23-year-old refuses to give her 50-year-old coworker a ride home from work after she repeatedly called her stupid: ‘She stated that I was being immature and holding a grudge’

We’ve all had that one older coworker who doesn’t know what is appropriate and inappropriate to talk about at work. They will say their inner thoughts, no matter how offensive and hostile, and other coworkers will let them get away with it because «They’re old» and «They don’t know any better.» In a perfect world, …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old refuses to give her 50-year-old coworker a ride home from work after she repeatedly called her stupid: ‘She stated that I was being immature and holding a grudge’

Regional manager demand retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’

Supposedly, managers achieve their managerial positions because they know what is best when it comes to running a team and/or a business. In reality, pretty much anybody who has experienced the world of work can say that this isn’t always true. In fact, there are many in supervisory positions who seem to enjoy nothing more …
Seguir leyendo Regional manager demand retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’

Regional manager demands retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’

Supposedly, managers achieve their managerial positions because they know what is best when it comes to running a team and/or a business. In reality, pretty much anybody who has experienced the world of work can say that this isn’t always true. In fact, there are many in supervisory positions who seem to enjoy nothing more …
Seguir leyendo Regional manager demands retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’

Retail worker declines to come in on their day off after management fired 3 of 6 coworkers, management ‘reconsiders [their] reliability’: ‘What clothing store is slammed at 8 AM?’

When you have a day off scheduled, all your hopes and dreams go toward that day. Especially if you’ve been working a lot that week. You might be pushing all of your plans, errands, and self-care rituals onto that day. You’re imagining how good it’s going to feel, and how much you’ve earned it. It …
Seguir leyendo Retail worker declines to come in on their day off after management fired 3 of 6 coworkers, management ‘reconsiders [their] reliability’: ‘What clothing store is slammed at 8 AM?’

‘Okay Karen, lemme just summon the CEO of Target for your crusty tank top’: Entitled retail customer tries to return a clearly used shirt and demands to speak to the manager, doesn’t realize she’s already speaking to the manager

There are very few instances in life that play out how we wish we could play them out. We might think of the perfect comeback the next day when we’re in the shower and curse at the gods that we didn’t think of it at the moment. We think of just the right zinger hours, …
Seguir leyendo ‘Okay Karen, lemme just summon the CEO of Target for your crusty tank top’: Entitled retail customer tries to return a clearly used shirt and demands to speak to the manager, doesn’t realize she’s already speaking to the manager

Customer berates 19-year-old retail worker for processing lottery ticket too slowly, she retaliates by hiding his favorite discounts: ‘He was nasty to everyone working there’

If you ask a lot of people who work in minimum wage customer-facing jobs what the worst thing about them is, it’s pretty likely that a lot of them will say that it’s the customers. While customer service can occasionally provide some heartwarming experiences that restore your faith in humanity, the horrible people who seem …
Seguir leyendo Customer berates 19-year-old retail worker for processing lottery ticket too slowly, she retaliates by hiding his favorite discounts: ‘He was nasty to everyone working there’

One phrase from greedy boss makes worker quit their 10-year-long career: ‘It’s a good indicator of how out of touch c suits are’

Work is all about attitude. If the people you work with have a bad attitude, it can rub off on the whole operation. You might enjoy the work you do, find purpose in it, and find that it suits your lifestyle, but a business is only as good as its people. If its people aren’t …
Seguir leyendo One phrase from greedy boss makes worker quit their 10-year-long career: ‘It’s a good indicator of how out of touch c suits are’

25+ Memes for Retail Workers Struggling Through the Busy Season

If you’re a retail worker this time of year, bless your soul. You are out here fighting demons every day. And by demons, I mean overzealous Karens with a little too much time on their hands and a paucity of empathy and compassion. With everyone doing their holiday shopping, things get majorly busy around this …
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‘Do you know who I am’: Teenager gets retail employee fired for following company policy, leaving him jobless

If you’ve ever worked in the retail business, you’ve probably come across entitled customers of all kinds. First, there is the elderly Karen who yells before you get a chance to say hello, then there is that gruff middle-aged man who seems to be going through a mid-life crisis, and finally, there is that grumpy …
Seguir leyendo ‘Do you know who I am’: Teenager gets retail employee fired for following company policy, leaving him jobless