'I might get fired and I don't really care': Employee claps back at customer who throws $1 in quarters at his face, shop owner throws out GMs write-up

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    Community - BOOK 823 "The quarters hit me in the face... and [she] said, 'keep the change, it looks like you need it'."
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    Font - Posted by u/Southern-Reach8779 2 days ago I might get fired and I don't really care. This customer made me so angry. Ô
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    Font - Basically, in short a woman got mad at me for not understanding our policy and when she came to pay she gave me $30, 29 in dollars and $1 in quarters. Then she proceeded to throw the money at me. Ok. She threw it all at me. The change hit my face.
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    Font - She then told me to keep the change (20 cents) and said "keep the change, it looks like you need it" and smirked. So I took the 20 cents and threw it at her and said "put it toward a new hair cut, b h" and I clocked out and left.
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    Font - OK, UPDATE 1: I was called in for a meeting today (9/27) at 3 PM with the GM and the Owner. Since this is before my weekend shift, I'm not sure I'm going to have a job by Friday. I'll let y'all know.
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    Font - Update two: wow, sorry y'all. It's been a day. I went to the meeting after dropping off my son to his mom's and then went back so I could have the rest of my day with him. Anyway, I'm back at the dorms and I'm exhausted.
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    Font - The GM and the owner called me into the back office. Sitting there were the shift managers that were on with me last night. We will call them Maria and Cynthia. The GM who we will call Becca and the owner who we will call Matt... asked Maria and Cynthia what happened.
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    Font - Maria: customer came in 3 mins to closing and J (me) told the customer the store was closing, politely and asked if she needed help.
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    Font - Cynthia: The customer became immediately angry with J and practically ignored him. J went to the back to see what was happening since the customer wasn't coming up nor was asking for help. J asked the customer what they needed help with and then J said the
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    Font - customer needed to pay for the wood before one of the managers cut it for the customer.
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    Font - Maria: I told the customer to come up to pay after J did and the customer got mad and told J that she knew the manager and wasn't paying for it until it was cut. J then proceeded to tell the customer our policy and the customer again came off rude. So J called Cynthia and myself over to help.
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    Font - Cynthia: I then went back to talk, J was up front cleaning up the front end of the store and trying to get the end of the night stuff done. I yelled out to J to ring the customer up for 6 feet of wood. J proceeded and the customer went up to pay.
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    Font - Maria: by the time she got up to the register, I was talking to J about our personal evening and what we were doing after work. J noted he needed to pick up his son and still have dinner. I told J I was going to watch my show, Ozark. Small talk, and what not, as we were cleaning.
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    Font - I chimed in... "the customer came up, I rang her in for the wood. $29.80. She threw me $30, this consisted of $29 in bills and $1 in quarters. The quarters hit me in the face and she became rude again and said "keep the change, it looks like you need it" in a very rude
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    Font - tone. I couldn't contain myself after I encountered battery and threw the change back and said "put it toward a new hair cut, b h!" And I clocked out and left. After telling Maria and Cynthia I was done for the night. Neither of them stopped me from doing so."
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    Font - Maria and Cynthia both nodded their heads in agreement. Becca, the GM, said "Matt and I reviewed the tapes this morning and we agree your story matches the incident. Then she said "Matt, please chime in"
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    Font - Matt: J, you do know this isn't ok, right? Me: Yes, sir. I understand. Though, she assaulted me and I reacted in self-defense. I understand I could have walked away but my reaction was purely reactive. I don't tolerate abuse from anyone,
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    Font - not my family, not my employers, and sure as not customers." Matt: J, I understand. I completely agree, I just don't feel this is the attitude we need at company name
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    Font - Becca: Matt, may I share my opinion? Matt nods. --- I understand how you feel but J is right, she shouldn't have done that and ideally, he should have involved the police. We can clearly see the change hit him. It is battery.
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    Font - Matt sat in silence for a few seconds. He sorta stared at everyone. He then came close to my face and whispered "Becca is gonna write you up, she will hand it to me and whatever happens to that piece of paper after this room isn't my concern"
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    Font - He ended up throwing it away. I said: I'm not ever helping her again... I will refuse service. Everyone agreed that they will keep her away from me. If anything does happen again though I'm allowed to call the police and have her removed.
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    Font - I can then go further, press charges, and get a protection order... therefore if she came in when I was working, she wouldn't be allowed in the store. So yeah, I was able to keep my job.

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