Snapped at a customer over WLS today :(

Mar 12, 2015

I snapped at a person who asked about my weight loss today, which is exceptionally bad as it was a customer while I was at work. I realize there may be a cultural difference (he’s an international student from Nigeria) but I was so upset the “work filter” on what I say didn’t turn on. Normally, I just say “thank-you for noticing” or something witty about it, but today his comments caught me off guard completely.

He frequently comes to my wicket and has commented on my weight loss each time he comes in. Today, he walked up to me and said “what pills are you taking to lose the weight?” I was appalled! I do tell people I’ve had WLS but I do not bring it up to every person I interact with. Rudely, I replied with “I do not want to talk about my personal medical history with a stranger at work. Do you want to do some banking?” This was a terrible thing to say as our audit team was in and one of the factors that determine my raise are the results of random telephone surveys of my clients. Here’s hoping he doesn’t get called :(

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