I'd like to describe the less than friendly experience that I had at the organic redneck stand at the Eugene Saturday Market this afternoon around 1:00PM today. As I was purchasing several vegetable items, the young man helping me told me that he really liked my glasses, but the coating really hampered the interaction because he could not see my eyes. He also acted very surprised with the vegetables (4 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers and 1 clove of garlic) when I put them on the scale and reacted with a "whoa". This may not seem like a big deal; however, this person clearly had some concerns about what I was buying, did not like my glasses and made it a point to tell me in a very patronizing, unrealistically friendly way. I found all of this to be condescending and passive aggressive.
My concern here is not with his like or dislike of anything about me, or his opinion about my buying habits, whatever they might be. It's the fact that he should not be voicing his personal opinions to the customers that are spending money at the stand. There are tons of other choices of where I can buy the same or similar items at the market and because of this experience, I will not be returning. This person clearly doesn't know their place and displayed a level immaturity that doesn't belong in any type of service role. read more