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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, a customer at the restaurant where I work reduced me to tears by screaming at me, as I nearly knocked out his 2-year-old with the kitchen door, after he let the little boy play on the floor behind it. Apparently, it's my fault I can't see through solid wood. FML
Today, a child was choking in the store I work at. He was alone in the aisle, so I started the Heimlich without his parents' permission. After dislodging what was caught, his mother turned the corner and went screaming to my manager for touching her kid. I got a write up. FML
Today, as I was bagging groceries, I looked down to see a 6-year-old urinating on my shoes and the floor next to me. I told his mother that he should take her kid to the restroom, only to be told to "mind my own goddamn business." I was later fired for arguing with the customer. 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, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". 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, I handed a written complaint to a shop manager about an employee who had used foul language to my teenage daughter. I then watched as he took the complaint to the employee in question, they read it together, laughed, then the manager tore it in half and threw it in the bin. 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, a customer asked for my manager's number, my bosses number, corporate's number and filled out a complaint form, all because we kindly asked him not to sit his kid on the counter due to safety concerns. FML
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johnsonjj 4
sorry op... at least u protected the dignity of the piano player
dariustanrw 7
should've kick their asses yourself
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Comments (63)
johnsonjj 4
sorry op... at least u protected the dignity of the piano player
BntyHntrSeattle 30
Yes! Thank-you! Thank-you for saving a fellow pianist!!
cheshireau 26
Exactly. He would have had to keep playing even with the spitting I imagine. As for the boss, I would have told them to leave the store and not to come back until the children learnt some manners.
dariustanrw 7
should've kick their asses yourself
steveykinz0967 16
If their mom complained about OP doing this, what would she do if OP kicked their ass?
Aquila_Umbrae 26
She might learn a lesson about watching her idiot children.
CobraLazerFace 21
Just a little nudge over the railing...
mallu86 9
#38 I like your style.
Mystery_Unsolved 16
I'm sure kicking their asses would've looked really good on OP to his boss
Epiccake 15
At least you saved the piano! Ahole kids
AHzulu 25
I think you're the asshole here!
Mauskau 36
Unfortunately the boss always has to listen to the customer, but really they're thinking the customer is an asshat and won't take them seriously.
NeatNit 33
do you know this person's boss? not all bosses are like that.
Enslaved 38
I can't imagine any boss (even an asshat one) taking the side of the mother with those bratty kids. Unless the OP was extreme and threw those kids over the railing in order to stop the spitting, I doubt the OP got in any trouble. Probably got a "good job" remark once the mom left with her "Bébé's kids.
catanita 18
Where this people are coming from? Her kids are at fault and she is the one complaining? I don't mean kicking their asses but at least told them that was a bad thing to do. Hope your boss did the right thing.
catanita 18
Please let us know what your boss did next. THX
LittleBells 17
These kids are probably raised really bratty, just like their bratty mom
elusiveshame 22
It's things like this that prevent people from taking action for a good cause. Whatever happened to personal responsibility and accountability for ones own actions?
xxrogerthatxx 19
You didn't let kids have fun! Shame on your soul!
skyeyez9 25
As a teen I used to work in a grocery store, the worst customers were the retired old men. All they did was bitch about everything. One guy always complained about something: the baked potatoes are too small, next week they were too big. Or he'd bring over a package of beef and demand I open it, cut it in half and give him the smaller portion (which I am not allowed to do). Because apparently, its too difficult to freeze the other half at home himself for another meal.
xxrogerthatxx 19
I think I would've broke down if I were you and told him how I felt. I applaud your patience.
91hayek 31
I respect older people but seniority doesn't give them a license to be asses for no reason. Sorry you had to deal with that constantly; that takes patience and tact.
Goblin182 27
Cut it in half and give him the smaller portion? Apparently he didn't understand the concept of "half".
skyeyez9 25
You would not believe some of the customers. One native american family on ebt and they also get govt (our tax dollars) money for being a native american. They always came in on the 12th of every month and buy about $600 worth of beef, pork and chicken. I overheard a conversation between two: husband: babe, we should get some more chicken breasts. Wife: but we already have a bunch in the freezer. Husband: just throw it all away and we can get new chicken.
Nymeria_fml 25
I like how you said "our tax dollars" as if Native Americans don't pay taxes. In reality, they pay federal taxes, and, if they do business outside of the reservation, they pay state and sales taxes too.
unless 20
Not that it is your job necessarily, but in this case, perhaps the elderly man just really wants someone to talk to?
skyeyez9 25
If the old customer wanted to have a conversation, I would have been happy to talk, but not when all he did was complain.
91hayek 31
This is the kind of idiocy that results in signs like "please do not spit on the pianist." Not because the public are stupid but because of individuals that take issue with being told that doing that is wrong and disgusting. All it takes is for one person to ruin it for everyone else.
MaddyLannister 8
Their mother is responsible for what they did today. she reported you and now these kids will execute this stupidity again.
MrCantgetright 4
not if some good samaritan executes them first. I swear the world is resembling the movie Idiocracy more every day.