Lee
Google
Between 10:00am-10:15am today, I was using the self checkout line with less than 16 items,a Black woman, middle age with long, thin dreads and glasses that typically works at the self check out area began to harass me. Now I've seen her plenty of times throughout my years of shopping at this particular ShopRite so maybe she was having a bad day today, but it was very uncalled for. I scanned my ShopRite plus card and then began scanning my items,after the second item this woman tells me that I need to move my cart closer to the edge of the self check out (stating "The groceries won't register if you do that") I was simply scanning my groceries and placing them in my bags that I layed out inside of the cart, Something I wanted to point out an older woman did right in front of me as I waited for my turn, yet this employee didn't say a word to her as I've noticed. I said "okay" and proceeded scanning the rest of my items ,placing each item in my bags that were (placed in my cart still) ,and then this employee stopped me Again and said "your bags need to actually be here" pointing her finger at the self check out table area as if she wanted me to take my bags out of my chart. I looked up at the 3 older woman who were using the exact same checkout lines,scanning and packing their groceries While Their Bags were (in their carts) as well, yet the employee continued to harass me as she said such words again. "Your groceries won't register if you do that,the bags actually have to be here (pointing her finger at the black table below the self check out register) I responded saying "okay" but continued bagging my groceries how I've been doing for YEARS now, just like the other women I could see doing the exact same thing. I heard her mumble something under her breath but I figured she must be having a bad day and decided to take that frustration out on me. I have NEVER experienced such harassment from an employee at this ShopRite ,and as a former ShopRite employee and just a human with integrity in general, this was highly disappointing,disrespectful and unacceptable.Nothing can justify such unprofessional and Discriminatory behavior .This made me Extremely uncomfortable. Hopefully this employee can receive Extensive training on how to properly interact with customers. I'm not sure what's gotten into this employee considering I have seen her on and off over the past four years and she Seemed to be very kind and respectful till my encounter with her Today.