I can't wait to hear the comments from this entry. Remember when I told you that I had attended a funeral and the attendees had gotten on my last nerve? Well, I heard from a guy who says he works for a mortician and wanted me to list his job as a customer service job that also gets no respect. Huh? Be serious. Well, I heard some more from him and decided to list some of the grievances employees of morticians have to endure from clients.

1. 
   
   Why is it the funeral home's fault the body looks dead? The body is dead and has been decaying since we received authorization to pick up the body. This is especially true if the person was sick a very long time, or had an injury to the face that requires special makeup effects to hide said injury. A dead person, unless buried within 24-48 hours after death will NOT have rosey cheeks.


2. 
   
   It is a requirement that all bodies wear underwear whether the deceased wore underwear when they lived. This is getting too weird.


3. 
   
   When shipping the body to another state, it's not our responsibility when it gets lost. The shipping company is responsible. And just like sending packages, it's important that you keep the tracking information we give you.


4. 
   
   No matter how calm we appear, most morticians are humans with feelings. Preparing bodies of young children, groups of families and mothers cradling their young babies is still very hard on even the most tenured mortician.


5. 
   
   Why do families fight about who gets to ride in the limosines? Funeral homes usually provide one limo but large families should consider renting another limo, especially if there will be a catfight on the way to the graveside about who rides and who takes the bus.

Something else he told me that had to be highlighted: funeral home employees get a lot of action. Probably because emotions are running high amongst the families involved and they are seen as being a shoulder to cry on. Many, not all, employees take advantage of this sensitive time to be more than a shoulder. Lock up your daughters!

There you have it, another group of customer service employees working for the public and being abused.