Can you share some receptionist horror stories?

One horror story is when a medical receptionist was extremely rude to an elderly patient. The patient was a bit slow in providing information due to age, and instead of being patient, the receptionist snapped at them, making the patient feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome.

Sure. There was this one receptionist who had a really strict policy about not allowing people to cut in line. One day, a very pushy customer tried to jump ahead. The receptionist, without missing a beat, said, 'Sir, this isn't a buffet line. Wait your turn.' Everyone in the lobby burst out laughing.

Unusual or difficult situations can be a part. For example, having to deal with drunk or disorderly guests in a hotel. There could also be situations where there are system failures like the booking system crashing and the receptionist has to handle angry customers without proper tools. Also, overcrowding and long queues can lead to impatient and angry visitors which create horror - like situations for the receptionist.

Rudeness is common. Like when a receptionist gives short, dismissive answers to patients' questions. Another is inefficiency. For example, not properly scheduling appointments and causing confusion.

A receptionist once had a customer who was asking for directions to a place that didn't exist. Instead of just saying it didn't exist, the receptionist said, 'Oh, that place moved to the moon last week. You'll have to take a rocket to get there.' It was so unexpected that the customer laughed.

One 'as is horror story' could be about an old, abandoned house. People say that at night, strange noises come from it. There are whispers and creaking sounds, as if the house itself is alive. Shadows move across the broken windows, and those who dare to get close feel a sudden chill in the air.

One horror story is about an old, abandoned asylum. People say at night, you can hear the screams of the patients who were once tortured there. The hallways are dark and cold, and there are strange markings on the walls.

One horror story is about an old, abandoned mansion. People say that at midnight, strange noises come from it. Lights flicker in the empty rooms, and there are reports of shadowy figures moving around. It's said that a family was brutally murdered there decades ago, and their spirits still haunt the place.

Sure. One of the horror stories could be about a haunted house where strange noises are heard at night. People living nearby claim to see shadowy figures moving in the windows.

Sure. One IT horror story is about a company that had all its data encrypted by ransomware. The backup systems also failed, and they had to pay a huge sum to get the decryption key. It was a nightmare as they lost a lot of important business data during that time.