'Shamed [while] doing Ubereats by a police officer': Cop embarrasses Ubereats driver as she attempts to collect food

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Stephanie Harper
Aug 5, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

Earning money as a food delivery driver requires a lot of patience, effort, and energy. After all, running around picking up food from different places to be dropped off at specific addresses isn't exactly the most glamorous thing in the world. One woman took to Reddit to describe an unfortunate situation she experienced with a police officer while she was doing her job as an Ubereats driver. 

While grabbing food from a restaurant, she headed to the front checkout area in search of the online pickup order shelf. A cop loudly asked who she thought she was skipping the line and added he thought she was pretty… but "not that pretty." In other words, he said her level of prettiness wasn't enough for her to feel comfortable cutting in line.

Truth be told, she wasn't cutting in line at all. She was simply trying to grab the food and leave so she could move on with her day and continue earning money. The cop did not apologize after realizing that she wasn't trying to cut in front of him. Other Redditors have responded in the thread sharing similar experiences and apologies for what she had to go through.

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    Arm - "She's pretty but she's not that FOOD pretty"
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    Font - Posted by u/Tasty_Conclusion6379 7 days ago 2 Was shamed today in front of a busy restaurant doing ubereats by a police officer thinking I'm cutting the line
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    Font - So today I was doing ubereats during the lunch rush picking up at a restaurant I've never been to before. While I was parking I noticed a bunch of officers going inside. Cool beans. Opinions aside, everyone has one, I respect them as they have saved my ass a few times. I go inside and this line is out the door. It is packed with the boys in blue and a couple dozen regs at their respective
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    Font - tables. I go in and I'm looking for a online order pick up shelf and see it's behind the counter. There's this large wooden sign above the register that says "online orders and delivery drivers pick up here" so..there I go. The cashier is checking someone out so I wait and double check the order on my phone. Then this in line says loudly so everyone can hear "who does she think she is
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    Font - skipping the line (I'm the only female around the line or otherwise) she's pretty but she's not that pretty". The line goes quiet. The cashier finishes up with the guy and just asks whose order I'm picking up. It's not ready, 5 mins, cool thank you. So I sit down on my phone facing said line, trying not to cry. I'm fing embarrassed. Less then 5 minutes later, and before that jerk can order the lady
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    Font - said "uber eats for ***" I pick it up and you could hear a pin drop while I walked out. It's one thing to shame an entitled person who thinks they are more important than everyone, it's another to make assumptions and insult someone. Ruined my day. 738 Comments
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    Font - HiMiless +2 · 7 days ago Car Had a similar situation at a Subways last night picking up an order, people waiting to have their sandwiches made in line. There was a sign next to the register that said express/online pickup. Me and another driver came in at the same time and went to that spot
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    Font - and some dude waiting in line mumbled a comment about us skipping the line, thankfully the woman that was with him had some common sense and said that it looks like we are just picking up online orders.
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    Font - People are just clueless to the most basic things sometimes. It left me a bit salty too but I wouldn't over think it too much. I'm sure anyone with half a brain understands what you were actually doing. 339 Reply Share
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    Font - EconomyCriticism 7584 7 days ago +3. The problem is people don't know how to mind their business and so easily offended. If people minded their own business more then I believe it would be less hostility 132 Reply Share
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    Font - BAM Blabajif 6 days ago The problem is most people seem to only take in about 25% of their surroundings. If the people in EITHER of these stories had bothered to read the God damn sign things would've gone on without anyone saying boo.
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    Font - But no, the only thing they noticed was what (they thought) affected them. Probably didnt even see a sign was there. Just saw the opportunity to get indignant and start an angry mob. In short, the problem is that they're a buncha dumbasses.
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    Font - Lotsalocs 6 days ago Sad part is, the culprit is a police officer. If anyone should be "taking in their surroundings" it should be an officer. 35 Reply Share
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    Font - GenycisBeats +4 - 6 days ago People feel the need to mind others' business so as to take the thoughts off of their own, especially in this messed up current day world we're in. So many talk first, and think later. 28 Reply Share
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    Font - MRSHELBYPLZ 6 days ago +2. That's why you really gotta stop giving a s what people you don't know say. People talk a lot and know fall 36 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - +3.5 days ago This is literally it. Folks can't mind their own business to save their own lives. 50% of problems we have in this country could be solved if folks minded their own business Gokusbastardson 2 Reply Share
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    Font - Eccentric Meat - 6 days ago Ok how incredibly moronic do you have to be to think someone is skipping the line at SUBWAY? Mother er, the sandwiches don't just appear at the end of the line, you literally watch the person make your sandwich right in front of you. HILARIOUSLY low IQ from that guy.
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    Font - D_Hat +2 - 6 days ago employees can do a lot to keep things civil with just a little effort, the sandwich artist probably knew if she didn't explain it they would have been aholes the rest of the time they were there.
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    Font - Blyatt-Man +27 days ago To be honest, you looked like the better person in that interaction by not engaging a negative person, they wanted you to feel bad, that was their intention. But at the end when he realized that you were in the right, he probably felt a little
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    Font - embarrassed and the people around him probably felt embarrassed for him. Don't let it haunt you, you kept your cool and behaved stoically, even if though you were hurting internally. 147 Reply Share
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    Font - elhguh If he had balls he would have apologized. So the point was proven that you're the bigger person. I'm proud of your composure OP 36 ● 7 days ago Reply Share
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    Font - Food 7 days ago Transporter +2. Happy cake day! There's no need to justify. You ran into a power-tripping, misogynistic cop. 412 Reply Share
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    Font - Old SpiceSmellsNice. 6 days ago Seriously. You took the high road. Sometimes it's harder for people to not say anything than something. He honestly wasn't even worth responding to because the actions spoke louder and he looks like a dumbass now. Fuck him.
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    Font - SirShredsAlot69 · 7 days ago Don't let a holes who hate their own life so much they have to drag others down with them, ruin your day. Just another ignorant, entitled prick. Worlds full of em unfortunately.
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    Font - MRSHELBYPLZ +2. 6 days ago Pretend they are invisible and you can't hear them. They HATE this so much ↑ 11 Reply Share
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    Font - treetop_triceratop • 6 days ago I'm sorry, but most of the responses I'm seeing are so dismissive and invalidating, yet posing as somehow helpful? All these comments saying "just brush it off, ignore it, people are assholes, don't be easily I think offended"...personally
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    Font - those comments aren't helpful, and if I were OP, I would probably feel even more frustrated, annoyed, and hurt because it seems like people aren't actually hearing her. OP, I'm sorry you went through that. That guy was way out of
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    Font - line, and it was very rude and honestly misogynistic of him to say that. Your feelings are completely valid, and I can totally understand your perspective. Just here as another female delivery driver who wants to say that I hear you. I understand there is no
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    Font - need to give you some sort of instructions on what you should have done, because I understand the context...this is more like something fucked up that you needed to vent, not something you need advice about like many of the responses I'm seeing sorry lol I'm annoyed on your behalf.
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    Font - Long story short, I'm sorry that guy was such a k. F that miserable dude. I hope he ended up with a hair in his food, Imao. And sorry that so many of these "helpful" commenters missed the mark. Hugs. 11 Reply Share
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