A customer complained about me at work!

[JamesBond007]

I'm not sure what I did wrong. I was out in the parking lot grabbing the buggies. I saw these two men walking with masks on, and I just said "Y'all don't have to wear masks (meaning outside). They laughed and said it kept their face warm. I wished them a "blessed evening" and I figured that was that. Since they were on their way home anyway.....

5 minutes later one of the men came in the store and asked to talk to the manager and complained. I'm not sure what he said. They called me into the office and said even though I was technically correct about not having to wear a mask, the customer may think I am "rude" or "anti mask" (heaven forbid!) I was warned not to say anything again or I may go on suspension without pay. I think this guy was a bit light in the loafers anyway. They are just like women. I can't believe they would complain about something so trivial.

Well you are in AmeriKwa so why say anything at all ? In Dutch culture you might be able to get away with that being that Dutch culture believes in bespreekbaarheid and egalitarianism. American culture is some kind of bastardized hellish Anglo knockoff it has the worst aspects of English and German culture fused together or something , I dunno.

Let me speak plainly. However close the bond of friendship, love, marriage—a man, ultimately, looks to himself, to his own welfare alone; at most, to his child's too. The less necessity there is for you to come into contact with mankind in general, in the relations whether of business or of personal intimacy, the better off you are. --Arthur Schopenhauer

^ Basically, talking to them at all unless they initiated the conversation was not wise.

[Mortimer]

Yeah they have been assholes

[JamesBond007]

I'm not sure what I did wrong. I was out in the parking lot grabbing the buggies. I saw these two men walking with masks on, and I just said "Y'all don't have to wear masks (meaning outside). They laughed and said it kept their face warm. I wished them a "blessed evening" and I figured that was that. Since they were on their way home anyway.....

5 minutes later one of the men came in the store and asked to talk to the manager and complained. I'm not sure what he said. They called me into the office and said even though I was technically correct about not having to wear a mask, the customer may think I am "rude" or "anti mask" (heaven forbid!) I was warned not to say anything again or I may go on suspension without pay. I think this guy was a bit light in the loafers anyway. They are just like women. I can't believe they would complain about something so trivial.

Well you are in AmeriKwa so why say anything at all ? In Dutch culture you might be able to get away with that being that Dutch culture believes in bespreekbaarheid and egalitarianism. American culture is some kind of bastardized hellish Anglo knockoff it has the worst aspects of English and German culture fused together or something , I dunno.

Let me speak plainly. However close the bond of friendship, love, marriage—a man, ultimately, looks to himself, to his own welfare alone; at most, to his child's too. The less necessity there is for you to come into contact with mankind in general, in the relations whether of business or of personal intimacy, the better off you are. --Arthur Schopenhauer

^ Basically, talking to them at all unless they initiated the conversation was not wise.

[BakersfieldChimp]

Wearing a mask outside makes zero sense. If they want respiratory issues it's on them.

Like it or not, masks and vaccines have been politicized. They shouldn't be but they are.
It is prudent for a store to remain apolitical.
Why is this difficult?

[NSXD60]

No melta da snowflakes, or ba-boom, you zooma da hella outta here!

[Hulu]

Even outside an infected person can infect others in close distance, especially when talking. Since they were 3 people makes sense they would wear masks.

[BakersfieldChimp]

A couple of months back, I was carrying two bags of groceries to my car. Some Mr. Correct snowflake do-gooder thought he needed to inform me that I didn't need my mask outside. I don't know if he couldn't see that I had my hands full or he just didn't care. I told him he should keep himself to himself and didn't break stride. I figured, I had to deal with this A-hole once in my life, whereas this A-hole has to deal with himself 24/7.

[Richmondbread]

A couple of months back, I was carrying two bags of groceries to my car. Some Mr. Correct snowflake do-gooder thought he needed to inform me that I didn't need my mask outside. I don't know if he couldn't see that I had my hands full or he just didn't care. I told him he should keep himself to himself and didn't break stride. I figured, I had to deal with this A-hole once in my life, whereas this A-hole has to deal with himself 24/7.

And then I acted like a Karen and went to the manager to complain when I could have just left and gone home.

[Richmondbread]

Even outside an infected person can infect others in close distance, especially when talking. Since they were 3 people makes sense they would wear masks.

Masks do little if anything, they actually trap and spread more germs.