for people who work with the public.
I just called and ordered a pizza to be delivered to my hotel room. The young lady who took my order seemed to have the IQ of your average turnip. I had to repeat damn near everything I told her, she didn't seem to even be listening at all. Um, you're on the fucking telephone, listening is pretty much all that's involved!
She even had one of those stereotypical Valley Girl voices that I find amazingly annoying. If I could have reached through the phone I would have done the world a favor and strangled her on the spot.
Why do some people even bother taking jobs where they are required to work with the public? I find few things as annoying as placing an order where I have to constantly repeat myself because the moron taking the order isn't bothering to listen. That's their damn job! Listening isn't even all that hard. Just do your best to quell that hurricane force wind blowing through that empty space between your ears and actually pay attention to what the person is saying. Really, it isn't that damn hard to do.
By the time I had finished placing my order I needed a beer, or to kill someone, or something. Argh! I hate stupidity!