Employee Encounters Rude Customer, Runs Into Him Months Later At His Workplace In Retail Store, And Gets Their Petty Revenge

Revenge is best served... Oh well!

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• November 29, 2023

Everyone who interacts with customers in a customer-facing role, such as customer service or even retail, needs training on how to handle angry and disrespectful clients. In the age of social media, mobile phone videos, and the nature of nations, it's even more crucial.

Seemingly, people feel more comfortable expressing their rage and intimidating coworkers, even when a stranger is filming them on their mobile phone. These poor workers are at the forefront of the major mask controversy and it's not an easy task.

A wide range of clients are prone to grievances but unlike what the general public believes, not all disgruntled customers are impolite. In ideal situations, the majority of dissatisfied clients will maintain their composure while interacting with the support staff.

They won't have to use derogatory language to express their issues. However, some clients regrettably have a tendency toward inappropriate behavior.

The OP had a customer behave so rudely to her when she worked at Home Depot in the paint department where they did color matches. This customer wanted a color match from a random home depot sign that was bolted into a metal counter.

The OP told him that there was no way they could unbolt the sign to color match it but the customer got angry instead. But guess who the OP saw in retail while waiting for the car to get fixed?

You guessed right - the same customer. Keep reading to know what the OP did next.

The OP writes

The OP told him that there was no way for them to unbolt the sign to color match it

He had to get a ladder and a scanner and he was working up quite a sweat

Here are some of the most upvoted comments from other Redditors for you to read through below

Missing the full experience of petty

This is an excellent premise for a web series of revenge

OP reveals what happens if someone were to pre-order colored paint and not pick it up

It happened all the time but we would always change the color before it was put out on the shelf they call it "oops paint". If someone did it with a massive order we would hold it a few days because 9 times out of 10 it was a contractor with multiple properties who didn't care about what the color was changed to as long as they could get it at a discount.

Another big box hardware store battle

Don't the employees get an employee discount?

Now the OP has a retail rival

Petty revenge is best served freshly painted

Story seems right for the people this Redditor has dealt with

Not sure there was another option

There are certain poor customer service you'll receive, and even well-mannered clients may be forced to show their nasty behavior. Well, Redditors loved the OP's petty revenge story, as you can tell from their comments.

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Maryjane