Sainsbury staff called me stupid, childish and pathetic

Sandoval

Lokolo wrote: »

Did you know, there are things on your keyboards called commas and fullstops?

You can press them you know, they're not going to blow up your computer :cool:

You're missing a full stop after the word 'computer'.

Fiddlestick

fluffnutter wrote: »

Not that I'm arguing either way of the suitability of someone with Tourette's working in a customer-facing role... but they wouldn't be medically unfit. He's not ill.

But it IS a medical condition and it DOES preclude him from being suitable for working with the public.

Takoda

jamespir wrote: »

why should they discriminate :mad:

ok james because this guy is clearly not suitable for till work i know it isn't very demanding and well within the scope of most disabled people but if someone is just going to upset customers all the time by insulting them and leaving them so distressed that they still feel bad several weeks later then he obviously is in the wrong role within the supermarket so he should be given a different job to do maybe in the warehouse im all for employing people with disabilities but some jobs are just not suitable for them for whatever reason

ryanstarr

Speaking as somebody with tourettes , to the person who said it is discrimination to not let him work with customers , you are wrong, its common sense, I know from personal experience my tourettes can be violent and I hate it when people point it out as it makes me feel different than normal and like a freak so putting a tourettes sufferer on the tills is not only bad for customer service but also bad for the sufferer.
sadly there is no cure for tourettes , I pray for one every day but until there is , it is a condition that has to be handled carefully , at the moment I am going through Habit reversal therapy to help with mine , But until there is a cure like I say , it has to be handled sensibly

Takoda

ryanstarr wrote: »

Speaking as somebody with tourettes , to the person who said it is discrimination to not let him work with customers , you are wrong, its common sense, I know from personal experience my tourettes can be violent and I hate it when people point it out as it makes me feel different than normal and like a freak so putting a tourettes sufferer on the tills is not only bad for customer service but also bad for the sufferer.
sadly there is no cure for tourettes , I pray for one every day but until there is , it is a condition that has to be handled carefully , at the moment I am going through Habit reversal therapy to help with mine , But until there is a cure like I say , it has to be handled sensibly

Great post Ryan. Good luck with your therapy treatment.

tbw

jamespir wrote: »

so we should stop blind people from being front of house so to speak or those with limbs missing cause who wants to see that when they go shopping eh regardless of disability he should be givebn the chance to work in whichever role he wishes ok hes a little abrubt with some customers and maybe thats needs curbing

Its nothing to do with 'not wanting to see a person with a disability when you are out shopping!' You are taking my comment totally out of context.

But, since you ask, I most certainly would not want to see a blind person working as a bus driver or a person who has had the misfortune to lose a leg working as a fireman!!! Its all about a senssible degree of common sense.

The OP was not talking about somebody who was 'a little abrupt' with customers - it was a sales assistant who was rude, aggressive and very unpleasant and who should NOT be employed as a check out assistant because they clearly are incapable of fulfilling that role in a proper manner.

I'm fed up to the back teeth with the current attitude that anyone can do want they want and that its discrimination if they are told that certain jobs are not available to them for VERY good and sensible reasons.

I don't have any problems with being with anyone who has a disability - I spent some years working with clients who had a range of disabilities and loved my job. I did take issue though with a Manager who tried to place one of my clients as a Lollipop Lady - totally disregarding the fact that this lady was EXTREMELY shortsighted, had no understanding at all that a moving car was likely to knock you down if you stood in front of it and couldn't stand unaided for longer than 10 minutes! Common sense is sadly lacking in many areas.

Lokolo

Sandoval wrote: »

You're missing a full stop after the word 'computer'.

I count emotions the same as '!' and '?' in that they end the sentence.

Elsewhere

We have a postman with Tourette’s. You know when he’s heading down the drive – he’s swearing at the top of his voice. Yet as soon as he is in conversation with you, he is perfectly coherent and polite. Fortunately, as we live in a small community, everyone local knows about his problem and isn’t upset by his behaviour.

It sounds to me like this person in Sainsbury’s is having people on. I thought Tourette’s involved random outbursts, not long hurtful speeches that are obviously directed at a particular person.

DCFC79

The threads now gone OT, if he does hav tourettes i cant imagine sainsburys would put him on a till, the staff need to be courteous to the customers and this wouldnt help, so maybe he doesnt have tourettes and is pulling a fast one,

Freddie_Snowbits

If moooldooon had ever tempted to say that to me, he would be off his backside to put the goods back on the shelf, disability or no disability