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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
 

From one retail worker to another. My most recent one was a lady who had the arrogance to comment on my weight who then yelled "fatso" at me when I ignored her and walked away.

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[โ€“] Shaleesh@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I was working at this media store where I rode out the beginning of the pandemic and my transition, it was a weird time all around. Not the worst by any means but still retail.

There was this one dude who walked up to me when I was running cash, looked me in the eyes, then down to my tits, then down to my nametag, then back at my eyes and did the sign of the cross. He would later come in on a regular basis to use our restrooms and go to every section, display, and employee that he found objectionable to shake his head and then do the sign of the cross. I had the unfortunate habit of always being there when he came in. He found me objectionable. That guy didn't piss me off as much as the one dude who started laughing at me as soon as he walked up to my register. That was honestly the first time in my life that I felt rage and indignation over how others treated me for my gender identity, before then I just assumed that I somehow deserved it.

I have a gazillion stories but the full realization that the company I worked for profited off the dissemination of material that called for the abuse of women, children and minorities was a moment for me. Of course we couldn't send those books back or anything because of the freeze peaches policies the company has. That, and the not-insignificant share of income reactionary and "christian" material represented.

Actually he was making the sign of the cross because he was thinking "Lord save me from this beautiful seductress trans-sad"

Just kidding but transitioning in retail sounds tough, shoutout to all those braver than the troops rat-salute flag-trans-pride