Not every customer handles a minor inconvenience with grace.

This hotel front desk employee recently learned that after reminding a guest about the property’s mask policy.

The request wasn’t unusual. In fact, most customers either grab a mask or explain they already have one.

And this man did have one, so that should have been the end of it.

But instead, he came back a few minutes later and started questioning the employee about everything from politics to customer service.

Read on to see what exactly happened.

I do my job and ask a customer if he needed a mask and he tries to start an altercation with me.

Basically, I asked a gentleman who just waltzed out of the elevator with no mask on, if he needed a mask.

I really felt like I was being kind. Every other customer seems to respond, “OH, I’M SO SORRY I HAVE ONE,” or, “OH, YES PLEASE! I’M SO SORRY.”

And I’m always super cool about it and respond with, “Ahh I gotcha,” and shake my head like no big deal, don’t worry about.

The guy got really defensive.

But this guy goes, “I’m just using the restroom! I have one right here,” and I just say, “Ok.” Like whatever.

Then he comes back from the restroom walks right up to the side of my desk and says, “DID YOU VOTE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!?”

I respond, “I really don’t feel comfortable talking about politics.”

And he says, “Everyone in this town has been so nice about the masks, but you were super intense! Are you the manager!?”

He’s not sure if there’s a better way to suggest a mask.

I respond, “I really apologize if it came off that way, but I’m not the manager, and they’re just strict here. I just don’t wanna get in trouble.”

They’re honestly great managers who are super understanding and not overly strict, super reasonable in all their dealings, but I wanted to get the guy out of my face because he may have had a bit to drink.

And he goes, “Yeah, I bet they are,” and shakes his head and walks away.

Is there a better way to get people to put on masks? Like, we’re happy to give them out, so I always offer. It says on the window of the hotel that masks are mandatory. I even had a dude a couple months ago say, “Ok, doctor,” To my manager when he asked a gentleman very politely to put on a mask.

Eek. Some people are just like this no matter the approach.

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Let’s check out how the readers over at Reddit feel.

Here’s this person’s favorite excuse.

For this person, there’s not a better way.

According to this comment, don’t get rude when people do this.

It’s the same for this nurse.

Employees don’t create the policies. They just have to follow them.

It didn’t matter how this employee voted or what his personal opinions were. The hotel required masks, and he was doing exactly what the job wanted him to do.

Clearly, this customer went looking for a problem where there really wasn’t one.

Props to the employee for keeping his cool and refusing to give the man the argument he seemed so determined to have.

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