Boost worker offered frosty reception for good deed
A simple act of kindness by an employee at a Melbourne Boost Juice has ignited a furious debate.
It turns out not everyone is excited by the prospect of a free sample.
A young Boost Juice employee found that out the hard way, as she tried to offer free refreshments to a queue of shoppers waiting to enter a jewellery pop-up store in Melbourne.
The Jaz Hand Made event in South Yarra was located near the Boost Juice Como store and attracted plenty of attention.
The jewellery business was founded by influencer Jasmine Hand and the pop-up shop was a first for the Aussie business.
The hot weather and large crowd sparked inspiration for staff at the smoothie chain, who were keen to help the wait feel a little less tiresome for shoppers.
However, as the young worker approached the line with a tray filled to the brim with refreshments, she quickly learned that even a good deed could go unrewarded.
Mixed in with a few unenthused “thanks” was a response she didn’t quite expect.
Sharing the venture on the business’s TikTok, the young worker stands across the street with a large line behind her.
“Hey guys, today we are outside of the Jaz Handmade pop-up to give out some free Mango Magics,” she starts of the video.
In the next lot of clips, she walks along the queue offering the samples to the public.
She’s polite, asking how long they’d been waiting in line and asking what they were looking forward to in the store.
Unfortunately for her, the line didn’t match her bubbly and excitable energy.
As she worked her way through the crowd, many were keen to take her up on her freebie offer; however, others were caught being unnecessarily “rude” while side-eyeing the girl in an unfriendly manner.
The comment section of the video was quick to point it out, too.
“Did you ask for their first born in return or something?”
“Some people are so rude, I’d be pretty freaking stoked to be offered a boost.”
“IT DOESN’T COST ANYTHING TO JUST BE NICE LOL”
Even Boost Juice’s official national page slammed the behaviour, writing: “My sweetums didn’t deserve that hate.”
It’s sparked a wider conversation online about how far we’ve fallen from a love thy neighbour society.
Paris Clarke took to her TikTok account, @melbournegalpaz, made a post claiming it’s “reason 500” for why she hates Gen Z, calling for everyone to “be mindful” and kind to the people around them.
“I love that they posted this because you see influencers and stuff getting called out for being mean and stuff, this is just like the public,” Ms Clarke explains.
She then provided an example of how the employee was getting stared down.
“Is this what the world has come to? Why are people so rude? It was just like seeing an in real-life burner account,” Ms Clarke pointed out.
“I would be honestly so embarrassed being caught on video being so rude to someone and having the internet see it.”
Clarke applauded the worker for keeping a smile on her face despite the negative energy she was met with.
“To the girl who handed them out, praise to you. Like, honestly, you did an amazing job,” Ms Clarke said.
It’s a similar sentiment being shared on the Boost Como account.
“The sweetest boost juice worker ever.”
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“You queen.”
“As an ex boostie I love this!! You have the best vibes.”
news.com.au has reached out to Boost Juice Australia for comment.
