I admit I am in a bit of a dark place at the moment, DP and I are separating and I am currently in temporary accommodation with the kids, but this has been playing round in my head for a while!
Went to the garage yesterday to get a treat for the kids before a long journey. Even though it was quiet it took a while to get served as the cashier was very chatty. Not a problem but did mean I had to keep catching DS (4) as he was getting fidgety.
My turn, put my basket up and man starts to put it through, only about 10 things. Glance at DS as he is playing with the sweets handily placed at his eye level, but was quite distracted as I was a bit worried about getting the shopping back to the car as I am disabled and walk with a stick.
As I paid another customer in the queue said loudly, “Have you ever worked in a shop?” I looked at her a bit confused. She said “Because if you did, you would know how annoying it is to have children messing around with the stock.”
I looked down and saw that DS had moved a few packets of fruit pastilles onto another packet of sweets while I was paying. I muttered an apology, but it really upset me that she felt the need to publicly criticise me over something so small.
I actually have worked in shops, although not for a while. A clothes shop, and also a shoe shop. I frequently had to straighten / rearrange stock people had moved, tried on, put back in the wrong place. It was part of the job, didn’t bother me in the slightest. AIBU?