A Walmart employee recently posted a video on TikTok where she talks about the most annoying things people ask then -when being super busy, usually- just to find out the shoppers could have solved by themselves. In the viral video, the user, who goes by the name @squlliumfancyson, is seen wearing a yellow employee vest and carrying a literal car battery. But despite her heavy load, a customer still had the audacity to approach her and ask where the soap is. Can you believe it? Talk about bad timing.
But wait, it goes further: some customers even ask her to put items back on the shelves (even the upper ones) for them while she’s in the middle of something else. Now, some people on TikTok are calling out @squlliumfancyson for complaining about doing her job. But let’s be real here, we’ve all been in situations where a customer interrupts us at the most inconvenient time. Walmart employees are there to help you, that’s correct, but they’re nobody’s servants, specially when it comes to huffy costumers.
The top questions that Walmart (and others stores) employees are tired of answering – responses to the viral TikTok video
Several other Walmart employees have stepped up to support her and shared their own unsettling experiences. These range from being requested to assist customers while carrying a 20-foot ladder to being stopped while taking out the garbage, indicating that these employees have encountered their fair share of absurd customer interactions.
But, that’s not only a problem for Walmart associates and employees: the uncanny questions or requests also occur in other stores. Jason Hall was asked, “Do you work here?” despite wearing a radio headset, a logo’d lanyard, and a name tag, and actively helping another customer at the time. Jesse Heiman, who worked at Radio Shack, was once asked for washing machine parts and even dynamite – quite a weird request for any electronics store.
A costumer asking for cellphones in a camera shop and other weird questions
Justin Tedford, who managed a camera business for eight years, had a customer walk in and ask to speak to a manager. Her complaint was that they didn’t sell cell phones. When Justin politely pointed out that Verizon was located next door, the woman was still dissatisfied. At a Victoria’s Secret store, Jamie Ford Gray had a male customer come in to buy his wife a bra set. When asked for her size, he cupped his hands and said, “this big,” leaving Jamie to imagine the rest.
Finally, Crista Gunther had a customer ask her, “Are you gonna clean up my dog’s poop? It crapped in the aisle.” While Crista gave the customer a garbage bag, paper towels, and spray cleaner, she couldn’t help but think that the dog shouldn’t have been allowed in the store in the first place.