Please Don't Let Me Become An Old Jerk Woman!

Sorry, I just need to vent.

As some of you know, I work at a grocery store as a cashier and I've come to the conclusion.....the public sucks! I swear I'll commit suicide if I turn into some of these women I wait on. I tell my daughter to just hit me if I turn into this bitchy old broad. Older and middle aged women are the worse! Bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch and that's all they seem to do.

Maybe it's just at my store, but 99% of the whiners and problem people are women somewhere between their middle 40's and late 60's. I've never dealt with such a nasty & rude group of people in my life. Lately I'll have at least 20 in an 8hr. shift and they're enough to almost ruin your day. They are lucky I've got a sense of humor and don't tell them what I really think.

A sewer line busted in the parking lot today and filled the air outside with a wonderful aroma. This lady is checking out literally screaming at me that the parking lot stinks and it's making her shopping experience bad. I apologize. Of course her bottle of wine scans a dollar more than it really is, so she really lets me have it. Finally I'm done, and I smile through gritted teeth and wish her a happy day.

She is still screaming saying "Don't you want to say something else to me?" I ask her what would she like me to say, because she really doesn't want to hear what I want to say. Then she proceeds to yell at me and tell me I should apologize to her more sincerely about having to breathe the sewer air outside and the wine having a wrong price on it. It's my responsibility to know all the prices and allow her leave happy. She actually tells me my first apology wasn't good enough for her and she wants more.

I look at her stunned. The next lady in line is about seventy and proceeds to tell the woman to go home, she's giving older woman a bad rep. I wanted to kiss her. I told the woman I'd hire her as my bodyguard against all the bitching woman I've waited on lately.

Ok, now I feel better. I pray to whoever is in charge of things....don't let me catch the older woman jerk plague. And how was your day?

Trust me, I'm no spring chicken myself but I consider myself a happy upbeat person. I can also be a bitch on wheels when called for, but I'd never act like some of these women. I truly feel sorry for the men in their lives. I occasionally get a man with an attitude, but nothing like the women. Thanks for the thoughts. I keep thinking just that, I won't become one because I'm aware of it. They better hope I just keep laughing, otherwise it ain't going to be pretty.

Seaclusion said:

They don't have any men in their lives. That's why they are bitchy and irritable. If you get what I mean.

Richard

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I can sure understand why. I doubt if they have any women, dogs, cats, birds, children etc. etc. either.

Seaclusion said:

They don't have any men in their lives. That's why they are bitchy and irritable. If you get what I mean.

Richard

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rhymegirl said:

Someone wants YOU to apologize for the air stinking????

I would have either laughed hysterically (so that she thought I was a complete nutcase) or told her to f*ck off.

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I was more prone to tell her to F*ck off! I came really close with my next female experience of the day.

Yeshanu said:

I've run into it the other way around, too. I once had an older couple come in to see a movie. They had a "buy one general admission, get one free coupon." The man wanted a senior's ticket, and when I pointed out that the coupon was only good if the first ticket was full price (a whole two dollars more, folks!) he said, "I don't have to put up with this f*cking shit!" and turned around and walked out.

His wife apologized for his rude behavior. I felt more sorry for her than for me, because she didn't get to see her movie because of her husband's infantile behavior.

I find that if I take a deep breath after the bitchy customer has left, then smile at the next one and say, "How may I help you?" that the day improves quite quickly, because almost always, the next customer is so aghast at how I've been treated that they act super nice.

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I guess in my grocery store the majority of the shoppers are women. The odds of having a bad one are higher. When I get a mad man, he's pretty mad though. My supervisors are always kidding me because at least once a week some customer sends in a comment card praising how nice and friendly I am. It's become a joke. There are some people you just can't make happy if you were giving free meat away at the register with a $50 bill.

Yep, I really wanted to kiss the next lady in line. Yes, the cashier will get you back some way or the other.

TurkeyLurkey said:

I have in-laws who are rude to waiters and waitresses. We've stopped going to restaurants with them. I don't want to take the chance of someone spitting in my food.

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My in-laws were the same way. We just stopped going out with them too. My father-in-law would steal the tip my husband left and not think anyone saw him. Heck, they wanted us to steal packs of ketchup & mustard from fast food rest. for my wedding dinner.

Silver King said:

Whenever that happens at Publix and the customer notices, the item is given to them for free. You can bet I watch every item that's scanned like a fish hawk.

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You can't imagine how many people I hear everyday tell me that Publix does this or that. I keep telling them this ain't no Publix. This is Winn Dixie and we don't. I have to remind them I'm just one of the grunts rowing the boat, not making the rules. Of course I say it with a sweet southern smile.