On 7/10/2016 8:37 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-07-10 8:15 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>> but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>> are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>> same thing about customers.
>>
>
> I saw a woman get all upset about a cashier a couple weeks ago. She had
> her stuff on the conveyor, they rolled forward, the cashier looked at
> the woman and smiled. Another cashier came up behind him and took over
> for him. The woman got all huffy and asked her why he had looked at her
> and walked away. The replacement cashier said he was going on his break.
> It was pretty obvious that the was customer was suggesting that it was
> because she was black, but it was pretty obvious to me that he was just
> being relieved to go on break.
>
He likely could have mentioned to her he was going on break but hey,
since someone else was right there to ring up her purchases what's the
big deal? Imagined 'slights' are not a reason to get upset. Do some
people really expect those employees to stand there for hours on end
without a break? (rhetorical question)

Jill