To be utterly embarrassed by this Waitrose staff member

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I welcome all comments because I genuinely don't know if I am being oversensitive or not.

I visited our local waitrose last week with my 3 children and their friend so 4 under 5. They were all very well behaved (after being threatened warned in the car they wouldn't be getting sweets if they didn't), just a normal shop, no incidents and we went home.

I went back today with just the baby (13 mths). And this is the conversation I had with the man on the checkout.

Waitrose Man: You were in here the other day with loads more children weren't you?

Me: Yes, they're with there grandparents today

Waitrose man: (grinning) yes I remember you, I was on the lottery they were being quite naughty

Me: er no they weren't

Waitrose man: Yes they were, you said to the baby 'and you can shut up too'

Me: um no I didn't, I wouldn't tell my baby to shut up.

Waitrose man: Yes you did I was on the lottery over there and heard you

Me: (now bloody embarrassed) I can assure you I haven't and wouldn't tell a baby to shut up.

At this point the other checkout woman turns around and says "are you winding someone up again and he laughs and says 'yes, why not'"

He then says to me "are you sure it wasn't you"

Me: Yes I'm sure

Him: Why, would you be in trouble if you did?

I just ignored him at this point and packed my shopping.

Now would you be embarrassed by this? I can't believe he thought it an appropriate conversation in front of a queue of people.

There is no way I told the baby to shut up He actually had me doubting myself for a while, but I know I didn't.

I feel bloody angry now to be accused of crappy parenting in front of a queue of people.

would he really loose his job or if manager thought it appropriate get some gentle customer training?

Its hard enough shopping with DC and I heard two JL staff bitching about mum with crying toddler the other day - toddler was gently sobbing, they had a good old crow about people coming with small dc and too late etc.

God life's too short to worry about stuff like this isn't it? Am I missing something??

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I remember this thread the first time round

He obviously has status issues - he probably feels inferior for having to work on a check out and serve other people. Sooooo tries to make himself feel better by belittling and mocking the people he serves.

Pathetic.

Yes definitely complain, very unprofessional, sounds like he has a habit for it!

Imagine if he did that to someone vulnerable or who had MH issues, very inappropriate!

Tourette's is nothing to do with being a cunt with poor social skills. I'm not sure why you all keep talking about it.
It is a debilitating and heartbreaking condition. Watching my child struggle with it and hate the tics, the noises, the stigma....and there is so little that can be done. It is so misunderstood. He sounds nothing like someone who has TS or ASD. He just sounds like a tool.

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Revived by a twat. Updated by OP to say she can't remember what happened 😬

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Thanks chipping.
Got all pissed off for nothing

I see people are still giving the OP advice about an incident that was SIX YEARS AGO - the OP herself has come into the thread to say she's moved on FFS!

You should complain to the Store Manager as a first step. Was he wearing a name badge, if so I hope you took note.

Another one who can't read numbers.... 🙄

Yes the OP should complain - it was six years ago but I'm sure they will take it seriously 🙄🙄🙄

Can't MNHQ pull these kinds of zombie threads?!

I'd complain but I hear that particular checkout man is now an MP.

I would have told him he should be concentrating on his work rather than watching customers. Complain.

buttercup The thread is from 2011...

The OP is going to look a little odd if she does

I wouldn't be embarrassed. I'd be Fuckin apoplectic. Even if like he said your kids were being "naughty".
Not his circus. Not his monkeys.
He had no business talking to you like that, and then carrying it on saying.
Are you sure.
Yes you were sure. You said so. How dare he question you like a magistrate judge.

I'd be putting in a complaint. I don't want him to lose his job, but. He needs to know what's appropriate and what's not. Customers pay his wages. If I was the manager. I'd want to know. He carries on like that. Hes going to put customers off.
Oh and his co-worker wasn't much better, bantering with him about him acting like an idiot.

Fuck sake another Zombie