My friend and I were at a busy Starbucks in a shopping mall today and we witnessed two of the most obnoxiously bratty kids I think I’ve ever encountered. There were only two baristas working at that particular location and there were at least 15 people in line. So these two kids,a boy and a girl both of whom had to be under the age of 12, sit down at one of the table and one of them yells: “Hey, can we have some water?” These two women working ignored the kid at first, but then the other one goes: “Hey ladies, get us some water!” So one of the women looks over at him and goes: “You’re going to have to wait a minute.”
So a few minutes pass and one of the teens in front of me gets a venti frappucchino and the girl goes: “Lucky! Hey girl could you buy me a drink?” The teenager declines and the girl goes: “Why not?” and the teen goes: “Because there’s a huge line and I don’t know you or if it would be okay with your parents.” At one point the kids were also begging my friend to let them see his phone, to which he was like: “Uh no, absolutely not. Please leave me alone.” They were basically the kind of kids who have never heard the word “no” from their parents (who were literally no where to be seen).
While I was waiting to get my drink the kids once again demanded waters to which I turned to them and called out: “How about you two brats wait in line like everyone else? This isn’t your house, the women working here aren’t your parents they’re not obligated to drop everything and satisfy your demands. If you want something then wait in line like the rest of us.” The two kids looked absolutely flabbergasted (and for a terrifying moment I thought they were going to cry), took one look at the line and left without another word.
The barista muttered a quiet thank you while she handed me my espresso. I work in retail, I know what it’s like having to be polite to customers like them. So you better believe that I’m gonna speak up when I see a retail or food worker getting harassed by a customer, because while that employee can’t be rude to the customer, I can.
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