Are those ten minutes really so valuable to the company? Some companies are extremely strict about their employees taking their breaks, especially when those employees are under 18. I remember when I was a minor working 8-hour shifts; my company did not mess around about me taking my mandatory 30-minute breaks between the four-hour shifts. …
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Free-range mom blames a retail worker for their 5-year-old’s public meltdown when the employee refuses to let the child rummage in the sharp tools bin behind the counter: ‘The joy of retail’
A retail worker had to physically block a tantrum-throwing child from running behind the register where the shop stored all of the sharp tools; meanwhile, the mother stood by doing nothing, only for her to eventually blame the cashier for not intervening. Free-range parents are also the most entitled. By refusing to parent their own …
Seguir leyendo Free-range mom blames a retail worker for their 5-year-old’s public meltdown when the employee refuses to let the child rummage in the sharp tools bin behind the counter: ‘The joy of retail’
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
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 …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Memes for Retail Workers Struggling Through the Busy Season
Frenzied Customers Sweep Store Clean In An Attempt to Outpace Resellers in Shopping Spree
Shopping can be really taxing at times. Imagine the doors flying open and the customers flooding in, eager to get help, as if their lives depended on it. But when it comes to thrifting, the rules are entirely different as there is almost only one of each item, and time is of the essence. The following …
Seguir leyendo Frenzied Customers Sweep Store Clean In An Attempt to Outpace Resellers in Shopping Spree
‘Block her number and move on’: Boutique owner gifts employee jumpsuit from her store, demands it back when employee injures herself
Wearing a uniform for a job can be an incredibly annoying reality. It’s enough of a pain that you have to give your time to your job when you don’t want to, but it’s another thing to have to surrender your personal style as well. I understand that it’s required for safety in some instances, but in …
Seguir leyendo ‘Block her number and move on’: Boutique owner gifts employee jumpsuit from her store, demands it back when employee injures herself
‘You get what you give’: Cheap Cars Salesman Loses His Reputation and $40,000 After Trying to Cheat a Customer Out of $100
To truly understand the complexity of the sales industry, one must be employed in the field itself. To finalize the transaction, you must adapt to the individual with whom you are speaking. Would you truly give up your dignity and pride to get that coin, though? To seal the deal, would you be prepared to give …
Seguir leyendo ‘You get what you give’: Cheap Cars Salesman Loses His Reputation and $40,000 After Trying to Cheat a Customer Out of $100
‘Stay in that area and keep an eye on them…’: Senior Employee Skillfully Complies With Upper Management to Stop Teen Theft
Customer service is never an easy job to work in. A whole different story, though, applies to customer service jobs during the holiday season. A disappointed retail sales associate tells his story below. For a while now, OP has been employed in the field of customer service. He is therefore well-acquainted with the variety of …
Seguir leyendo ‘Stay in that area and keep an eye on them…’: Senior Employee Skillfully Complies With Upper Management to Stop Teen Theft
‘She spoiled everything, so I did too’: To get back at her entitled co-worker, woman decides to spoil the ending of her favorite book
How do you feel about spoilers? Some people actually enjoy having things spoiled for them. My sister, for example, will start watching a film, skip over to the last five minutes to see what happens, and then go back and watch the rest of the movie. Then there are some people, who hate spoilers with …
Seguir leyendo ‘She spoiled everything, so I did too’: To get back at her entitled co-worker, woman decides to spoil the ending of her favorite book