Aussie is praised for standing up for Officeworks staff and telling off rude customer - before altercation spills into the carpark

Published: 10:48, 14 June 2026 | Updated: 10:49, 14 June 2026 A Victorian woman has been praised after defending Officeworks staff and standing up to a rude customer.  Georgia Koik said the customer was being unkind to a staff member at Officeworks Maroochydore, on the Sunshine Coast.  'I just ran into Officeworks and this old hag was having a go at the person that worked and I was like, "There's no need to speak like that to him",' she said.     'She's like, "You need to mind your own business", and I was like, "Yeah, right" and then walked away. 'She started to follow me and then I turned around and she was staring at me.' Ms Koik then returned to her car and began filming a TikTok explaining the situation when the shopper drove past in a blue SUV and began hassling her again.   'I should have known you're a southerner,' the lady said. 'Go back to Victoria. F***ing southerners. Register your car in Queensland.' A Victorian woman has been verbally abused by an Officeworks customer in the carpark after she stood up for the employee the shopper was berating Georgia Koik claimed the customer was having a go at the worker in Maroochydore Officeworks (pictured) and began staring her down when she stepped in Ms Koik wished her a good day as the lady drove out of the carpark. The shopper drove past Ms Koik, telling her to register her driver’s licence in Queensland as well.  The video racked up almost 100,000 likes and over a thousand comments, with many viewers praising Ms Koik for defending the staff member.  'Sticking up for retail workers, may your pillow always be cold and there always be a happy hour at your local,' one said.  'As an Officeworks worker, I would just like to thank you for taking care of a fellow team member,' a second said. 'We cop so much from angry customers because they are having a crap day.' 'Much respect to you for standing up for retail workers,' a third said. Daily Mail contacted Ms Koik for comment.   No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.