Today, I spent an hour setting up a delicate display stand at work. Not five minutes later, a woman barged in with her little kid, who immediately went up to the display and tipped the whole thing over. When I called attention to the mother, she just scoffed, "Isn't this your job?" and left. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, at my job working retail, I had just finished cleaning and straightening a whole aisle. This kid watched me do the whole thing. When I was done, he stuck his arm out, and ran it down the whole shelf, knocking everything off it. His mother just grabbed his hand and walked away. FML
Today, a teenage girl with a selfie stick came into my workplace. She knocked down multiple displays while trying to take pictures, before leaving without making a purchase. I had to clean it all up. FML
Today, I tripped over a kid at work. She was sitting on the floor with her legs sticking out into the walkway. Her mom caused a scene, accusing me of doing it on purpose. FML
Today, at work, I saw a lady leave her infant in a display crib so she could go shopping. When I stopped her and told her she couldn't do that, she said, "Well, I do it all the time." FML
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, I had a booth at a very expensive craft show. My grandma came to show her support. While there, she managed to knock over my display, get in the way of potential buyers and take down a rather old lady when she supposedly stumbled. This all happened in the first five minutes she was there. FML
Today, a kid got his hand stuck inside my store's giant gumball machine. He started crying, and his negligent trainwreck of a mom bitched me out for being "unobservant." I'd been mopping up the mess she'd made after she'd spilled an open can of beer all over the floor. FML
Today, I brought my daughter to work with me. When we walked in, a client was blowing up at my boss, all because as my boss was walking past his storage unit, he glanced in and was about to compliment how neat it was. After my boss left, I had to deal with the aftermath, which left my daughter terrified of this man. FML
Today, my coworker brought her 3-year-old son to work with her. When introducing him to me, she dropped her bag and bent over to pick it up, knocking him over with her butt in the process. When she stood up, she noticed he was sitting on the ground crying. She then accused me of pushing him over. FML
Today, I stopped two little boys from spitting over a railing at the piano player two floors below in the department store I work at. Their mom complained to my boss about me. FML
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Top comments
NaoPudding 8
Parents these days. And they wonder why their kids turn out the way they do...
mamaklm 0
that lady's a bitch. she could have apologized for her demented child. thats just rude regardless of OP's employment position.
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Comments (161)
alithora 0
Excellent post! Some parents need to start taking a LOT more responsibility for the behavior of their children. Her response to OP was rude, unecessary, & showed her failure as a responsible mother!!
alithora 0
Was responding to #38.
northern_lights 0
Sorry, OP. **** that **** and her stupid kid.
the_gman 7
Its tough working in the grocery business because you can't do anything to weed out douchebag customers without harming the company. Keep up the good work, it wasn't your fault.
tstevenson 0
I would open handed that bitch
bigantennaemay 3
don't you just hate parents and kids? i know i do.
khaya 9
You just got robbed, crafty little kids.
oblio 0
Big deal, OP, so a kid accidentally knocked over your dumb display. If it was sooo delicate, a clumsy adult could have easily done the same thing. Mom should have said sorry, but if you were copping an attitude about it, I'm not surprised by her response. What did you expect, that she put it back together for you? Accidents happen, don't be a bitch about it. You probably lost a customer for life with your crappy attitude.
venom2421 10
slap that bitch
kmb6891 0
Unfortunately, knowing from working in retail, customers never respect you. They act like you are their slave while they are in your store, FYL, hopefully you find a better job!
RayneStorm93 0
Some people shouldn't be allowed to have kids -_-