Grocery Store Customer Berates Employee With Aspergers

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The internet is coming to the defense of longtime Wegmans grocery store employee Chris Tuttle after he was berated by a customer for being "too slow" to check her out on Saturday.

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That harridan won't be shopping any more at Wegman's, I'll wager ...

I saw something similar a few months ago right in the grocery store where I live.

A man was standing in line with 10 boxes of drinks in his arms. The checkout clerk kindly told him to lay them down on a counter to ease his strain. He immediately went off on her.

"What?! You think I can't carry these?! Why are you talking to me like that?!"

Then, laying down the boxes, he stormed out of the store.

I was flabbergasted as was the clerk. She said, "He's crazy." I nodded. "It sounds like a mental health issue."

Like the woman at Wegman's, I'm willing to put money that they were both borderline PD. I've been reading about it. I'm not diagnosing them but that explosive anger is common with that disorder.

Customer Berates Cashier, aka HighNMighty Jackass Takes It Out On Someone Perceived To Be Beneath Them.

So utterly and completely NOT news.

Disgusting, but not news. It happens to some person in some low-wage, so-called low-skill, low-presitge job in just about every town in America every single day.

It's almost Christmas-- can't hardly wait.

As someone working in retail, this was a pleasant surprise. I remember the first day on the job where I was attacked by an obviously grumpy woman. "Do you understand what I am talking about? Well, do you?" angrily holding a bag in front of my face. "I am sorry, I don't understand" Luckily my boss saw this and told them it was my first day. The woman dumped the bag and stormed off. We get people like that all the time sadly in retail

I'll be staying far away from retail jobs while doing my job search in the future.

I work in service and have been berated and called many names and was once told that I was uneducated and stupid and that this woman doesn't deal with stupid uneducated people that didn't even graduate from high school-(which I did) and suffice it to say I think to this day karma does exist as to what eventually happened to this person but I know what it is to be called the "R" word by people that do not even know who you are and made to feel insignificant by those for whatever reason (income,status in society,religious affiliation,perceived sexual orientation) because I am not what they think is a perfect person because of the way I look and or act.

I'm glad I got over this a long time ago. After knowing people are just jerks, they don't bother me as much and I get over it.

Well, I know I was pretty slow as a cashier. Thankfully, I don't work as one anymore.

What a cow to do that to him, I could never be a cashier I couldn't cope with nasty customers like that.
I admire cashiers for having to put up with those sort of people.

what happened to the cleaning job ?

One of the things I enjoyed while working at McDonalds during my school holidays, and while searching for my first job, was that I knew that there will be other options then this job in my life. And that I so, unlike other coworkers of mine, did not have to endure every sh***y behavior of someone having a bad day, and choosing me as target to vent off.

I never insulted one, but when it was obviously that someone simply wanted to scream at you, because of he wanted to scream at you, I was so happy to tell them that oppinion of mine, not caring for maybe loosing the job. If something is not ok, you will get it immediately exchanged, if you had further trouble, you will be offered a free drink, but if you simply want to shout at someone and seek for doing so on purpose a target, where you think he will endure that behavior, because of him being afraid to loose his job if not doing so, then this is simply bad behavior, and I have no prob with telling people so.

I used to work at a Wegmans years ago.
My hometown is where Wegmans started, Rochester NY. It really is a great store, great place to shop, and a good employer.
It is consistently rated the #1 supermarket chain in the US, not in size of the chain, but in quality.

I wasn't a cashier there, but I have been a cashier other places. I worked at a 7-11 for 3 months in 2011. I HATED it, mainly the cashier part. Constantly expected to fake a happy face for the customers. I once had a customer get on my case about never smiling. I honestly don't know how people fake emotions and put on a "happy" mask. What you see is what you get with me.
The job felt so oppressive, finally, the day came where I just didn't go back.

I actually enjoyed working at McDonald's. I just stayed back in the grill or washed dishes, so I was fortunate enough to not have to deal directly with customers.

In day-to-day relationships, I don't mind someone yelling at me if they've had a bad day. But I think the least they can do is be up front and admit that they just need to let off a little steam and that I'm not the cause of their frustration. I've got a great ear for just listening to people unload. But I have little tolerance for people accusing me of garbage I have nothing to do with.

I once dated a girl who made me the center of all things wrong in her life. We even almost got married. I broke up with her because I got fed up with having to apologize all the time for things I have no control over. Nobody needs that grief. This is no different than in normal relations with friends, acquaintances, and business contacts.

I agree. I don't know how or even why people shold fake being happy, just to make someone else happy? I've never been one to fake. If I'm tired, upset or anything, I just show it. I mean, as long as I can get the job done, what difference does it make? Why should I give people the impression that I'm thrilled to see them?

^^^
I think it's a cultural American thing in many parts of Europe it's product that counts , in America they want the big dopey smile. I'm dumfounded when Americans critise my homeland Switzerland for "poor servcice" pour the beer correctly, don't be rude and I am happy

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