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I came into the story late in the game tonight when I answered the phone. I was trying to finish up and get out, but poor FES was by himself up front and on a checklane. So I grabbed the phonecall coming in, since I guess our operator had gone home. It was a man, who sounded to be in his 30s, at least, asking for the MOD by name. I cheerfully asked who was calling, which seemed to tick him off. He told me "This is Stewart [name changed to protect the guilty]. Just let me speak to MOD." I had to cut off his angry tirade to put him on hold. So, MOD came up and I told him, "He says his name is Stewart--" when MOD cut me off to say he wouldn't deal with the guy because he'd kicked him out earlier. So the plan was to let the phone ring overhead and not answer, as the guy kept calling. The calling went on at least 10 minutes. When I was getting ready to leave I was next to the emergency door. I heard someone outside honking the horn over and over and thought, "I bet that's Stewart, probably on his cell calling the store."
So, I got the story from MOD, whose first name means "of such-and-such country", though he's not, but people in his country speak the other country's language sometimes, thus the possibility of him being named so. Are ya with me? It's important because Stewart had kept asking if MOD was from the country that engendered his name, essentially making fun of him, and MOD felt this was disrespectful. Stewart was also bouncing a ball all over and wouldn't stop. This put merchandise in jeopardy, and possibly others' safety. (What if it hit someone with balance/mobility issues?) So Stewart got kicked out.
The kicker in all this: MOD remembers this guy because he had applied for a job recently. Yeah, arguing with and harassing our MOD is gonna put you on the short hiring list, buddy.
So, I got the story from MOD, whose first name means "of such-and-such country", though he's not, but people in his country speak the other country's language sometimes, thus the possibility of him being named so. Are ya with me? It's important because Stewart had kept asking if MOD was from the country that engendered his name, essentially making fun of him, and MOD felt this was disrespectful. Stewart was also bouncing a ball all over and wouldn't stop. This put merchandise in jeopardy, and possibly others' safety. (What if it hit someone with balance/mobility issues?) So Stewart got kicked out.
The kicker in all this: MOD remembers this guy because he had applied for a job recently. Yeah, arguing with and harassing our MOD is gonna put you on the short hiring list, buddy.
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