Don't Insult Your Demographic

I'm a fatty. I acknowledge this. I have no illusions about my weight or my size. I'm heavy and I'm fat.

A result of being a larger woman is that I have to shop at stores that carry clothes for larger women. This includes the store I purchase bras at (and trust me kids, you will be hearing A LOT about this company if you follow this blog. I'll probably make up a name at some point). The particular company makes good products, but their customer service is, across the board, shit. I also have had the displeasure of working for this company, so I know that they treat their employees as badly as they treat their customers. I mean, I get it. When I worked there, I was miserable and I hated everybody. But I don't suck at my job, so I didn't let it show when talking to customers.

So, I went about an hour out of my way to go to a location of this store other than the location I used to work at, because I know the staff there is rude. I still don't understand what exactly prompted the following comment, as my equilibrium was well intact, but at one point an associate decided it was appropriate to say to me "Don't fall, because I'd never be able to pick you up." I just kind of raised my eyebrows at her, saying nothing, at which point she got huffy and exclaimed "God! I was just joking!" and stormed off.

My mother happened to be in the fitting room, so I asked if she'd overheard. My mother said, "Yeah, what was that? That was extremely rude and uncalled for."

"Okay, just wanted to make sure I wasn't overreacting."

Since it was confirmed by a witness that my offense was not an overreaction, here's my ranting.

Really, bitch? REALLY?! You work in a store that is known for carrying larger sizes. Women like me shopping in that store are what generates the income that that store needs to guarantee you a paycheck. Wanna hate on fatties? DON'T WORK IN A STORE FOR LARGER WOMEN! In fact, you know what? How about you don't work in a store at all? If you think that type of behavior is appropriate, you're clearly never going to be good at customer service. If you're not good at customer service, you just make those of us who are and who choose to work in this industry because we like it look bad. Quit. Quit your job and go work on assembly line where you won't be required to talk to anybody. It pays better and you'll be far less likely to get bitch slapped.