Current Events > My favorite cashier at the store today was in tears. Remember to be nice

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I asked her how she was doing and she said "Oh, I'm.. still alive" and then that's when I noticed both eyes had tears in them and she was trying to wipe them away. She knew I noticed, so she said that she got into it with a customer a little earlier and he was very rude to her.

I can't imagine what she's going through.. having to wear a mask all day and deal with a very rude customer that finally broke her today.

Please remember to be nice to all retail/food workers when you're out and about. I feel so fortunate I can work at home and don't have to wear a mask all day, much less do that and put up with rude people as well.

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No they just burger flippers rabble rabble.

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this just isnt very believable

I wish I would get my feelings hurt because some stranger at a store yelled at me.

Shits soft.

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

I wish I would get my feelings hurt because some stranger at a store yelled at me.

Shits soft.

wow look at you man, harder than a fake 20 yo cashier. damn. badass.

And that cashier's name? Albert Smith.

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Herodopus posted...

wow look at you man, harder than a fake 20 yo cashier. damn. badass.

Kids are getting softer. When I worked in restaurants, wed use the angry customers as funny jokes later.

I get being sad because of a customer thats struggling or tells a sad story.

But a no life getting mad at a minimum wage worker? That shit is funny. Not hurtful.

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

Kids are getting softer. When I worked in restaurants, wed use the angry customers as funny jokes later.

I get being sad because of a customer thats struggling or tells a sad story.

But a no life getting mad at a minimum wage worker? That shit is funny. Not hurtful.

badass

cuttin_in_farm posted...

Kids are getting softer. When I worked in restaurants, wed use the angry customers as funny jokes later.

I get being sad because of a customer thats struggling or tells a sad story.

But a no life getting mad at a minimum wage worker? That shit is funny. Not hurtful.

youre responding to hairistotle. The guy who constantly has temper tantrums and melts down hard when things dont go his way.

cuttin_in_farm posted...

Kids are getting softer. When I worked in restaurants, wed use the angry customers as funny jokes later.

I get being sad because of a customer thats struggling or tells a sad story.

But a no life getting mad at a minimum wage worker? That shit is funny. Not hurtful.

Everyone has a bad day and if you're already feeling upset, someone can say something to you that will push you over the edge emotionally and elicit an emotional response (in her case, tears)

I don't know if it was him just getting angry. He could have said something about her personally.

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Herodopus posted...

this just isnt very believable

Especially since TC is vocally anti-mask.

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ASithLord7 posted...

Especially since TC is vocally anti-mask.

I'm mixed on the whole mask thing. But even if I were totally against it, what does that have to do with anything? Masks are required especially for employees. It's not really her choice if she wants a job. Not sure what's not believable.

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PrideOfLion posted...

cuttin_in_farm posted...
A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm.

Ah man... I feel like an ass. Im sorry, youre right. Maybe Im being too harsh.

Houston posted...

Everyone has a bad day and if you're already feeling upset, someone can say something to you that will push you over the edge emotionally and elicit an emotional response (in her case, tears)

I don't know if it was him just getting angry. He could have said something about her personally.

Good point. She may have already been agitated or had something happen outside of work.

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Everyone is too busy being fucking judgy pieces of shit in this topic

Look at yourselves

You cant even give a response

Houston posted...

But even if I were totally against it, what does that have to do with anything?

Why did you mentioned wearing a mask twice in the op?

ButteryMales posted...

Why did you mentioned wearing a mask twice in the op?

Because it sucks wearing a mask all day. I know I wouldn't like it. And I know a lot of other workers don't like it because I've talked to some of them about it.

How would you like to wear a mask for 8 hours, only being able to take it off occasionally?

I mentioned it because I thought to myself.. damn.. not only does she have to wear a mask all day, but day after day after day because it's her job... then she has to put up with someone who made her cry on top of it all.

I think you two are reading too much into it.


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Houston posted...

I'm mixed on the whole mask thing.

What reason is there to even have doubts about doing some hassle free thing to prevent the spread of the virus? Other than Trump and right wing conspiracy based reasons?

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Sorry to hear she dealt with a sadist, she won't last if he keeps coming back.

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I was sanding all day today on a house where we couldn't open the windows because they're putting the stucco already not only that it's easily 90+ degrees and I didn't complain about having the mask on at all or found it to bother me.....

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Houston posted...

Because it sucks wearing a mask all day.

Were they standing?

TC I don't agree with you about the discomfort of wearing a mask, but completely agree that it's important to be nice as you never know what the person you are talking to has been through

ButteryMales posted...

Were they standing?

It sucks wearing a mask all day, dude. No one I talked to said "yeah masks suck, but so does standing". They said they hate wearing masks. I've also heard (from workers) that it's making a lot of the women break out.

Clearly it's an issue that probably adds to discomfort and stress.

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Herodopus posted...

this just isnt very believable

You ever work retail? Customers can be absolute scum and theres not a damn thing we can do about it.

For a while there, they were actually pretty nice and understanding.

But now it seems like theyre just as bad as usual, if not worse.

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Houston posted...

No one I talked to said "yeah masks suck, but so does standing".

this just isnt very believable

ButteryMales posted...

this just isnt very believable

Try it yourself. Spark up a conversation over the next week with 10 different workers at a store, restaurant or drive through and tell me what they think about wearing a mask and what their reactions are about having to wear a mask.The ones I've talked to mostly hate it. Feel free to report back to me if you actually do it and are honest about it.

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I was once in a mcdonald's drivethru behind a woman who was screaming into the window from her van:

"I'm a baller, you a worker, BITCH!" and she repeated it about a thousand times. After she pulled off, I asked the employee what that lady was yelling about. Apparently that location wouldn't take her $1 off Big Mac coupon and she flipped out.

#I'mABallerYouAWorkerBITCH

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Working for someone else's profit 8 hours a day is unpleasant, yeah
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cuttin_in_farm posted...

Kids are getting softer. When I worked in restaurants, wed use the angry customers as funny jokes later.

I get being sad because of a customer thats struggling or tells a sad story.

But a no life getting mad at a minimum wage worker? That shit is funny. Not hurtful.

retail sucks more than restaurants because they usually discourage fraterning among the employees. most of them are corporate owned, too, so some people know that they can't respond in kind and take their day out on the retail workers.

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TC pretends to care about retail workers until you dare suggest they deserve a living wage

A lot of people most definitely hate wearing masks. I hate wearing them myself just from shopping for about 30 minutes in the store. I either have to wear my glasses at the very tip of my nose or walk around with perpetually fogged up glasses, either way my vision is restricted. Then it itches my facial hair and around my ears.

Now I still wear it because I know it's the right thing to do but, shocker I know, many people hate wearing them.
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Yeah, I'm a retail worker myself and I don't like wearing a mask either. But I do it anyway for the safety of myself and others even though it's required.

Some customers get really nasty about this stuff, but thankfully most are understanding.
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WaterLink posted...

but, shocker I know, many people hate wearing them.

I'm not sure why a few people in this topic are acting like it doesn't affect anyone at all or doesn't add discomfort. Especially for people who have to wear them all day.

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LightBurn posted...

TC pretends to care about retail workers until you dare suggest they deserve a living wage

Username checks out. But that's a different topic for a different topic.

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TheVipaGTS posted...

No they just burger flippers rabble rabble.

exactly. they dont deserve 15 dollars. when they are done putting their 44 hours in that week they just need to return to their shared accommodations of 800 square feet for 60% of their income and just eat top ramen and steal toilet paper from fast food restaurants just to get by.........dentists? optometrist? you dont need those: once every 5 years if you are lucky.

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Roxborough4Ever posted...

exactly. they dont deserve 15 dollars. when they are done putting their 44 hours in that week they just need to return to their shared accommodations of 800 square feet for 60% of their income and just eat top ramen and steal toilet paper from fast food restaurants just to get by.........dentists? optometrist? you dont need those: once every 5 years if you are lucky.

Aren't you a Trump supporter?

no, i'm Canadian

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I was in price chopper today. The COVID-19 message went something like this. Please practice social distancing. Wearing masks is required etc, etc. It ended with this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAamgBPebsk

I always try to be very kind to people who are in the service industry, and try to remember - with ALL people - that you have absolutely no idea what may be going on in their life. I know there have certainly been times when I've appreciated the benefit of the doubt.

That said, I have also seen some legit stupid workers or people who have no shits to give, and it's frustrating when it affects their job performance (beyond simple mistakes) or your experience as a consumer. I still wouldn't lash out them publicly for it because that's not my style, but sometimes criticism is warranted.

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Houston posted...

Username checks out. But that's a different topic for a different topic.

I'm sure the retail workers would care more about a living wage than your crocodile tears for them having to wear a mask

LightBurn posted...

I'm sure the retail workers would care more about a living wage than your crocodile tears for them having to wear a mask

This was just a simple topic meant to remind people to be kind. Why are you (and apparently a few others) turning this into some big thing? There's plenty of other topics about masks, wages, Trump, etc.

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Houston posted...

This was just a simple topic meant to remind people to be kind. Why are you (and apparently a few others) turning this into some big thing? There's plenty of other topics about masks, wages, Trump, etc.

You're just virtue signaling. If you actually cared, you'd care about how they're out risking themselves in a pandemic for unlivable wages more than pretending to be concerned about how a mask feels because you're anti mask and it fits your position