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So much wrong with this. Your attitude is appalling. First, no it's pretty normal for bosses not to want their employees to tell off a customer. Wtf. Second, yeah it's pretty rude of you to mention things like elementary school shootings to an elementary school kid. I mean, just in general that doesn't seem like something to talk about at work in front of customers, but particularly not in front of small children.

And I'm kind of surprised that you work with customers and don't know all of this.

While yes, you shouldn't go around telling customers off willy nilly, and a lot of bosses ARE like this, there should also be a sort of sliding scale of what you can and cannot say to stop an abusive customer/etc, when generally the attitude is just, "They're the customer, you're a grunt, shut up and take it."

Secondly, I don't get the feeling that the OP was crouching down talking to this kid saying, "And today someone took a machine gun and shot up a whoooole bunch of kids."

Chances are they might have been discussing current events/etc with a coworker and the woman and her child may have been within earshot (and knowing some people, the kid might not have even been listening, the parent just wanted to flex their MY BABBBBYYY IS SCARRED FOR LIFE NOW!! muscles).

I don't think sheltering your kids from current events is a bad thing at all, personally. By elementary school age, chances are they already know what death is (maybe having lost a grandparent or two, or a pet), and there's nothing wrong with teaching them that sometimes really bad things happen in the world.

SA

Dammit, I meant "I don't think NOT sheltering your kids from current events is a bad thing at all, personally."

lol This so bad. I have so many horrible customer stories, but this one is fun.

I worked at Walmart as a cashier. One day a guy came in and tried to buy an item, but I guess it was placed in the wrong spot by a customer or something so it was more expensive than he thought it was. I tell him I can just void it for him and he goes, "I get it for free now, right?". Now, I've had customers jokingly say that before, so I laugh and he just stares at me. My CSM was right there while this is happening. I slowly tell him no, and he slightly raises his voice and says, "No, that's policy in all stores." And my CSM overhears this and says no, that isn't the policy here.

The guy opens his eyes really wide and starts almost screaming at my CSM that this is how it is in -all- stores! And he wants it for free -now!-. And he and my CSM argue for a few minutes before he marches out of the store.

I was really freaked out at the time, but looking back on it, it was kind of funny.

OP

Chances are they might have been discussing current events/etc with a coworker and the woman and her child may have been within earshot (and knowing some people, the kid might not have even been listening, the parent just wanted to flex their MY BABBBBYYY IS SCARRED FOR LIFE NOW!! muscles).

Yes, this exactly. I was not talking to the kid, I was talking to my coworker. We're constantly discussing current events and especially given how smartphones and the internet are basically everywhere, every time there's been any sort of big event that's happened during business hours we've discussed it. Hell, anytime there's supposed to be a big storm heading our way we're constantly tracking the radar and updating each other. (Yes, things get really boring when we're slow.) In this case the kid happened to be around but was not paying attention (it was only after Mom made a big fuss that Kid even wondered what was said, was told "nothing" and distracted with candy). Honestly, I can't think of a single instance where a customer has been offended by us discussing some current event, except for this particular woman who seems to always be looking for something to complain about. (She once yelled at me because our steps outside were wet after it had just rained and her precious baby could've gotten hurt!!1! when not a single other person mentioned having any issue with the steps, and besides, it's not like I can keep something that's outside from getting wet when it rains.)

Work of cpourse being the appropriate place to talk current events with coworkers, instead of IDK doing your fucking job.

Not OP

I don't know about you, but I'm perfectly capable of doing my job and talking at the same time. Of course, I also have the lucky job of not generally being around customers, so I get more leeway in what I can and can't say while working.

Still, the idea that one can only talk about work related things at work is naive and ridiculous. Should OP maybe have checked their volume and/or just glanced around to check for customers first? Maybe, but I don't think they were entirely in the wrong just for discussing current events at work.

dude the more you explain the less convinced I am that you have a leg to stand on.

How about instead of getting your panties all twisted, you try to keep your workplace discussions a little more professional in front of the customers.

Jesus fucking Christ have you EVER worked an eight-hour shift without EVER talking to your co-workers about anything Not Directly Job Related?

OP is a human being, not a fucking robot.

Uh, they said 'more professional' and 'in front of customers', not 'you can never speak freely at work'. And, y'know, it's basical Retail 101 that you be more careful with what you say when customers are in earshot.

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When I was 16 and just chilling in front of the TV while the news was on, the channel decided to show the voice recording (of an emergency call to the police by someone about a tv being stolen from a neighbour and then the dude went out to shoot the theif dead and it was all on tape) and didn't do any kind of warnings and just remember it still freaks me the fuck out.
Not to mention when the news just...shows videos of gun fights or whatever without even doing the "the following recording features X and may disturb some viewers so I can at least MUTE it or something.

OP really should be more careful about their workplace discussions. Sure the mother may have been rude about it, but she doesn't need to be told off by OP's boss or anything for objecting to OP talking about school shootings in front of a kid, presumably who attends school.

So yeah, not your place to teach kids about death. Leave it up to the parents.
"there's nothing wrong with teaching them that sometimes really bad things happen in the world"
If you're scaring them in the process and they're not even your kid, yes there is something wrong with you.

When I was 16 and just chilling in front of the TV while the news was on, the channel decided to show the voice recording (of an emergency call to the police by someone about a tv being stolen from a neighbour and then the dude went out to shoot the theif dead and it was all on tape) and didn't do any kind of warnings and just remember it still freaks me the fuck out

Wait... you expect the news channel to warn for... news? Um... okay. I can understand not expecting a child to be exposed to violent news in a random public place, but if you're a teenager (or anyone really) and you're watching the fucking news channel... well, when was the last time the news reported about fluffy kittens?

That's kind of like watching a horror movie and being upset that they didn't warn you people were going to die.

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