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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#61
A gym trainer was reviewing the application of a new client at her gym.
Trainer: What do you think is the reason behind your fitness issues?
Client: Horrendous eating habits.
Trainer: What makes you say that?
Client: I can’t spell atrocious.
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#62
Scanned a customer in the eyes with a barcode reader for being rude to me....
"Should have seen the look on his face, it was priceless."
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#63
"I think you press "0" to be connected with customer service, because that's the amount of help they give you."
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#64
"I was at the customer-service desk, returning a pair of jeans that was too tight. “Was anything wrong with them?” the clerk asked. “Yes,” I said. “They hurt my feelings.”"
A. P., via e-mail
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#65
"I guess this is what happens after you’ve worked at the same place for a while. I was eating at a fast-food restaurant when an employee began his shift by walking into the kitchen area and calling out, 'Honey, I’m home!'"
G. M., via e-mail
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#66
"A man called, furious about an Orlando, Florida, vacation package we had booked for him: He was expecting an ocean-view hotel room. I explained that was not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. “Don’t lie to me,” he said. “I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state.”"
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#67
Scene: Horseback-riding stable.
Mom: Those horses are awfully big for my daughter.
Me: Our horses are very sweet...
Mom: Don’t you have something smaller? What about that one over there? It’s the perfect size for her!
Me: Um… that’s a goat.
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#68
Client: We need you to log in to the YouTube and make all our company videos viral.
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#69
Client: The blue looks OK, but it would be great if it was a little more orange. Like “blorange.”
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#70
"I phoned a local restaurant to ask if it was on the north or south side of Main Street. The person on the other end answered, 'That depends on which direction you’re coming from.'"
Patricia Thompson
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#71
"If you were an auto insurer, would you have paid these actual claims? “In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.” “I didn’t think the speed limit applied after midnight.” “The car in front hit the pedestrian, but he got up so I hit him again.”"
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#72
Scene: My client telling me what was required for the project.
Client: “We want a total of eight languages — English, French, Spanish, Canadian...”
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#73
"A woman called the Colorado State Division of Wildlife regarding a snake in her backyard. “Can you tell me what kind it is?” she asked. “Can you describe it?” I asked. “Yes,” she said. “It’s long and thin.”"
Charles Loeffler
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#74
Scene: Me driving by a Taco Bell. Sign: Now Hiring Managers. [Two weeks later] Sign: Now Hiring Managers. Background Checks Required.
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#75
"The bean soup I’d ordered was mostly water. I decided to tell the waitress. “This soup is awful,” I said. 'I know,' she said. 'I don’t like bean soup either.'"
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#76
"At the supermarket checkout, the cashier was having trouble finding the price for my cucumber. “Maybe the list is alphabetical,” I offered. So he started searching from the bottom of the list: “Q … Q … Q …”"
Charity McTarsney
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#77
"There is No Such Thing as a Dumb Question, Except for These: I work in IT. A customer asked me if a string of numbers I'd read off was upper or lowercase. Someone once asked, “Is this the museum?” I work at a pool. A few of the things customers have asked for at our art-supply store include disco balls, trees, and crucifixion wood. I'm a butcher. A woman asked if she could sleep in our freezer to test out a heavy-duty sleeping bag before a trip to the Himalayas."
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#78
"Every time I say that I’m ready to order in a restaurant, what I really mean is that I’m not ready but the panic will help me make a decision."
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#79
"I ordered a foot-long sandwich from a take-out restaurant and asked the clerk to cut it into fourths. “I’m sorry, I can’t,” she said. “I already cut it in half.”"
Christine Smart
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#80
Customer: Pardon me, I’m lost.
Me: What are you looking for?
Customer: I’m looking for Milkjer Boulevard.
Me: I’ve never heard of it. Can I see your directions?
Customer: Sure. See, it’s spelled M-L-K-J-R Boulevard.
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