Yes, that’s right; I’m going to talk about the first time I was cursed. It’s really a pretty funny story.
Several years ago, I got my first job. I was hired at Target. I worked in the electronics department, which meant that I was also expected to help in the seasonal area. During my first week there, while I was still being trained, an old Romanian couple (yes, they were Romanian, I could tell by their accents.) approached me to ask for my help. They wanted to know if we had any more of a certain item in the back. The item was a figurine of a jack-o-lantern wearing a scarecrow hat. The figurine had fiber optics throughout so that certain points on it would light up in different colors. I checked the inventory in our stockroom, but couldn’t find any more of the item. The wife asked me if I could check any of our other stores for the figurine. I checked, and we didn’t have any of them anywhere. When I told the couple this, the woman became angry. She raised her hand up and pointed a crooked finger at me. She then began speaking harshly in Romanian, accenting each word with her pointed finger. When she was done, she brought her hand down and spat to her side. Then the couple left.
I was left standing, dumbstruck, while my trainer (who had been watching the entire thing) stood off to the side and laughed. “Was I just cursed?!” I asked him. “I think you were!” he replied, still laughing. I didn’t find it quite that funny… at least, not back then. Now, however, I can look back on it and laugh. It was an interesting way to start a job in retail.
What about all of you? Have any of you had a curse put on you? Share them with us.
