to feel uncomfortable being served by woman with tourettes that kept swearing at me?

[racmac]

I went to a well known high street store and was served by a lady who had tourettes. I have no problem with this or any of her ticks BUT she kept saying cunt and wanker - i dont use these words in front of my children so dont expect others to AIBU in expecting that she shouldnt be serving customers?

It was rather disconcerting to be told "thats £20.00 please, cunt, wanker"

Racmac

I think this is a TROLL.....

kids are going to hear those words and then, when they are teens they will use them.
I applaud the shop, not hiding her away in the back. She has a right to the same jobs as anyone else, whatever her condition.

why am i a troll

I came across this when my eldest ds was in hospital for just over a week. No matter when we tried to get something to eat in the hospital, we would be served by a staff member who possibly had the same condition.

It was pretty unerving to be sworn at, spat at and have your toast thrown at you.

By needmorecoffee on Sun 30-Nov-08 17:42:56
the woman has a condition. Ignore what she says, your children wont melt. Anything else is disablist.
What next? OMG that quadraplegic is drooling????

look on the brightside, our dd's can open a cafe(they can call it shockers) and drool and spill stuff all over the customers

unnerving

unnerving

I was just trying to correct a spelling. Sorry for the multiple posts!

having been on the reciving end of some precious woman who said my dd's condition upset her 3 yo I think there's still too many intolerant and disablist attitudes.
If your little angel hears a bad word either tell her not to use it or stuff cotton wool in her ears.

judgenutmeg imagine having a condition you have no control over.
unnerving i imagine

well it is self-limiting really. A blind person does not make a good crossing guard. A person who has an uncontrollable tic of swearing and spitting does not make a good customer services rep.

To try and pretend anything else is drivel

well it is self-limiting really. A blind person does not make a good crossing guard. A person who has an uncontrollable tic of swearing and spitting does not make a good customer services rep.

To try and pretend anything else is drivel

Im not being precious - im saying i was shocked to be served by someone swearing at me.

for the op

so it is ok to be serving people if you have uncontrollable swearing then?

is it ok to be serving people if you are suffering from manic or psycopathic violent outbursts? After all that's a disease too.

I'm am trying to work out where the line is drawn.

I used to work in a kitchen with a woman with Tourettes by the way. For about 8 months. Lovely lady.

2adventsevenfoldshoes
thats really helpful thanks

I'm with Moston on this one.

since when is the manifestation of this ladies impairment going to actually hurt you?

sorry I find it hard to take a thread like this seriously, a small child hearing a few swear words will not harm them for life. a grown up hearing swear words will not harm them for life.
but if the lady in the op isn't allowed to work, it will harm her for life.

I'd go shop there and applaud their positive outlook on impairments myself. And I'd take my 4 yo.

moston tourettes is not a disease,you won't catch it.

Which shop was it?

nmc I would too, trouble is dd would be laughing her head off.