Gen Z Cashier Left in Tears by Customer, Millennial Knows What To Do [Video]

The internet has rallied around a millennial woman who stood up for a teenage grocery store worker after a middle-aged woman criticized her to the point of tears.

Reddit user u/Anno_Pri24, a 35-year-old woman, shared her experience on the “Am I The A*****” (AITAH) forum after confronting a middle-aged customer who was giving a young cashier a hard time. The post quickly went viral, earning 20,000 upvotes and a wave of support.

“The cashier seemed a bit flustered. I could tell she was probably new, making a few mistakes here and there, but nothing serious,” she wrote, setting the scene for what unfolded.

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The other customer, however, wasn’t as understanding. According to u/Anno_Pri24, the woman began muttering under her breath, rolling her eyes, and tapping her foot in impatience. The tipping point came when the cashier accidentally scanned an item twice, requiring a supervisor to void it.

The woman unleashed her …