Are you ready for this? Sure you are. Buckle up.
I was there recently, in a hurry to gas up, use the restroom, get a drink and head to work. (I work just down College Way from this particular AMPM.) Easy enough right? I pulled up, parked my car to the farthest left spot to where it would not be awkwardly in the way of other people pulling into the station to use the main parking spots in front of the store. I was trying to be polite. It was around 7:30am. I went inside, walking to the back to use the restroom and I noticed there was some maintenance equipment near the bathroom door. The clerk/cashier at the time was a stubby, feminine but clearly younger male employee who rudely told me that the bathroom was "out of order" without even making eye contact. I stormed out as fast as possible so that I could use the Chevron/McDonald's bathroom across the intersection before going to work. If you are familiar with Mount Vernon, then you have been through this intersection near the college. It is many times faster to run across on foot than get in your car, wait for traffic to clear before you can turn onto the road, just to merge over and wait for that endless light to change. I had to use the bathroom. Period.
I came back across to the intersection and got into my car to fuel up, to be met by that by conniving little cashier outside the store who came up to the passenger side window with the phone in his hand, stating "Next time, DON'T DO THAT," in his snappy, prissy little tone. "NOW... I have to call and cancel the tow truck." Then he turned around and walked inside, ignoring my explanation, ignoring the fact that I told him I intended to do business there and that I just had to use the bathroom. I would've had to pay and impound fee just because of this arrogant little twerp with nothing better to do than to call a tow truck on me for leaving my car unattended for no more than 5 minutes. I started my car and left infuriated, but I decided to call the store and report him to a manager. Just my luck: He answered. And after I identified myself and started to explain, he hung up on me. Let me be very clear. I have been going to this gas station for just shy of ten years. It was early in the morning, and I was not preventing a single car from parking. In fact, I was very much the only car in the entire parking lot - there wasn't even anyone FUELING UP at that time. If I had not rushed back, my car could have very well been gone. This employee should be FIRED for doing that to me, and at this point any performance correction they make in regards to what he did to me is irrelevant to me because I will never, ever go back to this gas station again.
All USA
Are you ready for this? Sure you are. Buckle up. I was there recently, in a hurry to gas up, use the restroom, get a drink and head to work. (I work just down College Way from this particular AMPM.) Easy enough right? I pulled up, parked my car to the farthest left spot to where it would not be awkwardly in the way of other people pulling into the station to use the main parking spots in front of the store. I was trying to be polite. It was around 7:30am. I went inside, walking to the back to use the restroom and I noticed there was some maintenance equipment near the bathroom door. The clerk/cashier at the time was a stubby, feminine but clearly younger male employee who rudely told me that the bathroom was "out of order" without even making eye contact. I stormed out as fast as possible so that I could use the Chevron/McDonald's bathroom across the intersection before going to work. If you are familiar with Mount Vernon, then you have been through this intersection near the college. It is many times faster to run across on foot than get in your car, wait for traffic to clear before you can turn onto the road, just to merge over and wait for that endless light to change. I had to use the bathroom. Period. I came back across to the intersection and got into my car to fuel up, to be met by that by conniving little cashier outside the store who came up to the passenger side window with the phone in his hand, stating "Next time, DON'T DO THAT," in his snappy, prissy little tone. "NOW... I have to call and cancel the tow truck." Then he turned around and walked inside, ignoring my explanation, ignoring the fact that I told him I intended to do business there and that I just had to use the bathroom. I would've had to pay and impound fee just because of this arrogant little twerp with nothing better to do than to call a tow truck on me for leaving my car unattended for no more than 5 minutes. I started my car and left infuriated, but I decided to call the store and report him to a manager. Just my luck: He answered. And after I identified myself and started to explain, he hung up on me. Let me be very clear. I have been going to this gas station for just shy of ten years. It was early in the morning, and I was not preventing a single car from parking. In fact, I was very much the only car in the entire parking lot - there wasn't even anyone FUELING UP at that time. If I had not rushed back, my car could have very well been gone. This employee should be FIRED for doing that to me, and at this point any performance correction they make in regards to what he did to me is irrelevant to me because I will never, ever go back to this gas station again.