I'm 18 and work at a gas station in a ghetto shithole called Newburgh NY. I deal with a lot of crackheads and losers regularly but rarely are they disrespectful. Today a fat black male in his late 30s - mid 40s came in trying to redeem a scratchoff ticket and he said he'd take another one, I asked him to clarify if he meant another of the same ticket or another scratchoff edition. He starts calling me a retard, insulting me, threatening to beat me up etc, asking if i had autism. I sort of timidly took the insults as I didn't want to lose the job or lose my life if he had a knife or gun. But now I'm regretting not pointing out how much of a loser he was, being obese buying lotto tickets and trying to fight young men at gas stations. I do box so I can defend myself and I've never used it in a real world situation, and this would have been my chance. Now he probably walked away thinking how much of a bitch I was. I hate the thought.
>>34253889You did the opposite of fucking up
>>34253889>Now he probably walked away thinking how much of a bitch I was. I hate the thought.Why are you ashamed of what a moron might think of you, but not ashamed of your own insecurity? The fact that you even care what he thinks is what puts you at risk of being a bitch. Strong people don't react to insults.
>>34253889Your instincts prioritized your own safety both your job safety and physical safety. That’s just being smart. Think of it like this, he didn’t attack you or otherwise force the situation to a brawl, he was just a belligerent asshole taking out his misery on you. You don’t deserve that of course but it’s never being a bitch to play defense against belligerent people. It is good to have the attitude that you’ll fight if necessary though but the balance to that is to not jump into an unnecessary fight ever.
>>34253889May OP spontaneously gain consciousness to see the absolute irony of seething on 4chan about an IRL situation that has been happening about several times a day anywhere in this world that sells lottery tickets.
