Lately, more and more employees are filming themselves sharing customer complaints. A Target employee sparked controversy with a skit mocking “customers” who hid their PIN numbers when making payments.
The six-second clip was uploaded by TikTok user @armelly, who posts content from his job at Target. In this case, the issue was a specific act committed by a customer. First, it started with a woman paying the bill at his cash register. She looked up at the content creator and entered her PIN while covering the checkout pad with her hand. The camera then turned to @armelly. “Bitch, I don’t want your mom’s peach cobbler recipe, bitch,” he angrily lip-synced to the video’s background audio.
The content creator reiterated this discomfort in the caption. [get] Have you been fired? … Not me. “
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The Daily Dot reached out to @armelly via direct message on Instagram and comments on TikTok. The video garnered him 2.7 million views and resonated with current and former retail employees.
One viewer wrote: “Literally like I don’t remember it anyway.”
“This is how I felt when I worked at Walmart,” a second person commented.
“A customer who was just standing there waiting for it to finish said, “Okay, we’re going to change your PIN.”Are you okay?” said a third person.
On the other hand, there were others who disagreed and made it clear why they did so.
“My parents told me to do it so other ‘customers’ who were too close wouldn’t see me,” one viewer said.
“I’m doing this so that if I drop my card and someone sees me insert the pin, they can’t use it to buy things,” another shared. did.
According to Los Angeles County, you must hide your PIN number when checking out. Why is it important for a thief to know his PIN? ‘Because once they have it, they can make illegal cash withdrawals using trapped or counterfeit cards (and illegal payment transactions). “Because of its nature,” he says of Finextra. This applies everywhere: stores, gas stations, ATMs, etc. The most common ways to steal a PIN are by looking over your shoulder or using a security camera. However, there are more secure payment options that don’t require you to put your PIN at risk, such as credit cards, chipped debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
*First published: December 7, 2023 at 9:30pm CST
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Melody Held is a culture writer. Her work has been published in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.