>buying a beer at Kroger
>waiting 10+ minutes at self checkout for themm to card my ID (self checkout employee was with another customer)
>other people are waiting too now
>some other employee standing around nearby
>lady asks if he can scan her ID
>guy says "Ohh, I don't know where the self checkout employee is, he'll be back soon"
>gets back on his phone
>self checkout employee is literally 20ft away, within viewing distance, with a customer from the self checkout
>I point to him and say "He's right over there" in an impatient tone
>employee ignores me
>I say the same thing again
>Employee walks away

Am I the asshole? I highly doubt no one else could have stepped in and carded us.

Trying to be more assertive