WAY less than the 50th percentile...

[giza]

I had a slight delay while trying to withdraw money at the ATM this morning.

The woman in front of me was trying to withdraw $35 from a machine that dispensed it only in multiples of $20. Now think about this for a second... since when has a multiple of 20 ever ended in a 5? I could understand if maybe she was trying to take out $30 or $50, but $35?

Lady, you FAIL Business Math 101.

Comments

[rebelsheart]

You're letting her in to Business Math? ;)

[flykat.livejournal.com]

there is an atm at roosevelt mall that despenses $5 bills, maybe she's from an area that has one? i think it was a PNC bank ATM, not sure though

[unclekage.livejournal.com]

I like to believe that, yes, she was from an area where her local machine dispenses $5 bills, and that she simply did not notice the bit on the screen that said "multiples of 20." I hope you tapped her on the shoulder and said, "Yo, Lady, try $40." Or is she still standing there?

Stupidity I can tolerate. What I can't abide is outright selfish rudeness. Not long ago I was hoping to use my favorite ATM, which happens to have one of the nifty check scanners that allows you to deposit a check without an envelope. I was behind a woman who had a whole pile of checks.

She went through the whole routine and inserted one check. Entered the amount, pushed "deposit all", and got her receipt. "Would you like another transaction?" Yes.

She inserted another check. Entered the amount, pushed "deposit all", and got her receipt. "Would you like another transaction?" Yes.

She inserted another check. Entered the amount, pushed "deposit all", and got her receipt. "Would you like another transaction?" Yes.

At this point I cleared my throat and, as politely and deferentially as I could, said, "Ah, perhaps an envelope would save you some time?"

She turned and stared at me for a moment.

Then she inserted another check. Entered the amount, pushed "deposit all", and got her receipt. "Would you like another transaction?" Yes.

I walked away, silently wishing that angry bees would abruptly swarm out of the ATM.

[nbowa.livejournal.com]

Maybe she wanted 1 3/4 of a $20?? ;)

[silver-huskey.livejournal.com]

I think she'd fail reading class too. XD