On social networks, a young mother says she was forced to clean up her son’s vomit in the middle of a supermarket. A divisive story.
Every mom’s nightmare. This Sunday, May 28, at Woolworths supermarket in Sydney, a young mother was quietly shopping with her two children when one of them, aged 2, began to feel unwell and vomited his last meal on the floor from the supermarket. Very embarrassed, the mother of the family was confused in excuses, but her good feelings were not enough with the staff. An annoyed supermarket worker told her to clean up her son’s vomit herself.
“After taking care of my son, I apologized to the staff because I was forcing someone to clean. There, the employee turned to me and said ‘No, you are the one who will clean’“, says the young mother on the social networks. Preferring not to make stories, the mother of the family is executed. “I started cleaning and the employee asked a colleague to stay next to me to make sure I was cleaning. Meanwhile, my son was trying to run outside to check on the cars. .” The young woman is now reluctant to contact the supermarket management to complain.
A story that divides
But on the Web, the story of this overwhelmed mother divides Internet users. On the one hand, some find the staff’s reaction normal, believing that everyone should clean up after themselves. “It’s disgusting, you shouldn’t expect anyone to clean for you“, launches a first. “It would have been lovely if they did this, but they don’t have to and it’s 100% your responsibility to clean up bodily fluids.”, says a second.
However, other Internet users find the reaction of the staff at least exaggerated. “I worked in sales for over 20 years and saw so many sick children and old people. I never saw anyone clean up,” asserts a first. “As someone working in sales, I think they could have at least helped her by scanning her groceries while she took care of the children, or offered to watch them while she cleaned.“, adds a second. “I find it sad to see someone in trouble without anyone helping them. It doesn’t hurt to be nice“, continues a third.