Me (ME): working in *insert big retailer here* standing at the self-checkouts watching the goings on, not causing trouble, and minding my own business
Creepy old man (COM): must be a conspiracy theorist, and psychopath or something, because everyone is evil and out to get him...
Here we go:
COM comes up to my stand to buy a gift card to get gas outside. As I am ringing him up, he starts in with the evils of the big gas stations and continues to get weird from there.
COM: I don't like the big gas stations, they are all horrible and don't want your business.
ME: Oh?
COM: Yeah, didn't you ever notice that Chevron means "shove you on"? They are always trying to get rid of you. And Mobil means "Get out of here." Can you see it? They are horrible.
ME: o_O
COM: That's why I always go to mom and pop shops to get gas. Except sometimes I come here because at least this place gives jobs to 119 people.
ME: Actually, we have about 600 employees here.
COM: No, you must be mistaken. There may have been 600 when you opened, but then you weeded out all of the scammers, liars, and bad people, so now you're left with a skeleton crew. That's all you really need.
ME: Ok, if you say so.
COM: But at least you aren't as bad as McDonald's! All of their crew is homosexuals! And all of the hair salons too! Always homosexuals!
ME: *getting offended because I worked for McD's for a long time and didn't go there because I was gay or turn gay because of it* Actually sir, I worked at McDonald's for 8 years, and it isn't like that.
COM: Yes it is, especially the one down on A street. That one is the worst!
ME: Sir, I worked at that one for a long time, I can assure you that it's not like that. Also, it's actually on B street.
COM: No, I am positive it's on A street.
ME: Well I worked there and I saw the mail coming in addressed to B street.
COM: That's dumb, it's on the corner, it should be AB street.
ME: Sure, ok, have a nice day now. *putters off to help a customer who needed help before the guy could say anything else*
Seriously, I swear this is a new breed of bigot and dumb all rolled into one! He didn't believe anything I said. Also, he probably thinks I am a lesbian now, because I worked in fast food. I know I'm not, but I'm never right, and COM must always be right. I probably don't know what street I work on either, even though I live right down the road between my current job and the McDonald's I used to work at. I should warn all 599...errrr 118 coworkers about him. The ones I told were shocked that anyone would say this sort of stuff out of the blue to me.
WHY DO I ATTRACT WEIRDOS AT WORK? *sigh*
Creepy old man (COM): must be a conspiracy theorist, and psychopath or something, because everyone is evil and out to get him...
Here we go:
COM comes up to my stand to buy a gift card to get gas outside. As I am ringing him up, he starts in with the evils of the big gas stations and continues to get weird from there.
COM: I don't like the big gas stations, they are all horrible and don't want your business.
ME: Oh?
COM: Yeah, didn't you ever notice that Chevron means "shove you on"? They are always trying to get rid of you. And Mobil means "Get out of here." Can you see it? They are horrible.
ME: o_O
COM: That's why I always go to mom and pop shops to get gas. Except sometimes I come here because at least this place gives jobs to 119 people.
ME: Actually, we have about 600 employees here.
COM: No, you must be mistaken. There may have been 600 when you opened, but then you weeded out all of the scammers, liars, and bad people, so now you're left with a skeleton crew. That's all you really need.
ME: Ok, if you say so.
COM: But at least you aren't as bad as McDonald's! All of their crew is homosexuals! And all of the hair salons too! Always homosexuals!
ME: *getting offended because I worked for McD's for a long time and didn't go there because I was gay or turn gay because of it* Actually sir, I worked at McDonald's for 8 years, and it isn't like that.
COM: Yes it is, especially the one down on A street. That one is the worst!
ME: Sir, I worked at that one for a long time, I can assure you that it's not like that. Also, it's actually on B street.
COM: No, I am positive it's on A street.
ME: Well I worked there and I saw the mail coming in addressed to B street.
COM: That's dumb, it's on the corner, it should be AB street.
ME: Sure, ok, have a nice day now. *putters off to help a customer who needed help before the guy could say anything else*
Seriously, I swear this is a new breed of bigot and dumb all rolled into one! He didn't believe anything I said. Also, he probably thinks I am a lesbian now, because I worked in fast food. I know I'm not, but I'm never right, and COM must always be right. I probably don't know what street I work on either, even though I live right down the road between my current job and the McDonald's I used to work at. I should warn all 599...errrr 118 coworkers about him. The ones I told were shocked that anyone would say this sort of stuff out of the blue to me.
WHY DO I ATTRACT WEIRDOS AT WORK? *sigh*
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