God, some people are LOVING this, aren't they?...

[Miljea]

They're, for example, the local Tesco queue 'managers' who are actually doing this ✋ in people's faces, well within 2m of them, eyes ablazing, missionary zeal within their hearts- who are using zero common sense, when everyone is already doing the best they can in a Tesco Local, to stay apart.

You invaded my space (and that of the 'one out' I was about to replace by being 'one in') in dashing out 🤚 and stopping me entering your store because I stepped forward to wipe the handles of my basket. A good 2m from anyone, except you. As invited to do so, by your big sign.

You stood in 4 people's space. Me, you, the couple exiting the shop.

Use your intelligence. Like stand outside the store door, like your colleague suggested to you, under a balcony, on a beautiful day. And like the usual security guard manages.

We're all under pressure. We're all stressed. And in classic MN fashion, I PPE up close to actual Covid patients, every day.

So don't be a dick, Tesco assistant.

Agree with many PP, but this did make me laugh.

My mum works in a supermarket and she's having a hellishly stressful time with it right now. She's constantly worried about becoming infected, she's caring for her elderly mum and mum-in-law at the moment who are reliant on her staying healthy to help them.

Get over yourself.

I honestly doubt any Tesco managers are loving this. I bet they are stressed to fuck.

My DH works in a supermarket. In the last couple of months, he and his (not particularly well paid) colleagues have been spat at, coughed at, lunged at, ignored, threatened, shouted at and spoken to like pieces of crap. They have no more PPE than none key workers and they’ve only just had screens put up. On top of this, he’s working really long days because of staff absence.

If you think any of them are enjoying this, you are deluded. They are terrified of bringing the virus home to their families, worn out, exhausted and sick to the back teeth of customers either ignoring their polite requests or getting abusive towards them because they’re asked to behave differently, or can’t say when the next load of loo roll will be arriving. This isn’t a calling. They aren’t saving lives. They just want to sell baked beans without being told someone will be waiting in the car park for them when they’ve finished their shift. If your Tesco manager has got to the stage where he’s not prepared to take any more shit, even before it starts, then I don’t blame him.

What a shame OP didn't invoke the voting option

I can't believe you thought this thread was a good idea OP but, some people are just highly attention-seeking so perhaps that's why?

I'm glad that posters are putting you in your place because you have a horrible attitude towards supermarket staff who are actually doing a tremendous job dealing with a largely twatty public.

I was behind a woman today who absolutely kicked off at the poor checkout assistant because she told she fount by six loaves of bread and six milks. There's a one item limit on everything it's a tiny local co op and it's very clear. She was vile, fucking cunt come out several times. How the checkout lady didn't lose her shit I don't know. Security removed her in the end.

It's not a job I would want to be doing right now and I'm very grateful to those that are so you know, we can actually get food.

I would hate to the job that they are doing.

Getting the tone correct won't be easy.

The woman on the door at my local shop was calling everyone love or lovely, and I know how much that annoys people on here.

I work in a supermarket. I haven’t had a day off for 4 weeks now.
After reading your comments I am wondering if you know that......

• we are stressed because we are scared.
• we feel sick when the door opens in the morning.
• we constantly have people talking in our faces.
• people reach over us when we are filling shelves.
• I have been coughed and sneezed on.
• I have been shouted at, and called names
• I am desperately worried for my family

Did you also know that our manager made it very clear that the police can shut us down if we allow people to flout the social distancing rules? Maybe this employee was worried he may lose his job if he didn’t follow the rules.

I help people everyday. I go above and beyond in my job. I am polite, and I care about people.....I still get no respect in return.

I am NOT loving this. This is hell.
I have to go to work. I am the only member of my family that still has a job now. I have gone from a part time job to an every day job just to keep my family fed.

It’s NOT all about YOU! Open your eyes.

YOU are the one being a dick.

Gosh, people were out clapping our key workers tonight and you were writing this at about the same time.

You sound very rude. I hope you did a big clap tonight to be grateful to the tesco workers keeping the shops open so you can still get your food!

There was no one VISIBLE waving me in! Or bidding me to stay put! Like my scenario, had many of you had the imagination to follow my description, as posted, already said!!

The queue was, from without, actually unmanned! So, being British, was assumed 'one out/ one in'!

But it transpires the queue was being manned by some 'put upon' assistant, standing, invisible to the queue, tucked away inside the shop, ready to pounce (and in her chosen position, not allowing anyone to be 2m away from her. Not physically possible at the doorway).

And, in doing so, compromised four peoples' safety, including her own.

Miljea

there is very little description in your op.

Get a grip ffs.

imboredintgehouse I despair

Please, please read my post .

NO ONE WAS WAVING ME ANYWHERE

The queue was UNMANAGED. Except, apparently, it was. By an assistant standing in an unobserved corner, yet one preventing 2m from all entrants and exiters, ready to POLICE us all, once we'd transgressed.

No one is loving this no. Especially not the people who have to go out to work with huge numbers of people every day in supermarkets dealing with rude and inconsiderate people. You sound awful.

I think perhaps some of us were just distracted - and not in an awestruck way - at your contrived and flowery prose and your innate and misplaced pride and superiority. I've not seen a poster more pleased with themselves than you seem to be, OP.

I don't believe that the store assistant was 'tucked away', it's their role at the moment to marshal and count shoppers in and out. No need for you to do that but it was incumbent on you to wait until called. How is it possible to fail so simple a task?

OP, I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time

Oh,amber I am awful.

But she, the Tesco Tyrant was also awful.

Do you agree or disagree? This is important. It actually is.

Do you feel that she should be allowed to impose her ill conceived, arbitrary ruling, badly applied, as documented above (trying to force four people into breaking boundaries in order to assert her 'authority')?

Was she right? Should I have walked back out of the Tesco Direct, entering her space, that of the next queueing customer, and that if the couple exiting, in order for her to assert her authority, given that she was invisible to the queue? Thus her authority over it at best, diminished, probably - non existent?

You said you went went within 2m's of him. Don't think he's the one being the dick

This thread was just an attention-seeking jolly jape then? Ugh.

I feel sorry for any store assistant having to deal with people like you, OP.

I queued for 20 mins to get in a supermarket earlier. Not a problem, the sun was shining and everyone observing the rules. The bloke in front of me who'd spent his queue time staring into space was waved in by the lovely staff member on the door to then stand just inside the door and read his list. He was politely asked to move and carry on his shopping so other people could be let in the shop and he was a complete cock to the shop worker. Some people don't use common sense at all.

I feel for these shop workers subject to abuse just trying to keep everyone safe, they are doing the best they can. They have never had to deal with anything like this, probably never had any training for anything like this.

Jesus!
I’m getting a red neck for you!!!

This is important. It actually is

For goodness' sake.

Oh no, capital letters and bolding. Must have been very bad indeed OP.

Tesco Tyrant I bet she has much better names for the customers that do their own thing.

Lying (great name 😉) she was not visible. She was standing inside the door, stepping away from exiting customers to the extent of leaning into the magazine rack! She would have been hard pressed to be more 'tucked away'!

Let me make it clear.

She was not visible. Before today, this Local Tesco have done this well, assistant/security
Officer socially distanced outside the door. For whatever reason, she tucked herself away just inside the door. Unseen. Hidden by Tesco's plethora of window stickers.

The first I knew of her existence was when she did her 'Oi!' . Loudly. Humiliatingly so. She didn't manage 'person out/person in'; she was just 'there'.

Then, yes, wanted me to do the walk of shame, leave the store, be 'invited' back in, glared at, etc. And, in doing so, invade the space of t four other people, including herself.

Just, no.