On November 7th, 2024, my wife and I visited Jocks in Socks. Upon entering this place of business and unbeknownst to me, my wife overheard the manager say to his employee, "Oh it sucks, you have to work Veteran'sDay" to which his employee responded, "I don't mind. I don't see why Veteran's need a day."
Upon hearing this conversation, my wife immediately walked out the store, and left me to shop. When we returned to the hotel that night, she told me everything that she had heard earlier in the day. I asked her why she didn't say anything to me earlier, she said, "I didn't want to ruin your experience, and I knew his insensitive comments would have upset you because you served our country honorably for 8 years in the United States Navy and know why we celebrate Veteran's Day!"
Today, I went back and talked to the manager of Jocks and Socks. He tried be apologetic for his employees insensitive comments, and even informed me that his employee was actually prior military. To which I responded, "Then of all people, he should know why we celebrate our Veteran's." I also asked the manager to refrain from having conversations like this on the sales floor in the future, no matter if his employee feels like he doesn't need to be recognized for his service in the U.S Army. I'm not saying these two guys are Veteran haters, I'm just asking them to do better. If you are a Veteran and want to give them your business, then that's ok, but this Veteran will not be shopping at...
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