Family drama alert! Buckle up, folks, because we’ve got a doozy of a story coming your way! When an entitled customer clashes with a fed-up motel employee, sparks are bound to fly! Get ready for a wild ride filled with screaming matches, spit-covered windows, and a sassy comeback that’ll leave you questioning who’s really the a-hole in this situation. Let’s dive in and see how this motel mayhem unfolds!
Family-Owned Motel Mayhem!

Ding Dong! Trouble at the Door

COVID Precautions & No Vacancy ♀️

Confusion & Confrontation!

Insults & Disrespect!

Immigrant Parents & Normalizing Abuse

Furious Customer Fights Back!

Justified Retaliation or Asshole Move? ♀️

Accepting Judgments & Hindsight

Fed Up with Taking the High Road ️

Motel Madness: Teen Takes on Entitled Customer!
In this jaw-dropping tale, a teen employee at her family’s motel faces off against a rude and entitled customer who demands a room despite no vacancy. The situation escalates quickly, with the customer hurling insults, spitting on windows, and even playing the race card against the immigrant owners. Fed up with the constant abuse, the teen claps back with a sassy “Have fun being homeless” comment, leading to a scolding from her mom. Now, the question on everyone’s mind: Was the teen justified in her retaliation, or did she cross the line? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this motel mayhem!
Standing up to rude customers is important. NTA response

Defending oneself against racist assault is NTA.

Engaging in pointless and unsafe behavior with a racist jerk.

Be smart, not petty. ESH for escalating and rude comment

When the technicality becomes the focus

Dealing with rude customers: sometimes it’s better to walk away

Customers aren’t always right. Bigotry has consequences

ESH, but be careful instigating already agitated people

De-escalation is key. ESH acknowledges family’s harassment.

De-escalation is key, YTA comment section suggests.

Standing up to bullies is important, even if it’s uncomfortable

Enforcing consequences for rude behavior

Being impolite to racists isn’t the same as not being polite. YTA.

Service industry workers deserve respect. NTA stands up for them.

User calls out rude behavior but suggests there’s hope for maturity

NTA and the beauty of not caring about losing rude customers.

Family drama? Letting mom handle it is always the move.

Justified YTA moment defending against racism and humiliation.

Standing up to rude customers: Normalizing ‘talking back’

Being professional is important in customer service. YTA.

Be careful with your actions, even if justified. YTA.

Taking the high road only goes so far

Professionalism is key in dealing with difficult customers

Learn from the mistakes of the past. Don’t be rude.

Responding rudely to a rude customer never helps.

Confronting a racist won’t change them, but could escalate violence

Defending mom but spitting is gross. NTA and YTA.

Working retail exposes the worst in people
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Racists deserve all the abuse they get. NTA

Good advice, prioritize business safety over personal retaliation.

Standing up against customer’s rude behavior. Encourage parents gently.

Immigrant minority acknowledges mistake but supports reaction against racism

Dealing with rude customers can be tough, but staying calm wins.

Customers aren’t always right. Be careful not to become villain.

Former motel owner sympathizes with rude customer encounter.

Shared experiences of racism among first and second gen kids

NTA, but could have escalated the situation. Safety first

Unpaid guests ≠ customers. Don’t let this AH back.

Working in hospitality during Covid has made customers insufferable. NTA.

Customer insults employee, gets banned, and loses customer status. #NTA

NTA shuts down rude racist customer at their business

Navigating parental guidance and responding to rude customers during pandemic.

NTA and not a customer? This OP knows their business etiquette

Validating the NTA’s response to racist customer with caution ⚠️

Defending mom’s honor against abusive non-customer

Standing up for yourself in customer service without sacrificing self-respect
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Fighting fire with fire in the comment section

NTA shuts down rude ‘customer’ trying to scam hotel

A recommended word to use when fed up with bad customers

Standing up to racism and rude behavior. NTA.

Recording and calling police to keep entitled customers out.

Hotel supervisor praises response to entitled customer. NTA

Handling rude non-customers, NTA but room for improvement.

It’s okay to give back the same energy sometimes

Think before yelling at parents’ customers or risk losing income.
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Suggests being specific with complaints to avoid mocking homelessness

User defends themselves against rude customer, deemed NTA.
