Cashiers angrily told me "Merry Christmas" in a smug and self righteous way

[NCTraveler]

10. I'm not sure how I make it through each holiday season...

Without this beast of an issue rearing it's ugly head. Then again, I've been without cable for years and that is where this war is promoted and for the most part takes place. I'm far from a hermit and just can't find anyone to fight me on this hot topic.

You could be reading this way wrong.

"Last year, there were multiple cashiers, as I was checking out with them and nearing the end of our business transaction, they would look me dead in the eyes, and without a smile, sternly tell me, "and you have a merry Christmas." It was weird. Like the look in their eyes was not happy not a true warm wish of seasons greeting, it was like they gained some type of power now that Trump told them it was ok to say "Merry Christmas" again. And for the first time in my liberal life I was actually angry that they said it, more so that they said it like that, because I felt like it came from a place of hate. They were smug and angry all in one."

They are probably severely underpaid, overworked, and are coming into the busiest time of the year. A time of year when their customer base is not at their best. People often get stressed during the holidays and take it out on people they view as "less than". Additionally, these decisions are more often than not made a little further up the chain than cashier.