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NAOW · Vette's SS

RE: Mean Girl Journalist

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

NAOW wrote:
Im sorry MM, some of those things sound terrifying. I have never heard someone talking to someone else that way, so it is shocking.

This. I won't say I've never been rude. If the person was rude first and wouldn't work with me then yes, I have been rude. I have insulted the the COMPANY. But no, I have never ever ever made a personal attack like that. So like NAOW it is shocking to me. I would never threaten to kill, rape, or follow someone home.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
NAOW wrote:
Im sorry MM, some of those things sound terrifying. I have never heard someone talking to someone else that way, so it is shocking.
This. I won't say I've never been rude. If the person was rude first and wouldn't work with me then yes, I have been rude. I have insulted the the COMPANY. But no, I have never ever ever made a personal attack like that. So like NAOW it is shocking to me. I would never threaten to kill, rape, or follow someone home.

Because you are decent people it bothers you!

But honestly, it happened daily. And I am sure that for people as generally loathed as towing companies, it is probably a lot worse.

I can't even count the number of times I cleaned up piles of sh!t all over the store. We watched the security cameras, grown assed people taking a dump on the floor. Just because they could.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

NAOW wrote:
And no. I have never taken my frustration out on a service member. The snarkiest I get is asking to talk to a manager.

The problems occur when you ARE the manager...that's when people lose their minds. When they figure out they aren't getting what they want, they throw a tantrum.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Mellow Momma wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
NAOW wrote:
Im sorry MM, some of those things sound terrifying. I have never heard someone talking to someone else that way, so it is shocking.
This. I won't say I've never been rude. If the person was rude first and wouldn't work with me then yes, I have been rude. I have insulted the the COMPANY. But no, I have never ever ever made a personal attack like that. So like NAOW it is shocking to me. I would never threaten to kill, rape, or follow someone home.

Because you are decent people it bothers you!
But honestly, it happened daily. And I am sure that for people as generally loathed as towing companies, it is probably a lot worse.
I can't even count the number of times I cleaned up piles of sh!t all over the store. We watched the security cameras, grown assed people taking a dump on the floor. Just because they could.

And to that I would say, two wrongs don't make a right. People who take a crap on the floor of the store are not garnering my sympathy. Instead I feel sorry for the store. Just like in this instance the towing company could have done everything wrong but that doesn't make her behavior right.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

No it doesn't make her behavior right at all. She was totally wrong. I just think the outrage is a bit funny. Most of the people on the internet standing up for the towing truck employee are the same ones who would be b!tching at her if they had the chance. That's all. The irony of it is hysterical to me.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I worked at an inner-city library for years. It got bad, but nowhere near as bad as what MM encountered.

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

flan327 wrote:
I worked at an inner-city library for years. It got bad, but nowhere near as bad as what MM encountered.

flan

A lot of what I experienced happened in suburban areas. Typically it was the white mom who stayed at home with the kids who did the worst yelling and screaming. Or else the shoplifters - they think yelling will get them what they want.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I worked at an inner-city library for years. It got bad, but nowhere near as bad as what MM encountered.

flan
A lot of what I experienced happened in suburban areas. Typically it was the white mom who stayed at home with the kids who did the worst yelling and screaming. Or else the shoplifters - they think yelling will get them what they want.

I simply don't understand...What kind of "adult" poops in a store?

flan

huskerbb · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Shoot - this was nothing. This woman was out of line. But if I had a video of every time a customer went off on me, and of all the terrible, unkind, things they said to me - I would be an Internet hero. When you work with the public, people get angry and say stuff like this. All the time. It isn't right, but it's part of the job.

I have been called every name in the book. I had a man take my pic with his cell phone and tell me he was going to wait outside the store with a gang of his buddies who would all take turns raping me (I wouldn't return a pair of jeans he wore and didn't have a reciept for). I had a woman show me a knife in her purse and promise to "slit my pretty white face" if I didn't return a pile of stolen merch for her (I didn't). I had a man tell me "I know what you look like. I will wait outside and follow you home and set it on fire while you sleep". Whatever. It isn't right. But I just moved on with my day. People suck in all walks of life.
While I agree with you one hundred percent that doesn't mean it's justified and we should just shrug it off. The behavior you mentioned was uncalled for. Just as hers was. And I'm in the camp of FWM and NAOW that says this woman was just doing her job. The one the towing company hired her to do. Like flan said it's the companies policy. Attack the company and not the person.

No. She wasn't just doing her job. The company has ADMITTED she was saying things that were just as offensive and provocative as the reporter was.

huskerbb · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
No it doesn't make her behavior right at all. She was totally wrong. I just think the outrage is a bit funny. Most of the people on the internet standing up for the towing truck employee are the same ones who would be b!tching at her if they had the chance. That's all. The irony of it is hysterical to me.

No. She wasn't "totally" wrong. She was probably about 50% wrong--or maybe a little more since she likely started it--and the employee was about 50% wrong, maybe a shade under.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Shoot - this was nothing. This woman was out of line. But if I had a video of every time a customer went off on me, and of all the terrible, unkind, things they said to me - I would be an Internet hero. When you work with the public, people get angry and say stuff like this. All the time. It isn't right, but it's part of the job.

I have been called every name in the book. I had a man take my pic with his cell phone and tell me he was going to wait outside the store with a gang of his buddies who would all take turns raping me (I wouldn't return a pair of jeans he wore and didn't have a reciept for). I had a woman show me a knife in her purse and promise to "slit my pretty white face" if I didn't return a pile of stolen merch for her (I didn't). I had a man tell me "I know what you look like. I will wait outside and follow you home and set it on fire while you sleep". Whatever. It isn't right. But I just moved on with my day. People suck in all walks of life.
While I agree with you one hundred percent that doesn't mean it's justified and we should just shrug it off. The behavior you mentioned was uncalled for. Just as hers was. And I'm in the camp of FWM and NAOW that says this woman was just doing her job. The one the towing company hired her to do. Like flan said it's the companies policy. Attack the company and not the person.
No. She wasn't just doing her job. The company has ADMITTED she was saying things that were just as offensive and provocative as the reporter was.

I had not seen the update, husker.

flan

huskerbb · Guru

www.yahoo.com/tv/s/source-espn-reporter-britt-mchenry-200100450.html

huskerbb · Guru

NAOW wrote:
And no. I have never taken my frustration out on a service member. The snarkiest I get is asking to talk to a manager.

Oh, and a tow company employee is not a "service" member--at least not to the people who they tow.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Thanks, I'll check it out.

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

flan327 wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I worked at an inner-city library for years. It got bad, but nowhere near as bad as what MM encountered.

flan
A lot of what I experienced happened in suburban areas. Typically it was the white mom who stayed at home with the kids who did the worst yelling and screaming. Or else the shoplifters - they think yelling will get them what they want.
I simply don't understand...What kind of "adult" poops in a store?
flan

The same kind that calls a person the things this reporter did.

huskerbb · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I worked at an inner-city library for years. It got bad, but nowhere near as bad as what MM encountered.

flan
A lot of what I experienced happened in suburban areas. Typically it was the white mom who stayed at home with the kids who did the worst yelling and screaming. Or else the shoplifters - they think yelling will get them what they want.
I simply don't understand...What kind of "adult" poops in a store?
flan
The same kind that calls a person the things this reporter did.

What about the things the employee said to the reporter?

-- Edited by huskerbb on Saturday 18th of April 2015 03:53:13 PM

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Even if the towing employee was rude and hateful you can't go wrong by taking the high road. Two wrongs don't make a right. They just make you look as trashy as the other person.

huskerbb · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Even if the towing employee was rude and hateful you can't go wrong by taking the high road. Two wrongs don't make a right. They just make you look as trashy as the other person.

Fine, no disagreement, there--but most posters on here seem to think this is all one-sided. It's not.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Even if the towing employee was rude and hateful you can't go wrong by taking the high road. Two wrongs don't make a right. They just make you look as trashy as the other person.
Fine, no disagreement, there--but most posters on here seem to think this is all one-sided. It's not.

According to the information we had at the time.

flan

huskerbb · Guru

And that's why I posted further information--although, even at first, I said there was probably more to it.

You just have to figure that 99.9% of the time I'm going to be right and go from there.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
And that's why I posted further information--although, even at first, I said there was probably more to it.

You just have to figure that 99.9% of the time I'm going to be right and go from there.

Just kill me now! LOL

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I still stand behind my original statement. There is no reason at all, no matter the situation, to take mean personal pot shots at someone. Walk away, call the manager, and if that doesn't work keep going up the ladder. And yes, if they did something illegally I sure as heck would sue them.

Thing is if this supposed clerk was as nasty as everyone is claiming and the reporter had been nice back she could have ended up in small claims court with a helluva lot of money on her behalf. Using her name recognition and the tape that supposedly shows how horribly she was treated could have swung way in her favor. Now she just looks like poor white trash.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

A lawyer did an interview about how this reporter had berated her. She had some type of forum talking about attractive female reporters and eventually this reporter insulted the lawyer and her appearance.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Southern_Belle wrote:
A lawyer did an interview about how this reporter had berated her. She had some type of forum talking about attractive female reporters and eventually this reporter insulted the lawyer and her appearance.

Yeah, I doubt this was the first instance she talked like this. And everyone will play it off on the "nasty" towing company but I bet we'll see this same reporter in the news in the future for the same thing. You know what they say about leopards.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I bet if it was an ugly woman talking to people like that half the people defending her would not have.

huskerbb · Guru

Oh, so if you ARE ugly--you are allowed to BE ugly. Got it.

huskerbb · Guru

Southern_Belle wrote:
I bet if it was an ugly woman talking to people like that half the people defending her would not have.

I haven't seen too many defending her--but I've seen a LOT of people defending the employee, and she apparently gave as good as she got.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

DH and I belong to a small bank. Literally two or three tellers and the manager. He's been there way before we got married. I would never dream in all my life of going in and making a huge scene like that because I am an extension of him. IOW's my behavior reflects on him. I don't want people to say "Oh he's married to that loud mouthed bitch." Everyone wants to think they live in a vacuum but you don't. What you say and do affects others.

Our bank has a policy that they black out the balance on the deposit slip if you deposit money in an account that is not yours. I've put money in my kids account and they do it. DH and I have two accounts. He has one in his name and we have a joint account. Most of the tellers know our situation and are fine with it. There was this nasty little pregnant teller that was always talking about how she didn't know who the daddy of her baby was cause she slept around so much. One day I went in and put some money into our joint account. She blacked out the balance. I asked her why she did it. She said that just because I was married and on the account didn't make me special or give me special rights. I thanked her and left. I was pissed. I could have called her a skanky bitch. She is one. I could have called her a lot of things. I was one hundred percent in the right. What I did do was go in the next day and talk to the manager. She was very nice and we know her well. She said this lady had many complaints against her and they were working on getting rid of her.

There is always different ways to handle a situation. With class and with nastiness. And what you do reflects on others.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I belong to a small bank too. I love it. Everyone is so nice.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

That lady is no longer there!

huskerbb · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
DH and I belong to a small bank. Literally two or three tellers and the manager. He's been there way before we got married. I would never dream in all my life of going in and making a huge scene like that because I am an extension of him. IOW's my behavior reflects on him. I don't want people to say "Oh he's married to that loud mouthed bitch." Everyone wants to think they live in a vacuum but you don't. What you say and do affects others.

Our bank has a policy that they black out the balance on the deposit slip if you deposit money in an account that is not yours. I've put money in my kids account and they do it. DH and I have two accounts. He has one in his name and we have a joint account. Most of the tellers know our situation and are fine with it. There was this nasty little pregnant teller that was always talking about how she didn't know who the daddy of her baby was cause she slept around so much. One day I went in and put some money into our joint account. She blacked out the balance. I asked her why she did it. She said that just because I was married and on the account didn't make me special or give me special rights. I thanked her and left. I was pissed. I could have called her a skanky bitch. She is one. I could have called her a lot of things. I was one hundred percent in the right. What I did do was go in the next day and talk to the manager. She was very nice and we know her well. She said this lady had many complaints against her and they were working on getting rid of her.

There is always different ways to handle a situation. With class and with nastiness. And what you do reflects on others.

Again, no disagreement--but you would only hold one person accountable. Is not that bank teller also accountable for her actions? What's the difference which side of the counter you are on?

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
That lady is no longer there!

Where did she go?

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Southern_Belle wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
That lady is no longer there!
Where did she go?

She got fired. Eventually karma has a way of getting even.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I think it's probably harder to give bad service in a smaller establishment.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

It's not like she punched or even assaulted someone. I think this is over-blown and ridiculous. As I wondered - the towing company is not all innocent in this. And I agree with Husker on all his points. This is not a service provider, she was rude herself, and Britt had reason to be ticked off. Not to mention, the whole editing and releasing a tape to the public - yeah, THAT'S classy.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

But, to be fair, no one put a gun to poor Britt's head & forced her to say any of that.

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

True. She had a Bitch moment. Who hasn't? And, I wonder if a Man had gone off would anything have happened? Men seem to be allowed displays of anger but women are "bitches". Men accuse of us being "emotional". If we cry, then we are a mess. If we are angry, we are bitches. But, they can scream, shout, bluster, punch their fist through a wall, blah, blah and there is no charge in that regard towards them.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
But, to be fair, no one put a gun to poor Britt's head & forced her to say any of that.

flan

Ok. So? Again - it's not like she punched or threatened her. Saying mean things is actually not a crime, and we've all done it. AND now we know she was provoked. There is nothing to see here. She got her car towed by a disreputable company and reacted badly. Big deal.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

From MSN:

One high level producer tells us, “She’s the worst. Hopefully she’ll be fired soon.”

Another person told us, “[What she did] reflects on all of us at ESPN. She will be fired soon. If not, I’ll be shocked.”

“She came off more than rude in that clip. It seems like she needs some humble pie,” says another ESPN staffer … “[ESPN] can find a million Britt McHenrys to replace her.”

One famous ESPN’er (who also didn’t want to be named) told us, “Put it like this, she’s replaceable.”

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Yes, but women have to be "humble". Men can have their pissy moments and no big deal?

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

And, maybe the women who want her to be fired, are actually playing in to the "Destroy the Homecoming Queen" scenario?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Yes, but women have to be "humble". Men can have their pissy moments and no big deal?

I disagree.

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
From MSN:

One high level producer tells us, “She’s the worst. Hopefully she’ll be fired soon.”

Another person told us, “[What she did] reflects on all of us at ESPN. She will be fired soon. If not, I’ll be shocked.”

“She came off more than rude in that clip. It seems like she needs some humble pie,” says another ESPN staffer … “[ESPN] can find a million Britt McHenrys to replace her.”

One famous ESPN’er (who also didn’t want to be named) told us, “Put it like this, she’s replaceable.”

flan

So??? That's a private employer issue. If she's horrible to work with, they need to deal with it. Obviously, they haven't felt the need to fire her over it before now.

You want to get fired because your co-workers think you are a bitch? Is that all that matters now?

And THIS has nothing to do with her job. It's a sad excuse for her to be fired.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

So other employees dont' "like" her? So what? Her employees don't evaluate her job, her boss does.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
So other employees dont' "like" her? So what? Her employees don't evaluate her job, her boss does.

I'm guessing a "high level producer" may be her boss.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
From MSN:

One high level producer tells us, “She’s the worst. Hopefully she’ll be fired soon.”

Another person told us, “[What she did] reflects on all of us at ESPN. She will be fired soon. If not, I’ll be shocked.”

“She came off more than rude in that clip. It seems like she needs some humble pie,” says another ESPN staffer … “[ESPN] can find a million Britt McHenrys to replace her.”

One famous ESPN’er (who also didn’t want to be named) told us, “Put it like this, she’s replaceable.”

flan
So??? That's a private employer issue. If she's horrible to work with, they need to deal with it. Obviously, they haven't felt the need to fire her over it before now.

You want to get fired because your co-workers think you are a bitch? Is that all that matters now?

And THIS has nothing to do with her job. It's a sad excuse for her to be fired.

I'm not sure I agree with her being fired BUT she chose a profession that means she is visible to the public. If she was a clerk at Target, no one would have cared.

And she's young & blonde. Is she a good reporter? I don't know.

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

If ESPN does not fire her, they are condoning her behavior, IMHO.

She is such a biotch.

huskerbb · Guru

just Czech wrote:
If ESPN does not fire her, they are condoning her behavior, IMHO.

She is such a biotch.

Why then shouldn't the tow company employee get fired? Why is she not a "biotch" for doing essentially the SAME THING?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

just Czech wrote:
If ESPN does not fire her, they are condoning her behavior, IMHO.

She is such a biotch.

DH agrees. She will never live this down & ESPN should cut ties with her.

flan