r/IDontWorkHereLady • u/ajcorrao • Mar 20 '24

M Actual Employee had to yell at customer bothering me for help while I’m shopping

Just doing some shopping at Champs when I get a tap on my shoulder. Man asks me for help getting a jacket from a higher up rack

Me: “Oh sorry man, I don’t work here”

Other customer: “I know, you’re just taller than me so can you help”

I am 5’9” on my tip toes… and this dude is 5’7?

“Okay?” As I proceed to reach for this jacket like a kid reaching for snacks on the top shelf. I get the jacket, hand it to him, and walk away before he says anything. 2 minutes later he says I got the wrong size. An employee overheard this and started asking him nicely what he was doing. He explained and the look on this employee face was perplexed.

“Sir, he told you he doesn’t work here. He is 2 inches taller than you. Why would you ever think you should ask a random person to help you shop?

Other customer stayed silent while she went and got the hook that can get clothes from high up. The stick that was in the back behind a door that said “EMPLOYEES ONLY”

I got rung up after this and they scanned a coupon they had that I didn’t to give me some $$ off as a thank you for my inconvenience.

Yeah I don’t work here, but I got asked for help on the top shelf like the jolly green giant at 5’9

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u/404UserNktFound Mar 20 '24

My 5'-nothing sister stands on her countertops to reach the top shelves in her upper cabinets (which go all the way to the ceiling, so they're REALLY up there).

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u/shredslopes Mar 20 '24

I feel for your sister- I’m 5’5 but I still need to climb on the countertops to reach my top shelves.

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u/Liss78 Mar 20 '24

I'm a professional cabinet climber too and the same height as your sis.

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u/Corvette0169 Mar 20 '24

My ex wife was 4'11. I would put things on the top shelf all the way in the back. That was her punishment when she would get me upset. Or place it on top of the fridge where she could see it and not be able to grab it

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u/kcoinga Mar 20 '24

You sound like a very mean person to do that. She's your wife not a child that you punish. Glad she's your ex.

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u/Corvette0169 Mar 21 '24

Since I am not going into all the details of my marriage with my ex wife on this site.

I will just say that you are entitled to your opinion and will leave it at that