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To have made the woman behind the till at tesco cry this morning :(

26 replies

passiveaggresive · 09/06/2011 12:50

Poor woman - don't know what i did! I sort of recognised her from when i worked there 20 years ago. Always remember her as being nice and happy go lucky. Anyway, im away with the fairies today - had done my shopping and decided to buy some flowers to put on my dads grave. Got my three pots of flowers, nearly dropped them, went to the till, gabbling away about how scatty i am. Shes looking at me like im an alien - so i say to her, oh, you look like you're having a day like mine (its not been great), no answer, so i ask her if shes ok. She says "oh ive got a headache" See, this was the point where i should have shut the fuck up and took my shopping and left. But no, I went on about how i had a headache for two days and it wouldnt go - bla bla bla. Next thing i know shes out of her chair and off to the ladies in floods of tears.

I told her supervisor who was on the next till that i didn't think she was very well and she said "oh, shes always doing that, gets on our nerves" Hmm

Felt bloody awful, and what is worse, i just left without checking on her :(

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bupcakesandcunting · 09/06/2011 12:52

You weren't being unreasonable but her supervisor was. She might always be "doing that" because she has some issues to deal with.

TheFeministsWife · 09/06/2011 12:53

YANBU I don't think you did anything wrong, so sounds like a bit of a drama queen.

chicletteeth · 09/06/2011 12:54

No YANBU.

She's either got ishoos or she's having a bad day

IWantToBeAFairyWhenIGrowUp · 09/06/2011 12:57

She might have something wrong with her - poor woman. YANBU, you didn't know she'd burst into tears.

Her supervisor was a bit of a bitch though.

fearnelinen · 09/06/2011 12:58

Were you being passiveagreesive?? Wink

YANBU, it's clearly nothing to do with you.

confuseddotcodotuk · 09/06/2011 13:01

YANBU, but if you feel bad maybe you could ask her if she's alright next time you see her? Her supervisor was a bit twattish imo.

passiveaggresive · 09/06/2011 13:02

Ive had a rough few days fearnelinen, but i would have hoped my simmering anger was kept in check my my OTT friendliness, which maybe i should be keeping in check too. I just like talking to people - sometimes people do seem to back away from me and look at me like i'm mad, but this will be the first time i've reduced someone to tears.

And yes, her supervisor was a cow - i looked a bit like this Shock raised my eyes to the customers stood there and walked out

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Pumpernickel10 · 09/06/2011 13:03

passive you sound lovely. She was probably having a bad day and you asking probably helped. Her supervisor sounds a right cow and didn't act very professionally if you ask me

SuePurblybilt · 09/06/2011 13:03

Were you being nice? That's what always tips me over into tears, when someone is kind. I'm sure it wasn't your fault - at least you didn't go on about how you knew someone who tied of a headache or something not that i am that tactless.

stripeywoollenhat · 09/06/2011 13:04

not you, clearly: poor woman clearly has some sort of problem and her supervisor is a hard hearted bastard.

fearnelinen · 09/06/2011 13:05

passive you didn't reduce her to tears, there could be all manner of reasons but I'd bet my bottom dollar it wasn't anything you did.

SuePurblybilt · 09/06/2011 13:28

That would be died of a headache. Nobody was ever tied of one.

excitedLJ · 09/06/2011 13:58

AIBU to be slightly disappointed that this wasn't the juicy post I had hoped for after reading the title?? Wink

[god i'm a cow and need to leave this house for a walk or something....]

passiveaggresive · 09/06/2011 14:48

sorry to disappoint you excited, im just too nice Grin

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Ormirian · 09/06/2011 14:50

Were you being nice to her? You bastard! How could you Grin

Niceness is a killer when you are feeling wobbly.

passiveaggresive · 09/06/2011 14:54

i know that Orm, i wished id had a go at her when she failed to put my clubcard through now - then she would have been bouyed up with righteous indignation and had a better day, can't do right for doing wrong Grin

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Pumpernickel10 · 09/06/2011 15:24

Give me nice anyday :)
Can't see why some wish to turn things bitchy I'd rather see a lovely post like this when someone was trying to be kind and helpful. Give me that anyway and I'm sure passive she will remember you when you go in again.

passiveaggresive · 09/06/2011 15:26

ah, i think Orm was joking Grin and i was being slightly provocative with the title, just a tad! lol

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Ormirian · 09/06/2011 15:30

joking? Joking? Of course I wasn't joking. I was deadly serious.....

Wink
Pumpernickel10 · 09/06/2011 15:30

I'm being too sensitive today, ignore me.
It was not aimed at either of you.

YankNCock · 09/06/2011 15:32

I agree with Sue, sounds like you were being nice. I think the mistake was asking 'how are you?'. Someone asked me that about a month ago and I burst into tears. It was the anniversary of the due date for the baby I lost, and I'd been fighting a crying jag all day.

So just never, ever ask anyone how they are. Grin

SuePurblybilt · 09/06/2011 15:34

Yeah, stop caring you cowbag Grin

yoshiLunk · 09/06/2011 15:35

there you go again, upsetting poor pumpernickel this time, where will you stop?? Angry

Grin
passiveaggresive · 09/06/2011 15:35

nup, wont ignore you pumpernickel, rather prescribe a large glass of Wine or cup of [tea], but definately not a Biscuit Grin Hope you are ok

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Pumpernickel10 · 09/06/2011 15:53

Large cuppa will do nice cheers

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