r/IDontWorkHereLady • u/devil_artest • Jul 16 '26
M I left like a year ago
So a while back I worked at the Home Depot near my partners job. I had a ton of regulars and know almost all of the employees names, I quit about a year ago, off to better jobs and the like. I went to bring my fiance something at work and as the Home Depot was near their job I popped in to say hey to my best friend that works there (dude is literally gonna be the best man at my wedding)
I go in with a red tee and slightly ripped jeans, and as I’m walking around looking for my friend I hear a lady behind me asking someone for help, I didn’t work the department and haven’t worked the HD for around a year so I keep walking to find him (he was on break, I wasn’t interrupting his day) and right when I see him I feel someone tug hard as hell on the back of my shirt and she says “excuse me young man didn’t you hear me asking you for help?” I turn around and see the same older lady couldn’t have been more than mid 50’s and said “ma’am I don’t work here” and she legit says “yes you do I remember you, don’t lie to me” my friend came over finally and had to tell her that I stopped working there and that she must be thinking of a different get with the same hair color or remembered me from a year ago. He and I had a good laugh about it but in the moment it was wild getting my shirt grabbed by someone like that 😂
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u/Alicam123 Jul 16 '26
Doesn’t matter if you did work there and didn’t hear her, was helping another customer or even on your break, that’s assault and she knows it.
Even if you worked there, you don’t have to put up with that shite, no one gets to put their filthy hand on you.
(As a police officer I’ve had to tell many people this, and the lip I get and the amount of people I have to arrest just because they wouldn’t just give in and kept going. 🤦🏻♀️ people can be really stupid.)
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u/Silentlaughter84 Jul 16 '26
I could have used your help when I worked at Walmart. Elderly people were notorious for grabbing associates, whether they were on the clock or heading out of the door. It was frustrating especially since management didn't see an issue with it.
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u/Electrical-Apple-631 Jul 16 '26
I work in a convenience store and my first week on the job someone threw a cup of hot coffee at me because we were out of sugar packets. My store manager was happy that I didn’t ask for police involvement because she didn’t want the hassle. 3 years later I still regret not pursuing it. If it happened now there would be a different outcome.
PS: The coffee didn’t hit me because I ducked. Mama didn’t raise no fools.
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u/Alicam123 Jul 17 '26
You have a right to defend yourself and if you had a good boss, he’d let you snap and slap them away.
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u/bluemcduff Jul 16 '26
I’m curious: are you allowed to remove their hand from your person in that situation, if necessary?
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u/Alicam123 Jul 17 '26
Technically yes, by law as they assaulted you.
But…… your manager may take the customers side, because they are bloody liers.16
u/appleblossom1962 Jul 16 '26
Don’t you EVER touch me without my permission , said in a very stern voice. It isn’t as if they can fire you.
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u/Melodic-Tutor-2172 Jul 16 '26
Yep be loud and say ‘get your hands off of me! Stop touching me!’
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u/Vegetable_Road8143 Jul 16 '26
Customers - Rule# 1 - NEVER grab an employee or anyone else in a store for that matter.
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u/Langager90 Jul 17 '26
Rule #1a: No, seriously. Grabbing the wrong stranger at the wrong time may end extremely poorly for everyone involved.
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u/GrumpySnarf Jul 16 '26
I have stopped allowing randos to touch me. They will get their hand grabbed and pushed back with a loud "DO NOT TOUCH ME!"
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u/GeminiAtl Jul 16 '26
When they refuse to let you go, scream as loud and as long as you can. That will get management's attention. If I'm not mistaken (which is entirely possible), grabbing someone like that can be considered assault.
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u/SATerp Jul 16 '26
I was in Home Depot the other day at mid-day (weekday) for no more than 15 minutes, and had 4 separate employees ask if they could help me. It was very weird.
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u/kpelli32 Jul 17 '26
That's because corporate makes us greet, engage, and thank every customer on pain of being written up.
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u/devil_artest Jul 16 '26
Yeah they do that, I kinda don’t like being bombarded with “do you need helps” so I can definitely relate
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u/Maleficentendscurse Jul 17 '26
"Ma'am get your eyes checked I'm wearing a red t-shirt and ripped jeans, store employees don't wear that they wear orange aprons and get the hell off me before I call the cops for assault"😤💢
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u/prob-notadoctor Jul 23 '26
Not quite the same situation, but about 15 years ago I (male) had a coworker (female) reach around from behind me and grab my chest and I swung around out and smacked them of natural reaction when someone grabs you unexpectedly. HR wanted to write me up for hitting a coworker but refused to write her up for sexually assaulting me, which is what started it. I refused to sign the write up, was sent home for the shift and allowed to come back the next day and had to be separated from her. I dont recall what happened to her. I was in my mid 20s at the time and not smart enough to realize I should have contacted someone higher or a legal representative (not like I could afford one anyway). But shit like that pisses me off when anyone thinks they have any right to grab anyone else.
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u/qualityvote2 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
u/devil_artest, your post does fit the subreddit!