I’m actually pretty hurt by it. I’m “high functioning” autistic and a lot of people just think I’m weird or stand-offish. My manager at the restaurant I work at was busy and I told him the kitchen messed up my order. When I clarified that the new order was still missing something he told me “how was he supposed to know that” to which I said it was on the ticket. I guess he really doesn’t like how I communicate as I typically enunciate my words and talk monotone when I don’t mask in front of customers.
He then told me “you know you’re incredibly pretentious, right?” And talked about how everyone can make mistakes and that doesn’t give me the right to talk down to anyone. I froze after he said more things and as I walked away I just said “thank you I appreciate it” as a knee jerk reaction. I didn’t know how to respond. A lot of people say this about me but I never know what to say so I just said the first thing I thought of. He then yelled back “Oh boy I don’t think we’re gonna have you last long at this rate.”
It sucks I guess. But today I heard back from a job I really wanted that could potentially start my actual career before I went into my shift. Im still waiting to actually talk official pay and start day. But I got this job from a friend referring me so I have a gist of how this will go down. I just need to bide my time and then I can quit.
It just sucks being talked to like this.