Working retail/service in the US is a joke because people have become so entitled that they don't even think of service workers as humans anymore. When I used to work retail at a certain big blue box electronics store I was screamed at, yelled at, belittled, called names, and in a couple very extreme cases had items thrown at me and one person took a swing at me.

This is just another example of that. People here in the US are so detached from reality and laser focused on their routine that they literally cannot comprehend that workers may want to spend a holiday with their family too. Or worse than that, they think workers don't deserve to be at home with their families on a holiday, because they deserve service more than you deserve to see your family. God forbid they microwave a meal that one day.

It's pure entitlement and it's disgusting. Surprisingly I found that the lower income/societal class the person is the more entitled they would act towards me as a service worker.

[–] CazzoBuco@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (7 children)

You lost me entirely on the last point. That's pure propaganda, mate.

[–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Nope. I worked retail for years at the same yellow-and-blue themed electronics store and they're spot-on. The absolute worst are the ones carrying tacky designer bags. Think the giant LV logo ones. They were almost universally nightmares to deal with that had $1000 deposit requirements for cell phones.

[–] CazzoBuco@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You've dealt primarily with low/middle income customers and you don't think that sways your "findings?"

[–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I dealt with quite a range of incomes. I pull their credit reports to qualify them for service. I knew exactly what their financials looked like.

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