Thousands defend a NYC Aspie cashier that was yelled at

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There is some hope in the universe
I should of told my story of how the people at my daycare treated me badly I could of got the city to turn against them too


Story is here

they even have a facebook page of his sister telling the story

that woman is lucky no one knew her name or what she looked like, she almost ruined her life/reputation just cause she thought she could be an a**hole to a cashier

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Do you know this guy Chris Tuttle? If you do, I need you to give him a shout out! He is my little brother and yesterday at Wegmans, a customer yelled at him and then in the middle of her transaction, left to complain loudly to a manager, came back to his line and he was so shaken, dropped a candle she bought on the ground and it shattered. Luckily the manager took him off register immediately because clearly he was upset. The customer's problem? Chris was checking her out...TOO SLOW and she was furious. She yelled at him, the manager and anyone else who would listen.
Do you know Chris? He has Asperger's syndrome. He is the happiest guy you will ever meet-I say that because if you know him, if you have seen him at Wegmans, if he has helped you load your car with groceries, if he has helped you find popcorn on aisle 13, if he has checked you out on aisle 12, if he has taken your trash from the café or if he has mopped the floor after you've spilt a jar of pickles-then you already know that and I need you to let him know. Is he slow? Yes, probably. But as the manager explained to the woman yesterday, cashier isn't his primary job. He gets called to cashier when Wegmans is busy, so they put him on cashier to HELP out.
What this woman doesn't know is that 10 hours later, Chris told me the story as if it just happened, he was just as stressed and just as upset. She has no idea how damaging her actions were...to one person. Part of Asperger's is the inability to move on, to not be able to wrap his mind around the fact that this woman isn't worth it. To hear him tell the story, your heart will break. He doesn't understand why someone would be so nasty to him and for him, he takes it personal.
After much discussion with the whole family last night, he doesn't get that some people are just like that. Some people are just unaware of how their actions effect others and how their rudeness needs to be ignored and that it has nothing to do with him. I tell him all the time, some people will "get you" and some won't. The people that "get you" those people are your friends, focus your energy there.
Hugs and kisses to Wegmans for employing him for 7 years, for giving him a chance, for giving him a life, a job to look forward to everyday and understanding managers, despite his disabilities. xoxo
Chris deserves better and if he's ever put a smile on your heart, could you let him know? Could you leave a comment or the next time you go to Wegmans, could you tell him? I want him to have a better day

News Story:
Clay, NY -- Thousands of people are coming to the defense of a Wegmans employee after a customer at the John Glenn store in Clay yelled at him Saturday because he was checking her out too slowly.

Chris Tuttle has worked at the Wegmans on Route 57 for the last seven years, his sister, Jamie Tuttle-Virkler, posted on her Turtle Landing Retreat Facebook page.
Chris_Tuttle.JPGChris Tuttle poses with his sister, Jamie Tuttle-Virkler. Chris works at the Wegmans on Route 57 in Clay, where he was yelled at by a customer Saturday. His sister shared his story on Facebook, which has been seen more than 20,000 times and received thousands of comments from people coming to his defense.

His sister, regular customers and even strangers who have interacted with him all agree: Tuttle is one of the happiest people, always willing to help others and offer a kind word. But Tuttle, who has Asperger's syndrome, takes it to heart and has trouble moving on when he experiences something like what happened this weekend.

"To hear him tell the story, your heart will break," Virkler wrote. "He doesn't understand why someone would be so nasty to him and for him, he takes it personal."

Ten hours after the incident, Tuttle was still upset and stressed as he told his sister how the customer yelled at him -- "and then in the middle of her transaction, left to complain loudly to a manager, came back to his line and he was so shaken, dropped a candle she bought on the ground and it shattered.

"Luckily the manager took him off register immediately because clearly he was upset," Virkler wrote. "The customer's problem? Chris was checking her out...TOO SLOW and she was furious. She yelled at him, the manager and anyone else who would listen."

Virkler asked anyone who knows her brother -- because he helped load groceries in their car, find popcorn in aisle 13, taken their trash from the cafe or mopped the floor after they spilled a jar of pickles -- to let him know what they already know.

"Do you know this guy Chris Tuttle?" Virkler asked. "If you do, I need you to give him a shout out!"

She acknowledged he may be slow, but Tuttle isn't usually a cashier unless he is called on to help out when Wegmans is busy. The manager working Saturday explained this to the woman, according to Virkler's post. The manager, when contacted Sunday evening, said she woke up this morning realizing what happened was much bigger than she initially thought.

The manager said she saw Virkler's Facebook post and watched the community come together to rally behind Tuttle.

More than 20,000 people have "liked" Tuttle's story on Facebook, more than 3,500 people have shared the story and more than 3,700 people have commented on it.

A simple request by a big sister looking out for her little brother touched the hearts of many.

"Chris deserves better and if he's ever put a smile on your heart, could you let him know?" Virkler wrote. "Could you leave a comment or the next time you go to Wegmans, could you tell him? I want him to have a better day."

Here are a few of the comments. Leave your comments below.

So many people are so focused on themselves and don't care about others. Its such a shame cause life would be brighter if they just took a breath and opened their hearts/minds. Keep smiling Chris ... you're better than so many others by sharing your smile and heart everyday

Shame on her!! ! Why does everyone have to be in such a hurry? It's Me,Me,Me, and everyone else get out of my way!! ! Take the time to see what a sweet young man he is, who trying his very best and everyone has a better day for it!

That woman should be ashamed. NO ONE should be treated that way, with or without disabilities. My heart goes out to your brother.

I don't think he has the disability, she does. If he has a disability then I want to be like him, most genuine person I have ever met!

Chris, don't let that mean woman stress you out. She shouldn't have taken out her bad day on you. Kudos to the management staff at Wegmans go standing behind their employees. Xoxo

That breaks my heart. I don't know Chris but I shop at the 57 Wegmans and he has checked me out twice. He is always so nice and asks me how I'm doing and what I'm making for dinner. We all need to practice patients sometimes and go back to the golden rule.

I don't actually know Chris - but I know him as a Wegman's employee - and he is ALWAYS friendly, helpful and courteous no matter what job he's doing. Our society has become so rude and intolerant ... Tell Chris there are many many customers that appreciate him. And I hope that woman sees this thread - she should be ashamed of herself

I feel like we need big signs wherever we go to remind people to treat others kindly. We have signs, laws & various other ways of communicating the things that are unlawful in our world. Maybe we need kindness & patience reminders posted next to speed limit signs, enter here signs, today's daily special. My heart aches for Chris... Hold your head high Chris... Karma is in your favor.

Chris is by far one of the most kind hearted people I know. Chris, sadly some people just don't have happiness or love in their lives or know how lucky they are to have met you. And sadly they take that out on others to make themselves feel better. She was very mean and very wrong. You make people around you happy. Don't let one mean person take that quality away from you

For every mean person out there, Chris, you have made 100 have happier, brighter days. That woman's temper tantrum was not about you. Something else in her life is bad, and she behaved poorly at you instead of fixing whatever her other problem was. Chin up, Chris, and keep smiling.

I've left a message on the Facebook page telling him how amazing he is.

Just as there are people who are too sensitive, there are also people who aren't sensitive enough. That hag of a customer falls into the "Not Sensitive Enough" category.