They say that money changes people. It does, and so does heartbreak, war, having children, falling in love, or failing at a career. But you know what else does that? There is this one industry that people leave utterly different from when they started the job. None have returned the same. It's the customer service industry.
These people have heard, seen, and endured so much that they have become a more evolved and adapted species of Homo sapiens. According to stats published on Tidio, a staggering 95% of customer service employees have to deal with rude, angry, and unpleasant customers. Legend even says that every night some have nightmares about people at the table they forgot to bring the ketchup to.
All jokes aside, customer service is a hard job that must be tackled with humor to survive. It is no wonder why the internet is flooded with funny customer service memes and working in retail jokes. Heck, there are even pages dedicated to sharing call center memes! Why is humanity even trying to reach out and talk to aliens? We've got plenty of Martians and Venusians, aka, the customers, walking the Earth already! Frankly, those who have spent years in customer service deserve a master's degree in communications and praise for their mental stability! Your approach in a job where one must communicate with many different people (with different attitudes) really is the key.
Turning silly and outlandish comments into funny customer service jokes for others to laugh at really is the only way to keep sane in "insane" circumstances. So let's applaud all the hardworking customer service peeps because there wouldn't be so many customer service jokes and work puns to chuckle at if it wasn't for them. Below, we've compiled a lengthy list of funny work jokes and puns from inside the industry. So, take a look and let us know whether you have any work jokes or just funny jokes about customer service to share with us!
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#41
"After being on the phone forever with a customer who had been having difficulties with a computer program, a support technician at my mother's company turned in his report: "The problem resides between the keyboard and the chair.""
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#42
Customer Support: What does the screen say now?
Billy: It says, ‘Hit ENTER when ready’.
Customer Support: Well?
Billy: How do I know when it’s ready?
Billy: It says, ‘Hit ENTER when ready’.
Customer Support: Well?
Billy: How do I know when it’s ready?
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#43
"My Internet Service Provider is called Hathway....
Their customer service executive called, it was a woman. I asked if her first name is Anne, we laughed and now I have no internet."
Their customer service executive called, it was a woman. I asked if her first name is Anne, we laughed and now I have no internet."
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#44
I bring Mayweather with me when I work at customer service...
"Because he's great at avoiding fights."
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#45
What’s customer service’s favorite word?
"Unfortunately..."
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#46
"A man setting up his new printer called the printer’s tech support, and complained about an error message: “Can’t find the printer.” He said he even held the printer up in front of the computer screen, but the computer was still unable to find it."
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#47
A customer support employee to his manager: The voice of the customer is on line 2.
Manager: Please take a message, I am busy being customer-centric.
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#48
Waiter: How did you find the fish, Sir?
Customer: Quite by accident, I moved a few peas and there it was!
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#49
"My friend, an intern, was given $50 to get the chairman of the bank some lunch. Told to get himself something, he bought a shirt."
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#50
"Honestly, Officer, I wouldn’t have pulled over had I known you were just going to criticize me."
Bridger Winegar
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#51
"A scientist tells a pharmacist, “Give me some prepared tablets of acetylsalicylic acid.” “Do you mean aspirin?” asks the pharmacist. The scientist slaps his forehead. “That’s it!” he says. “I can never remember the name.”"
R. S., via mail
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#52
"I was working in Army security when a VIP from another base called to ask to whom he should address an important letter. Knowing my tough-to-spell last name would give him fits, I said, “Just put down Sergeant Gary, as my last name is too hard.” The next day, I received a letter addressed to Sgt. Gary Toohard."
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#53
Scene: Me using the Siri app on my iPhone.
Me: Siri, call my wife.
Siri: Samantha McLaughlin is not in your contacts.
Me: Samantha Gibbs is my wife.
Siri: I’ve added Samantha Gibbs as your wife.
Me: Call my wife.
Siri: Which wife?
Taylor Gibbs
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#54
"One woman raved about the rides at our water park, but she did have a valid complaint: "The water in the wave pool tastes horrible!""
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#55
"At the clothing store where I work, I make it a point of pride to give customers my unvarnished opinion. One day, when a man emerged from the fitting room, I took one look at him and shook my head. "No, no," I said. "Those jeans look terrible on you. I'll go get you another pair." As I walked away, I heard him mumble, "I was trying on the shirt.""
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#56
"I work in customer service. It means I’ll have a smile on my face when I ruin your life."
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#57
"A man is in a mall and sees a clothes store. He sees a magnificent, brand new jacket in the shop window and decides he shall try it on and buy it. So he walks into the shop and asks an employee: “Excuse me sir.” “How can I help you” the employee replies. “Could I by any chance try on that jacket in your shop window?” The employee looks at him and says “No you shall not you are to try it on in the changing rooms like everybody else!”"
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#58
How do you stop a rhinoceros from charging?
"Call customer service to dispute the purchase."
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#59
"Customer service put me on hold, but there was a good orchestra playing."
"It was classy - call music."
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#60
"A man was selling parachutes on the roadside. A customer came and asked; what if the parachute doesn’t work in the air? The man replied; Oh there’s nothing to worry about mate, you can always come back and replace it for a new one!"
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