I got blamed for something I didn't do at work. A customer was very rude to me and I couldn't keep pretending it was okay.

I told him I'll do and say what I want when I'm treated poorly. This is after him cussing me and calling me names. He was in the wrong and there's no way I could of done anything differently to appease him. The manager that "fixed" it didn't even do anything different than I did except give them a discount to make up for my attitude.

Now I'm in the hot seat and waiting to hear if he called me in. Yeah I had an attitude. I'm tired of being treated like crap. I'm tired of being nice to people who treat others like crap. I don't want to lose my job, I need the money. But part of me just doesn't care anymore. I'm not allowed to stand up for myself when someone is calling me names. And my manager didn't have my back at all.

I'm actually proud of my reaction. As far as I'm concerned I handled it well. I don't care if being treated like crap is in my job description, I am not going to smile pretty for abuse anymore. Fire me.

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Punches · 46-50, F

I doubt you will get fired. What may happen is they will put you on a "final warning". They always say "final warning".

Customers act like that for the specific goal of getting discounts.
The best thing to do, as soon as you can tell a situation is going to escalate, is to tell them, "Let me call my manager for you".
Let the boss deal with their BS.

Retail and low-end jobs are a dime a dozen. I am sure you could easily find something.

Plus if you do get let go, it will probably be a relief.
Just at future job interviews, Do not go into details about why you were let go. If they ask why you left, just say, "I had been there a while and decided to seek other opportunities" or something neutral to that effect.
Or just poke around google to find out good things to say.

IF perspective employers call your old job, the old place cannot legally go into details about your departure, all they can do is verify the dates you started and finished your employment.

Well put it this way - I worked with a guy who was fired for stealing. At his next job during the interview, he told them that his old place had eliminated his position. 😄 Must have worked cause he got the job.