Rude Dudes Belittle Sweeper, Sweeper Returns Favor With Bad Directions

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May 29, 2021 4:00 PM EDT

These guys brought the unexpected and clearly unwanted journey to a bathroom in a faraway land, on themselves. We're not sure what compels people to talk down to other people that are just trying to get through their jobs. Kudos to the sweeper for having the wherewithal to return the favor to a couple insensitive dudes that needed to use the bathroom. For another glorious tale of malicious compliance check out this story about a boss who denied their employee's request for a PC upgrade, and then the malicious compliance that ensued. 

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    Font - r/MaliciousCompliance u/Pattynjay · 1d + Join 8 e 11 S 11 5 Mock me and my work, then ask directions? Ok. L This happened back in the early 1980s so all dialogue is condensed and paraphrased. I was a 19 year old (Geek, sickening all American Boy type, male) putting myself through school as a sweeper working for the Mouse in Southern California. We Sweepers are in every public area of the park, are the most approached employees for questions (not intimidating like security, swamped like th
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    Font - My primary work area was centered around the "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction which is a major traffic hub in the park. At busy times (most summer days) it was hot, crowded and by shift end you were glad it was done and ready to go home. I was late into the last hour of my shift, the crowds had thinned out (not disappeared- that would be hours hence) but the sun was down and the night was pleasant. I was happily cruising about keeping my area neat (Have Pan and Broom, will Travel) wh
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    Font - Mocker1 - "Hey sweeper, there's some popcorn spilled up by the Haunted Mansion. Better go clean it up." Mocker2 laughs nastily. That is some hundreds of yards away, in another guys area. Not only not my problem but actually, unless some danger was caused by it, I SHOULDN'T go. Me: With a friendly smile and a nod. "Thanks, we'll get it." Mocker1: Tossing a cup on the ground (he had walked by at least 4 trash cans between where he was and the Haunted Mansion, "Here get this." With a flouris
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    Font - Mocker2: In a sneering voice, "When is the 3 o'clock parade?" This caused Mocker1 to laugh. Believe it or not, this is a very common question. One that can be heard multiple times daily. Usually it translates to "What is the parade route and when should I get there to get a good spot." But this was at 8:45 pm (I was off at 9) so was just meant to annoy me and to waste my time. Me: Cheerfully, "The 3 o'clock parade will be tomorrow at 3 0'clock." This pair continued on, in this vein, for a
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    Font - I found it mildly annoying, but had long ago (this was my 2nd summer with the Mouse) realized that if 995 out of a 1000 folks are nice, and are cheerfully set on having fun, you still get the other 5. And when park attendance ranged from 12000 (very dead) to 55000 (screaming lunacy) that meant that you had 60 to 275 jerks running around on any given day. Knowing that helped me maintain a cheerful perspective: people are, by and large, overwhelmingly nice. Still, as said, it was mildly ann
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    Font - Mocker2: "Oh hey, I gotta go. Where is the bathroom?" Mocker1: Chiming in. "Yeah, where is it?" Now, in a surprisingly warrenlike space behind me, there was a tiny and hard to find restroom. I never sent anyone there- it was well hidden (I think dating from park construction and it was little used) only guided "Urgent cases" personally. Nope, not this time. The next closest was to my right across Adventureland (straight walk can't miss it at the end) 3 minutes, less if moving urgently. No
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    Font - Me: With a nod and a cheerful customer service smile, motioning with my hand for them to turn around. "Turn around, see that rail? Go to it and follow it to the right. When it ends there will be a path on the right. At the end of that Path is another path on the right. The restroom is there." And they set off. I am sure that they were quite expressive when they arrived, 2 lands away halfway across the park, to the tiny elderly restroom in Fantasyland. Ten minutes later, I was off and I ne
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    Font - Jerk move? Arguably so, I can not deny. But I file it under "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes." And is an example of the lack of wisdom of asking directions from, after mocking/belittling, a stranger. 8.2k 399 1, Share
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