Store Encounter of the Third Kind

While I was waiting a prescription to be filled out at a pharmacy the other day, I heard the full conversation of a woman berating a worker for what was entirely the woman’s fault. She was insulting the employee, raising her voice, and generally failing at being an adult.

She walked past me after her tantrum was over. I let her know what I thought of her behaviour. She wasn’t pleased, and continued walking on.

A minute later I hear her high heels walking through the store. She was looking for me. She was quite angry, and asked if I worked at the store. I told her I didn’t. When she failed to succeed in belittling me in a manner she deemed satisfying, she stormed off.

I realize this wasn’t any of my business. However, it’s not right for people to insult others like that, and those workers in the interest of self-preservation are prohibited from standing up for themselves. Someone had to.