1/5 Max M. 6 months ago on Google
A
little
empathy
can
go
a
long
way,
especially
if
one
is
in
a
lead
role.
It
never
feels
good
to
walk
into
a
business
right
before
it's
about
to
close.
For
me,
mostly
because
I
understand
how
the
employees
may
be
feeling
and
their
readiness
to
go
home
can
be
driving
those
feelings.
Five
minutes
before
closing,
I
made
my
way
into
publix.
I
quickly
made
my
selections
and
got
myself
to
the
register.
It
was
the
only
one
open
at
the
time
besides
the
self-serve
ones.
There
was
no
line
and
was
greeted
by
the
employee,
who
I
later
found
out
was
either
the
manager
or
a
manager
in
charge.
She
was
quick
mannered
while
ringing
me
up
as
her
wanting
to
go
home
was
evident.
As
I
went
to
pay
for
my
items,
I
tap
but
quickly
removed
my
credit
card
from
the
panel.
I
did
this
because
the
system
prompted
me
to
put
my
phone
number
in,
and
since
I
am
a
loyal
Publix
customer,
of
course,
I
wanted
to
ear
my
points.
But
as
I
am
putting
in
my
number,
the
screen
dissappears,
and
I
am
back
to
having
to
add
my
form
of
payment.
I
mentioned
this
to
the
employee,
and
I
asked
her
if
she
could
please
set
it
up
for
me
to
add
my
phone
number.
She
quickly
said,
"No,
I
can't,
That's
what
happens
when
you
tap
your
card.
You
only
get
one
chance!"
It
seemed
odd
to
me
that
that
was
her
final
say
in
the
matter
and
that
publix
hasn't
set
up
a
system
where
their
loyal
customers
don't
always
feel
like
shopping
is
a
pleasure.
With
that
slogan
in
mind,
I
say
to
her,
"Well,
that
isn't
very
pleasurable,"
and
she
then
said
with
an
obvious
tone
of
condescent,
"I
know,
right?
Have
a
good
night!
"
And
before
I
could
even
bat
an
eye,
she
raised
the
tone
of
her
voice
and
directed
one
of
her
employees
to
complete
a
task
from
one
register
to
the
other.
I
felt
dismissed.
That's
when
I
knew
she
was
in
a
lead
role.
I
understand
if
the
system
isn't
customer
friendly,
and
she
potentially
couldn't
go
back
and
do
anything
for
me
to
add
my
number.
But
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
employees
also
should
not
be
customer
friendly.
Perhaps
a
bit
of
care,
a
bit
of
empathy,
a
bit
of
humanity
wouldn't
make
a
customer
feel
like
they
are
just
another
transaction
that's
in
the
way
of
getting
out
and
going
home.
Will
consider
it
twice
before
shopping
here
again.
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