‘So it begins’: Mariah Carey’s ‘All I want for Christmas is You’ is back, and so are the memes

Every year, without fail, it happens. Sometimes it’s after Halloween, but the phenomenon follows Thanksgiving more predictably. We’re not talking about Black Friday or Cyber Monday and we’re not talking about the weight we gain from Halloween candy or our Thanksgiving feasts and leftovers. We’re talking about the sudden burst of radio and streaming air …
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Secret Shoppers & Retail Workers Reveal the Infuriating Truth About Covert Employee Evaluations

If retail work wasn’t hellish enough, it turns out that even providing good customer service can get you reprimanded by the bosses. One troubled redditor recently shared their experience working as a mystery shopper to r/antiwork, which spurred a lively thread of many other stories from former mystery shoppers and retail workers. The thread reveals …
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Retail Warriors Share Seriously Nightmarish Customer Stories

Retail workers have undoubtedly been one of the most under-appreciated class of workers since the dawn of mass consumerism. Being polite and helpful to rude customers all day for a wage that barely covers living expenses is soul-sucking enough when there isn’t a series of commercial holidays intersecting with a global pandemic. Since the dreaded …
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20 Retail Workers Share Their Most Ludicrous Customer Requests

There are very few jobs as thankless as that of a retail worker. Having to juggle your regular responsibilities and entitled people should be an Olympic sport. This Twitter thread from last week is proof that everyone needs to work retail at some point so we can avoid the horror stories these poor people had …
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Retail Warriors Share Nightmarish Customer Stories

Retail workers have undoubtedly been one of the most under-appreciated class of workers since the dawn of mass consumerism. Being polite and helpful to rude customers all day for a wage that barely covers living expenses is soul-sucking enough when there isn’t a series of commercial holidays intersecting with a global pandemic. Since the dreaded …
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21 Retail Warriors Share Their Most Ludicrous Customer Requests

There are very few jobs as thankless as that of a retail worker. Having to juggle your regular responsibilities and entitled people should be an Olympic sport. This Twitter thread from last week is proof that everyone needs to work retail at some point so we can avoid the horror stories these poor people had …
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Frustrated Manager’s Twitter Thread Reveals How COVID-19 Brings Out The Worst In Customers

As hysterical citizens flock to Targets, Walmarts, and local businesses to hoard toilet paper and hand sanitizer, some seem to forget that the people stocking shelves and managing stores are humans, too. Frustrated grocery store manager @dadopotamus took to Twitter to share his feelings about many COVID-19 fear shoppers:  «I manage a grocery store.  I gotta …
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Retail Warriors Share Their Most Ludicrous Customer Requests

There are very few jobs as thankless as that of a retail worker. Having to juggle your regular responsibilities and entitled peopleshould be an Olympic sport. This Twitter thread from last week is proof that everyone needs to work retail at some point so we can avoid the horror stories these poor people had to endure.