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Post by karinec on Apr 4, 2019 3:46:19 GMT
Ok, I'm really irritated right now and need to rant a little.
My DD20 works in retail. I have to say, she has been mistreated by more people considerably older than her than she ever was by her peers in HS. Thankfully, she's a tough kid with a good sense of self and I think I get more aggravated by her experiences than she does. I worked in retail when I was in college and I know how hard it can be.
I worked in film and television for 15+ years and would always avoid the actors because I saw the worst sides of them - the whiny, entitled, what can you do for me side. Living in Southern California, it's not uncommon to encounter celebrities in day to day life. Grocery store, shopping, what have you.
Today, my daughter texted me because she was just insulted by a "star" at work, who was looking for ski gear for her kids. My daughter tried to explain they didn't have what they were looking for, offered alternatives and tried to direct her to where she could find what she was looking for. The response: "Why are you giving me useless information?" and basically acting like a privileged bitch. I'm waiting for her to get home so I can get all the details.
I'm so irked. I feel like going on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc and posting a photo of this person and saying, "Thank you for mistreating my daughter today, you dumb CU next Tuesday"! I mean, really? Who do they think they are and why do they think it's ok to treat someone that way? I hope one day the karma bus hits her, and hard!
I feel a little better getting this off my chest. Thanks for listening, Peas!
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Post by trollie on Apr 4, 2019 3:48:12 GMT
Can we have a show or initials or something? Very curious as to who this is. Sorry your DD was mistreated.
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Post by Gennifer on Apr 4, 2019 4:56:40 GMT
I'd really like to be angry in support, so I'm gonna need to know who it is I'm directing the anger toward.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 4, 2019 12:42:36 GMT
I'd have no problem putting her name out here.
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Post by tiffanyr on Apr 4, 2019 12:54:21 GMT
I'm pretty sure this is against Pea rules...you must provide a name!! Sorry your daughter was mistreated!! Retail is a thankless job!!
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Apr 4, 2019 12:55:42 GMT
Celebrity or not, it is never ok to treat others that way. I have been a waitress and cashier and some people truly believe they are so far above others it amazing.
No reason to not share who it was.
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Post by busy on Apr 4, 2019 13:11:50 GMT
I think that there’s no excuse for that kind of behavior.
I also think it’s a bad idea to post her name. Sure, I am curious too but peas have been known to do stupid stuff in the past and if some peas mentioned on social media what happened, the person in question (ok, more likely her social media team) could see it and it would be easy to trace back to the source and could risk the OP’s daughter’s job.
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Post by LeaP on Apr 4, 2019 13:49:19 GMT
Sorry that happened to your daughter. It sucks to be abused by customers. If you post, however, you will be sinking yourself down to her level.
On a side note, Gelsons is an excellent place to observe plastic surgery gone too far. So many trout pouts, so little time.
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Post by mrssmith on Apr 4, 2019 13:52:45 GMT
Sorry she was treated badly. I would be hesitant about posting lest they come after you and say you/your daughter are lying.
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Post by disneypal on Apr 4, 2019 13:59:55 GMT
I am sorry your DD was treated so badly. No one should treat people that one. Some people (celebrity or not), think they are "above" other people. I wish you would go on social media and call her out - people shouldn't treat others like that, especially since your DD was trying to be helpful.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 14:00:21 GMT
I'd love to know who it is too! They are the worst, no joke. My mom used to work (before retirement, so I can blab now! lol) for the First Class Passenger Lounge for British Airways. This center was for folks that paid about 9000+ for a plane ticket to Euorpe. She met lots of nice "stars" (her fave was Alice Cooper!) but the one that was AWFUL was Rhianna. She had a cold and kept blowing her nose and leaving snotty tissues on the floor, for others to pick up. She also would not speak to staff directly, instructing her "people" to tell the lounge staff to get her stuff or do stuff for her. Also she brought more than the allowable number of people into the lounge, she had a 15 person entourage. Rude!
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Post by mustlovecats on Apr 4, 2019 14:05:51 GMT
That happened to me once in retail also. I won’t name names but it was a very prominent television personality who abused us more than any other customer I could ever remember.
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Post by Country Ham on Apr 4, 2019 14:12:44 GMT
My daughter tried to explain they didn't have what they were looking for, offered alternatives and tried to direct her to where she could find what she was looking for. The response: "Why are you giving me useless information?" and basically acting like a privileged bitch. I assume there is more to this story then just this. I have worked both as a waitress and retail and know rude, mean, over tired, rushed, friendly etc. I will also confess to being in a hurry and sometimes being short with someone who is overly informative. My husband was looking for an item in a very specific color for someone who only wears red socks. It's this man's thing. I looked on the shelf but saw empty unlabeled spots so I went to ask a simple "do you have these socks in red". I wanted a simple yes or no so I could move on. The person then tried to sell be a different brand in red, a different color etc. Finally I did get a bit snarky and had to cut her off saying "i asked about this brand no others". There are days I really appreciate being told where to find a hard to get item. Usually now a days most want you place an online order for free delivery. There are days I have been the bitch, days I have been bitched at. Days were I have super thick skin and days when every thing seems to bother me. If that was all there was to the conversation it was a little rude to read about but not enough IMO to destroy a person's reputation over on social media. I would tell the customer the same thing too, if she was annoyed with being offered "alternatives" to what she asked for. I would tell them that's not enough to ruin an employees reputation over. |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Apr 4, 2019 14:16:49 GMT
Name and shame!
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Post by PeachStatePea on Apr 4, 2019 14:23:05 GMT
I'd love to know who it is too! They are the worst, no joke. My mom used to work (before retirement, so I can blab now! lol) for the First Class Passenger Lounge for British Airways. This center was for folks that paid about 9000+ for a plane ticket to Euorpe. She met lots of nice "stars" (her fave was Alice Cooper!) but the one that was AWFUL was Rhianna. She had a cold and kept blowing her nose and leaving snotty tissues on the floor, for others to pick up. She also would not speak to staff directly, instructing her "people" to tell the lounge staff to get her stuff or do stuff for her. Also she brought more than the allowable number of people into the lounge, she had a 15 person entourage. Rude! That's interesting because a friend of mine is a Delta flight attendant and she sees a lot ofcelebrities and she said Rhianna was the absolute worst. That girl needs to wise up. |
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Post by Country Ham on Apr 4, 2019 14:25:18 GMT
She had a cold and kept blowing her nose and leaving snotty tissues on the floor, for others to pick up. I know people who do that in restaurants. Blow their noses on their napkins leaving it for the waitresses, and in tissues and just leaving them on the empty plates or table top. Such a nasty nasty habit. Rude. |
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Post by hop2 on Apr 4, 2019 14:41:05 GMT
Ski gear is more difficult to find in April.
Just sayin
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 14:58:56 GMT
Venting is fine, but naming so that others can hate based on hearsay would not be.
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Post by dawnnikol on Apr 4, 2019 14:59:07 GMT
Ok, I'm really irritated right now and need to rant a little. My DD20 works in retail. I have to say, she has been mistreated by more people considerably older than her than she ever was by her peers in HS. Thankfully, she's a tough kid with a good sense of self and I think I get more aggravated by her experiences than she does. I worked in retail when I was in college and I know how hard it can be. I worked in film and television for 15+ years and would always avoid the actors because I saw the worst sides of them - the whiny, entitled, what can you do for me side. Living in Southern California, it's not uncommon to encounter celebrities in day to day life. Grocery store, shopping, what have you. Today, my daughter texted me because she was just insulted by a "star" at work, who was looking for ski gear for her kids. My daughter tried to explain they didn't have what they were looking for, offered alternatives and tried to direct her to where she could find what she was looking for. The response: "Why are you giving me useless information?" and basically acting like a privileged bitch. I'm waiting for her to get home so I can get all the details. I'm so irked. I feel like going on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc and posting a photo of this person and saying, "Thank you for mistreating my daughter today, you dumb CU next Tuesday"! I mean, really? Who do they think they are and why do they think it's ok to treat someone that way? I hope one day the karma bus hits her, and hard! I feel a little better getting this off my chest. Thanks for listening, Peas! You have shown way more restraint that I would.  CU next Tuesday, indeed. |
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Post by karinec on Apr 4, 2019 16:14:47 GMT
My daughter tried to explain they didn't have what they were looking for, offered alternatives and tried to direct her to where she could find what she was looking for. The response: "Why are you giving me useless information?" and basically acting like a privileged bitch. I assume there is more to this story then just this. I have worked both as a waitress and retail and know rude, mean, over tired, rushed, friendly etc. I will also confess to being in a hurry and sometimes being short with someone who is overly informative. My husband was looking for an item in a very specific color for someone who only wears red socks. It's this man's thing. I looked on the shelf but saw empty unlabeled spots so I went to ask a simple "do you have these socks in red". I wanted a simple yes or no so I could move on. The person then tried to sell be a different brand in red, a different color etc. Finally I did get a bit snarky and had to cut her off saying "i asked about this brand no others". There are days I really appreciate being told where to find a hard to get item. Usually now a days most want you place an online order for free delivery. There are days I have been the bitch, days I have been bitched at. Days were I have super thick skin and days when every thing seems to bother me. If that was all there was to the conversation it was a little rude to read about but not enough IMO to destroy a person's reputation over on social media. I would tell the customer the same thing too, if she was annoyed with being offered "alternatives" to what she asked for. I would tell them that's not enough to ruin an employees reputation over.As I mentioned in my OP, my daughter was also trying to direct her to where she could find what she was looking for. That is not useless information. As she is my daughter, and I have loads of experience working with celebrities, I am much more likely to give my daughter the benefit of the doubt and not the other way around. |
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Post by karinec on Apr 4, 2019 16:20:08 GMT
Thanks everyone for listening. The details my DD gave me last night were just more of the same, a celebrity behaving badly, also while her husband had a very LOUD conversation on speakerphone during the entire event.
I want SO BADLY to tell you who this person is, but I will exercise common sense and restraint! I will say, it's sad because this person is looked upon across the whole world as a role model for young women. I think my daughter was shocked too that this person plays such a powerful female on the big screen but in real life was just awful.
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Post by basketdiva on Apr 4, 2019 16:25:02 GMT
Would you be just as irate and wanting to put it all over social media if an every day person had made the same comment? Non-celebrities can be just as rude as a celebrity. And I don't see the comment as an "insult"- just a plain rude remark.
You are reading way too much into the comment. And wanting to go on social media about this is wrong. You weren't there and it didn't happen to you.
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Post by Country Ham on Apr 4, 2019 16:40:01 GMT
As I mentioned in my OP, my daughter was also trying to direct her to where she could find what she was looking for. That is not useless information. There are days I really appreciate being told where to find a hard to get item. I saw that, and agree, which is why I wasn't referring too much to that part. I want SO BADLY to tell you who this person is, but I will exercise common sense and restraint! I will say, it's sad because this person is looked upon across the whole world as a role model for young women. I think my daughter was shocked too that this person plays such a powerful female on the big screen but in real life was just awful. People are not their characters on a show and boy do we as a whole have a hard time remembering that. Role model characters might be terrible real life people, and on screen villains are not villains in real life. More importantly we all have bad days. While we should never be rude, we all fall sometimes. Are short tempered. I am in no way saying she may not of been rude. But I am glad a momentary lapse in judgement isn't going to lead to a tar and feathering. Maybe she is like this all the time and if so, it will become public knowledge. I am not a star, but I am married to the pastor of the largest church in my town. I live my life in a fishbowl always walking on egg shells because if I accidentally say the word "shit" and someone hears me swear it reflects badly on my husband. I seriously can't have a public "bad day" moment without weighing the ramifications over and over in mind. That's neither here or there. |
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Post by inkedup on Apr 4, 2019 16:45:36 GMT
I think the world would be a lot nicer if everyone were required to work retail or food service for one season in life.
I'm sorry your daughter encountered such a rude person. Unfortunately, it won't be the last. These days, it seems like most people - regular Joes and Josephines- are clueless and rude.
I always found that killing rude people with kindness worked. They were either embarrassed by their behavior, or clueless and I felt better for not sinking to their level.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Apr 4, 2019 16:48:29 GMT
I would love to know too!
I met Beyoncé and Jay-Z a few years ago. My cousin was working for L'Oréal at the time and we were backstage before her show. Talk about nice and gracious. Neither had to talk to us but they talked to us for a while before the show, sat down and shot the sh*t. Just a really nice couple. And I will admit, I was NOT a fan on Jay-Z until that encounter.
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Post by karinec on Apr 4, 2019 16:49:13 GMT
Would you be just as irate and wanting to put it all over social media if an every day person had made the same comment? Non-celebrities can be just as rude as a celebrity. And I don't see the comment as an "insult"- just a plain rude remark. You are reading way too much into the comment. And wanting to go on social media about this is wrong. You weren't there and it didn't happen to you. As I mentioned in my OP, this was a rant. Just because I felt like doing something, doesn't mean I would actually do it. YOU are wrong for judging my feelings. This is my daughter we're talking about, I will always take her side over a stranger, be it a celebrity or a stranger on the internet.
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Post by inkedup on Apr 4, 2019 16:54:31 GMT
My daughter tried to explain they didn't have what they were looking for, offered alternatives and tried to direct her to where she could find what she was looking for. The response: "Why are you giving me useless information?" and basically acting like a privileged bitch. I assume there is more to this story then just this. I have worked both as a waitress and retail and know rude, mean, over tired, rushed, friendly etc. I will also confess to being in a hurry and sometimes being short with someone who is overly informative. My husband was looking for an item in a very specific color for someone who only wears red socks. It's this man's thing. I looked on the shelf but saw empty unlabeled spots so I went to ask a simple "do you have these socks in red". I wanted a simple yes or no so I could move on. The person then tried to sell be a different brand in red, a different color etc. Finally I did get a bit snarky and had to cut her off saying "i asked about this brand no others". There are days I really appreciate being told where to find a hard to get item. Usually now a days most want you place an online order for free delivery. There are days I have been the bitch, days I have been bitched at. Days were I have super thick skin and days when every thing seems to bother me. If that was all there was to the conversation it was a little rude to read about but not enough IMO to destroy a person's reputation over on social media. I would tell the customer the same thing too, if she was annoyed with being offered "alternatives" to what she asked for. I would tell them that's not enough to ruin an employees reputation over. Okay, so how is this person supposed to know which day they caught you on? The day where you want more or less information about the red socks? And, in my experience, this type of customer will be a jerk anyway. They'll complain if you give too much information and they'll complain if your give answers that they deem unsatisfactory. You speak so often about being a pastor's wife. I'd expect you to show a little more grace toward service people. It's not their job to divine your mood or how thick your skin is that day, and there is no excuse for your rudeness. And while I don't think this warrants a social media outing, I think OP made it pretty clear that she is just venting. I wonder how jesus would treat someone who gave him too much info about red socks. |
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Post by jlynnbarth on Apr 4, 2019 16:59:42 GMT
I'd love to know who it is too! They are the worst, no joke. My mom used to work (before retirement, so I can blab now! lol) for the First Class Passenger Lounge for British Airways. This center was for folks that paid about 9000+ for a plane ticket to Euorpe. She met lots of nice "stars" (her fave was Alice Cooper!) but the one that was AWFUL was Rhianna. She had a cold and kept blowing her nose and leaving snotty tissues on the floor, for others to pick up. She also would not speak to staff directly, instructing her "people" to tell the lounge staff to get her stuff or do stuff for her. Also she brought more than the allowable number of people into the lounge, she had a 15 person entourage. Rude! Alice Cooper is a super great guy, so that's awesome to hear your Mom liked him! One of my dh's best friends from High School is a roadie for Alice and just respects the heck out of him. Every time He comes to town we get to go to the concert and we get to hang out on the bus with all of them. The whole band and crew are awesome people. Alice has always been very personable with us and loves to talk golf. LOL |
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Post by Really Red on Apr 4, 2019 16:59:51 GMT
I hear you, OP, and even though, I, too, am dying to know who it was, admire your restraint in not naming the person. Country Ham is right. It must be miserable to ALWAYS be on. Granted, I wouldn't be rude, but there's always a time in our lives where we aren't at our best for one reason or another. I think when you are a celebrity, you are paid the money to compensate for that difficulty. That said, we are SO harsh on some people and then others we ignore their misdoings. |
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Post by karinec on Apr 4, 2019 17:06:52 GMT
I think the world would be a lot nicer if everyone were required to work retail or food service for one season in life.
I'm sorry your daughter encountered such a rude person. Unfortunately, it won't be the last. These days, it seems like most people - regular Joes and Josephines- are clueless and rude. I always found that killing rude people with kindness worked. They were either embarrassed by their behavior, or clueless and I felt better for not sinking to their level. You are so right! ----------------------------- My DD has encountered so many circumstances, moreso than I ever did, everything from attempts to touch her inappropriately to asking if she was "retarded" - their word, not mine. When you work in an expensive specialty store, people don't understand how hard it can be to meet a complete stranger and try and assess their needs from a few sentences.
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CU next Tuesday, indeed. 
