SC Really DOL Say that!

[ShinyObject]

I was in the grocery at the deli counter waiting to buy some lunch meat. Suddenly a short blocky guy with gray hair started taking loudly to one the guys slicing meat. At first I thought they were friends, but it quickly became obvious that he was just an abusive jerk.

SC: “You need to get a REAL job!”

MG: “How do you want that sliced?”

SC: “You wouldn’t know a day’s work if it bit you in the ass?”

(The guy waiting on me started rolling his eyes and the target of the jerk was looking like he wished the earth would swallow him.)

Me: Jerk was pointing and about to start yelling again. I’d had it, so I tuned up. “You know I never believed that anyone was actually stupid enough to say something like that.” I got louder to make sure he heard me. “You should be able to throw people out of here when they talk to you like that.”

The guy waiting on me gave me a big grin. The jerk had gotten noticeably quiet. As I walked past him, I stopped and looked at him. “You should work back there for a while and see what it’s like having to put up with jerks like you. They HAVE a real job!” He got very interested in the bread in front of the meat counter so I left.

I hate confrontations but I couldn’t just stand there and let that creep get away with being abusive. I was really glad he opted to shut up, but I’m glad I said something. Maybe he will think twice before acting like an ass in public again.

Sheesh...some people....

[wagegoth]

Yea! for you for speaking up.

The poor employees can't do it, so asses like this SC get away with their abusive behavior.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Good on ya for standing up for the deli clerk.

As I've mentioned on here, around the time as I could see my time in retail ending soon (by way of the office job I knew was heading my way), I got pretty sensitive to the whole "real job" thing. Does the job pay you real money? Then it's a "real job" as far as I'm concerned. My folks very quickly stopped calling the office job a "real job" after I finally made my feelings clear.

To Sucktomers, a "real job" is one that does not cause any inconveniences to their life.

to the meat cutter for just responding to the first line of abuse with "How did you want that cut?" Cool as a cucumber, that one.

[Kristev]

Bless you. More consumers need to be put in their place - the rubbish bin.

[fireheart]

I agree, good on you for standing up to the deli clerk.

I would've personally said, "So does that mean she doesn't pay taxes? She can't get fired? She can't get promoted/demoted/scolded? After all, those are all tenets of a REAL job so technically seeing as how you feel that it isn't a REAL job, she has every right to speak up." :

[Pixilated]

Kudos to you for giving the SC a blast of his own medicine. These idiots figure they can get away with being jerks because they know the employees can't answer back, and far too often management won't.

But there's not much they can do when other customers speak up.

[Fudgethatkay]

I think the real job would be having to breathe the kind of air that idiot breathes. Ugh]

[Ironclad Alibi]

SC: “You need to get a REAL job!”

If that isn't a real job does that mean the guy behind the counter doesn't have to do any work for him? Like waiting on him or cutting the meat for him?

[Food Lady]

What IS it with people?? I'm sitting here in Taco Hades watching the staff do an excellent job of customer service, better than I ever did, admittedly. If they like it and/or do well with it, it's a real job.

[Der Cute]

Thank you, from my deli friends. They can't throw the knives back there, so they just have to imagine Asshole's head under the slicer.
Thank you.

[AccountingDrone]

I know that I have gotten mouthier back at asshole sc since starting to hang out here. I always was willing to be polite and make positive comments thanks to my mom who raised someone who was civilized

[fireheart]

Thank you, from my deli friends. They can't throw the knives back there, so they just have to imagine Asshole's head under the slicer.
Thank you.

Now selling Sliced Asshole, going out cheap: one day special!

[XCashier]

Kudos to you for giving the SC a blast of his own medicine. These idiots figure they can get away with being jerks because they know the employees can't answer back, and far too often management won't.

But there's not much they can do when other customers speak up.

Precisely! The big bully turns into the snivelling coward the moment someone else calls him on his crap, someone who is allowed to fight back.

And I repeat: ShinyObject,

[pzychobitch]

Bless you. More consumers need to be put in their place - the rubbish bin.

Saying they deserve to go in a rubbish bin is an insult to rubbish bins. A Rubbish bin is too high class

[RealUnimportant]

Y'know, if we all left our posts to get "real" jobs, the economy would grind to a halt...