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Those who typically yell at others may not give much thought to how that feels on the receiving end.
Thanks to some feel-good reporting by TODAY, readers can get a glimpse of anger's painful flip side.
Scott Stump, a TODAY contributor, tells of an incident which occurred at a Wegman's in upstate New York. An employee there was harshly scolded by a customer who complained that items
weren't being scanned quickly enough.
The employee, Chris Tuttle, happens to have Asperger's syndrome.
He went home and complained to his sister about
having "the worst day ever." Tuttle had an especially difficult time with "why someone would be so mean and so nasty."
Tuttle's sister, Jamie Virkler, felt moved to write about this situation on Facebook. She hoped that Tuttle, an avid social-media fan, would feel comforted by this.
Little did Virkler expect the huge outpouring of support that followed.
Within hours there were comments from far and wide – posts from people who told their own stories of hurtful encounters.
Hopefully, the person who scolded Tuttle will come across some of these posts and recognize the sorry consequences of anger. Nevertheless, Tuttle himself now feels "blessed and loved and cared for."
Resources
http://www.today.com/news/thousands-support-special-needs-employee-berated-customer-2D11577472
Copyright December 20, 2013 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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