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This has been stewing for some time now, and I finally snapped. Managed to get a bag boy at my local grocery store in trouble too. The question I have, is while I know my comment was a bit snarky, was it sucky of me or him?
Background:
There is this young boy, his name evades me, but he comes across as being a real smart a$$. Every comment I make around him, has some kind of retort or this really smart alecky look and then a comment. It's as though he doesn't believe a thing I say. Now I don't really care what he thinks, but there have been some times when he was particularly irritating. Case in point: I was talking to a friend of mine about a computer I recently got. I'd taken part in this product testing deal, and managed to get a good computer for the company. (the idea being if I liked the one, I would buy more to match it. I may, but that's not the point here) Commenting to a girl I know at the store, he happened to over hear this and began to prod me every time I was in the store with a very snotty "Did you get it yet?" Over and over and over...and well yesterday I snapped.
He had asked me, for the umpteenth time in a rather snide voice. "So, you do any work?" or something similar. In reference to the company. (note, currently, MJ12 is not located in my home city.) I answered yeah, commented a bit on it; only to have him say right to me. "Oh come on. What do you really do?" I looked at him and just repeated my position, to which he responded quote. "Yeah. You keep telling yourself that." His tone was very rude, and well it was that which pushed me over the edge. I said loudly, not yelling mind, but I did raise my voice some "Tell me, were you born a smarta$$, or do you have to practice? Next time I want any crap from you, I'll pinch your head okay?"
Well the manager over heard this, came over and asked what was the matter as the bag boy tried to make himself scarce. One of the customers behind me chimed in, saying that this boy had been very rude; and they too were tired of it. The last I saw of him, the manager had him following him into the office.
I'm told by the girl I know, that he's been written up and told to watch his tone.
Background:
There is this young boy, his name evades me, but he comes across as being a real smart a$$. Every comment I make around him, has some kind of retort or this really smart alecky look and then a comment. It's as though he doesn't believe a thing I say. Now I don't really care what he thinks, but there have been some times when he was particularly irritating. Case in point: I was talking to a friend of mine about a computer I recently got. I'd taken part in this product testing deal, and managed to get a good computer for the company. (the idea being if I liked the one, I would buy more to match it. I may, but that's not the point here) Commenting to a girl I know at the store, he happened to over hear this and began to prod me every time I was in the store with a very snotty "Did you get it yet?" Over and over and over...and well yesterday I snapped.
He had asked me, for the umpteenth time in a rather snide voice. "So, you do any work?" or something similar. In reference to the company. (note, currently, MJ12 is not located in my home city.) I answered yeah, commented a bit on it; only to have him say right to me. "Oh come on. What do you really do?" I looked at him and just repeated my position, to which he responded quote. "Yeah. You keep telling yourself that." His tone was very rude, and well it was that which pushed me over the edge. I said loudly, not yelling mind, but I did raise my voice some "Tell me, were you born a smarta$$, or do you have to practice? Next time I want any crap from you, I'll pinch your head okay?"
Well the manager over heard this, came over and asked what was the matter as the bag boy tried to make himself scarce. One of the customers behind me chimed in, saying that this boy had been very rude; and they too were tired of it. The last I saw of him, the manager had him following him into the office.
I'm told by the girl I know, that he's been written up and told to watch his tone.
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