Bye-bye, bank-teller bigot.

[realmirage]

62. As you can see from the responses, the teller was not at fault

Rather it appears from your own story that you were going out of your way to make a big point about being an atheist or at the very least adamantly non-christian, which is sort of a rude thing to do in a casual conversation about background christmas music at the bank. People who work with the public deal with all kinds of insane people. I can tell you that from experience. This teller is just working a register for little pay, with no music playing, probably bored and miserable, and a customer walks in, the teller responds to brief small talk with the customer out of politeness and suddenly finds that the customer wants to make a big cultural point about christianity at the counter at the bank. You make a large sweeping motion with your arm, very animated, and awkward, and the teller doesn't want to get unexpectedly dragged into a very serious debate about religion with someone who seems ready to be confrontational.

Seriously, people who work in customer service deal with the craziest shit. When a customer shows signs of being a bit off balance, you never know what you might say that will spark a wild reaction and a "I want to see your manager." Anyone who comes in and shows a hint of wanting to make a scene triggers the employee into "oh god another customer who can't get in and out of the store without making a scene" mode.

My advice is just try to be polite, understanding, and reasonable with all differing points of view, don't take shit so seriously, and don't try to change the world by confronting an underpaid bank teller over christianity during the holidays. They don't need or want that shit. They just want to get through the shift with the least amount of suffering possible.