November 13th 2023.
A viral video circulating on social media is causing a stir. The footage, posted to TikTok the week of November 5th, captures an altercation between a white manager and a Black cashier at a grocery store.
The video begins with the manager confronting the cashier, an older Black woman, about not taking her breaks and apparently going over her labor hours by six-and-a-half hours. She makes the accusation in front of customers while the store is busy.
"You were scheduled to clock out. Clock out," the manager says. "I haven't cheated you on anything. You were scheduled [for] 29 and a half hours. Why won't you clock in and out on your time? You got your hours."
The cashier then orders the manager to move her fingers from her face, to which the manager responds by ordering the cashier to "get out of the store."
"Woman, you don't know who you messing with!" the cashier responds. "Don't do this to me."
"I'm not scared of you anymore," the manager says.
The manager then recounts an alleged previous confrontation with the Black employee.
The situation quickly becomes heated, with several spectators in the store attempting to de-escalate the situation by telling both women to calm down. One woman points out the manager's unprofessionalism in handling the situation, and the pressure from the customers leads the manager to storm out of the store.
The video has caused quite a stir, with viewers having varying opinions. Some believe the manager was wrong in this case, and that she should have handled the matter in private. Others understood the manager's frustration, but suggested there was a better way to address her employee.
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