I may be oblivious, but I wasn't profiling!
I work in a grocery store and we have a stupid practice of giving customers who complain a gift card. Many are aware of this, so they find ways to complain so they can get free food with the gift card.
Last night we were very slow, and I left my register to go put back a pineapple that someone didn't want. I walked past the bulk department on the way back.
When I got back, there were two pretty black ladies ready to check out, so I called them over to my register. One girl wasn't buying anything, and the other had 2 cookies. The one buying the cookies had the cutest sweatshirt on and I commented about how cute it was and asked where she got it. She acted friendly and we chatted a bit and I said " have a great night " and they left.
A few minutes later, my manager and the assistant store director came over to me and said they had to talk to me.
They sat me down and asked me if I had gone to the produce section and I had forgotten about taking back the pineapple, then I remembered.
Apparently the two ladies I had checked out complained and said that I was following them around the store, profiling them, thinking they were stealing.
I was so shocked because I never even saw those ladies until they checked out at my register! My assistant store director told them I was "oblivious " to my surroundings a lot, and probably wasn't trying to follow them. Then they gave them a gift card.
I was hurt by the whole situation. It makes me so sick that mean people can just get away with stuff like that to get a gift card. And they had seemed so nice when I waited on them and I honestly never saw them in the store at all until they were in my line.
Last night we were very slow, and I left my register to go put back a pineapple that someone didn't want. I walked past the bulk department on the way back.
When I got back, there were two pretty black ladies ready to check out, so I called them over to my register. One girl wasn't buying anything, and the other had 2 cookies. The one buying the cookies had the cutest sweatshirt on and I commented about how cute it was and asked where she got it. She acted friendly and we chatted a bit and I said " have a great night " and they left.
A few minutes later, my manager and the assistant store director came over to me and said they had to talk to me.
They sat me down and asked me if I had gone to the produce section and I had forgotten about taking back the pineapple, then I remembered.
Apparently the two ladies I had checked out complained and said that I was following them around the store, profiling them, thinking they were stealing.
I was so shocked because I never even saw those ladies until they checked out at my register! My assistant store director told them I was "oblivious " to my surroundings a lot, and probably wasn't trying to follow them. Then they gave them a gift card.
I was hurt by the whole situation. It makes me so sick that mean people can just get away with stuff like that to get a gift card. And they had seemed so nice when I waited on them and I honestly never saw them in the store at all until they were in my line.
