Today, one of our store's beach balls came out of nowhere and whacked me in the back of my head. I started reaming out two young girls for playing in the store, even when they said it wasn't them. Soon after, one of my employees admitted that it was her. I made some 7 year olds cry and it wasn't them. FML
I agree, your life sucks (5283) - you totally deserved it (29806)
On 07/03/2009 at 11:04pm - work - by Missa (woman) - Canada (Ontario)
Hee Hee!
What an Ass....
I Can't help laughing though...
#1 - On 07/04/2009 at 6:05am by Jazzywrites007
ASSHOLE ! don't make 7 year olds cry. let em have fun. YDI .
#71 - On 07/04/2009 at 11:48pm by ElliexMarie
dude, WTF? Chill out. You sound like a fat snotty Wal-Mart employee. Who gives two shits if some 7 year-old girls are playing with a beach ball?
Regardless of the fact that they weren't, you are just a 100% asshole. YDI completely.
#86 - On 07/09/2009 at 1:40pm by genius_man16
hahah but why blame the little kids if you have no proof
wow i didnt know beach balls hurt soo bad that you had to go yelling at
two little gurls
I don't see how anyone could keep a job or get business in retail if they go around yelling at the closest children whenever anything goes wrong...
"Ouch, paper cut! Hey you over there! Hey kid!! Yeah you, you little shit! Go get me a damn band-aid you clumsy son of a bitch!!"
"What do you mean we're fifteen cents short in the till? Hey you!! Yeah you, breast-feeding that thieving little cunt! Give'im here! I'll show him what for!!!!"
Seriously, making kids cry loses customers, and "reaming them out" even if it is clearly their fault constitutes "making a scene" and that is just bad business practice.... It looks bad, doesn't matter whether you're right or wrong to do it.
Edit: Huh, just meant to reply to the thread, but oh well, guess it fits...
I am sick when people turn on the nearest children for something that was not their fault. Even if they were at fault a beach ball could not have hurt as bad as say some little kid hitting you in the nuts with a metal baseball bat or something. It shows how pathetic you are for taking your anger issues out on someone who you couldn't prove did it. I am not saying let kids get away with shit like messing up shelves. That's when you grab their hands, find their parents and tell them that is not appropriate behavior.
But yelling, really?
#96 - On 10/16/2009 at 9:09am by LaceyPatrickson
Who hit YDI probably never worked in a place with plenty of kids. They can be annoying (even the cute ones), and it's usually them.
#6 - On 07/04/2009 at 6:44am by chanman
I work with little kids and you never generally assume that a certain kid did something. Or you'd have a story strangely similar to this one.
#40 - On 07/04/2009 at 1:12pm by krispykreem
God, if I was still seven I would have started bursting to tears.
Really, not all children think the same way.
I know I was raised to stay out of trouble.
#42 - On 07/04/2009 at 1:46pm by junjouromantica
Whatever, they're little kids, they deserve to be yelled at and to suffer.
#7 - On 07/04/2009 at 6:54am by EugenicMedic
So you were reaming two young girls... ugh, I'm so disappointed in myself to be the first to comment on this.
Fucking comment system screwed up, I replied to the wrong one.
#26 - On 07/04/2009 at 11:15am by happylittleman
Awwh. Poor kids. I did something kinda similar; I lost my iPod, and I blamed my little sister, because she always plays 'hide and seek' with it. It was under the couch the whole time. /: YDI for blaming children you don't know, though.
#10 - On 07/04/2009 at 7:39am by SusanaSaysRawrxD
Tss, kids lie all the time and they need to be taught a lesson once in a while.
This time, they learned that you're a jerk and life is unfair.
Next time they enter the store, maybe you can appologize.
Gosh girl, calm down. Beach balls won't hurt you THAT much that you need to blame it on two little girls.
#13 - On 07/04/2009 at 8:10am by jessamyn_it_is
agreed! considering they were 7-year-old girls, they couldn't have thrown the beach ball very hard.
OP:it probably felt like a little tap on your back? you didn't have to make them cry, did you?
don't blame kids for everything, you were a kid once and you wouldn't like it too if a random shopkeeper scolds you for something you didn't do.
#23 - On 07/04/2009 at 10:46am by pingpongdj
You made two little girls cry because you thought they'd been throwing a beach ball around? Even if they had done it, do you not think that was slightly... OTT?!
Agreed. This was going to be my point. I would be pissed if someone yelled at my kids even if they did do it. You tell me what happened and then I'll deal with them.
...Seriously? So if your child was playing on a playground, and someone else's child hit him/her, you wouldn't reprimand that other child? I feel sorry for your offspring.
I agree... kids usually are the ones doing it. How was the OP supposed to know it wasn't them when the employee who was actually chucking merchandise around didn't step up?
#24 - On 07/04/2009 at 10:52am by wasabipeas
No because it isn't my place to reprimand them. I would just lead my children to another place to play and tell the parent of the child who hit mine what he/she did. I might say something to the child if I knew him/her but not if its a child I didn't know. I wouldn't want someone doing it to my kid. I would rather deal with him/her myself than a stranger.
The OP had no proof it was the kids who did it. Its awful that kids (no matter if they are young or teenagers) get blamed for everything.
PA88, you got it right. The right thing to do is approach the child's parents and let them deal with it. That doesn't turn your kid into a pussy, what sort of logic is that? These people arguing against you are morons.
I agreee that you shouldn't scold another person's child, but I've been in a situation where some little kid hit my brother and I told the parent. Guess what she said? "I don't give a Sh&% he probably deserved it." Not even joking about this.
she was doing her job....normally if you look at a situation like that, a child will be messing around....i know im 19 and i still throw stuff when i go to walmart and places...im just a kid at heart.
Haha I always go to K-Mart with my friends just too fool around and I'm 16. It's fun to be a kid sometimes.
OP, although you were doing your job, was it really necessary to flip out the way you did...?
#89 - On 07/20/2009 at 12:43pm by xXmoses_rocksXx
Douche.Who yells at kids who aren't theirs?
If your gonna give em trouble,at least dont yell.
#25 - On 07/04/2009 at 11:14am by Mauled2Death
what a marroon! yelling at customers? you're out of your mind! if I were your boss, I'd fire your ass. in fact, I'd fire you both! I'd fire the other person, not for goofing off, but for not sticking up for those kids. don't have children- you don't have enough patience for the job.
Why would you yell at the kids anyway? Even if it was them, it was a mistake and theyre KIDS. Get over your own pride and laugh at the situation.
#28 - On 07/04/2009 at 11:36am by Sneakyxllama
Wow just because kids are annoying doesn't mean they're all guilty
#30 - On 07/04/2009 at 11:56am by Shyman4ever
your an asshole. it couldn't have Hurt that bad you wimp
#35 - On 07/04/2009 at 12:32pm by blondeychck7
No reason to make kids cry, even if they did do it. Beach balls don't hurt.
#36 - On 07/04/2009 at 12:34pm by Dragonmouth
grow up! its a flippin beach ball!!! who gives a crap?!!
#37 - On 07/04/2009 at 12:36pm by laffalot53
I guess a lot of people don't know that stores =/= to playgrounds. Yes beachballs don't hurt, but you're NOT supposed to play or run around inside of stores where merchandise can get damaged. If kids want to play they can do it outside. FYL, OP. :/
#43 - On 07/04/2009 at 1:47pm by xxXChiiXxx
The kids weren't playing. They were shopping like every other customer in the store. It's the employees who were fucking off. OP shouldn't have been an irrational bitch about it.
Even if it was the 2 girls that ACCIDENTALLY hit you in the head, it's not they like freakin' meant it you dumbass. Definitely YDI!!
The next time somebody "accidentally" rearends your car during your commute. I don't wanna hear you say shit!
All issues about whether it is correct to reprimand someone else's kids aside, what the hell is wrong with your coworker? Why didn't she just speak up right away?
Even if they were the ones who were playing with the ball and hit you in the head, you should under no circumstance be treating a customer, never mind that they're 7, like that. I hope there are cameras in the store and your boss has a nice, long talk with you about being civil while you're working.
The real villain here is the coworker who threw the beach ball and then stood and watched you ream those two kids. On the flip side, kids are disrespectful little shits by default. All these menstrating sows in here with little brats of their own will vehemently deny this with "Not my kids!" but they spoil them the same as the others. You did society a favor today in that you scared those little rugrats so that they may think twice next time they decide to act out in public. Fuck those little kids!
Today, my sister and I were at the store buying a beach ball for my terminally ill friend, when this asshole who worked there came over and started yelling at me for throwing one at him. I tried to explain it wasn't me, but he just kept screaming til i started crying, then he threw me out. FML
#56 - On 07/04/2009 at 5:06pm by SimpleSimon
number 57 prey4war. your idea is your oppinion. since you are disrespecting me in my age group with your biased remarks of us being "rugrats". and speaking as if those kids were doing wrong by just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I have been in this situation before and it is extremly embaressing to be yelled at and not be able to controle yourself. If you actually think all that you said, then in my oppinion, your messed up. you are also immature for condoning and describing kids with swear words. I swear to. but in this case I won't. Kids are not born trouble makers. they can become trouble makers, but not all are. you in my oppinion is an insensitive, uptight, and un-educated jerk. you shouldn't work with kids. based on your info.
#62 - On 07/04/2009 at 6:18pm by car6435
you really got so pissed off that you had to anally punish some innocent little girls?
haha
ass-reaming
#64 - On 07/04/2009 at 8:06pm by aaaaa12345
plus to number 57 Prey4war, up yours you were a kid ounce andyou also act so perfect. I have made many mistakes but I improve. also the OP stated that it was the co-worker who threw the ball. I don't understand why you think they deserve to be embaressed and to cry. if all they were doing was wondering in the hall. this happened to me and it hurts. I hope you get emberressed soon. please reply to this and we can debate. Im sorry but your comment got me mad
#67 - On 07/04/2009 at 8:29pm by car6435
My advice: I wouldn't make 7-year olds cry. Period. Kids are kids, so let their parents scold them. You were a kid once. And don't be too quick to assume either, is my advice.
#68 - On 07/04/2009 at 9:28pm by Crzy_EyesSunrise
all u had to do was politley ask them to be careful with the merchandise. especially when theyre little kids..
YDI for being one of those uptight asshole adults
#72 - On 07/05/2009 at 12:28am by epic_delight1337
Why would you yell at a 7 year old in the first place? So they're not allowed to play in the store, just tell them. It's not like they actually hurt you, it was a beach ball. You'll live.
#73 - On 07/05/2009 at 1:44am by Yoursxtruely
Well, you still did the right thing.
The kids will never play ball in the store. It starts with a beachball, progresses to a soft ball, and one day they graduate to a bowling ball.
Barney Fife said it best: "you have to nip these things in the bud".
people like you make me sick. Always blaming the kids for everything.
#77 - On 07/05/2009 at 11:04am by mijzelffan
LOLOL.
This is just my take, but, dude, seriously, it's not the best idea to say "Reaming two young girls." You sound like a freakin' pedophile. Hahahaha
#79 - On 07/05/2009 at 2:33pm by TheJuqhusim
number 75. FarSide. they were not the ones playing with the ball and they shouldnt be punished and yelled at for simply being blamed for an action they didn't commit.
#80 - On 07/05/2009 at 2:59pm by car6435
You're probably one of those really anal bitches who gets up in arms with all your employees when a single piece of merchandise hangs crooked on a shelf.
You suck and nobody should buy anything from your store ever.
#81 - On 07/05/2009 at 9:42pm by bridgetoparadise
BAD FUCKING CUSTOMER SERVICE! Need I say more? This is YDI all the fucking way. If I did something like that at my job, I'd lose it right away. In fact, at my job, only a manager is allowed to tell the customer "no." That's how it is in many, many places.
Oh, and you "reamed out" two young girls? Haha, you make it sound like you were buttfucking them.
wow, your co-worker is an immature looser. Fire her ass, you even have a good reason to because she was fooling around on the job! : ) I also don't blame you for yelling at the kids. It's the most likely thing because you usually don't expect 7 year olds to be more mature than people you work with. I hope you appologized to the kids' parents.
#85 - On 07/07/2009 at 11:58am by lurve_hate
OP here. I decided to come back after a few weeks to see what kind of comments I received on here, and I can't help but giggle at every single one of them. I am just going to kinda reply to each one in a jumble here...
No, I'm not a fat Wal-Mart employee.
Yah, I was being a complete bitch to those kids.
No, I didn't actually yell - this is FML and I am sure that most people 'overexagerate' on here to make the story sound 'better/worse' in my case worse, obviously :P
No, the ball didn't actually hurt, I was just being an ass.
The kids didn't actually cry, don't worry, I wasn't that mean.
I actually did apologize to the kids, who were with their grandmother in the store, and they accepted my appology gracefully.
LOL, I actually was laughing at the situation afterward, I'm not a complete uptight bitch!
Bahahaa I don't have to worry about commute to work, so I don't have to worry about anyone hitting my car.
Yah, I was a bit pissed at my coworker for not telling me that it was her. She was standing there laughing in the aisle while I was asking the kids to not throw the balls around!
Actually, at my work, usually only the managers are allowed to say no as well. Good thing I am a manager -though I suppose a lot of you hope that I was not.
So, anyway, there's my two cents in.
The kids should have been with an adult instead of just all alone, then they wouldn't have been scolded by the employee. Adults need to be more watchfull of little ones and keep them close by. And before any of you start telling me that parents can be expected to keep kids with them at all times that is not true, you teach them not to wander off.
