After landing my new job as a Walmart greeter - a good gig for many retirees - I lasted less than a day.
About two hours into my first shift, a loud, mean-acting woman marched in with two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.
As I’d been trained, I smiled and said,
“Good morning and welcome to Walmart. Nice children you have there. Are they twins?”
Now, the kids were clearly a couple of years apart. They shared some features but definitely didn’t look like twins.
The woman stopped yelling just long enough to snap,
“Hell no, they ain’t twins. The oldest one is 9, the other one is 7. Why the hell would you think they’re twins? Are you blind or just stupid?”
So I calmly replied,
“I’m neither blind nor stupid, ma’am - I just couldn’t believe someone slept with you twice.”
And just like that, my manager says... I'm free to pursue other opportunities.

