‘I don’t get paid enough for this’: Relatable Memes for Customer Service Workers Who Know the Customer Is Almost Never Right

Raise your hands, all customer service workers who wish they could go and hide in the depths of a cave!  Well, not a cave; all the bats and the darkness are not great. But surely they would like to stay inside their houses and never have to go to work again. Seriously, dealing with so …
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‘It Didn’t Scan, So It Must Be Free’: 21 Retail Work Memes for Employees Who Have Survived Every Customer Joke and Question

Anyone who’s worked in retail knows a big part of the job is answering the same questions all day long and reacting as if you’ve never heard the same comment before.  The cashier has almost certainly heard that same joke several times already that day. People ask where something is while standing right next to …
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Retail employee helps elderly couple find formal wear for 20 minutes, gets scolded by his boss for spending too much time with one customer: ‘I sold around $150 in 1 transaction.’

He gave that couple a good experience that will keep them coming back to the store! Why should he be punished for that?  Not everybody is a natural salesman. If you don’t have customer service skills, it can be hard to learn them, especially when customers aren’t particularly thrilled about the fact that you’re talking …
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Retail Manager Yells at Employee for Handing in Notice, Employee Quits Immediately

Don’t dish out workplace disrespect unless you expect it to be returned to sender. We all know that there are plenty of bad managers in the workforce, and some of the worst are in the most overworked and poorly paid industries. The customers that employees have to deal with in sectors like retail or hospitality …
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Retail manager owns business with brother, demands to buy him out when he starts micromanaging: ‘He’s been really disrespectful’

Can business and family ever be a good mix? The unfortunate truth about working with your relatives is that learning to balance your professional relationship with your personal one is a job in itself. Some families manage to keep on top of their work and make a great team, but others struggle to make the …
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22 Memes to Make People in Customer Service Feel Heard and Appreciated

How many of the hardest jobs can you name without Googling it?  Working in customer service is one of the hardest jobs in existence. You have to deal with people all the time. That is exhausting in and of itself, especially if you’re an introverted person. But what makes it worse is that those people …
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Retail Manager Insists on Not Being Contacted Outside Working Hours, Gets Offended When Employees Don’t Respond to Her Texts off the Clock

Few jobs require an employee to be on call 24 hours a day. After all, that is not an arrangement that most people would agree to; it is pretty normal to want to be able to clock in, work your shift, and not expect to have to deal with work until the next time they …
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Cashier walks off the job after new manager fires assistant manager of 2 years with no explanation: ‘It’s not a group discussion it’s a corporate decision’

Is it right to leave a job just because they made a decision you didn’t agree with? Most jobs are about sacrifice. They require something of you that you may or may not be willing to give. They require time, energy, and creative juices. You give these over in exchange for having some of your …
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Woman asks to be set up with coworker’s brother, he gives her a harsh dose of reality: ‘She thinks I’m shaming her for her appearance and personality’

Should you ever mix your dating life with your professional life? People meet people at work. It’s a fact of life. It’s one of the most popular ways to meet someone in this day and age. And you can’t help it, that’s who you spend your time around. You’re bound to pick up some interest …
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Shopper uses friend’s employee discount to buy over $1400 worth of clothes, doesn’t understand why friend wants to cut her off: ‘She is taking advantage of you’

Employee discounts can be a bit of a trap. They’re nice when you get to use them, but people might start taking advantage of you, and some pretty awkward situations can arise. I used to work in a retail setting, and I didn’t love when people visited me at work. Sure, it was nice to …
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