mistressofmuses | (no subject)

Who doesn't love gathering information just in case one of our employees has to file an assault claim against a customer?

(Me. I don't.)

The event in question happened yesterday while I was training, so I didn't know about it until my coworker came back inside. But a kid failed a test, and her dad got up into my coworker's space and backed him against the building, shoving into him with his chest, yelling at him, screaming profanity, demanding he change the result of the test...

So today we started asking for corroborating statements from a couple other customers who witnessed part of the altercation.

My coworker is NOT pressing charges, he decided.

One of the ex-co-owners contacted the family and informed them that we will NOT be working with the student again. The unused portions of the package they'd purchased were refunded, and they are not welcome back.

Toward the end of the afternoon, we recognized the mom's number on caller ID. Shortly after, the dad. My manager and I both refused to answer.

Like... what makes a person think that's acceptable? I just genuinely can't imagine ever feeling like that's an okay way to behave toward someone. Ugh.

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Ugh, that's terrible. What is wrong with some people?

How fucking terrifying. A part of me could understand why the coworker wouldn't press charges (fear of the father coming back and doing worse), but at the same time, I would totally want to press charges and have this asshole dragged and tossed in a cell and get a record so that I could also get a restraining order. Ugh. Entitled fucking asshole.

Right? What the fuck? Why are people like that?

Yeah, coworker just wants it to be over and done, since he wasn't actually hurt or anything. But also I hate that this asshole faces no real consequence. Like, his kid can't come back to do the one class that she hadn't already done, but that doesn't really impact HIM any.

I get that *the world these days* sucks and everyone is stressed and frustrated. But why the fuck do people think that that's an acceptable way to behave?

Extra cherry on top: kid is enrolled in private Christian school, lmao. Not a shock to me that that's the behavior, but everyone else seemed to think it was ironic, lol.

The dad should absolutely face some kind of consequence, especially since he kept calling. Yeah, the daughter can't do the class, and that's fine and all, but the dad shouldn't get away with it scot-free. That's just gross entitled behavior, and...

Well, you just said the magic word: Christian.

Right? I can respect the decision that we just want to be done with them, and part ways because no one wants to deal with them... but I want this asshole to actually face some consequence for this shit. I mean, as it is I have to hope he hauls off and punches the wrong person and gets his ass handed to him in the future.

But right? Doesn't that just make it all fall into place? Everyone else seemed to think that was just wildly ironic, where I was just thinking "oh yeah, checks out".

Anymore, that's the key for me.

"This white male..."

Oh. Right. Of course.

"This Christian..."

Well, there you go.

"This Republican..."

Yep. Nazis every one of them.

Ain't that the truth. "Ah yes, say no more. You've explained enough."