Haters

Nyla2120 · 01-22-2008, 01:04 PM #1 (**permalink**)

Those of you who work at counters that are located in dept. stores. How do you deal with getting attitude from the regular sales associates? When I walk through Macys all I get are dirty looks & stares. When I go into the break room to eat lunch it seems to go silent as soon as I walk in & then all I hear are whispers & I'm constantly catching the girls staring at me & as soon as I look at them they look away. If I go to another dept. like jewlery or purses for example, I get ignored & if I happen to get help they treat me like dirt. A couple days before Thanksgiving Macys had a turkey dinner buffet for all the employees, when me & one of my co-workers went into to get a plate someone goes "Oh look, the pretty ones are here." I used to ignore it, but now it's starting to really get annoying. All my co-workers get treated the same way as well.

CantAffordMAC · 01-22-2008, 01:15 PM #2 (**permalink**)

I'm not a makeup artist at all, but it doesn't surprise me that you get treated that way. A lot of MAC artists (and other artists) are verrrrrrrry beautiful, unique and intimidating. Thats why a lot of people are shy/nervous to go into MAC.I just started getting more comfortable going in there myself (I have very low self esteem most of the time).

There's a lot of jealousy that goes on towards you guys.

MisStarrlight · 01-22-2008, 01:27 PM #3 (**permalink**)

At least they're not making false complaints against you guys...right before I left, the entire store decided to team up against us & started making false complaints to try to get us in trouble....no one hides the fact that they hate us-and we have a sneaking suspicion that one of the Macy's managers started it all.

elegant-one · 01-22-2008, 01:44 PM #4 (**permalink**)

Insecurity & immaturity at it's finest...I wouldn't even care about it. You are so pretty....just take the high road and smile...you'll come out ahead of them in life. Been there, been through all that...it never matters in the long run dear

Shimmer · 01-22-2008, 01:48 PM #5 (**permalink**)

Polite them to death. Kill them with sweetness.

God that sticks in a snark's craw more than anything.

elegant-one · 01-22-2008, 01:54 PM #6 (**permalink**)

Thought I'd share this since I can so relate.

I'm 48 years old, I seriously look half my age! Two MAC MUA about died when I told them how old I was (made me feel good) - a size 4, natural 36D, long Victoria Secret hair, no wrinkles, beautiful long natural nails, & a hubby that loves me & treats me like a queen. But more than all the superficial, I am a very caring, selfless, considerate, giving person...and continue to live like that in spite of the jealous & rude treatment I get in return. I'm a very secure woman

I get hate from family & friends - of all ages - for all of my life!

They are the ones that are insecure with who they are - took me a long time to just accept that.

DominicanBarbie · 01-22-2008, 01:55 PM #7 (**permalink**)

That's my life in a nutshell and I don't even work at Mac! The best advice I can give you is words of wisdom my mother gave me.She said to me If your only problem in life is getting talked upon smile and consider yourself lucky. I have the lowest self esteem ever and it just makes it worse when girls are mean for no reason.I know all about the looks your getting and the whispering and snickering and attitude. Just smile and be friendly start small talk give them a reason to eat there words.That's what I do.Can't say it always works though some girls are just born mean HTH

elegant-one · 01-22-2008, 01:57 PM #8 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Shimmer

Polite them to death. Kill them with sweetness.

God that sticks in a snark's craw more than anything.

What is a snark's craw?

Your avatars, & the things you say just crack me up - i especially loved the boinking stick figures

Shimmer · 01-22-2008, 02:02 PM #9 (**permalink**)

snark = bitch
craw = butt

So being nice to a bitch puts a burr in her butt.

Bernadette · 01-22-2008, 02:25 PM #10 (**permalink**)

When my coutner first opened in Macy's we all experienced a lot of this. I think we just pretty much forced the Macy's employees to like us by being ourselves and talking to them. There are still a few people that seem to hate us. A girl that works at another location was shopping at our counter recently and her Mom went upstairs to look for some things. Anyway her Mom overheard a group of Macy's employees talking crap about all of us MAC girls. So the Mom complained to management and the store manager basically said that the girls were just really jealous.
Our biggest problems have actually come from a few store managers. Things seem to have gotten better lately.
Whenever someone gives me that vibe I bascially force them to talk to me. I'll keep saying hi to them and asking them how they are etc.
Don't get me wrong, we still have issues. Sush as on the Saturday before x-mas my assistant manager bought us a nice meal and left it in the break room with a big note on it saying "Thank you MAC girls for all of your hard work." and wrote MAC on the soda etc. and the Macy's people decided to eat all $50worth.... God that made me so angry.

VioletB · 01-22-2008, 06:04 PM #11 (**permalink**)

I don't work for MAC.. I work for Lauder, and we still get the same shit! My friend jokingly calls us the "pretty pretty princess party" (I know he's just kidding..) But the other day I was sitting in the break room with a rather large order of fries (when I ordered a large fry, i didn't think I was getting a bucket!) and I was trying to pawn them off on all the other people in the break room with me.. and then this lady from women's walks in and she's like "Golly Kristen (that's me!) have some fries! I didn't think someone like you could eat like that!"
You know what I said to her?
If I wanted to eat this many fries, damnit who are you to tell me I can't?
I think there is just a lot of jealous people out there.. (Who knows why?) But I have found that the more people I'm upfront and friendly with the less bratty they think we are..

Besides

We KNOW we're gorgeous.

chameleonmary · 01-22-2008, 07:53 PM #12 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Shimmer

Polite them to death. Kill them with sweetness.

God that sticks in a snark's craw more than anything.

Well put - then if someone asks them what their problem is with you, they can't say it was your attitude to them etc. My cousin has heard a lot of the same thing, shes quite stunning... but shes so damn sweet that it is hard for people to explain why they dislike her, and it then appears that they are just jealous!