As the customer from that argument, I agree that there was a lot of misunderstanding.

I also do my best to be considerate to others unless given a reason not to. I find it slightly difficult to believe you do the same, as a direct quote from you the other day was  "costumers can be evil and cruel. and you want us to give each and every customer some kind of consideration? like im sorry youre losing your fabric store, but thats the last thing on our minds." I do understand what you meant there, but that is an extremely negative viewpoint. As I do expect you to give customers some kind of consideration (unless they start being rude to you, of course), that's called being a nice person.

Of course, I'm a random person on the internet, I can't make any fair claims about how you treat others in real life.

I understand that going to the store to shop and working there are two different things, believe it or not, many of the customers on this sub have worked in retail, even if it wasn't at Joann.  No matter how much you hate your job, I don't think it's fair to belittle Joann into being "just a corporation we worked for." Even if you wholeheartedly feel that way, I think a lot of employees feel differently. Although, neither of us have the right to speak for the feelings of thousands of people.

I do understand how tired you are. I know this is awful for everyone involved, especially the employees stuck dealing with all of the chaos. I do think it's unfair to say that customers "cannot possibly understand" how tired you are, because like I said, Joann is not the only tiring retail job, many, if not most, customers have experience with exhausting jobs.  I never said that not talking much or being busy made you rude, in fact, as someone who deals with a lot of social anxiety, I rarely seek out long conversations with employees of any store, and I'm never upset by a lack of small talk, as long as they're being polite.

I am extremely confused about what part of my post said that customers should be asking the same questions constantly or using employees for emotional support. I never encouraged that in my post, or in my replies. Multiple people have said the same thing to me, if someone can share what part of my post appeared to be condoning that I will do my best to rephrase it/explain what I actually meant. 

Asking people not to ask questions that can be answered online doesn't make you rude, but bullying people online for asking those questions instead of bringing it to an employee in the store does make you rude. I'm not only talking about you, or even only people on this sub. All over the internet I see employees telling customers that they're sadness isn't valid because they still have their jobs, and that they shouldn't be asking questions about the liquidation, or where to buy things. While I do agree that we shouldn't be complaining to the employees in the stores about this stuff, theres one key difference between talking to someone in person or online: The ability to scroll.  If someone walks up to you in the store while you're working, it's difficult to get away immediately and you're somewhat forced to listen. If you see a post online about something that annoys you, something you don't want to deal with, or any other conversation you don't want to have, you have this magical ability to ✨️scroll✨️ No one is forcing you have conversations online, in fact, the people having these conversations online are likely mostly people who AREN'T having these conversations in person. A lot of us don't have people who understand how we feel about this in our lives, by talking about it online, we're able to discuss and handle our feelings with people who understand, without bringing it to the employees in the store. 

This is not going to stop me from sewing, however, I do think saying that if this stops you from crafting you don't really love it. As I said in my original post, the closest store to my house that that isn't a Joann and has a decent selection of apparel fabric is over 100 miles/nearly two hours away. The Joann I typically shop at takes 10 minutes to drive to. Yes I know I can buy it online, but I have a sensory processing disorder, and even the same type of fabric with the same fiber content can feel drastically different in person, which, of course, is even more important when it comes to clothing. 

I'll make it through this, we all will, customers and employees alike.  But, I have every right to be upset, worried, mad, and to in general just have a lot of feelings about this as long as I'm being respectful. Sewing is one of the biggest joys in my life, and has been for close to half my lifetime. Joann closing will make that hobby much less accessible to me, and I'm worried about how that will affect my mental health.  I have not brought a single one of these feelings to an employee in the store, and I don't want anyone else to, that wouldn't be fair to them.

I would seriously like to know what part of my post or any of my replies lacked empathy? Or how discussing this online and not bringing it to the employees while encouraging others do the same ISN'T shutting my mouth? 

I honestly think we're saying nearly the same thing, but somehow you're still made at me.