her best life. Cheezcake's resident Karen is such a gem that she offers advice on a weekly basis so that all of you can also live your life to the fullest. Enjoy and internalize this week's advice.

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There's nothing more frustrating than speaking to an incompetent customer support rep when you need help fixing a problem. Whether you're trying to fix your phone, set up your TV, or track a package, you expect professionalism, prompt replies, and efficiency. One thing you do not expect is for them to start flirting with you. It might be rare, but it happens more than you'd think. Roxana, a Twitter user, shared screenshots of her Amazon customer service rep who sent her some somewhat questionable messages on their chat, and fellow Twitter users jumped at the chance to share their similar experiences. It turns out; there's a fine line between friendly customer support and inappropriate flirting - a very, very fine line.

These days, people are doing anything to stay sane, but one guy has absolutely killed it and on the boredom contest hands down. How you may ask? By changing his name to 'customer support' on social media, going onto actual complaints on companies' Facebook and Twitter pages, and replying to the complaints as 'Customer Support'. He even changed his profile pic to the companies logos, so as to appear more authentic. Even though the customers were less than happy, the interactions are hilarious. Scroll through for some top-level humor! 

If you're a store owner, then you'll appreciate how important it is to keep your customers happy, entertained, and smiling. Because shopping doesn't have to be a boring or mundane experience, and these shop owners with a great sense of humor are proving just that. Check out the signs that they placed in their stores to keep their customers bright and cheerful. 

Our previous post about Redditors sharing the most ''Karen' thing a 'Karen' has even done to them personally opened the floodgates for our users to share their own personal 'Karen' encounters. Here are some of the funniest Cheezcake user responses below. 

We all know a Karen... or if you work in retail, you've definitely been faced with one or two (hundred) over the years. You know, that crazy and entitled person who has a superiority complex and demands to speak to the manager the first second they don't get their own way. A Reddit thread asking people to share the most "Karen" thing that someone ever did to them has produced some hilarious responses and we've compiled some of the best ones below. 

You know the feeling, explaining your situation to one customer service rep only to be transferred to another and repeat the entire cycle until you die. Or feel like dying. Amazon user Andrew decided to share his experience on Imgur:

These memes are just too real. Try your best not to cry scrolling through these, we almost made it halfway. Just a friendly reminder to be kind to retail workers and all other customer service related positions this holiday season (and always).

This is just oh too sweet of revenge! For anyone who has ever worked in anything with customer service... you will definitely love this story! 

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If you've ever been a server... you know the struggle. The fakeness, the arguing but not really because the customer is always right, and of course the crazy amount of drama that goes on behind the sense. All in all, it's one heck of a job! 

Ever been in the customer service industry? Waiter, cashier, realtor... the list goes on and on. And we are pretty sure, that you can definitely relate to ALL these tweets! 

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