People suck
So, I think I've been pretty good about not ranting about work.
I've never posted anything to customerssuck-mostly because the people who come into our store are understanding and patient, which is probably more than I would be, to be honest.
This isn't a customer issue so much as a people issue, but I do need to rant about it because it is just something that Makes Me Angry.
Today, and I'm pretty sure this gentleman (and I use this term mostly facetiously) has been in before and done something similar, a man was at front with his two sons. I gave them their orders, cashed them out, and wished them a good day, and it all went swimmingly up until he started to leave.
Because that was when he said to his sons, "Come on, girls." And this isn't a simple teasing way, and there's nothing to suggest any context, except that I've heard the tone of his voice before. It's that Mr. Roper, "lookit the ~fairy" tone. It's that tone that suggests that if those boys even think of being gay, there'll be hell to pay.
In that moment, I wanted to punch that man in the face. Or to get Burt Hummel to do it for me because he's my role model for fathers-of-gays.
It makes it worse, knowing that there are people like this all the time everywhere. I wanted to just say something, but it was so not the time or the place, but people like that really make me wish for a better world.
I've never posted anything to customerssuck-mostly because the people who come into our store are understanding and patient, which is probably more than I would be, to be honest.
This isn't a customer issue so much as a people issue, but I do need to rant about it because it is just something that Makes Me Angry.
Today, and I'm pretty sure this gentleman (and I use this term mostly facetiously) has been in before and done something similar, a man was at front with his two sons. I gave them their orders, cashed them out, and wished them a good day, and it all went swimmingly up until he started to leave.
Because that was when he said to his sons, "Come on, girls." And this isn't a simple teasing way, and there's nothing to suggest any context, except that I've heard the tone of his voice before. It's that Mr. Roper, "lookit the ~fairy" tone. It's that tone that suggests that if those boys even think of being gay, there'll be hell to pay.
In that moment, I wanted to punch that man in the face. Or to get Burt Hummel to do it for me because he's my role model for fathers-of-gays.
It makes it worse, knowing that there are people like this all the time everywhere. I wanted to just say something, but it was so not the time or the place, but people like that really make me wish for a better world.