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to have complained about the disabled worker in Tesco?

136 replies

twigtree · 04/05/2025 10:24

There's a long-standing staff member at my local Tesco Express who has difficulty walking and is usually on the till. While I appreciate he has mobility issues, his customer service has been consistently bad for years. He regularly sighs and seems annoyed by basic requests like a receipt or pointing out a wrong price. He also shouts if I don't hear him the first time.

I generally use the self-service to avoid him, but the other day I had an issue where the till kept erroring (someone else's bag was briefly on the scales). He was the one assisting, and despite my explaining the situation, he just stood there and shouted at me to remove the item, even after I had. I had to tell him firmly not to speak to me like that.

I've now complained to head office about this pattern of rude behaviour. AIBU?

OP posts:
twigtree · 04/05/2025 10:33

I cut him some slack because of his disability. He lives locally and I have seen him struggling on many occasions.

OP posts:
Tulipsontoast · 04/05/2025 10:32

What does the disability have to do with your complaint about his attitude?

Dangermoo · 04/05/2025 10:31

I think the OP's reference to his disability is why she's questioning whether she was harsh and whether she should have felt sorry for him. It's patronising and not helpful.

Pompompurin1 · 04/05/2025 10:30

It’s got zero to do with being disabled and that shouldn’t have been mentioned. YANBU to complain about his rudeness.

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Hoppinggreen · 04/05/2025 10:29

His mobility or other issues are irrelevant, its for his employer to provide reasonable adjustments not customers.

LadyKenya · 04/05/2025 10:29

What has his disability got to do with anything that you have said here?

Purplecatshopaholic · 04/05/2025 10:29

Sounds like he needs training in customer service. Nothing to do with mobility issues - of course he shouldn’t shout at customers.

Bridestone · 04/05/2025 10:28

But I don’t see why you’re highlighting his disability, which doesn’t in any way seem relevant to his rudeness? Or are you suggesting he has an intellectual disability too, which may affect his communication?

Dangermoo · 04/05/2025 10:28

His disability is irrelevant to his rudeness. YANBU

Kneeslikethese · 04/05/2025 10:27

Having mobility issues isn't a reason for him to shout at customers or give bad customer service so no, I don't think you were unreasonable.

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