Christie Scotty

Christie Scotty has a problem; she is concerned with people who judge by an occupation. She states that the ubiquitous statement "And what do you do?" is what triggers her concern. Christie was a small town reporter, considered a professional and important job whereas she waited tables during that period of time, she was deciding on what to do next. She then mentions the constant disrespect she got from the customers. The customers always made rude gestures and made unacceptable comments which were upsetting for Christie. As soon as she graduated college, she took a job for a community newspaper. She then noticed the change in attitudes from clients they worked with as opposed to the restaurant customers. I have dealt with this type of judgment and I will point out the reasons why it is wrong and offensive.

I have had the experience of feeling as though judgment is sorely based on a person's occupation. I worked at Sears, a store which sells electronics to clothing, and I've experienced my own judgment based on the job I perform there. My title at Sears is an MCA, Merchandise and Customer Assistant, whereas my duties are to maintain the sales floor, help the customers and take care of the fitting rooms to make sure they are clean. In my opinion, the MCA position is the hardest job to fulfill, it requires constant physical effort. We find ourselves relentlessly picking up clothes from the floor and walking from one side of the store to the other. They find it hard to take us as seriously as the other employees but I also find disrespect in the fact that we are paid less than any other employees for the amount of hard work we put into the store. We are constantly being mistreated by our very own cashiers who are supposed to be hand in hand with us MCA's. One Monday night, a cashier mentioned, "with all do respect, you guys are the lowest of the lows." He quietly said that with a small grin on his face; and made me realize the type of "respect" we get in that store.

The general public that encourages these types of judgments need to realize that with each company or store, it is the workers that make everything possible. With the amount of time and effort it takes to perfect a store to make it acceptable for the shopper, they deserve more respect than they earn. Not a single store can last and manage without the employees, no matter how much the pay is or how high qualified they are. The working world is what makes the world go around, and therefore they deserve to be treated with respect like