While working here at the mall, The cool place to hang out on a Friday night if you are of the Teenage variety. I have encountered many teenagers. And I am saddened to say that so many of them are disrespectful and rude to the point of there being a shock factor involved with some of my run-ins. I have had more than a few people tell me I need to blog these so... Here you go .. enjoy.
Tonight. While selling one of the beloved bags I went in the back to load the bag onto a hand truck to pull it out for the customer. When I came out the man who purchased the bag says to me
"Umm do you have a mop? that guy over there seems to have had a spill"
I told him that I would have it taken care of after he was taken care of. In the mean time the teenager who made the mess comes up to me and interrupts the directions I am giving the person who bought a bag and says that he spilled and is it alright if he leaves. I told him I would be right with him. As I go over to inspect the mess I see that he not only has made the Nile river in font of the store but he has spilled quite a bit of said drink on the bag its self. I explain to the boy that I cannot sell this cover now and that he is responsible for paying for the cover.. He laughs and says..
" Yeah right.. how much is it?"
I tell him the price
"154.95"
he swears loudly calls me a b**** and walks out of the mall.. leaving me standing there flabbergasted in the middle of the Nile.
For a while my brother who works here in the day time would bring his Nintendo Wii to work so that he had something to do while he was here. He would often leave it for the night shift to also play with if so desired. These next two experiences pertain to the Wii..
Often times kids just come in and sit in the bags and are content watching a movie. Well this particular day these two Hispanic "hoodlums" have you came in and were being annoying. one asks.
"Can I play the Wii"
"no"
"why not" he replies
" because its not yours"
"right that is why I am asking'
"well its not mine either so the answer would have to be no"
"its because I am Mexican isn't it"
*jaw falls to the floor*
Another day I went in the back to count inventory. I heard some people come into the store so I hurried to finish what I was counting and head back up to the front.. When i come to the front I see about 5 or 6 teenage boys. One of which had come behind the counter grabbed the Wii controllers and was playing the Wii.. I immediately told him to leave.
The third story shows the sheer stupidity of teenage boys
A boy comes in and flops down on his stomach on a bag and pulls out his zippo and starts lighting it and closing it repeatedly..
"Hey, Don't do that on the bags"
"what ... this??"
He lights the lighter and holds it close to the bag
"Hey, seriously, don't be stupid"
" I am not stupid you are stupid B****"
I asked him to leave... and he did.
I have been called a B**** so many times at work I should make a name tag. I am seriously bothered by the complete disrespect that is the teenage society. I hope and pray that I can teach my daughters to behave better and treat people with more respect.
5 comments:
Wow... talk about rude! You should ask for a police officer or something.... wait, maybe they only have police officers patrolling the malls here in Cleveland... ;(
Haha.. we have mall security. The good ones only work in the day. At night when I work its power hungry nerds who are happy to be able to tell people what to do.
I am a pretty tough cookie!
What jerks. That reminds me of riding the special ed. bus when I was in Elementary School. Every time I got off the bus, the jerks would roll down the windows and cuss at me. You never get numb to it. Don't you worry about your girls. They will be sweet because you are.
It is really discouraging, and makes you think that all teenagers are the same. But their not. Don't give up hope. It just realy sucks that all the nasty ones like to hang out in the mall for hours on end.
Hey Denae, I found your blog from Matt Morrise's blog. Anyway, take heart that there are indeed wonderful, respectful, decent, righteous young people out there. It sickened me to read about those you have had to deal with. I taught Seminary for a year and a half and met numerous wonderful teenagers. I think it is everyone's desire who has kids to raise them up to be respectful. If either of my sons were ever to call a woman anything even close to what you have been called, they would have the lecture of their lives with many references to the words of the Prophets, etc.
Anyway, I'll keep checking in and reading this. Take care friend.
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