Work: Strung out

Strung out

By bdjsbskl - 07/10/2011 05:55 - Canada

Today, I was at work as a cashier. An old lady unbagged everything I had, and angrily "taught" me how to bag. She put potatoes on her eggs and broke them. She then screamed that I was useless and retarded in front of all my other customers and manager. FML

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You deserved it 2 375

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By tired of my job - 29/10/2015 08:33 - Canada - Surrey

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

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By kismet_fire - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United States - San Francisco

Today, a customer yelled at me because I gave her a wrinkled bag. I work in retail, and the bags are all cheap plastic. She wouldn't stop, even when I gave her three different bags. FML

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By what_the_hell - 20/06/2013 08:35 - Finland - Helsinki

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

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By dirtythief - 18/07/2013 16:01 - Philippines - San Juan

Today, I placed an order at a fast food joint, when the elderly lady behind me cussed me out for ordering the same thing she wanted. She ranted that I was a "dirty thief", while everyone else glared at me as if I was holding up the line. What the fuck? FML

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By KatieElizabeth - 27/10/2013 04:57 - United States - San Francisco

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

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By heretoserve - 27/09/2014 04:22 - United States - Winchester

Today, I got yelled, screamed, and cursed at by a customer until I was reduced to tears. This was all because I double-checked to make sure she wanted large fries. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/12/2012 15:44 - Canada - Sydney

Today, while buying paint, I began to help an elderly woman working to lift some heavy boxes. She told me what a nice young lady I was. Then her boss came over, screamed at her for being lazy and fired her. She cried. So did I. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2018 01:30

Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/12/2014 00:22 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I was waiting in line while a lady paid for her shopping, when her credit card got declined. She started ranting and insulting everyone and kept insisting: "I'm not poor!" By the time the lady had finally stormed off, I had spittle on my face, and the cashier was almost in tears. FML

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By diablo - 23/05/2018 19:00

Today, I assisted my first customer at my first job as a Target cashier. When I rang up this lady's items and gave her the total, not only did she hiss at me and spit in my face, but she also dragged my manager over and demanded that he fire me. He did. FML

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cyns0_oaSailor 0

Friday 7 October 2011 12:02

That time of the month?

amanda_d95 9

Friday 7 October 2011 12:05

Thats when you know they're too old and need to be put down. It's wayy past her time.

Comments

loveblowjobs 0

Friday 7 October 2011 14:51

maybe all you needed was a ******* by her

kopherbanana 8

Friday 7 October 2011 14:59

An old lady snatched the mop out of my hand and taught me how to mop once... lol

daneleazy 2

Friday 7 October 2011 15:05

shes probably been teabagged a million time... or maybe thats just in my imagination

icic6772 0

Friday 7 October 2011 15:07

Kick the bitch out!!

DomoLaDii 8

Friday 7 October 2011 15:10

she deserved her eggs broken...

chronicbadger 1

Friday 7 October 2011 15:21

the security cameras will prove your innocence + old people are ******* crazy!

sallymander779 0

Friday 7 October 2011 15:26

Menopause.

ams484 5

Friday 7 October 2011 15:33

I feel your pain. I was a cashier for 5 years at a small store that catered to older folks. It taught me the invaluable skill of being able to show empathy toward anyone working in retail. Everyone should have to do it once.

punkin_26 16

Friday 7 October 2011 20:00

Think that's bad try being a house keeper-at Disney!!! Talk about new found respect for an industry

Sephina 3

Friday 7 October 2011 15:42

I work as a cashier and I deal with this quite often. We have bagging refreshers once every 3 months, so we all know what we're doing is proper according to company standards. But you still have the people who do that. The sad thing is some people have nothing better to do then treat cashiers like shit because They had a bad day. Where I work a lot of customers treat us like we aren't even human. The amount of times I get yelled at because something isn't in stock, when it's not my job as a cashier to order the stock or put it on the shelves is ridiculous. Don't worry OP you will get a much thicker skin, and it'll roll of your shoulders. Just be glad you aren't like my small store and have to clean the bathrooms like the cashiers/office workers do where I am. The things some people do because they think it's funny is disgusting. I wish I could find them and force them to clean it up.

atlanta_lex 0

Friday 7 October 2011 15:44

I hate how old people use their age to act obnoxious, bitchy, and downright RUDE and think they can get away with it just because they're elderly. Especially when you are trying to help them...........not okay.

ikickgingers 15

Saturday 8 October 2011 5:24

That goes both ways. I ******* hate obnoxious ***** my age who steal, beat, and are rude to my elders. I wish I could **** punt every ******* one of them. 91 year old woman in my neighbor was jacked and PUNCHED in the face walking out of church. Police didn't have to do a thing the kids in my neighbor jumped the ******. Maybe more of our elders wouldn't act that way if asshats didn't make them fear walking a block from church to their home.