Today, I was at work handling the cash register. It wasn't working correctly, so I apologized to the woman I was waiting on for the delay and explained, "The cash register's being a little retarded today." Then I noticed her clearly "special" adult son standing behind her. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was ringing a lady up at the register. I noticed her son was doing the peepee dance, so I rushed the payment process up and handed her the receipt. The little boy said "Mommy" and the mom looked down, then back up at me saying, "Your problem now" and walked out. The boy had pissed on the floor. FML
Today, a woman came up to my cash register, where I was struggling with the cash, and asked if we took cash. FML
Today, at my job as a cashier, a man and his 3-year old son got in line. The father said, "Give this to the pretty lady," looking at me. The kid looks at me, looks at his dad, and walks over to the next cashier. FML
Today, my 17-year-old employee accidentally called me "Dad". We all got a good laugh from it and went on with our days. Later, after getting her some coins for her cash drawer, she playfully said, "Thanks, Daddy." The customer she was serving? My wife. FML
Today, at work, I had a customer accuse me of taking the giftcard I had issued her for her return, after spending 15 minutes trying to fix her screwed up transaction. She began to yell, and follow me around the store. Security had to intervene and I had to be locked in an office until she left. FML
Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML
Today, I was cashier at work. The line came to a stop, but there was still people there. I kept saying next, but no one moved. I finally looked over the counter where there was a lady who had been standing there the whole time. She was a midget. FML
Today, at my work, I was ringing though a kid's purchase. I try to be friendly with the kids and when he handed me his cash I said "Thank you, sir!" in a playful manner. He then turns to his mom and says "Mom, why does everyone think I am a boy?". FML
Today, I went to the bank to deposit the cash I made waiting tables. While the teller was counting, I apologized for having so many small bills. She said "It's OK honey, I helped another one of your kind just the other day. You're lucky we take your dirty money." She thought I was a stripper. FML
Today, I went to the bank to deposit the cash I made waiting tables. While the teller was counting, I apologized for having so many small bills and she said "It's OK honey, I helped another one of your kind just the other day. You're lucky we take your dirty money." She thought I was a stripper. FML
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nuggetmonster 12
Expand your vocabulary and learn better adjectives. Problem solved.
spazticechidna 2
Haha, you are such a dick. People need to stop using retarded as an insult, it's so rude. YDI.
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Comments (66)
rulezdunmatter 12
Actually, I would suggest you not apologize. It might work better. She's probably knows that you had no intention of insulting her or her son in anyway. If you choose to let it pass, it just means that you were calling the register retarded, nothing else. However, if you choose to apologize, you're indirectly calling her son a retard. If you didn't consider him retarded, there's no reason why you should specifically point that out.
rulezdunmatter 12
She probably*
woww2011 3
true
ZebulonPike 8
People seriously do not realize how insulting that is... especially to someone who is mentally challenged.
crypticundead 4
I don't think it would be insulting for me to say it around a mentally challenged person, but I think calling a mentally challenged person "retarded" is an insult to that person, so I don't use the word retard to refer to mentally challenged people.
flockz 20
i hope she slapped you in your retarded face.
rulezdunmatter 12
What for? If I was the kid's mother, I would definitely not do that. All it does is show off how uncouth I am. And that may just be worse than being handicapped.
jackassiddy 8
*googles uncouth*
Argumental_Rhino 8
*Googles Tactful*
Capt_Oblivious 10
'Special' can mean many things to describe specific people. In her sons case it means a potential disability be it physical, mental, or so forth. In your case, it just means stupid.
jackassiddy 8
your comment is 'special'
metalflower00 11
Bitch...
Sonalis 9
I hope you got fired! I know it's such a commonplace word now, but as a person going into a special ed field, people should really stop using this word as an insult.
jennapho 0
Shut up bitch
summinay 0
I'm a cashier too and I'd never say the register was "retarded" to a customer... Just say its messing up.
HappyJello 7
YDI I hate it when people use that word as an insult. Especially when people think that retarded means stupid. I hope that you get fired, jerk.
pyromania21 0
wow all u hating on op for a freudian slip wen garan ****** teed almost every one u have done it at one time or another. and btw who gives a flyin **** now adays insults are so common place they're used as jokes and mean shit all and this use of a RETARDED excuse of an insult wasn't even used as an insult
wisese 0
You're an idiot. Despite op's word choice, that was incredibly inappropriate to say in a work setting. It was unprofessional, regardless of the woman's son's mental capabilities.
deviable 9
I'm sorry, was that supposed to be English?
DalPozzo13 10
Dumb ass...say the register is acting up instead of calling it retarded. Even if there wasn't a handicapped person there I'd still never say "retarded"