Apologies if this comes off as a jab or sorts (Or if it's not the right tag). But basically, I now have a hard time interacting with retail staff and their management. The fact there's so horror stories of retail workers dealing with trashy and borderline psychotic customers is both ridiculous and sad. And of course, let's not forget the "Karens". I'm sure most of us have alrighty met these types of people.

I rarely interact with employees of retail workers, and if I do come across an actual issue, I either spend good amount trying to figure it out and or just leaving the store, being too scared to ask for help. Why? Because I feel like if I try to get their attention, then it'll probably be mistaken as causing a scene. Especially if a manager needs to be involved, and I'm not fond of the idea of being the villain in someone else's story.

Just the other day, my mom sent me to the store for something and I was on the phone with her. (She insisted that I called her when i got there. And yes, I probably look like an a-hole for doing so.) I told her that the item she was looking for wasn't the right size and those were the only ones they had. She asked me to ask an employee to make sure. I gather up some courage and did. They more or less told me the same thing. She then asked me, to go find the manager. To speak to them. At that point. I just wanted to collapse on the floor and just die. Thankfully, I never did and she basically gave up a few minutes later.

So yeah. Maybe it's due to my social anxiety but....am I stupid/pathetic for fearing of becoming a statistic for a random retail workers horror story?