Man shops at Walmart during rainstorm. Then he asks worker to take groceries outside—and all the way to his home: ‘He didn’t have a car’

Working for the public can be an incredibly frustrating job. Nearly every shift, a customer pulls a stunt that grinds your gears. Some days these behaviors will rain on your day, and for this Walmart employee, it not only rained but stormed after a customer had the most bizarre request.

Texas-based Walmart employee Deerick (@skylouieeeee) posts content from his car, recounting his infuriating customer interactions to his 147.5k followers. In this latest installment, he is in his normal setup, but this time, in inclement weather.

“Y’all see it’s pouring rain and there’s water all over my windshield,” he begins the video, referring to the raindrops that splatter against his window and on the parking lot pavement. “Yeah, you get it.”

Then, he shifts the camera to face him. “So, tell me this, if you’re a customer, why are you coming to the store if you know it’s raining this bad?” he asks, his voice rising in aggravation. “And you don’t know what to do about taking your sh– home?”

From there, he jumps into his most recent customer exchange.

What Happened On This Walmart Shift? 

“This dude came up to me, talking about, ‘Sir, I need help with my groceries cause I can’t be able to take it out of the store,” he recalls the customer saying.

Under the impression that the man needed assistance loading his groceries into his car, the worker advised him to bring the vehicle around the store to help him. Nope, not quite what he wanted.

“‘You just need to help me bring it outside the store so that way I can be able to take it home,’” the customer responds.

Subsequently, this confused Deerick, since the man had no means of transportation to deliver the groceries. When he raised this concern to the customer, it was the man’s turn to be puzzled.

“‘I just said I live up the street,’” the man replied. “‘Why can’t you be able to come with me to take my groceries home?’”

Now, the employee had enough.

“‘I can’t leave the job site. I’m still on the clock, and I’m still working in the store,’” he responded.

However, both men would argue in circles until the customer said something that sent Deerick over the edge: “‘But I saw a Walmart van in the parking lot. You can’t use that to drop off groceries? I thought y’all did that with the van anyway.’” 

As a result, the worker reached his limit. “‘Sir, that’s only if you order those groceries you got in your basket on the app,” he replied. “Other than that, we don’t use that to drop sh– off at the house!’”

Viewers Virtually Shook Their Heads

Deerick’s tirade racked up over 204,000 views, and many poked holes in the customer’s demand.

“Why would you go to his house??” one viewer commented.

“Buy an umbrella tf,” another remarked.

“Mind you, you can have your groceries delivered to your house,” a third noted.

Of course, this story resonated with other fellow Walmart workers who expressed their grievances.

“The story of my life on rainy day. I get people telling me, ‘don’t get my groceries wet,’” one commenter shared. “I do work in the pick up area.”

“Dispensing in the rain… ‘I’m sorry you have to get out in this’ …. BRO YOURE WHY IM PUT HERE!” a second vented.

Employee Consequences For Leaving the Premises at Walmart

Walking off the workplace on duty would entail a world of trouble. At least, according to a r/Walmart subreddit. Instead, a Redditor asked about heading home. Immediately, workers jumped into the conversation, urging the Redditor never to do this because it’s “time theft” and they would “be fired.” Indeed, it would be considered time theft, regardless of the situation. When a worker is being paid for not performing their tasks or isn’t present on the clock, it’s deemed as actively stealing money from the company.

Not only can this cost the employee’s job, but the employer can potentially take them to court. Since there isn’t an employee theft statute on the books, Ceja Law Firm PPLC explains that Texas prosecutes under the general theft statute, which is the “unlawfully appropriating property with intent to deprive the owner of it.” Consequently, the person may be fined, charged, sent to jail, may face two penalties, or even all three, depending on how much property value was stolen, the law firm states.

@skylouieeeee If it’s really that’s stressful why even go shopping while it’s still POURING OUTSIDE #fyp #walmart #storytime #retail #retailworker ♬ original sound – skylouieeeee

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