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Worst Job Monologue A lot of people who come to the theatre are crazy. And I don’t mean wacky artistic people. I’m talking about the fullon, terrifyingly illogical people who are customer service’s worst nightmare. There is one woman in particular who I can think of that made me want to quit my job when after meeting her. I was working at the Shaw Festival. That night’s show, Guys and Dolls, was almost finished, and us ushers were about to open the doors to the lobby. This theatre in particular had a set of very large, heavy wooden doors on either aisle. To open them, I would always just put one hand on each door, and push as hard as I can. There were never any problems, until that night. While one door opened as easily as always, the other wouldn’t. I figured that someone just put a chair in front of the door and I’d need to move it. However, when I stepped into the lobby, I realized it wasn’t a chair against the door. Instead, there was an elderly woman getting up off the floor. Of course I immediately felt horrible, and started apologizing profusely, while quietly thinking to myself about how dumb it is to lean against the theatre doors when she could clearly hear over the loudspeaker in the lobby that the show was finishing. I’d only gotten out a few apologies when she began yelling. “What the hell do you think you’re doing? You hit me with the door! Where’s your manager?! I want you fired!” I was so taken aback and scared that I couldn’t move. I just stood there and let her scream at me (in front of all 855 other audience members that were streaming out into the lobby) about how I was an awful employee, and how she was going to speak to the manager and have me fired. She even told me she was going to sue me if she found out she was hurt in any way. When I finally tried to explain to her that there was no possible way for me to know that she was leaning against the door, she suggested notsogently that I should have knocked to make sure there wasn’t anyone. At this point, the house manager had come out to see what was the issue. Fortunately, when he heard what she was saying to me, and when he saw the 15yearold me on the verge of tears, he came over and offered to assist her in finding the exit. Finally I was free from her. Since then, many crazy audience members have come and gone at the Shaw Festival. But for me, that woman will always be the worst thing that ever happened to me at working at the theatre.

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A  lot  of  people  who  come  to  the  theatre  are  crazy.  And  I  don’t  mean  wacky  artistic  people.  I’m  talking  about  the  full-­‐on,  terrifyingly  illogical  people  who  are  customer  service’s  worst  nightmare.    There  is  one  woman  in  particular  who  I  can  think  of  that  made  me  want  to  quit  my  job  when  after  meeting  her.    I  was  working  at  the  Shaw  Festival.  That  night’s  show,  Guys  and  Dolls,  was  almost  finished,  and  us  ushers  were  about  to  open  the  doors  to  the  lobby.  This  theatre  in  particular  had  a  set  of  very  large,  heavy  wooden  doors  on  either  aisle.  To  open  them,  I  would  always  just  put  one  hand  on  each  door,  and  push  as  hard  as  I  can.  There  were  never  any  problems,  until  that  night.  While  one  door  opened  as  easily  as  always,  the  other  wouldn’t.  I  figured  that  someone  just  put  a  chair  in  front  of  the  door  and  I’d  need  to  move  it.  However,  when  I  stepped  into  the  lobby,  I  realized  it  wasn’t  a  chair  against  the  door.  Instead,  there  was  an  elderly  woman  getting  up  off  the  floor.  Of  course  I  immediately  felt  horrible,  and  started  apologizing  profusely,  while  quietly  thinking  to  myself  about  how  dumb  it  is  to  lean  against  the  theatre  doors  when  she  could  clearly  hear  over  the  loudspeaker  in  the  lobby  that  the  show  was  finishing.  I’d  only  gotten  out  a  few  apologies  when  she  began  yelling.  “What  the  hell  do  you  think  you’re  doing?  You  hit  me  with  the  door!  Where’s  your  manager?!  I  want  you  fired!”  I  was  so  taken  aback  and  scared  that  I  couldn’t  move.  I  just  stood  there  and  let  her  scream  at  me  (in  front  of  all  855  other  audience  members  that  were  streaming  out  into  the  lobby)  about  how  I  was  an  awful  employee,  and  how  she  was  going  to  speak  to  the  manager  and  have  me  fired.  She  even  told  me  she  was  going  to  sue  me  if  she  found  out  she  was  hurt  in  any  way.  When  I  finally  tried  to  explain  to  her  that  there  was  no  possible  way  for  me  to  know  that  she  was  leaning  against  the  door,  she  suggested  not-­‐so-­‐gently  that  I  should  have  knocked  to  make  sure  there  wasn’t  anyone.  At  this  point,  the  house  manager  had  come  out  to  see  what  was  the  issue.  Fortunately,  when  he  heard  what  she  was  saying  to  me,  and  when  he  saw  the  15-­‐year-­‐old  me  on  the  verge  of  tears,  he  came  over  and  offered  to  assist  her  in  finding  the  exit.  Finally  I  was  free  from  her.    Since  then,  many  crazy  audience  members  have  come  and  gone  at  the  Shaw  Festival.  But  for  me,  that  woman  will  always  be  the  worst  thing  that  ever  happened  to  me  at  working  at  the  theatre.