gamers1700
Well-Known Member
Dunno how to start this off, so I'll just post from personal experience.
Even for Aspie adults, I have noticed that when you bring someone along to choose something out with you that when they have an opinion, the person who's selling the product/giving information will:
A) Talk to you like they know not only how to talk to someone who's "retarded", but will talk to the person that came with you as if they're your guardian or something, and in the way you would want them to talk to you.
B) If you're the one paying for something (like glasses), than when the other person *AHEM* parent/friend/whatever *AHEM* who interjects their opinion will always seem to get the picks that they want, even though you may have flat out disagreed.
C) When you put your foot down, the person responding will almost always look visibly uncomfortable when you assert your right to do and choose as you please, and they know damn well that they're legally inclined to get your permission on the matter if it's pertaining to a purchase; but will always look for help from the person who came with you as if their expecting some sort of legal prevalence that says that you can't choose for yourself, and get even MORE uncomfortable when they realize that not only does the person that came to you usually by this point have an uncomfortable look to them, but than they seem hesitant to serve your request.
Personally, I think that proper instruction in the customer service industry needs to be implemented to avoid this, but at the same time it's kinda funny watching their ignorance make them seem so helpless. If they knew enough to treat you like a 'regular' customer, than imagine how often this could be avoided. :rofl:
Anyway, share your own examples.
Even for Aspie adults, I have noticed that when you bring someone along to choose something out with you that when they have an opinion, the person who's selling the product/giving information will:
A) Talk to you like they know not only how to talk to someone who's "retarded", but will talk to the person that came with you as if they're your guardian or something, and in the way you would want them to talk to you.
B) If you're the one paying for something (like glasses), than when the other person *AHEM* parent/friend/whatever *AHEM* who interjects their opinion will always seem to get the picks that they want, even though you may have flat out disagreed.
C) When you put your foot down, the person responding will almost always look visibly uncomfortable when you assert your right to do and choose as you please, and they know damn well that they're legally inclined to get your permission on the matter if it's pertaining to a purchase; but will always look for help from the person who came with you as if their expecting some sort of legal prevalence that says that you can't choose for yourself, and get even MORE uncomfortable when they realize that not only does the person that came to you usually by this point have an uncomfortable look to them, but than they seem hesitant to serve your request.
Personally, I think that proper instruction in the customer service industry needs to be implemented to avoid this, but at the same time it's kinda funny watching their ignorance make them seem so helpless. If they knew enough to treat you like a 'regular' customer, than imagine how often this could be avoided. :rofl:
Anyway, share your own examples.
