How many people here work in retail (or have worked in retail in the past)? If you have, you'll probably get a laugh out of the video below........
Demon_Skeith
Demon_Skeith
Work in retail?
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thanks for posting that! Seen it floating around the retail reddits but keep forgetting to watch it at home. Lol, its pretty solid on many.
But yeah, worked 4 years at Staples, was hell but I came out ahead with a lot of lessons.
But yeah, worked 4 years at Staples, was hell but I came out ahead with a lot of lessons.
Lol, thanks for sharing the video.
My hubby doesn't work retail and he even knows all of these are true because he's heard me tell so many stories over the years. My hubby's favorite is the one about not being Santa's workshop in the back and my favorite is the "do you work here?" one.
I hate Christmas time. That's the worst where I work. *sigh* I normally like Christmas but I don't like it when I'm at work.
We get a little bit of the "back to school" rush because we have a no tax weekend right before school starts. A no tax weekend means that you don't have to pay tax on school supplies or clothes/shoes. Now, we don't really sell any school supplies but some people come in our store to clothing/shoes for school.
We get a little bit of the "back to school" rush because we have a no tax weekend right before school starts. A no tax weekend means that you don't have to pay tax on school supplies or clothes/shoes. Now, we don't really sell any school supplies but some people come in our store to clothing/shoes for school.
They always try to hype up Christmas at Staples, but after Black Friday its kind of meh.
However, what is your thoughts on the day after Christmas?
Oh, I hate the day after Christmas almost as much as Black Friday. There are so many returns where people are bringing back stuff that don't fit and there are other people just out spending their gift cards that people got them. So many people.......it's an endless sea of humanity.
Truly the worst day, specially with management complaining about returns cutting into profit for the day.
The boss' at my work never complained about the returns on the day after Christmas. I don't know if they just automatically know that it's going to be an issue those first few days after Christmas or they've just never discussed it in front of me.
Well, at my work, they don't discuss that stuff with me. I'm just a lowly pee-on at the bottom of the totem pole.
Lucky for me, I'm off tomorrow so I just have to get through today so I can enjoy my day off tomorrow.
Lucky for me, I'm off tomorrow so I just have to get through today so I can enjoy my day off tomorrow.
well my boss always did it while I was around since the main machine was near my work area.
Do you see yourself working your way up to management?
I would have actually been made manger of the tech area, but the guy there wasn't going to budge anytime soon. Which is fine, I'm in a far better job now that would have paid more than the manger's rate. Though I would have loved to add it to my resume.
Did the manager know you were getting paid more?
considering they pay the lowest in my city just for retail, its a given.
Oh really? So is your boss okay with that? I figured they wouldn't be happy about making less than the people under them.