Tales from Retail: How Retail Negatively Affects Your Mindset

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[@starfox-yd6os]

I have never worked in retail before and hearing all of the negative experiences has put me off getting a job/career path within retail. Personally, it is bad enough I have emotional difficulties, and I have realised this is not what I want to do. I used to want to get a job/career in retail, but now I don't and I have no idea what I want to do for a living. I must express my massive thanks to you and other KZbinrs who have explained how and why working in retail is terrible!

[@galacticeagle9336]

@@starfox-yd6os Try construction

[@bartman1238]

Amazon fulfillment center are hell they worst than Walmart. Try healthcare industry

[@starfox-yd6os]

@@galacticeagle9336 I don't have an interest in construction. Thank you for the suggestion though.

[@starfox-yd6os]

@@bartman1238 Healthcare industry I don't have an interest in either. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@anonymoushuman8443]

I don’t mind retail but there are factors about retail that make retail jobs unbearable. 1. Inconsistent schedules. 2. Understaffing 3. Poor training 4. Bad work culture/management/co-workers 5. Low pay

[@lifesmeaning5797]

Wtf why are you still here ?

[@Lrc69]

Forgot shitty customers

[@Bruce_Fernandes]

from my experience working in the area: -very toxic managers and supervisors who constantly treat workers like garbage and will even make up bad stories to tell the higher-ups if they just don't like you. -constant pressure to force workers into overtime(90% of cases unpaid) every single day. -inhuman working pace demands. -calls on off days, sometimes even in the middle of vacation to go to work. -atempts to convince workers to cut their lunch time into the bare minimum to do more work. -last minute schedule changes.

[@astralclub5964]

As a Boomer, I was lucky to get a Summer retail job in HS and College. Many kids couldn’t find jobs or ended up earning LESS than minimum wage at the local amusement park! No one would’ve wanted to hear me whine and complain. I also learned customer service skills.

[@shreddedcheese3904]

This is the most accurate summary, they give you zero training with the worst power tripping managers possible

[@SquidofBaconator]

Working as a cashier has made my mental state...not good. On my days off (like today) I don’t have motivation to do anything; I feel mentally drained almost all the time. Edit 2024: I’m doing better nowadays. I no longer work at this previous job and I’m currently back in college

[@Ryan_Parmelee]

That's just life. Most jobs will do that.

[@ricardokrittsquad2386]

I work 90 on a cash register bi weekly and 30 to 40 construction my gas station job is twice as draining love certain customers but the bad ones make everything so bad :/

[@piercefarquhar1942]

Same here. That's not normal. It literally drains you and kills you from the inside

[@asarishepard8171]

same when i worked at a call center. just wanted to lay there watching movies or not, and not exist.

[@RedPlaystationController]

Ryan Parmelee - no, that's not "just life" that's a Normie wage slave dedication. If you don't like your job don't work there, that simple, there's plenty of other ways to get money. You 9 to 5 sheep are just losers, that's not "just life."

[@sylmanyeki9323]

Ive worked in retail a long time! It’s made me extremely introverted! On my days off, I just stay home. Dealing with people is mentally exhausting!! I only leave the house for specific reasons, like a doctor’s appointment, grocery shopping etc, but other than that, I stay my black ass at home! Fuck society!!

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

I don't blame you man that's how I was when I worked at Walmart before they laid me off. And I was only there for 7 months but in all honesty it was the best thing that ever happened. Haven't found another job yet but during that free time I had I got so much stuff done as far as hobbies and enjoying my workouts alot more and more time to rest my mind and body so I don't blame you man

[@vickier5716]

Same here

[@amkhayr1]

Get a dog and go on a walk I have been where you have brother…. I know getting a dog and going on walks with him has very much benefitted my life more than my dog’s

[@whoever79]

Amen!

[@Sparky.Sparky.BoomMan]

Interesting. Hope you're doing better now. For me it just made me feel like it's okay to be a little karren-y to workers bc that's how I was treated alot lol I don't, but i do feel more confident in asking for service

[@LarryGambino]

retail literally had me in the most toxic and unmotivated mental state of my life . when i left it was literally like the clouds parted and all this weight was lifted off me . retail is one of the biggest scams that exists .

[@MrRaidereric2]

How is retail a scam?

[@TwinShadow_Fox]

@@MrRaidereric2 Might be just a bad choice of words. But other than that, retail is definitely one of the most underappreciated, but also one of the most toxic positions to be in during life. I'm at a point that I'm in between jobs and absolutely refuse to go back into retail because of these very reasons. You don't get paid enough to deal with the shit one has to deal with in retail. Luckily, I never took to drinking since I don't do so in the first place. I used gaming and anime as my means to unwind a bit.

[@LarryGambino]

@@MrRaidereric2 working retail is , overworked and underpaid and easily disposable. its a joke .

[@MrRaidereric2]

@@TwinShadow_Fox I hear you, I've always felt in a job that the people you work with has the biggest impact. You expect to be cursed at and bothered by customers who mean to take their day out on you. But those people come and go. However, management - especially middle management right above you can make work life stressful in ways that aren't needed. Other co-workers trying to make you look lazy and hurt your reputation only for it to actually work. The co-workers and customers are the best and worst part of every job I've had.

[@LarryGambino]

@@MrRaidereric2 absolutely correct. my coworkers were awesome but management made life miserable. i had a manager who was awesome and even eventually she became one of the corporate cucks and working w her went from being something to look forward to to literally wanting to avoid her at all costs cuz they broke her and in turn she had to break us and i wasnt with it so i left .

[@budsgalore4514]

Working any customer service job makes you hate the general public!!

[@iheartlreoy8134]

PewDiePies Dingleberries yes it does the general public is a mess of stupid entitled normal people who will jump at the chance to be above someone

[@AJ213Probably]

@@A.S._Trunks I don't think you understand. Its not hard to be above the 2% of people that are absolutely terrible and will ruin your day.

[@iheartlreoy8134]

AS Trunk yeah now I am retail opened my eyes and made me more considerate, guess what your side of ranch isn’t that fucking important maybe you should stop being so entitled and offended lol

[@qty1315]

@@xmikeox Someone's never worked retail.

[@veota3858]

It honestly tests you...

[@pellet1167]

I'm going to be single for the rest of my life because after a long day of work the last thing I want to do is to spend time with anyone. People be telling me "you need to get out and meet more people" and I just reply back with "F people"

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

I feel your Pain man that's what working at Walmart did to me to the point after they laid me off I didn't want to be bothered by anyone because of the disrespect and bs I went through working at Walmart and I was only there for 7 months

[@SartorialisticSavage65]

There's nobody to meet anyway who cares.

[@pellet1167]

@@SartorialisticSavage65 you're not wrong. Just random ass one night stands here and there.

[@SartorialisticSavage65]

@@pellet1167 emphasis on here and there lol

[@Demodproto]

Gay

[@mimib___6709]

Retail made me have nothing but disgust for the public. It showed me how stupid and rude people could be. My stress levels seemed to increase exponentially, I drank a lot, and had zero motivation despite being in school while working retail. After one day I lost it and hurt into tears in the back inventory room. I quit, and never looked back. Now training in my clinical rotations as a general scientist. Theres way more responsibility, but I couldn't be happier. I make a point to be super polite, pleasant, and smile when talking to customer service people, and I always thank them for their help because I'm sure they've dealt with some crappy people.

[@laurajames8071]

What is a general scientist? I wish I had stayed in school to get a more advanced degree.

[@Jaylade]

you can always go back to school.@@laurajames8071

[@kush7138]

​@@laurajames8071I wish I would've chosen a trade and was taught to get something more fruitful after highschool

[@bhutehole]

Me too. I never forgot where i came from.

[@stephaniewilhelmina7790]

The second you put the uniform on, you're no longer a person anymore 😞

[@izru1316]

Wuhan Noodles youre not even CLOSE to right, the point is to differentiate between costumers and employees. NOT to dehumanize workers. you sound like youve never worked retail.

[@jasonfenton8250]

@Wuhan Noodles I agree that corporate doesn't view workers as people, but retail workers do deserve to be treated as people. Everyone deserves to not be dehumanized.

[@stephaniewilhelmina7790]

@@izru1316 I understand the intentions of the uniform, but the reality is far from it

[@alexdavis5360]

Nametags hurt my soul

[@the_suburbanite2129]

I have a job at Walmart and I can honestly say it's not that bad. You can't go in to a job like that not expecting to be treated like an employee who works for hardly any money. You're right, you are expendable. Because your at the bottom of the company totem pole. Don't like it? Work your way up the chain or get out of the job. You're not there to be treated like a human, you're there to work and get your paycheck every two weeks like everyone else. The most important thing, don't go into these type of jobs expecting to be able to support yourself. These jobs are for college kids who are broke as fuck in the first place, not full grown adults living with a family.

[@FairLadySpiny]

Working retail during the pandemic when my brother had cancer ruined me. It made me realize people simply did not care about my health, as the person serving them. More than once, certain customers were more than happy to try and spit on me, I had customers literally trying to assault me and I was expected to keep a smile on my face the whole time.

[@BeastKing00]

Similar experiences. Once had someone try to ram me into a dumpster with their car. Once had someone threaten to kill me because we didn't have the generator he wanted in stock. Once had somebody dump gasoline down a storm drain in front of God and everybody because he was upset he couldn't get a return without draining the gas from the generator (not the same guy)(also customers turned him in before I could pick up the phone, he was slammed with a substantial, life-altering fine for that one). A guy showed a female cashier a picture of his penis and then tried to lie about it. He was waiting for her in the parking lot, but he didn't expect me to be there to drive her home (she usually walked). One guy tried to hijack my cashier because he was tired of waiting in line and thought I was going too slowly which ended up fucking up his transaction, making it take even longer to get that worked out. I told him to look at the screen, at what he had done. I berated him like an unruly child in front of the whole store. It was righteous, but he didn't say a word, just stared at the ground. Moral of all these stories is this: these are maladjusted adults who mistreat you. A write-up is a piece of fucking paper. Management has less control over you than you think. Speak up for yourself when you need to. Don't let your equals treat you as less.

[@ViccolasHavoc]

I had a coworker who was going thru chemo. She couldn't afford to miss a single day and she had to beg her boss to let her keep her bandana on. Walmart doesn't give a fuck about people.

[@eva_in_the_rain]

You're right, I have my life to worry about. I'm not worrying about you anymore than you worry about me. Your health is your responsibility. No one else's. You sound like an entitled, whiny little brat. Also, no one spit on you.

[@Masta_jay]

I worked ten years in retail and it changes you. It gives you a more negative outlook on society because you see so many people that are trash human beings.

[@poodtang2104]

Some people are real pigs. Leaving half eaten food and booger rags on shelves.

[@seminolewind158]

Claim the scalps of your enemies!

[@Mel-dx8ky]

yuoppppppp i used to be such a positive person with such an empathetic and compassionate outlook towards strangers. someone cuts me off driving, maybe they're pregnant and driving to the hospital. i cant even imagine that type of mindset anymore after knowing, truly knowing, how many people really just dgaf.

[@antoninus2678]

I work at lowe's, you'd be surprised how many people would you garbage from all around the store Central to one area

[@OkamiSun1]

This season my partner asked me why I was so angry... Probably because of my job. That and horrible people I'd encountered. I got reminded that, hey, there are still good people in this world. I can be one of them by not being so bitter, sharing positivity, and just being a decent person.

[@rickcarti]

Tbh I feel like there’s gonna be a behavioral shift in society because now at work I just talk back to the customers. I don’t take it anymore lmao

[@canyunhicks1587]

thank god more people are standing up for themselves! keep doing you dude the message will eventually sink in.

[@rtlau-mk4di]

Your boss must be great...I would probably lose my job if I did that.

[@billjamal4764]

That's why I want my own store. Someone comes in acting like a fool? I curb them

[@wally4087]

I want to open up a department store and the gimmick of it is that team members are allowed to go all out on the customer's. They can tear them a new asshole if they are being assholes

[@getsouped]

oh i love catching an attitude w customers lmao you will NOT make me look like an idiot when ur in the wrong

[@ghostrider_414]

I love it when customers treat you like crap for not knowing the products from departments you don't work in.

[@xshadow_dem0nx]

Or when you are forced to work in the other departments you are trained for and they then treat you like crap for not knowing what you are doing…. Cause it’s not your department

[@ThaMxUp]

Me in high school: I'm depressed AF Retail industry aka my first job: Hold my beer

[@Karen21242]

My life in a chapter. Are you stalking me? Lol

[@lightningchegg4823]

@@Karen21242 karen

[@flext-rex8284]

@@SatanenPerkele so you live off the government?

[@Valorene]

Exactly the same. Glad I'm outta that hellhole of a job. It was unbearable.

[@danielstarr9037]

My first job was infantry. Our bosses legitimately kicked our asses.

[@scottyb003]

I worked in retail for almost two decades. The customers act like that because they're told they can. It is the dark side of the customer is always right.

[@TheGreatDeathrown]

Preach brother preach.

[@nexumgames4253]

The reason customers do that is because nobody ever puts them in their place. We all try and be nice and play it off or smile, but in reality, if it were anywhere else, we would beat their ass. Managers just say keep it cool because their corporate managers get more money just playing life cool... this shit really drains you. I have never seen a cashier talk back or put a customer in their place. This is what corporate environments do to us.

[@tychauntenelle919]

@@nexumgames4253 customers who do that remind me of a bratty child who has never been told "NO!" their entire life. How do I know this? I have dealt with people like that when I worked in retail for 2 and a half years,and even though you can't smack the hell out of them(although I wish you could......) sometimes you got to let karma kick their ass because all that yelling,screaming and carrying on they do ends up shortening their life.

[@shineesilvers]

FACT

[@jessicah3450]

The problem with the customer is always right is that they're usually wrong and doing what they want would get us fired 😒

[@sdot842]

I must admit I was one of those customers until I started working at Home Depot. I kid u not, now when I walk into any retail store, I don’t even ask for help anymore I do my own research before I go into the store if not I’ll go into the store and just READ THE SIGNS. People are lazy mentally they want you to think for them. I call it “consumer panic” they walk in, get overwhelmed by all the options.

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

same here I don't even ask for help anymore I just do my research and look for stuff myself. I always been self reliant. I work at walmart right now and I honestly can not wait to leave this place it's just mind boggling to the point I just stopped caring. Rude customers and don't even get me started on management

[@seriousserialcereal5388]

@@jaysouthmusic8230 I work at a Winn Dixie. For serious, they only good decision they made in the last 3 years is to have the store repainted. Everything else was to make mangers look good or fuck you over. They hired as many incompetent people as possible and then cut hours. So now we have people who are taking hours and not even working. It’s awesome. I love being refused hours because management as a whole is a complete failure.

[@laurajames8071]

I think it’s laziness because I’ve lost track of how many times someone has asked me for something that’s right in front of or behind them.

[@sdot842]

@@laurajames8071 that be the funniest cus they feel a lil stupid 😅. Only if they learn the lesson in it.

[@stephengarbark6018]

What position in Home Depot

[@SuPeRsKiTtLeStAlKeR]

Retail has left me with dreaming about retail. I wake up angry and stressed.

[@Parasaurolophus476]

I had so many nightmares about my job when I was in retail!

[@Cyrica101]

I would get frequent nightmares about missing something when closing up, so much so that when my schedule changed I refused to work the closing shift anymore

[@mlind-je5jn]

I have dreams often of working at my old jobs. Like I go back to help because they need people so they ask me. it's stressful as in real life lol. It's terrible

[@AnarchoPurp]

They got you working overtime and you don’t even get paid

[@gemminycricket7597]

Multiple dreams of working an entire shift under the most stressful circumstances possible. Then having to wake up and actually go do that. It fucking sucks.

[@dinnercakes]

Working in retail destroyed my ability to stand up for myself and set healthy boundaries. It became like a reflex to stoically endure verbal abuse, accept blame for anything thrown my way, and go beyond what’s healthy in terms of working to keep everyone around me happy regardless of my own happiness. I often wonder if there is an overlap between retail employment and a tendency to endure toxic relationships/family dynamics.

[@marikroyals7111]

For me when I worked retail, it just enforced those traits in me. The best thing I could say is that after tying to get me to quit my job, they had to come up with a BS reason because there was no other way they could legally fire me so I got paid to leave.

[@nobodysbusiness5445]

I can say that I got the exact opposite, now when people give me attitude I give it right back, I’m starting to get sick of letting these people get to me. I thought it may have been just a few jobs but I guess it’s retail in general.

[@JustBored589]

Wow I never thought about that before

[@alexism.v.1016]

It does the opposite for me. Confronting peoples' shit (both customers and managers) on the spot forces me to do something about it (in a kind but very direct way) and not take that shit. The best way to build self-esteem is to do things that are hard for you in real-life situations.

[@karamlevi]

Yes. I grew up in retail as a kid . I am a master sales person who had near zero boundaries in my personal life. I also shit on my friends by never giving them customer service. I gave them pure honesty 100% all the times. It made me weird in my personal life n school life. Again I am sales fluent n now starting a business because I gotta stick with my strongest skills. Personal I’m doing much better n learning from books n practicing skills.

[@sick_icarus]

My initial experience with retail was actually positive. I had little to no social skills prior to working the register and learning I could talk to complete strangers and not fumble the ball completely gave me more confidence than I’d ever had before. The first year- I put everything I had in to that job, I liked working hard and feeling useful and appreciated. But the day of my review, the illusion was shattered. I thought I would get rewarded for putting my all in to the job every day. But I was given the same raise as the people who barely bothered to show up. The biggest lesson retail taught me is to never give your all to a job, because your employer will never return the favor. And don’t worry about measuring up to someone’s standards because the more you give the more they expect. It feeds on your spirt until you have nothing left.

[@limemason]

I worked harder than 90% of the people in the department who got paid the same as me. They would always make mistakes I would have to fix. One day, I made a mistake. The manager: "I know you don't care about this job, but can you try to pay attention?" You bet I immediately put in my 2 weeks and switched jobs. That guy was a psycho.

[@Oddity00]

what job is not instantly firing people who barely even show up? lol

[@kittyqueen9000]

I've caught myself wishing the most horrible and painful forms of suffering on customers because retail just brings out the torturous dictator within me.

[@FrancisYorkMorganFBI]

@Cecilia Cole yep, overtime it tunrs even the most shy and nice person into a confrontational misanthrope. back in the day if a customer wanted something that we no longer had in stock i would (if i had the time) try to find an alternative for them, but years later i would just shrug, tell them that they should come back later and go mess around somewhere or talk shit with a coworker.

[@kabura8742]

I still work in retail & in those conditions I have no doubt that in an apocalypse (whether it be nuclear, economic collapse, natural, ect.) most of the customers who have made my time working insufferable will be the first to go if it comes to community warfare

[@andrewdinatale8207]

Same, I work in TKMaxx and when customers are in earshot I tell new employees that our brand labels are fake hence why they're so cheap. I also tell customers that we're closing down.

[@fwdcnorac8574]

It's not a tortous dictator they're pulling out of your conscious. It's a rebellious slave.

[@kimberlyscherer3493]

Same here as well. I work at Walgreens.

[@kaydenkircher2076]

Working one month in fast food I've learned to say "sorry" a lot.

[@AzrialAlaria]

Oh yeah man, you'll be apologizing for shit you didn't even do. You'll even find yourself apologizing for nothing outside of work as well. It gets drilled into your head at these places. It really sucks...A Lot.

[@stephaniewilhelmina7790]

That's why I try to be as nice and friendly to fast food workers as I possibly can. If they mess up my order? "Oh no problem! It's no big deal! I appreciate you letting me know ^_^"

[@nashscheber5378]

Fast food sucks dude i would much rather stock shelves than close the entire store by myself with cars backed up around the parking lot 5 minutes before we close . Then staying 3 hours late because everyone decided to order at the last minute and your boss doesnt know how to schedule the ammount of people on a shift .

[@sevay]

Kayden Kircher I’m sorry for all the things that you had to experience.

[@chimpchampz2793]

Kayden Kircher I have gotten to the point where when they walk in the door while im going towards the drawer i say sorry and it makes me feel so retarded

[@tabbycarrie9321]

I worked retail and I work in a wearhouse now. Retail is worse. The place I work at will give us food and lots of breaks they go out of their way to remind me to eat and drink and take breaks. In retail they wouldn’t let me go to lunch without a guilt trip.

[@ViccolasHavoc]

I've done some of both i worked in a goodwill for 4 years and i would throw microwaves over my head, I've also worked in parking at a Renaissance Faire at 5 am in February. When i was working in retail I was stocking shelves and unloading trucks and if I had to choose between standing in 105 degree heat unloading a truck and talking to a customer for five minutes I'd pick the truck, or freezing my ass off in a parking lot, or sifting thru donated modly clothes and used sex toys. Customers fucking suck.

[@Brainman_2331]

Exactly my experience! My first job was at the Amazon logistics center which was kinda bad but it was okay over all. When I worked in retail and finally approached my last days there, my coworker asked me if I would come back to retail one day. I told him I'll never come back to retail as I felt like a slave compared to Amazon.

[@rev.joelanderson5342]

Every major civilization was built on the backs of disposable people. It's not right, it's just history. I'm six foot seven and people would run into me with their carts and claim they didn't see me. They would shake ladders I was standing on and get offended when I didn't think it was funny. One guy flipped out on me because I couldn't explain why Bounty prices had gone up the same amount all over town. He thought I should know just because I was the guy taking the paper towels out of the box and putting them on the shelf. After I got out of retail, it took me years to realize how ridiculously bad I had been treated. If you are in retail right now, please know, other jobs are not like that. Get out if you can.

[@artistoblivion]

I'm fourteen years (turning fifteen next month) and I started a retail job about three weeks ago. I live in a very small town and work at a small supermarket that is incredibly local and there is about three of total. I so far haven't had any bad experiences, but it might just be due to my age or time working; hell, maybe it's even because I live in such a small town.

[@iheartlreoy8134]

Artist Oblivion it’s definitely bc you’re in a small town dude. First of all no place in the city will hire you unless you’re at least 16 some places till your 18. When you’re in a very busy place like the city you’ll see just how vicious people can be, it’s the closest you’ll get to see the internet irl

[@artistoblivion]

@@iheartlreoy8134 Oh I don't doubt it. Just find it weird that its so radically different.

[@mudskipper9312]

I had a similar issue with an older man pushing the freezer door on me when stocking the freezer section. And he thought I’d laugh... Um no. So creepy! That’s just one example too, lol.

[@nickthepick8043]

How do I go anywhere else? I've only worked in Retail. I know how to draw, do videos, make gorgeous art, creative things. I don't know where else to go.

[@applecore8978]

The problem is that genuinely stupid customers have so much power over you, and ability to get you in trouble when you don't deserve it. The customer is NOT always right. They are dishonest, and out for their own best interest. Tons are straight up scammers.

[@seanm7539]

I would agree

[@ZGh0st1422]

The whole customers always right thing is in regards to food, everyone seems to forget the full quote

[@themeekwarrior]

@@ZGh0st1422"The customer is always right" means letting the customer choose what's best for them, agreeing with them so they'll buy the thing. It was never about someone having their unreasonable demands met, and people don't seem to understand that.

[@ZGh0st1422]

@ “The customer is always right, in matters of taste” thanks for proving my point

[@SartorialisticSavage65]

I'm actually worried more about my co workers cuz there are hella intelligent people in blue collar jobs but also really stupid people lol.

[@thelel6591]

I want an office job so bad. Everyone desribes it as boring but id rather be bored than feel like im being mentally abused everyday.

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes

[@ghoetzinjal2660]

Me too, but I don’t know any office jobs

[@summero-my5in]

I feel the exact same.

[@starloupe5490]

Apply to any and everything- even if you dont have what they want on paper, write a cover letter w your application, plenty vids exist on youtube. Use grammarly. emphasize you can learn, cuz ya can.

[@apothicblair6564]

Just make sure it’s not an office job that deals with the public. I am a remote hospital outpatient scheduler and it’s just as bad as retail. I would say medical field comes second after retail as one of the worst places to work in. I would envy the janitors that would come in (when I was working onsite) I would rather mop, sweep, clean toilets than deal with the public. At least toilets don’t talk back!

[@sinniiarmzendlegz7100]

I work for Walmart and... I used to joke about hating everyone, but now I really do just hate people. I try to come to work with a positive attitude, and it's like customers can sense it and they just want to suck all of that out of you.

[@DysmasTheGoodThief]

Same. Sporting goods

[@welfarecrusader6855]

"I'm having a pretty good day so far." Boomer "Bitch, you thought"

[@DarkArmedDaddy1]

Pets paper chemicals dept manager here. Y’all don’t know true hell lol

[@bdown_hbunz]

I'm throwing the truck

[@elviscardona6156]

Not only just customers, but your co workers as well. I worked 3 years there. Never again!! Ever! Working there fucked up my mental state

[@muff9970]

I’m still scarred from this time at my first job where there was an extremely long line. I was under a lot of pressure as the only cashier in the thruway stop that day (and being new to the job) and I find it hard to do basic calculations when under a lot of stress. The older man I was cashing out saw me struggling, so he found it in his right to tightly grab my hand with anger, manually making me count the change as he said “Kids these days can’t even count change. Here, we’ve got a nickel and that’s 5 cents-“ and so on and so forth, only letting go of my hand when he stopped counting. I had never felt so publicly humiliated in my life. Retail is horrible.

[@dazai-6443]

I feel you. One day the system that we use to pay with debit cards wasn't working (it's sadly somewhat normal in my country). And when that happens people get INTENSE and extremely annoying because they look at us like it's the employees fault (cash it's worthless and hard to find due to hyperinflation) I work at a gift shop. An old man was looking for a gift bag and I told him "Sir the bank system it's not work-" and he literally interrupted and screamed at me "I'M NOT LOOKING FOR THAT" and then, just like you, I was busy with multiple people, he payed in cash so the pressure was afecting me and he said something like "You didn't go to school or what?" I really wanted to punch him

[@bryanitza-chulopez1658]

@White Chocolate *boomers. My gramps was a great gen, WW2 vet. A bit of a prick that showed me "tough love" but I gotta thank him for that, I learned to be a punctual, responsible, hardworking man who doesn't take shit from the boomers. When a boomer tries to say the phrase "kids these days..." I'll just bring up the contradictions of how their generation was spoon fed and spoiled by the great gens and they just keep their mouths shut.

[@bren42069]

That's assault

[@ryanfreerealms]

im sorry to hear that

[@draculalalaura]

I feel that, on my first day i short changed someone because i was nervous and left alone at the cash and everyone in line got mad, i was like do i quit now or tomorrow

[@CYSYS8993]

Hearing all those stories about retail work and the psychological damages it can cause has me convinced it's more suited as a punishment than an actual job.

[@Osmasonburner]

It’s not bad tbh I don’t let customers or mangers get under my skin I’m not weak minded and don’t let people drain me

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

​@marixo335 yea I worked at Walmart before they laid me off and it wasn't that bad. It was just the management I had problems with and the scheduling but other than that it wasn't bad for me

[@cyansloth1763]

This is why I am ALWAYS careful to be kind to people working in retail- aside from the fact that it's what is proper and humane.

[@devinpeirce7152]

Teykel Meeka all ppl

[@DDXofficial]

more so because there's simply no reason to not be kind to them anyway. besides, i've been in their place countless times.

[@colinj5291]

But the fact that you say it's "humane" still conveys that a lot of people see them as lesser than themselves because they work retail.

[@redfather5342]

Thats stupid

[@iron1975]

Thank you

[@dieterroos4371]

Most likely, the negative things stick in human brains, because it is important for your survival to remember what things to avoid.

[@tonybayer2546]

Like working with the public

[@sevay]

Like being bullied

[@BleedTheRic]

Dieter Roos avoid capitalism

[@horricule451]

@@BleedTheRic if only we could

[@BlakeGeometrio]

@@BleedTheRic If only...

[@iPLAYtheSTATION]

I was diagnosed with C-PTSD, and part of that trauma was from working 6 years in retail. 6 years of my life I can't get back. Sometimes I still have nightmares that I'm working there again.

[@carbon4345]

Holy hell. I hope you are in a brighter place.

[@miming___]

Bro I just left retail after working 6yrs too I feel you man

[@RogerVenn]

Same. Undiagnosed but I check all the boxes for cptsd. And I only worked in a restaurant for 3.5 years. There is no amount of money anyone can pay me to work with the public ever again. Even as a customer, i don’t go to a store unless i have to. And sure af I don’t eat out unless they drag me there. As much as people need their job there, the entire industry is a boycott on my end unless things change.

[@SuperZombiepimp]

It made me realize how fake and selfish people truly are

[@Heena6790]

This.

[@Nostalgicevibez]

💯

[@angelg3642]

Especially the selfish part. Holly hell once I nearly cut my hand off on a glass trying to get his sh1t. That person decided to keep talking what he wanted me to get to him and after I told him to wait a moment because I nearly cut myself he told me "well be more careful with a smirk". Autistic disgusting pricks

[@thinlizzy9032]

Fr tho!

[@pupp993]

I worked in a bar for 3 years and I can say that retail and hospitality are the absolute worst jobs in modern society.

[@qty1315]

I think the worst part about retail is that if you ever complain about your job to anyone except retail employees, they act like you have no right to complain. A comment that sticks out is some guy who said "You think that's bad! Wait until you get a real job." Well, it's an easy job admittedly, but the severe mental toll it takes is incredible. Even when you're not working, the social stigma against retail workers, the low wages and the lack of time to unwind still takes a harsh toll. In 'real' jobs, you get days off, you don't face a social stigma, and you make enough to pay your bills and possibly retire early. That's what I really wish that people would understand.

[@pupp993]

@@qty1315 yeah. Retail and hospitality are not technical jobs. But there is significant mental stress caused by high pressure and customers frequently treating you like shit. Im a English as a Foreign Language teacher now and it is a harder job but miles less stressful.

[@qty1315]

@@pupp993 I worked as a contractor for a while. It wasn't easy, but what made it much more tolerable than in retail was that you got regular breaks and could pace yourself a bit. You had a job to do, like installing an electrical outlet, but you could do it in 20 minutes or 40 minutes, as long as you did a good job you could finish quickly and leave early, or do it slowly and leave later. You got paid the same amount either way. In retail and fast food, that was not the case. If you were told to do a job, you had to do it then and there, then you had to do another job, and another, and another, all the while a manager might be scrutinizing your every move or a customer is demanding that you finish your job as quickly as possible. Looking back, I think the problem was a lack of structure. You're paid to be there for 8 hours, but you don't really have 8 hours worth of assigned tasks, so you're assigned more tasks as you work. You know what's funny? The reason why my parents didn't understand why fast food and retail was so stressful is because these kinds of policies and social stigmas in retail are actually fairly new things. You can see pictures of family men making decent wages working in fast food in the 70s/80s. In some of these older people's minds, they associate retail/fast-food now as what it was when they were a teenager working their first job in a comparatively good environment. That just isn't the case anymore, and I'm not 100% sure why.

[@pupp993]

@@qty1315 the main issue is that due to the way the jobs market has be ome structured and there is a huge job deficit. These jobs used to be a handful of fulltimers whos job was the actual running of the business while partime students did most of the busywork. However due to things like wage inflation and a job deficit have forced what were essentially pocket money jobs for kids into dead end careers with fulltime hours. Corporate culture and office poletics also impact this as they've structured around anyone short of a salary worker being a low investment and a replacable drone. I'm pretty sure some of the shit I've put up with working at a bar will be the biggest bullshit I'll ever have to deal with from a profession. Seemingly normal people will legit snap and try to glass you if you refuse service or they dont want to pay £1.50 (about $2 in the states) for a vodka coke. Customers are wretched and between them and the looming threat thst your boss will fire you, sometimes over the most petty reasons makes retail and hospitality the worst industry to work in.

[@qty1315]

@@pupp993 Lol, I bet that working in a bar was bad. I worked at a college in a restaurant that was very close to a bar and about 3 frat houses. When the bar closed, all the drunk college kids ran to the restaurant to get food. I would only have to deal with their drunkenness for an hour at most and it drove me crazy. I would imagine that dealing with them for a full shift then cleaning up the mess must have been hell. Also, that's a pretty good explanation. It's nice to be able to have an intelligent conversation with someone like you in a KZbin comment section.

[@QuinnanScott]

Couldn’t be more true. When a customer comes in on a hot day and says”how do you work back there on such a hot day?” Or on a nice day “it’s so nice out! I hope you get to get outside” triggers the hell out of me

[@ViccolasHavoc]

I fucking it when they tell me to have a good weekend when I'm there grabbing a tub of cat litter for them on a Saturday afternoon. I used to tell them I haven't had a thanks giving with the family for 4 years just so they would shut the f up.

[@anytif]

Same. I still remember a New Year's Day when a guy came into the store around 9 PM and kept telling my coworkers, “Why are you all working? It’s New Years, Go home” as he was checking out.

[@aidanyoshida1840]

I needed this. I sort of accepted fate when I didn’t get into the school I wanted. Then I ended up working retail for 3 years. The other day, I had a breakdown when I got called in. I dread my closing shift later tonight lol but when I get home, I’ll do some job searching and see if I can get into a good school. Thank you Fanta, I really did need this before just going with the flow.

[@lulzor5]

The only thing keeping me working a shitty night shift at a circle k and not blowing my brains out is smt5

[@mwi7046]

Aidan Yoshida So you quit because you didn’t get into the school you wanted? Tough shit move on to one that will take you.

[@lanceolson5988]

Without being a dick about it like Buzz and Woody, I agree that you should just try a different school, assuming you even need a degree for whatever your career goals are. Even if you just get into a technical college, you're probably better off anyway, since you'll be saving some money and still learning the same stuff you'd learn at a university.

[@J.Skyler]

Wishing you well, friend.

[@mikecurry6847]

Aidan, are you interested at all in learning to code? I'm currently enrolled in and will start a full web stack dev class at Lambda Code School on September 5. They have an income share agreement and you pay *nothing* unless you graduate and get a job *in your chosen field* paying $50k/yr or more within 3 years of graduating. If you meet those requirements, they take 15% of your salary for 2 years up to a maximum of $30k. I currently work retail and got switched to part time night shift and am doing it. Look into it! lambdaschool.com/

[@kennethjeffries5022]

Honestly I work in a backroom in a retail store its not half as bad compared to ones working on floor dealing with customers.

[@morganmiller6373]

Kenneth Jeffries I used to absolutely LOVE shipment, stocking, or early morning shifts specifically because there were no customers to deal with

[@goufr3540]

@@morganmiller6373 Worked in that same area, in retail, working in the early morning with next to no customers for at least several hours was best. It did have its own issues, but customer contact was at least a minimum.

[@ecoRfan]

Agree, working in the receiving room (“the back”) is less stressful than getting pulled by several customers in several directions. But at my job I can only do it for a few minutes usually until I get called up to do relief checkouts.

[@kimmybrandt]

So true. I worked at target for many years and used to love overnight shifts where all I was doing was stocking shelves, working in the back, etc. You can work super fast and get your shit done without being interrupted every 2 seconds! Idk why I worked front end for so long, dealing with customers was so draining.

[@BurstShotzX]

I used to work IMS in the backroom it was nice, but I did have to many A holes at my old store.

[@mysterion3182]

Working in retail has got me to the point where I just don't like being around people anymore. On my days off I just want to stay inside away from the public.

[@SuperBanzaiBill]

Customer: "hey can you tell me where (blank) is?" Me: "oh I'm sorry our store doesn't carry that." Customer: " I got it here last week" Me:" ...nope"

[@-LastStand-]

Yup

[@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813]

banzai bill oh excuse I’m sorry I’ve only been working in this small store for 2 full years. I don’t know what I’m talking about. Sure we do sell BONDAGE EQUIPMENT it’s beside the grits ma’am

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

"I'm telling you, I bought it here last week, where is your, manager?"

[@SuperBanzaiBill]

@@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813 yup I've been at my store for 8 years, I know what we have.

[@awesomeguy2009]

@@ghost-facedhindu4275 then we don't carry it anymore

[@katieb9428]

I absolutely agree that retail makes you a bitter person. I’ve worked several different retail jobs now and have a total of 7 years altogether. Retail makes you lose most of your faith in humanity to be honest. When you do get those select nice customers you want to hug them and cry because you wish every customer was like them

[@deeptisoni4167]

Why does it make you bitter. ?

[@katieb9428]

@@deeptisoni4167 Many reasons, but here are a few. A lot of people are nasty to Retail workers or are just inconsiderate of all they do. For example something like cleaning the fitting rooms. There’s always a rack to put your things on that you don’t want. Many people leave items in the dressing rooms because “that’s their job to clean the stalls” but the same workers who are in charge of keeping the fitting rooms clean also are in charge of folding down 8 departments on their own and making sure it looks presentable for the next day. Shoppers come rushing to the registers as soon as the closing announcement goes off (even after getting three warnings that the store is closing soon) with overflowing carts of merchandise and the employees have to stay late just so that one customer can make their transaction. I have personally had it where customers have been outright rude to me and told me to my face that I was ugly and need to get a real job. Someone I work with recently had a return from a customer that was shattered glass. The customer didn’t inform her what the item was and my coworker pulled the item out of the bag. Glass spilled all over the counter and got on her hands and arms. Retail can just be very frustrating some days

[@keithzatkalik5805]

7 yes rookie

[@Visionary8Ideas]

coming back from my 7 hour shift today working retail, im drunk asf already and loading into the video and seeing your computer with a photo of "SO YOUR IN RETAIL? THAT EXPLAINS THE DRINKING" is the funniest/ most relatable thing ever.

[@darrylwoodbury]

My mental state during my retail years was bad. I was a happy and positive person before I started working retail, but during those years, I was depressed, negative and hated life. Dealing with difficult customers turned me into a misanthrope. I stopped smiling. Once I left retail, I started feeling 1,000 times better and I'm finally enjoying life again. Working retail is a drain on you mentally and physically.

[@miguelpereira9859]

I agree 100%. If you are introverted like me it's even worse

[@sirkevstah289]

@@miguelpereira9859 Yep I am an introvert. Retail is 100x worse if you fit that category.

[@starwars1744]

Same here. Working in retail has destroyed me in multiple ways. It sucks; but with covid-19 still spreading; I’m trying to survive within the job I thankfully still have. But I’m almost out of patience.

[@sillygoose7779]

What are you working now? If you don’t mind me asking.. I feel exactly what you described.. I feel like I just don’t want to exist anymore, I feel so angry, I used to be so happy. I want to be that happy person again .

[@thinlizzy9032]

Misanthrope is such an underused word so thumbs up just for that! It perfectly describes what any job dealing with the general public can do to you.

[@GeneralGorillaSonicOC]

As a cart pusher. I was unfairly fired because my pace was sloppy...however the store was in a huge plaza with an extremely large parking lot. Also they admitted to not having more than one cart pusher in one shift because they're cutting corners. Oh and my co-workers told me that the company was planning on not giving me the benefit of the doubt and plotted to fire me for 3 months. Luckily I made friends among the employee base. After I was terminated 7 of my co-workers quit.

[@SirNippletonMcSugarteets]

Awesome!!

[@SirNippletonMcSugarteets]

At least that’s a great ending lol

[@mileskintnermusic7349]

As a cart pusher, I was almost run over about 10 times and told to watch where I was going. "Bitch, I'm WALKING here."

[@kharicobourne2864]

You all should have gone on strike instead to prevent someone else from getting fucked too, but hope you’re doing better

[@z1lla4]

I was the best cart pusher at my job. Often times they would not worry about having someone on the inside help me out when no one was out pushing with me because I was always doing my job quick and efficient. I grew up being taught to work hard no matter how shitty the job, but at the end of the day I slowly started to realize that although, I was doing my job better than most it only benefitted them to use me to do whatever else they needed help with, such as, cleaning and things that no one wanted to do. At one point I was fed up with that bullshit and quit on the spot no 2 week notice I basically told them that I wasn't going to pick up slack for the rest of the lazy workers in that place. I learned that if I could put all that effort into something such as that I could put in the effort in something that will benefit me. Fuck them and fuck retail, don't ever feel upset about being dropped from a job like that you're worth more than that man

[@LisaG442]

36 years in food retail. I hate ppl now. So many ppl think they can wipe their feet on you because you’re wearing a name tag. And a company that backs the customer up 100%. I’ve always said, instead of making high school kids do community service for their graduation they should have to do food retail hrs. Everyone on the planet would be a decent human being then. I hate ppl and am full of rage even though I been retired 5 years.

[@AndrewRyan-zv7zb]

7 years of Walmart next to the field where Bonnaroo happens. Id do things to the general public that would make Nazis blush.

[@lilgatekeep]

i worked in retail as my first job, for a month during the chirstmas season. i am very extroverted and good with people, and smile a lot, so i thought i would be good at it + i needed the experience. never again. i've been insulted for my looks, my "rude attitude" and for things out of my control (like the prices). customers look at you and treat you like you are lesser than human... Retail: A New Level of Hell.

[@A5H_01]

I was a people person until I started retail work at 16. I'm 21 now, so 5 years of working in retail work. I developed social anxiety and panic induced asthma. I don't speak to anyone anymore.

[@summero-my5in]

Yea when I worked retail I had an old guy yell at me and say im stupid because im a woman. like what the actual f*ck. i didnt even do anything, he was just arguing with his wife before he ordered and took it out on me. I've also had creepy old men harass me when I started retail at 17-19 years old. I hate it so much.

[@seriousserialcereal5388]

I remember one time this women got pissy at a cashier for sales price of Pepsi. I went to check the price and of course she was wrong. She just saw a price next to the Pepsi and assumed it was right. She tried to argue we were wrong, so I said fuck it and tried to trick her into buying more Pepsi. It didn’t work, but I tried.

[@niveknanorc7316]

nah! not a new level of hell, it,s been around for a long time,,,i thank God that i am out of that crap now.

[@mschoy1597]

Retail IS hell

[@RetributeGaming]

When I started my job at walmart, I never smoked or drank or anything. 8 years later, I've had a severe nicotine addiction with cigarettes but i switched to vaping. I used to drink all the time, but I stopped that and mainly stick to weed to help. My insomnia is an issue all of its own. Retail is cancer.

[@gregorypena2330]

RetributeGaming How many cigarettes did you smoke? That said, it’s good that you don’t smoke cigarettes anymore, though vaping is kind of a crutch. I’m assuming your insomnia was brought on by your job at Walmart?

[@radb94]

Same. I went into retail (10pm-6am shift) at a gas station never having even touched tobacco and a couple months in I needed to smoke as soon as I woke up at 9pm just to get myself mentally ready to go in. I’ll happily die before I go back to retail.

[@yungdnny]

Worked at walgreens and had the exact same experience, they had me watching for shoplifters, being a cashier, straightening up 3 and then up to 6 aisles, I'm still fucked up from the 2 years I spent there. Picked up cigarettes and switched to vaping, smoked weed and drank excessively and I'm still recovering.

[@xipilzane8306]

@@radb94 Sheetz isn't worth it.

[@gregorypena2330]

yung dnny How exactly are you “fucked up”? Is it mentally, physically, or just overall?

[@ViccolasHavoc]

I worked in a Walmart, i was in Cap2 which means in the beginning of the shift unloading products off the trucks onto the pallets and then getting it to the aisles and unboxing and putting them on the shelves. We had 40 seconds per box, and we had to stop what we're doing and address the customer in the ten foot parameter on top of it, and helping the customer didn't negate the box speed quota. Sweaty. No air conditioning. Cuts and torn cuticles and bruises. Exhausted. Tendonitis from ripping boxes open and knee pains that wouldn't go away even when i was clocked out. Covered in rotting alfredo and wet cat food and clear ammonia and lube that busted open in the truck. We had a running joke where one of us would stand in front of someone pulling a heavy pallet and play a game of chicken hoping they'd run into us and killing us. The other would try to swerve or stop because they didn't want to give you the satisfaction of going home early and leave the team understaffed. A legitimate workplace injury was like winning the lottery for us. I once was on my knees putting product on the shelf above the bottom shelf and this old man with a cane wanted to get yams on the bottom shelf so i offered to grab it while i was down there because i noticed he had limited mobility. He said he was good so i went back to stocking and he crouched down next to me, grabbed the yams, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT HIS HAND ON MY BACK AND USE ME AS A PROP TO PULL HIMSELF BACK UP. I once had a man wander up and down the asile making glancing eye contact with me only screaming POTATO until I finally broke and asked him if he was going to address me first before I agreed to help him. One time I clocked out of work and in front of the exit there was a puddle of human piss and I was in such a disassociated state that I simply hopped over it and went home. I've been sexually harassed by supervisors from multiple departments and had managers pull me aside for undermining their authority for calling them out on their bullshit in front of others. A manager tried to make me climb over a 5 foot tall pallet of dog food bags to get to boxes on the other side of the truck and asked me to stand on boxes on top of ladders to reach high places and I was reprimanded for noncompliance so I pulled out my phone and filed a complaint with OSHA on speaker while looking directly at him. Same manager tried to remind me I was disposable and I told him "so are you so long as you're not fucking the wrong staff." God he hated me. One of my friends filled in the spot when our supervisor left and they let her do a supervisor's job without supervisors pay for 2 months before bringing in a transfer to replace her. She quit that fucking day. One time i was pulling a pallet out of a truck (it was wrapped so it didnt require the roller) and I was so poor i had been wearing the same shoes for almost two years and they were the only ones i could afford at the time but i had worn them down so bad that they were smooth on the bottom. And i slipped, and this nine foot tall pallet that was almost nothing but canned vegetables came rolling down the ramp towards me. I was flat on my back and i sort of shuffled backwards until i was out of the truck and then rolled out of the way until the others came in and stopped the pallet from toppling. Afterwards I got in trouble from my mananger for not having proper footwear. I bought the shoes in the Walmart. One time my supervisor was trasferring and he brought the whole team of about 12 people to a Dennys after hours and we all leaned on the brick wall and passed a joint around and talked about our dreams of going back to school. Buying a house. Persuing passions. And not a single one of us sounded hopeful.

[@renegaderaccoon335]

My heart goes out to you. I worked Cap2 and it was literally the worst job I’ve ever had. Anyone can push it that hard for a day here and there. But to do it every day makes you exhausted and hopeless. And they STILL think you’re not doing enough. Very toxic work environment. I tried going to part time so I could secretly look for another job and they just ignored my request. It got so bad I couldn’t handle even one more day - I ended up quitting without a two week notice. I was out of work for a year and living with my parents. But it was still the best decision I’ve ever made. I work in a factory now and it’s been much better. My journey still isn’t over - and neither is yours. Try going part time to look for something else. And from there you’ll be in a better place to think about something more long term. Better days are ahead for you!

[@ViccolasHavoc]

@renegaderaccoon335 I actually ended up getting fired from Cap2 and I hopped around from job to job for a while. I'm currently a telecommunicator for charity fundraising. I'm getting paid more than I ever have in my life for doing almost literally doing nothing all day it's somewhat infuriating. Dealing with people on the phone still feels as emotionally exhausting as customer service and I still get stressed out but my staff and coaches are far more encouraging, I get acknowledged for my work when I do a good job. We have a dental plan and holiday pay, I've never had those things my whole life and I'm 29 now. Tbh honest the only thing I genuinely miss from Cap2 was our comradery. I know in most instances your coworkers are NOT your friends, but many of those people were. Our performance evaluations didn't give any of us special treatments and there was very little room for "upward mobility" so there was no competitive edge. We were in this bullshit together and a lot of us would help pick up someone else's slack when we could see the others struggling but attempting to do our best simply because we've all been there before. This new job my coworkers are not my friends at all. They're nice but I don't know them, nor do I want to.

[@Smolharuharu]

People who work retail need videos like these as a kind of therapy because they work retail and obviously cannot afford therapy

[@Batwytch]

EXACTLY.

[@missyfrog1]

Venting to people at work is therapy. LoL

[@jessicah3450]

Working retail hours is also too crazy and unpredictable to make appointments with therapist who work the 9 to 5

[@1.8.7laikuza6]

@@jessicah3450 you only work 9-5?

[@benedictdwyer2608]

@@1.8.7laikuza6 no, the therapists work 9-5, they said that it’s hard when their schedule’s unpredictable to set up a appointment with the 9-5 therapist

[@w1ck3dz0d1ac]

The first thing that hit me was low energy from depression. I kept chasing it with sodas and energy drinks. Late nights, weekends, and holidays. No social life really. I smoked and drank on and off and ate junkfood because it was cheap and quick. Too tired from being on my feet all day for 8-16 hours to exercise. Lots of clopens and doubles. There were days id hit the pillow after a double shift to go to my other job in 3 hours. I would dress in my uniform for the next day and put a redbull by my bed to wake up with. Sometimes I had 2 fulltime jobs working 70-80 hours a week. I was not very compassionate when Karen wanted to see the manager.

[@amurisasun7777]

Mazaroth Speaks this was like art

[@BlakeGeometrio]

Fuck, this was like reading my life mirrored.

[@anticheat4579]

I quit after like 6.5 months working in retail. It solidified the idea that there is no amount of money that is acceptable if by getting the money, I'm treated like crap. It's made me stop caring so much about what other people think of me. I hope anyone working in retail who has ambitions in life outside of the ratrace gets out of these crappy jobs. There are a handful of people who are kind and understanding, but for the most part, customers and management don't appreciate or empathize with what retail employees go through. And I think it's the way the people who made the system designed it. The system itself is toxic. Free yourself.

[@thinlizzy9032]

Thank you for this reminder. I'm not in a good position to quit working retail as much as I'd love to but I'm going to at least make an effort not to completely lose my sense of purpose and identity to the greedy machine that is corporate capitalism. I would love to try to become self employed but still need to figure out ideas of what that might look like.

[@jamesreynolds6071]

I got fired from my golf course job because I’m not legally allowed to drive and my supervisor told me to drive and lied to the boss when asked if he gave permission. That was my first job EDIT- the supervisor is 75 years old

[@deedr1234]

James Reynolds ha

[@rommix0]

That supervisor probably forgot how to read.

[@H.E.M.]

Fuck that guy 😂

[@riskvideos]

At least you're not a 75 year old supervisor at a golf course. I've worked at one once. Never again.

[@StevenVillman]

@James Reynolds Well, while it is quite unfortunate that you lost your job, I *_personally_* don't think that it will affect your resume *_*that*_* much there; as it wasn't really your fault for getting fired from your job, and as you are probably a minor (probably under the age of 15 or 16 (hence the reason for you in not legally allowed to drive)) and so have lots of opportunities to get another job.

[@gluesniffer2]

I worked in a Sam's club for 5 years and it took me just as long to repair the mental damage it did to me.....on the bright side it motivated me to go to college and get a degree "never work retail again" was my battle cry while during that time.

[@CaseyJones718]

Flim flam club, i feel like im in this situation

[@bloodycoffee9293]

Man fuck Sam's Club, it was the single most depressing job I've had and that's including any retail jobs I've had, then they fired me right after the holiday season for getting covid

[@slapshotjack9806]

When I worked at Lowe’s it could literally pass as modern day slavery. I was so overworked that I started to lose sleep just because my mind wouldn’t shut down at all I was constantly on edge and got startled easily

[@yyflame]

Hate hearing “HaVe YoU dOnE cOnStRuCtIon” Yes I have, and it was no where near as bad as when I worked at Walmart. Yeah it’s physically demanding, but the emotional and mental drain that retail has on you is way worse

[@yearginclarke]

Never done retail jobs, always stuck to labor jobs because I know I wouldn't do well in a retail job. It sounds like hell to me, especially me not being a people person at all. I've seen how customers treat employees many times, and it's absolutely disgusting.

[@angelg3642]

At least in construction you take breaks and can go to the toilet aaaaand you get paid more for your work than you're being exploited at retail 😂😂. The only plus is that its warm in the building, nothing else.

[@angelmaldonado5657]

Yeah I’ve worked construction, painting, and carpentry with my dad and thought that was really hard (which it was physically I had to keep my body in shape) but I wanted to try retail and customer service and see what the fuss is about and damn after a year of retail I went back to working with my dad. Nuh uh I ain’t dealing with a dumbass Karen getting mad about coupons and price changes like it’s our fault that they changed

[@cindygardner8649]

I worked for Walmart 15 solid years. Two strokes while working there. 2017 and 2018. I'm literally in therapy now due in part because of the time I spent there. I cannot believe I stayed there for the time I did. I literally shiver every time I pass a Walmart. I can't bring myself to step foot in one. Walmart ruined my whole outlook on life. I'm still trying to get my life back. Thank you for doing this series. I hope it saves someone before they make the same mistake I did.

[@kristinadospoy7347]

That's awful!

[@turtleanton6539]

Yuuup

[@rubylove1973]

I worked for Walmart for 23 years and knew one day I would have to get other employment. They have really hurt me very badly and it is hard for me to get over it.😅

[@DDog_68]

My first job was being a cashier. This job had a high turnover rate and so I was hired on the spot. Let me tell you, as an autistic person doing a high stress job, I was literally in tears due to lack of training. They expected me to function and know everything when I only had a days worth of training. I quit on the 3rd day and my manager tried to prevent me from leaving, I had to call my mom to pick me up, mind you I was only 16 at the time. It traumatized me to the point where I can’t get myself to get another job out of fear that I’ll be put on the spot again.

[@sikigenesis]

im autistic myself and being a grocery store is my third and current job, its actually hell. i had barely any training and most of the things i know now i had to figure out by myself after a year of working there. ive been in charge of training two people and i make damn sure that i tell them everything including niche things that might seem little but can ruin your entire flow if it goes wrong. i taught them how to write rain checks and even im not sure if im doing it right because ive asked at least five times for somebody to show me how to write one and if they get mad and tell me im doing it wrong then thats on them. im unable to quit rn because i do not have a high school diploma in my 20s and i have a house to run by myself with my paycheck to paycheck wage, i literally cannot afford to quit and take even just two weeks off to find another job.

[@skatevidcentral]

I worked at movie theaters from age 16-21. Concessions, box office, ushering, cleaning theaters. Those years really gave me a lot of perspective and also gave me an appreciation for people who work such jobs. This one time a woman ordered nachos. We had 2 sizes, small and large so I asked her which she wanted because she didn't say. She repeats "nachos". I again ask which size. Her son, probably about 10 years old then says to me "she said nachos, it's not hard dumbass!!". No reprimand from the woman, she says "I told you I want NACHOS" with a pissed off look on her face. It took every ounce of willpower to not tell them both off. This type of exchange was commonplace. What retail teaches you is that people are scumbags and it's something that definitely stays with you. But I think it's also a good wakeup call about how the world is. Humans suck more often than not. I used to think the opposite, that the good outnumber the bad but I was very wrong.

[@Jack-id4qm]

I felt this! Nightmare interactions became commonplace and the words these people call you/ say to you stick. I now work as a blood lab driver, driving to clinics after closing and delivering samples to a laboratory for processing. I never see my boss and don't have to talk to anyone and I'm much happier for it! Sorry to hear that you went thru years of that bs as and I'm hoping you're working in a better and friendlier environment now

[@Park-shoepin]

God I've worked theater too and as much as exited people are a blessing and a huge light in my life they're such a rarity when it comes to interactions that last longer than two seconds When I ask to see tickets I get more people acting rude and shifty and accusatory when they DO have tickets than when they don't?? Like teens trying to sneak into r movies are so much more polite (and often either leave without a fuss or get a ticket for a different movie) than some adults who act like I'm trying to steal their information...

[@zacp2770]

This is the phrase you use "youre not getting your nachos, fuck off"

[@juliantheapostate8295]

In that scenario simply serve them the most expensive option

[@BurstShotzX]

People need to remember, that your coworkers are not your friends. Lean how to separate the two and you'll be better off at life in general in retail.

[@Batwytch]

Yup. All your coworkers are talking shit about one another no matter how much they act like they are your friend. People need to learn to separate friendships from coworkers

[@Treegonaut]

@@Batwytch this couldn't be farther from the truth, made great friends with coworkers. Perhaps some have talked shit about me but I'm always helpful to new employees and make sure to be nice and a comical person that a lot of my coworkers love having me around.

[@billjamal4764]

@@Batwytch that's what I hate. I fucking hate the gossip. Whenever I start to hear it I just say oh wow interesting with 😐 on my face.

[@youracreep3838]

@@Batwytch this is entirely true, you have to trust yourself no one else but you.

[@kabura8742]

Honestly the opposite has been the case with me, the only shining light at retail has just been the coworkers... Friendly, supportive, funny, ect., sure who knows how many may talk behind your back and may be fake but as long as they help you get thru the day ultimately with jokes, trash talking other customers with you, chit chat, ect. then really I'll take that deal any day to get thru that hell

[@jazzpear8877]

I dealt with all of this all while being autistic and not even knowing that yet. I have EDS too, still battling the chronic pain from standing all day and working in the dairy department. It ruined me and now I’ll never be able to work anything BUT a sit-down office job.

[@princeofopinion2692]

Retail has taught me to automatically view everyone as a jerk before getting to know them. I don’t necessarily treat them differently, I’m more so bracing myself in advance because of how frequently you get crappy customers. I’ve began investing a good portion of what I make so that there’s hope that some day, my investments will take off and I’ll be above all the crappy people that look down on me right now. And I would be sure to be kind to everyone. Even after college I’ll be investing as much as possible. Liked and Subscribed

[@ksm13706]

I absolutely hate people in stores now, it's not their fault it's just my mindset that just views all customers as rude inconsiderate people. I hate how retail has made me view people now...

[@fuhgetabatit1051]

Girl, same! 😑

[@AndrewRyan-zv7zb]

Most humans ARE rude inconsiderate people. Its not a bad perspective, its the truth no matter how much we wish we were better.

[@thefeels9086]

I work at Walmart right now, and it freaking sucks. They say that they care about mental awareness, but they dont care at all. Theres no flexibility, they slam you with a full schedule, and little pay. I might almost get terminated as well.

[@Hayakoneko]

Retail is true hell and you never really recover from it completely

[@Yungshamgod]

Olivia Robin CHWAAAAN

[@jeffreymacmullin1653]

More like purgatory. You aren’t cast into a lake of fire, but your soul is slowly seeping into an infinite void.

[@TheDemonMonk13]

@@jeffreymacmullin1653 you know what if that's the case I'd rather be thrown in that firey lake

[@jeffthecrabboy6098]

i had a job as a cashier for a month. During the first week, i knew that humanity must be purged. Getting fired was the best thing that has ever happened to me!

[@milkisreallygood8957]

i worked at a grocery store for 2 months and i wanted to end it all on my 2nd day there. I only worked there for 2 months but i felt like i worked there for 2 years. The environment is so depressing

[@reggie2898]

I've been working as a manager at a Staples for the past 2 months and it's been pretty terrible. Currently looking for a new position so I can get out before it totally destroys what little hope I have left.

[@fablethewolf825]

Most people ignore the spill-over mindset. My parents both had retail jobs because they were young and stupid and ran away together because fairy tales or something. Having no decent education, they both worked retail for most of my childhood, and my mother in particular would rant and rave: she hated people, she hated the holidays, she hated her life. Now, children's brains are little sponges; they WILL hear you and what you say WILL be internalized. Any and all personal relationships and any holiday became tainted for them because they know the ugly underbelly, which is where where children who act like jaded seventy-year-old war veterans come from. They might be put off socializing for life or feel guilty about looking forward to Christmas, the absolute worst time of the year in their house. Oh, and once those kids are old enough for jobs! Jobs that, from what they have observed, literally consists of your boss getting off to strangers physically beating you and threatening that they know where you live and will slaughter your family like dogs. People don't want to work? No, they don't want to be held at gunpoint and have their loved-ones lives threatened over a frozen pizza.

[@412StepUp]

For some reason I just felt like the biggest looser when I worked retail. I didn’t even want to tell anybody where I worked.

[@LalienX]

I judge hard when I see somebody mistreating an employee.

[@CapnNapalm]

I worked at 3 different retail stores and some were better than others but they all had really bad stuff going on that i wouldve probably thought harder about at the time if i wasnt working constantly. Even my favorite one (pet store) was dirty and had a lot of death. This was on top of the mean customers and workplace politics. I wasnt paid enough for the way my views on people and animals changed. Hope you guys can get out or unionize. I deserved better and so do you

[@annapelch29]

I worked at Walmart for two years and am a year out of it, and my mental health is still recovering. The utter shit retail puts you through is horrible and it can take a while to recover

[@SaultyG]

Vietnam style flashbacks. Target still gives me chills.

[@412StepUp]

I’ve had over 20 jobs in my life. Target was the #1 worst.

[@Blakdood1]

Worked in a target as customer service simply walking into a target and smelling the store depresses me to no end

[@lovelyleana4198]

- dwasilco412 - targets really that bad look like a ok job but ok

[@1234OTAKUANIME]

Target was HELL!

[@curtainsavatar]

Target management is vile psychopaths for sport. They'll ruin your life.

[@em_rip]

Customer service jobs have completely made me introverted. I can’t handle being in public crowded spaces. I get so easily overwhelmed and tired. I don’t even want to hang out with people and talk because I’m tired having to deal with the tiring social stuff with customers all the time.

[@HeatherHolt]

I worked at Hot Topic as a manager making 8.50 an hour but it was the most fun job, and my manager and the workers under us were like a family. What killed my soul was call center jobs. And server jobs.

[@foreverhighfly]

Im exactly there atm! HT key holder 8.50 an hour. Surprised to see your comment.

[@bryanitza-chulopez1658]

@@foreverhighfly 8.50?! Holy shit! I'm getting paid 14.25 per hour as a cashier at Shakey's Pizza lol I'm currently taking weapon and security courses to be an armed security guard.

[@jfm79]

I worked at Spencer’s and while the pay was shit, i basically didn’t have to do anything besides yell at kids to stop fucking with the sex toys. I work at a Nordstrom rack and literally everyone is miserable. I start anywhere between 3 am- 6am and they don’t turn on the air until 9:30 (when the customers are getting ready to come in, cause fuck the employees, right?) even though we live in California and it’s unbearably hot. They’ve been giving us excuse after excuse as to why we can’t have the damn air on just to find out that it’s because the general manager gets a bonus if she keeps costs down, so again, fuck the employees, right? So, not only do we have to deal with the shitty entitled old fucks, but we have to spend the first half of the shift trying not to pass out from heat exhaustion.

[@iamcosma7065]

Call center jobs have to be the worst. If people treat employees like shit at retail stores, it’s even worse over the phone when they have no face to look at. It’s even worse when they have a bad experience in a store, then call in to yell and complain as if you were the one that made them upset. I hated working at a call center.

[@karamlevi]

Heather Holt kool

[@Gran_Singularity]

Retail has really changed me. I used to be such a warm and happy person. Now, I just bitter, depressed and I cuss a lot. Everyone been telling me to get a new job. I should start taken this more seriously.

[@Dragonsamuari]

I worked as a bank teller for a few years and it's just as bad as retail; the pressure from your boss to cross sell even though you know the customer doesn't want it, sales goals you have to meet or it will negatively impact your performance review, the needy and stupid customers, the customers that get irate over the slightest inconvenience, the list goes on. After losing my job, I went into the restaurant industry (not McDonald's but one step up from it) and I tell you, I found my mood working there improving a LOT more. I didn't dread going to work, I find myself hating the public far less, I actually liked my bosses and coworkers. It was such a night and day difference.

[@akudaemon1478]

You can almost always tell who the managers are. Often the most chain-smokiest or obese employees in the store.

[@hazardous0887]

I can vouch for this. My manager isn’t obese, she’s quite skinny but my god, she smokes like a chimney and constantly smells of smoke.

[@wolfstephens]

Or just the angriest.

[@jessicah3450]

My store manager was the only smoker and really took advantage of her smoke breaks, while all of her employees had to wait until the end of their shifts to even get a lunch break.

[@getsouped]

all my managers vape in the back 😭 i constantly walk in on them

[@yasmine1974]

Mine are really nice and uplifting dang :(

[@tyresr]

*vietn- walmart flashbacks*

[@gluesniffer2]

now we just need Bubba to tell us all the foods shrimp at go with and were set :)

[@Lunataari]

Id rather be stranded in the middle of the desert than shop at a Walmart. Anxiety level is about the same minus the crappy people. As a customer*, people are absolutely terrible, even to other customers*! I can’t imagine being an employee. Bless them.

[@kenshin4113]

“SOME MEN ARE BORN, MADE TO RAISE THE FLAG!”

[@Taddles]

It’s really funny how most of those customers that make life harder for workers and will talk about them to their face won’t do it to a random stranger on the street. Seriously, people need to understand that you don’t know what people do when they’re not in uniform and it’s very easy for someone to snap and go into a rampage. Everyone has a story before you meet them.

[@slumy8195]

thats the mentallity ive had for years. Brush it off these people wouldnt even front me in the street. Straight 🤡 's

[@meagancortez2568]

Had a general store manager at a grocery store that mocked me for choosing school over more hours at that job. Karma: that store closed 3 months after I quit. I have my associates, which had gotten me jobs in my field of study. Currently in a job that is willing to help me pay for school 😜.

[@AztecJester93]

lol that manager wanted you to be miserable! Glad you quit

[@meagancortez2568]

AztecTheJest lolz, probably. Most likely he thought that if he embarrassed me, that I’d give in and ask for more hours. I didn’t though. I also found it weird that a middle aged man was trying to talk a twenty something into prioritizing a minimum wage job over their studies. 😂

[@lionelhutz5137]

I had a similar experience. When I left my construction job some time ago I had some jealous butthurt co-workers tell me "you're not the academic type, you think you're better than us for pursuing an education?" "You won't make it"...ahem well my associates degree in biopsychology says otherwise. Just love proving miserable haters wrong.

[@meagancortez2568]

Lionel Hutz good for you! Bio psychology sounds interesting.

[@ItsBrianMadeit]

Amazing!

[@ToxicTerrance]

It took me a long time to have any hope for humanity after working retail for years. I feel like if everybody had to work 2 years of mandatory retail, the world would be a better place, because everyone would begin to understand.

[@kristinadospoy7347]

How about working 21 years in retail?

[@Nabbercus]

@@kristinadospoy7347 You would end up like not important from hatred or postal guy.

[@kristinadospoy7347]

@@Nabbercus what do you mean?

[@Nabbercus]

@@kristinadospoy7347 Look up hatred, not importants speech and postal guy from postal 1.

[@12012channel]

No it wouldn't because everyone would be bitter with a messed up mental and emotional state.

[@Asmrkitkat]

Working retail made me hate people

[@Coophack6584]

I Developed depression and it ruined my life...Thanks walmart....Thank you for forcing me out of college because you wanted me 7 days straight. Thanks walmart for ruining my Engagement.....Oh thanks for taking 4 years of my life and not giving me a managment position.

[@wooferjr169]

You could've quit and work somewhere else

[@V2ULTRAKill]

@@wooferjr169 you mean he couldve quit and become homeless If youre stuck in retail you CANT quit, you dont make the money to have the fallback if something doesnt work out It traps you

[@pophangtime88]

Seems you aren't taking accountability for YOUR job choice slash career...cry me a river so I can fish lol

[@V2ULTRAKill]

@@pophangtime88 seems you dont understand the current job market very well Dont talk shit on people you dont know btw ;) i make six figures self employed but UNLIKE you i know what others are put through

[@V2ULTRAKill]

@@authorwriter1142 not in the current job market, your only options if youre a retail worker is more retail or fast food, so same shit different coat of paint unless youre lucky enough to land in a chick fil a which is ironically the only job in fast food where theres opportunities to advance due to their franchising rules

[@Xtheearthchildx]

I have nightmares from my experience in retail. Seriously it’s like a super mild form of ptsd

[@s0nnyburnett]

I've had bad dreams about it about it too.

[@laurajames8071]

I developed some social anxiety from working at a particular discount retail store.

[@LDF1218]

I worked in retail all through college and I’m gonna be honest - the worst part was management. Yes, I got shitty customers (one threatened to shoot me and I’ve been physically grabbed by men many times) but honest to god, management made it that much worse. I could deal with customers but when it’s people who are supposed to have your back - for me, that was worse.

[@astrxlcat]

I worked as a cashier almost two years ago and absolutely hated it. I remember one of my worst days - I was just about to clock out and it was at the busiest time. A lady and her friend came through with two carts loaded up with Tide and wanted to use 24 coupons for it, but our store had a policy that you can only use so many coupons per purchase. I explained that to them, but the one lady wasn’t having it. She started cursing and yelling, making a big scene while customers lined up behind her. I kept apologizing and trying to explain, finally she yelled that she wanted to speak to the manager. He came over and angrily explained that we couldn’t accept that many coupons, but he got tired of arguing and said ”fine, just give it to her, I’m going to lunch.” So I rang up all the coupons (which I had to do manually for the majority) and then I tell her her total (which was significantly small after all the coupons). Except this time she tells me she has two more coupons on her phone to be scanned and they’re both worth $25, which would have made the total cost nothing for the two carts full of Tide. The coupons were also completely bogus, and the machine wouldn’t even recognize the barcodes, and I can’t manually enter in such a large amount. I told her I couldn’t take those coupons, so she screamed and cursed at me again, and left both her carts of Tide in my check lane so she could go complain about me to customer service. Her friend apologized to me though, which I appreciated. I moved the carts out of the check lane so other people could move through and then clocked out as fast as I could (the whole ordeal lasted about 20 minutes after I had to clock out). I remember feeling so defeated after that, and I dreaded going in to work. Luckily I quit a few months after that and have now moved on to a much better job!

[@meganbaker7184]

holy shit i am so sorry you had to deal with that bitch. i also work as a cashier and i hate people like that. luckily i live in a very small town and for the most part everyone is super nice and friendly but every once in awhile I get some rude people. i definitely feel for people who have to work in large stores :/

[@Jack-id4qm]

Dude I'm so sorry you went through that. I have an extremely similair story to that when I worked cs and I no cap whipped $20 out of my wallet and they left without any further issues LOL

[@Jack-id4qm]

Happy for you that you've moved on to a better job, too!

[@youngkob3408]

Even if the manager told you to do it I wouldnt scan more coupons than allowed 😂 and shes being rude why do her a favor and break the rules for her lmao. Good thing she went to go complain so you could cancel the transaction and didnt have to finish the sale

[@thinlizzy9032]

Your manager did you dirty by bending to that woman's demands and then leaving you out to dry. No one deserves that. I hope your were able to have a conversation with your manager (or even their manager) about that especially since you were made to work past your typical clock out time.

[@razvandobos9759]

This is even worse if you have Asperger's. Dealing with the general public can stress us out even more, and its because we have communication and social problems.

[@marcusmoore4819]

Yep I have Autism and I’m with you %100 people just don’t understand us.

[@A5H_01]

Another autist here. Retail has ruined my life. Its like the only job I have experience in but it's destroying me and my mentality.

[@summero-my5in]

Yeah they might assume you're being rude when you're not, if you don't understand certain social cues. I'd be worried about someone flipping out on me for a minor miscommunication.

[@jasminmenzies9759]

My co-workers and I recently got laid off from our customer service job. It's been a blessing in disguise for me. Autism and customer service just doesn't mix well. I'm going to take a break and look for different opportunities 😀

[@drachenzahne9262]

I am autistic and this is so true. Only lasted 3 months as a courtesy clerk because the social aspect was too much to handle, not only on the customer front but with the managers. I'm not a fast guy and in such a hectic environment I was a fish out of water.

[@alfredoborroto7444]

I have worked in retail for over 15 years, and it is just like you describe it. I don't regret it because this job paid for my mother's house, supported my wife when she needed and got me through school, but I am done. I was curious about office life because that is where I am heading, and I am happy to hear that the grass is greener on the other side. I am so happy to have outgrown my retail job, and I will never be the same after it. I am sure I will have habits that will be hard to let go of for the rest of my life. Thank you for sharing your experiences through your videos, and wish me luck in my new endeavors.

[@kenkentaylor9690]

My motto for literally all retail positions: Just do what you can! Don't sweat the small stuff. I know that's easier said than done and cam be ESPECIALLY hard if you work with some dickheads, but keeping that in mind has at least helped me compartmentalize it and not bring it home with me. Some days I'd be at the register ALL DAY and not get to do anything else during my entire shift and you know what? That's OK. Because I'm one person. Also don't overwork yourself, EVER. And try to figure out ways of doing things that make it easier/more efficient for you. After working somewhere for a while, that kinda comes naturally so don't sweat it if it doesn't come right away. Last but most definitely not least: have something else to look forward to outside of work. I have my own activities that I can do that personally help me recharge. And if you have to, have a separate category of stuff you like to do that require minimal effort for those days that are SUPER draining.

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

This is good advice. I feel like it's important to have a life outside the job so that way you won't have to constantly think about your job on your days off

[@sharichambers7333]

I've been told by more than one retail store clerk that they can tell who has worked in retail and who hasn't. I got burnt out from retail and the shift works sucks! I'm an introvert and I had to be an extrovert and it took a lot out of me! I was so drained I had no energy to do anything! I would wake up and dread going to work and hate my life and feel like I was dying more inside with the passing of each day!

[@lexetordo8954]

Shit sucks. People dont understand how draining conversations are for introverts. It makes it to the point I refuse ot even talk to people.

[@seriousserialcereal5388]

I enjoy this comment. Absolutely we can tell who has worked retail. The lady who called me a retard for laying her pie at 1 degree angle has never worked retail a day in her life. The guy who him and even his son helped me bag their order knows what it’s like to work retail. Those are both real things that happened to me. One makes you wanna stoop to their level of depravity and make them hurt the way you do. The other makes you wanna roll out the red carpet because meeting a good person while working retail is more difficult than figuring out who Jack the Ripper was.

[@michelleelks4816]

You are speaking straight facts! I work three retail jobs. But guess what? I just walked out of all three. That’s how terrible I get treated. Not by all, but I’ve just had ENOUGH! I’m not getting ready to go out and try and find a new job cause I’m broke and have bills to pay. Does anyone else feel me??

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

I feel u and walmart laid me off after 7 months and I'm n I t working right now but I'm glad I got over 10k saved up and I don't spend money like that. I had more free time to enjoy my workouts and my other hobbies so at least my mind is more clear than ever before I go back to work again

[@nickthepick8043]

I needed to see this. I got a new job recently, and today an old man told me I needed to go back to school because I was new. I lost my previous job because the manager viewed me as an aset, not a person. I want to draw RWBY comics when I come home. I come home exhausted. My parents tell me it's normal, but... This is not life. This is sickness. This is not how human beings should live.

[@BlakeGeometrio]

I wholeheartedly agree. We aren't meant to be pushed into exhaustion every fucking day for minimum wage. We are meant to live, not barely survive.

[@nickthepick8043]

@@BlakeGeometrio I agree. It's been two years since I made that comment, but it still is in effect. There was a documentary I watched called "Where to Invade Next". In that film, I learned that countries in the UK have a better work system than we do. People there work less, but get payed enough to live and be happy. On top of that, their countries are some of the most productive in the world because their employers and governments know that people need to be rested in order to work well. Seriously, that documentary showed me that all hope is not lost if other countries have more morality than ours does.

[@A5H_01]

@mally02 I sometimes wish society never came to be. I wish we actually had autonomy.

[@seriousserialcereal5388]

Agreed. Pushing carts ain’t too hard, I’m strong. But it’s a little annoying when I have to push carts for 3 because new baggers aren’t trained to work together. Not exaggerating, with new baggers, teamwork is actually discouraged. It’s hellish. I’d say it’s completely unfair to me if I wasn’t an absolute goddamn cart pushing machine. For serious, the new guys can’t finish one cart coral by themselves. Cuz they know I’ll do it. Yeah it pisses me off, but it saves me from having to interact with customers. But it’s also the south and it’s summer. It’s a win lose situation where I mostly lose.

[@poodtang2104]

Working in retail 20 years has turned me into a total miserable asshole. I just can't stand people anymore. My faith in humanity is so low now. I was unhappy before but never this bad. With me it's fellow employees that piss me off.

[@capostrength3908]

I really hope you left. 20 years is way too long to be working retail. I’m coming up on 8 years off and on and I told myself I’m not going over 10 years. I’m leaving next month and promising never to come back

[@george.r]

@@capostrength3908 Good for you man for getting out of that shit, what jobs are you looking into now??

[@capostrength3908]

@@george.r so I work at a hospital as my main job, this retail job was just to get me out of debt and a little money in my pocket. But I’m realizing it’s just a trap. I’m looking into electrical work now. No customers, no dealing with the public, good money, good benefits, just me and my hands

[@george.r]

@@capostrength3908 did you quit a few days after making your first comment? I'm seriously considering quitting mine and moving on to something else but I'm not sure what. I've wasted so much time at my current job just because it's "comfortable" and stable. I get a pit of anxiety in my stomach just thinking about the options out there and now the future is uncertain. There has to be more to life than job swapping from menial job to menial job. Im an introvert like you so elecrical work sounds interesting, I might have to check it out bro.

[@capostrength3908]

@@george.r bro people are hiring everywhere. Nah man I’m leaving end of March. As far as electrical, you can get hired right now as a helper and 2-3 years from now you could be making triple of what you work in retail. I just think of it as are you gonna waste more time than you already have? You can literally change your whole life tomorrow if you wanted to. You’ll never know what’s out there until you get out there. These employers are waiting for you and there’s plenty of good money to go around. It’s yours bro, claim it.

[@ivynorbz]

5 years later and this is more relevant than ever, glad your vid came across my fyp

[@Ghaleonh41]

Working with the general public made me realize how entitled, oblivious, & dickish people can be. Great video!

[@mikep.9957]

You're speaking to my soul. Working at Walmart was a horrendous experience for me.

[@Slades]

First time coming across this channel, on a whim even, and the almost immediate mention of Toys R Us in the beginning was just such a moment of solidarity for me. I worked at TRU for 6 seasons and it was brutal.

[@SakuraKaay]

Customer service jobs have taught me the difference between being kind and nice. Someone being nice doesnt last long, give them a little reason to be upset they'll crush you. Kind people are compassionate towards you no matter how shitty their day has been theyre the ones that will take the time to cheer you up because they know youve had a day already and its only been an hour.

[@jinchuriki7022]

So true. Kind people are sympathetic 24/7

[@mewpeach9]

I hate my retail job so much that when I hear or see their commercials I turn off the radio or tv. I can’t even listen to certain music because they play it at the place I work and it just drains me to hear those songs.

[@seriousserialcereal5388]

I only get retail ads about my store. It’s so goofy, I hate it.

[@Woodwhittling66]

I get it but, i still listen to them. Retail took so much from me like fuck am i letting take my ability to listen to Hozier

[@feistsorcerer2251]

Most retail/customer service jobs are legitimately traumatic. An unspoken requirememt of most of those jobs is that for your shift you become a subhuman punching bag that is socially acceptable to be mistreated. People don't generally have servants to abuse anymore, so they take it out on service workers instead.

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

My personal favorite of all retailisms, when you get a monetary raise and cut hours to compensate.

[@Danrp274]

When I worked in retail my life was going nowhere. Since I left retail my life has gone nowhere but up. Now I have benefits, full time wages, and I’m about to finish a degree in business through part-time coursework. Leaving retail is the best thing you can do for yourself and your family.

[@Placker8102]

I worked at walmart for 2 years and its definitely shitty place to work. The harder you work the more they expect and they are never appreciative of your work. At some points ive had the employees of retail preemptively get aggressive. Like ill ask for assistance and they'll accuse me of being an asshole. One time after waiting 45 mins to get some duster i just reminded then employee to not forget me. My exact words "hey ive been waiting awhile i just wanted to make sure you haven't forgotten me" and the lady went off on me in front a line of customers and even got them involved insulting my integrity. I was so embarrassed but i also understood why she did that.