Today, my boss sent me home from work because she saw me not checking under my customer's cart to see if they had any hidden groceries. I didn't check because the customer threatened to "kick my ass" if I "accused him of stealing" by checking. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
Today, while bagging my groceries at a store, a lady came over to me, took a good look at the food I'd bought, picked out an item and put it in her bag. When I confronted her, she called security on me and told them I wanted to steal her stuff. I got thrown out and she walked away with a smirk. 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, at work, a customer threatened to punch me in the face because the store I work at doesn't have shopping baskets, only carts. FML
Today, a customer left their shopping cart behind their car and backed into it. She then came inside and threatened to sue me personally for not sending someone to collect it from where she left it. After 5 minutes of her yelling, I finally got a word in edgeways: I don't work there. FML
Today, I was at the store when I saw that a cart in the checkout line next to me was starting to roll away and the owner hadn't noticed. I tried to help by reaching out to stop the cart from moving, but when the owner saw me with the cart, she began to hit me for trying to steal her purse. FML
Today, my sister got me in deep trouble at the store I worked security for. She "dropped by to say hi" and stole a bunch of things when I wasn't looking. I wasn't arrested, due to lack of any evidence. But my boss didn't care about evidence and fired me anyway. FML
Today, I was shopping with my husband. At the self-checkout, one of the items I was buying for him as a gift didn’t register. As we were walking out, I get stopped and escorted to the loss prevention office, where I was accused of stealing. FML
Today, I was grocery shopping when I left my cart to grab an item. I returned, and started pushing the cart again. Halfway through the store, a furious lady confronted me, demanding her cart back. I had to walk back in shame to find my own actual cart, which was now nowhere to be found. FML
Today, a customer filed a complaint against me because my coworker took too long to do a price check. I hate my job. FML
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Top comments
lolaisagirl 0
check it anyway
nerdsgetmehot 23
I kind of doubt that the customer would have "kicked your ass" had you checked. Did you tell your boss about it?
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Comments (95)
FarSide 23
Just like a damn Yankee Liberal. Your type will always cave in and negotiate with a terrorist.
ghm1234 0
you still have to check
PeaceLoveCyn 0
so you all would check even after your life was theartend? uhh i dont think so.
k9obsessed 5
Wow, what kind of asshole threatens to kick a woman's ass? You so didn't deserve that. #74, you're an idiot. There's a difference between someone threatening to kick your ass and threatening to kill you. Think a little.
franwins0827 7
The correct response is, "I'm sorry, sir, it's policy. I'll get fired if I don't. Would you like me to call a manager to explain our policy?"
livetodisco 0
All these people need to shut up. I hate when people say what they "would do" in a potentially violent situation...because it isn't true. Maybe that's what you'd like to do, but that's hardly how it plays out. If you find a person intimidating you act in self preseravance. It is human instinct. And plenty of times have I heard someone say "if someone did that I would kick their ass!" or "if he did that to me I'd call the cops". Maybe AFTER the fact. So OP, I think you made the right move. And if anything you could challenge your boss for having to work in a hostile work environment!
fthku 13
And just because YOU would act the same as the OP doesn't mean other people would have. I have been in similar and in way more intimidating situations, I still kept my cool, and I'm no Schwarzenegger, not even close, or the bravest person alive.
lzenon 0
where I used to work, we were "strongly encouraged" to listen to the customer. if we didn't, the customer would complain and we'd get suspended. we werent allowed to refuse service, we had to listen to the customer.
JaymeH 0
ydi for not checking anyway, that's the rules. the customer was wrong for saying that, but you were more wrong, you are in control. should have called manager in first place.
ulicksam 0
That's a reason to check. YDI.
Arschloch04 0
Ydi, you should check. It's your damn job and what can the customer do? If he had tried anything he would have been thrown out.