Creepy Custy Making The Moves on a Salesgirl Gets Told

The Last Archimedean gets a Retail Balls Award from saving his coworker from a creepy custy:

Today I'm doing some shopping and wander near the jewelry department to price watches [mine has a broken band, so I'm using it as a pocket-watch. It still keeps perfect time.] I see a female sales clerk and a jerk of a customer as I tune in to the conversation.

Jerk: "C'mon, sweetie. I'll make your body quiver with pleasure."

Salesclerk: "I already said no."

Jerk [moving forward]: "You know you want me, honey."

Salesclerk: "I'm *not interested* in you. Now buy something or get out."

[At this point, I notice a manager standing a few feet away, silently watching. I know he's a manager because of the tag on his uniform that reads MANAGER, and I wonder why he's not intervening.]

Jerk: "Look, girlie, I don't want to have to use force, but I will teach you to respect men if I have to."

Salesclerk: "No means no. I do not want to go back to your house!"

[Jerk slaps the salesclerk, hard, across the face in full view of the manager. He still does nothing to intervene.]

Me [stepping in between Jerk and salesclerk]: "Leave the lady alone."

Jerk: "I'll go through you if I have to." [Punches me in the stomach.]

Manager [stepping over and grabbing Jerk's arms, roughly]: "Get the hell out of my store, a**hole. And don't ever come back. You just assaulted a customer." [He physically drags Jerk towards the store's exit]

Me: [thinking: WTF? So it's OK for him to abuse a salesclerk and harass her, but he lays a finger on a customer and he's gone?]

Salesclerk: "Thanks." [Pauses momentarily] "Are you doing anything tonight?"

[If I wasn't already taken, I'd have bought her dinner. She was quite attractive. And no one deserves to be treated like Jerk was treating her.]

May all your customers be sane...

--TLA

 

 

 

Comments

[Madscoutleader]

Erm ... WTF did the "Manager" think he was doing?! I hope you reported the whole incident to Corporate, as, at the very least, he needs some more training!!!!

[BookishGirl]

He slapped her - that's assault isn't it? He should be arrested - and the manager disciplined!!

[The Last Archimedean]

Jerk is banned for life from the store, so that's a small victory. I did put in a word to Corporate about how the manager didn't intervene while his employee was being threatened and only stepped in when a customer was hit, but like most big corporations, they're soulless, so I don't expect anything to be done.

[Karebear]

At least you did something to try to help. Manager doesn't deserve to be employed.

[Jr manager]

I feel sorry for the employee. Is somebody tried that at the store one of the other workers would step in pretending to be dating her. Or a manager would step in and stop it before anything physical would happen. That manager needs to retrained, and the employee should press charges at the corporation/manager for not protecting the best interests of her and her safety.

[Kristina]

TLA you deserve several drinks for that. The Manager needs a swift kick in the balls for his inaction. Its stuff like that, where me not currently being in retail is a good thing because I would have fed that jerk his teeth after slapping.

[Book Baby]

One summer, we had an intern that was quite pretty. We had one old guy who was harmless, but who would always talk up the cute young things. Hell, he talked to ANYTHING female! Any way, I caught him one day telling Ms. Intern how pretty she was. Ms.Intern was getting more uncomfortable by the second, but didn't know how to handle this old duffer. I physically stepped between them and said, "Hey, she's getting MARRIED in a few weeks!" (true--she WAS getting married). He backed off and she wasn't bothered by him again. She later thanked me. I am the bouncer for my work--I keep the old farts away from our interns! LOL

[Skittles]

What is wrong with people? I keep seeing this thread of thought more and more lately. The whole "I will teach you how to show proper respect for a man" invariably followed by profanity. This is a seriously disturbing trend.
My approach to that sort of thing is usually to get weird. Try walking up behind someone doing that putting your hand gently on his shoulder then when you have his attention say "I'm going to rip your heart and eat it while you bleed, come on baby you know you'll like it". Ok don't really do that it's probably illegal and there just might be a jury somewhere crazy enough to convict.

[perky]

While we do have to swallow a bit of verbal abuse, I will say one thing about our management--if any crusty dares lay a hand on us, or even act like they will get violent, they will not be tolerated by management. Thankfully we have not had any incidents like that in a long while.

[Aunty]

I carry a boxcutter all day. If some motherfucker hit me I'd cut him. Fuck that nonsense. I really hope that manager gets his dick stepped on.

[mystic_eye]

The fact that that customer is still walking around free scares the crap out of me. If he will do and say that in front of witnesses, what will he do when no one is around?

[NC Tony]

You should have at least told the salesclerk to report her manager to whoever is over him, and about the 3D's of RHU.

[bellflowermoonfish]

I have warned more than one male customer: touch me and I'll be keeping your fucking hand for my trophy case. One ghetto gentleman in drive thru then told me "bitch you ain't gonna do shit" but I remarked: you say this from far enough inside the car that I can't knock you the fuck out but I can sling this boiling chili pot pretty fucking far and I don't care if I hit your friend in the process!" I've also told one of the owners to her face that I WILL NOT wear a nametag unless they give me one that has one of my middle names instead of my first because I am NOT letting one more horny, drunk fuckbag start moaning/cooing/catcalling my name at me while trying to caress my hand while I give change. She was shocked that I would "defy" her but I asked her if she would feel safe in my shoes? She had no answer...no other nametag was ever made but she's also seemed to drop it. /rant
Point being: anyone who even THINKS about hurting a slave (especially when you're being a sicko and have already been told NO) should be beaten shitless by any nearby custy/employee/manager/LP/vigilante kung fu nun who witnesses the events! And the manager in THIS case should be right next to creepo getting HIS share of ass kicking too!

[Food Service Queeny]

I hate name tags would always take it off unless the inspector or big boss was there. A guy once sang a song he magical made up on the spot with my name. He was nice but I was getting annoyed with random weirdos knowing my name. Once an inspector followed me around the moment i arrived and kept standing too close. He kept paying special attention to me everyone noticed.