#joys of working retail

[thoustve]

lil belated bday gift for @monster-kind! of her boy latte and @dreemurr-skelememer's boy gin (@siiversans) , because i love drawing latte with others and i adore them both, they're both very fun and soft to draw!! happy belated bday again kind, sorry for the wait!!

#my art #undertale #sans #san au #latte (ccino sans) #gin sans #monsterkind #siiversans #dreemurrskelememer #i know you said you didnt MIND the wait but still!!! #energy has been absolutely knocked out of me lately o7 #joys of working retail

[maelstormfishcakes]

U kno what I love?

Going into work when there's a customer creeping on us and until he comes in again there is nothing we can do 🙃🙃

#joys of working retail #life stuff #the only good thing #is that my manager and supervisors are all for kicking him out and banning him #not naruto #not fandom

[queer-reader-07]

i can't stop thinking about the woman at work yesterday who asked me if a generic red children's sweater was for boys or girls, to which i responded "i'm not sure but i think it can work for either." and when i tell you this woman looked SCANDALIZED, she looked so deeply offended that i would suggest such a sweater could be worn by either a boy or a girl. i don't think i've ever had a customer look that offended by anything i've said.

#she bought it anyway though #oh the joys of working retail #i am so ready to have any other job ever #personal

[befuddled-calico-whump]

Joy looked like such a feral little kid

the combination of her limitless energy and her tendency to get bored and break/build things made her a terror to adults and a hero to the other kids

#i need to figure out her siblings' ages #i have a few 'Cavan Family Hijinks' comics scripted but i haven't drawn any of them yet #theor interactions are super fun #her oldest sister is an ER nurse and her brother does both street racing and drag racing as hobbies #the sister closest in age to her is her biggest sibling rival but i promise it's loving ahahaha #she's also getting into baking #she's the type who tried a lot of things and never found her niche so she worked a bunch of retail/customer service jobs #between looking for her calling #t$$ joy

[bledf1rst]

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#i am currently halfway through my eleven day stretch at work #retail!!! on the holidays!!! SUCH a joy #i am a limp noodle. heating pads on sore muscles is my saving grace #bleughhgehehhghg #out of character. mun

[fabdante]

ngl people being nice about excerpts is making me like

#excerpts from eye of the storm the story of devil may cry and crossroads of catharsis and contemplation are like #my favorite things ive written so people reading them at all brings me much joy so when people are nice ontop of it im like #AH #getting me through the retail work day lmao #fabtalks #fab talks

[introvert-celeste]

I have to work today (Labor Day) and I think that's a crime.

#vent #the joys of working in retail

[shummthechumm]

ive been neglecting my wc roots cant wait to catch up on asc spoilers :D

#wc #shummy screaming into the void #family stuff + trying to get a job has been draining #not even mentioning college and art stuff #got another interview with a previous connect tomorrow though so we'll see how that goes #boy it sucks that every retail place i get hired at screws me over immediately #boy sure i hope i get paid for the hours i did work oh joy

[oldastronomer]

filling my own house with chintz. btw. if you even care

#i have given myself permission to buy some inconsequential and or frivoulous shit with tge money i've saved up by not having #the energy or will to do literally anything after work #but now i am seeing the money amount of what i've spent going up and panicking but like. #bestie. you've spent less than 5% of your savings on this. you are going to be fine. enjoy the retail therapy #that is what you are working such a stressful job for!!! to be able to afford things you like!!!!! do not deprive yourself of joy!!!!! #anyway. hows yalls sunday going #also. this is a reference to the btw if you even care meme. im not being passive aggressive for real aksjdjdjd on the off chance anyone #doesn't know it #marty.txt

[hellisdex]

#gonna make a game abt working at my secondhand store #it stresses me out so much #and fills me with so much joy #truly the duality of retail #save me bipsi game... bipsi game save me #tellisdex

[meaningtotellyou]

time to go to work to walk five mile’s worth of circles and get degraded over turkey and potatoes

#working retail has destroyed any holiday joy ive ever had! happy thanksgiving

[seokwoosmole]

Good night to my favorite ARMY customer I see at work

#I work retail #and there is this woman that's come in a couple times now #the first time we met she noticed I wear kpop pins and a photocard on my uniform and she pointed it out #I think I was wearing ateez #and we just bonded a little #I talked about the groups I liked #she talked about how she was about to see agust d on tour and I was so excited for her #I have a name tag but she told me her name as well #this was def over a month or two ago #but I saw her again today and she remembered me and asked me about what pins I was wearing #it was an sf9 pin #I was also wearing my bread mingi pc and she asked who it was and I told her #she was looking for a particular product that we're out of so she said she'd come another time #and she thanked me but also addressed me by name not just cause she can read my tag but bc she remembered me from b4 #and she seemed joyed that I remembered her too #I asked how suga's concert was and she said she loved it!! #we bid goodbye and she made a comment like “bye *name*! it's *name* rt? yeah I'll never forget it :)” #that's it #that's the story #honestly all the toxic armies I've encountered are all lurking in the dark corners online #all the armies I've met irl (and here) are soooooo nice #like this lady just gives such warm mom vibes #I love it #I hope she saw we got some cute bt21 products #I just love running into kpop Stans at work #they make my job way less boring #personal #kpop #bts #ateez

[aloverslonging]

she’s got a boyfriend she’s had since 2019 and she may not even like other genders other than males, so i don’t expect the feelings to be returned nor expect anything from her nor do i plan to say anything, but i sigh thinking about her bc she’s very cute lol

#tfw you have a work crush. #not the best thing to have LOL work crushes dont generally work out Anyway #and #these arent just the feelings i experience abt her i def have romantic feelings #but its always uplifting to see her in the midst of the chaos that is working retail #and while we work separate jobs - she’s online shopping i do stocking shelves #its just a relief to talk to her. she’s a breath of fresh air and even when we’re both frustratedbwith work #she’s always saying hi in such a genuine chipper and welcoming way haha #and when i shared the treats i made with her today as i was sharing them with other coworkers #and asked her if she’d be interested in trying any #as soon as i brought them to her she popped one in her mouth and gave compliments about it lol #but the way she grabbed one and quickly had at it was very funny and endearing/cute #and the compliments were sweet #i never expect anything to happen with this crush but hey. feelings of a crush always bring me just a little bit of joy at least #so im content to just admire! #which i usually do with crushes anyway because i have a hard time admitting feelings/confessing a crush #rejection is hard on me even though i accept & expect feelings to be unrequited #so i tend to admire til someone else makes the first step #but anyway. im just happy she exists. shes very sweet and i wish good things for her #maybe one day ill at least muster up the courage to ask if she wants to hang out outside of work or if she’d like to play a game together #sometime #i know she at least plays stardew so i think id be able to ask that #or lead into asking what other games she likes #ANYWAY. #i probably wont make another post specifically about her like this #even rbs will probably just be general vibes i like to post her #here #but in case i do #myosotis tag.

[timeisacephalopod]

I really do hate the idea that somehow if you don't have a job you're a burden to and "useless" to society because most people don't have jobs that contribute anything meaningful to society. Sure maybe that jobless person is "useless" to society but I work in a retail shop lmao. How the fuck is that a contribution to society in any meaningful way? Like is working an HR job really the backbone that keeps society together? I once read a story where bankers went on strike for six months to "show us" how useful they were. No one even noticed so I guess they aren't the backbone of society either, and considering approximately zero farmers, grocery store workers, textile workers, or really any job that actually contributes stuff don't have wages that reflect that I'll assume your "usefulness" to society isn't what you're paid by anyway.

#winters ramblings #look at the shutdowns mcdicks workers were more useful than lawyers and thats not to say laywers are normally useless #but it shows WHICH of those jobs wed keep around in am emergency and it WASN'T the one that required 10+ years of schooling #it was the low wage shit job that probably got a ton more stressful with rick of sickness #and ive said it before but i will scream about it till i die if people were paid by how hard their work was #then migrant farm workers and farm workers in general would be paid bezos dollars because their work is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY #and its FUCKING BACKBREAKING ive seen those people work those fields its fucking BRUTAL #those people regularly get FUCKED by their employers they have to pay canadian taxes despite having no access to our social systems #and no votes either AND their wages are shite on top of all that. yet these people are ROUTINELY considered less useful #to society than shit like elon musk. every migrant worker ive ever seen has worked THOUSANDS of times harder than musk #probably even knows how to and yet THEYRE the ones we consider a burden to society?? the ones that dont have million dollar meltdowns #on twitter?? really?? #besides that how are YOU more useful to societs than the jobless?? tell me what meaningful addition YOUR job adds to society #because ZERO jobs ive had did anything useful #i worked at a tim hortons- not useful a radio station cleaning- somewhat useful but small time #then lush- not useful. then cineplex- kind of useful for displaying others art and entertainment brings joy #the sex shop was the Most useful because i basically became Impromptu Sex Ed Teacher and thats actually very useful #very small time in how i did it but still THATS the most useful job ive had bc now i work retail that doesnt contribute shit #yes people can get clothes there and thats obviously useful stuff but like come on do i REALLY contribute to society #in any meaningful way to be considered more useful than the jobless?? do i REALLY?? bc i dont think so #and thats not low self confidence thats me valuing the lives of people without jobs who probably still do a lot of shit #my mom doesnt have a job but shes CONSTANTLY running around helping my sisters and step dad with their shit #like she runs my step dads summer roofing business but because theres no wage theres no job despite her doing work #and her doing that is way more use to society than probably near EVERY person who has claimed the jobless are useless #she organizes all the shit for a guy to put a roof over peoples heads what do YOU do thats more meaningful than that?? #jobless isnt useless and having a job doesnt mean you arent lazy as shit at it either so even if your job IS useful #doesnt mean YOU are just because you get paid to be incompetent. cops.

[valla-chan]

grgrrggrhgkrhkaukerhgjherkajg/..... GRRGRGRGRRGTFHFHFFHGGTFTFTGFGFG

#bothered with life right now #my life is so fucking boring #there is fuck all to do around here #2 of my favorite local food places shut down months ago #the park here is garbage #the only nice thing in it is trees #big fucking whoop give me swings #the people here are boring and dress ugly #i have no more physical hobbies i can access #i had to cancel my card because of detected fraud and i dont have a bank out here so i cant even buy shit rn #gf has been off her meds cause of the adderal shortage so #she's just been being really annoying to me all day for the past few weeks like slamming shit and getting pissed off #i fell out of game dev and have no inspiration to work on it cause i dont have much else to spark joy #been losing subscribers on my youtube #already ate out a fuck ton of times the past week so i cant justify it now #i cant even walk to any big retail outlets from here and my gf doesnt even like to shop she is always just wanting to get in then out #so every day i just do fucking nothing #i dont have any friends here #theres nothing beautiful around here unless you go drive to see it #theres no birds or nice bugs or anything wandering around #im fucking boreddddd #im fucking boredddddddddddddddd #im so fucking sick of this shitty place and my boring shitty routine #everything here is boring and shitty and i dont have the money to do fuck all about it #i cant even make good videos or content anymore because i am not fucking inspired #im sooooo fuckinnngggggg boredddddddddd

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

Mad how customers are allowed to treat retail workers & service workers like absolute shit & speak to us like we're beneath them yet we are just expected to take it

#the amount of times i have had to stop myself from telling certain customers to fuck off is beyond a joke at this point #why the fuck should i be expected to just be calm with being spoken to like a piece of shit #when i'm only doing my job #the joys of working in retail #me post