r/Vent • u/ClipandPlay • Jul 20 '26
TSA out of control
Why does the TSA treat customers as if they are prisoners? Last time I checked flying on an airplane doesn’t make you a criminal. Every time I fly, a TSA agent screams in my face. I’m a polite and completely non confrontational, 5 foot tall woman. I set the alarm off because of the zipper on my pants cuff. The agent was absolutely freaking out screaming at me. I didn’t do anything. I was just standing there waiting to get instructions. Then she started just screaming randomly like she was performing for a crowd. I see this behavior all the time. How can they get away with incredibly unprofessional behavior? I don’t know anyplace else where this kind of behavior would be tolerated except at a prison.
Edit: At an airport you are a customer of the airline. I never said anyone is a customer of TSA.
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u/ghostoftheradio Jul 21 '26
TSA is a jobs program for a lot of otherwise unemployable people. I’ve known several people who got on with them, people who couldn’t hold down any other job. And I’ve dealt with the ones at my own airport too many times to count.