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    23 Signs You Are (Or Were) A Bank Teller

    Dedicated to those who keep the banks functioning while the guys on Wall Street do their thing.

    1. Counting a stack of bills in under a minute is child’s play.

    2. Except brand new currency, which is the bane of your existence.

    3. Regardless, keeping them facing the same direction is not optional.

    4. You’ve looked at a random bank branch and wondered what their all-clear signal is.

    5. Explaining the basic notion that large checks need to be put on hold and clear before the funds can be used is a daily chore.

    6. As is the fact that no bank has an infinite amount of cash on hand to facilitate a six-figure withdrawal without some notice.

    7. And how overdraft fees work...except in those cases where it confuses you, too.

    8. You can’t remember your best friend’s phone number, but definitely know random account numbers.

    9. Lifting boxes of coins counts as a workout.

    10. There’s a certain thrill in balancing your drawer to the penny when it’s a payday and two of your coworkers are out sick.

    11. You grin and bear it when someone asks you to spend five minutes sifting through a pile of quarters in search of a particular design.

    12. That customer may not want to open another account, but damned if you don’t have a goal to hit.

    13. Detecting counterfeit bills is second nature.

    14. You find it perplexing that people will happily show their ID to get into a club, yet jealously guard it at the bank.

    15. Hollywood bank robberies are laughably inaccurate.

    16. You roll your eyes when you ask how someone wants his or her money back and they say “cash.” That’s not what you meant, and it’s not funny.

    17. Yes, you are aware that the ATM is down. Sometimes it has to be serviced.

    18. You lament that our education system has failed to teach so many people how to fill out a check properly.

    19. Or that no one seems to understand what the “Next Window Please” sign means.

    20. You know more about Social Security’s payout schedule than people on Social Security.

    21. People in the drive-thru who won’t get off their phone are the worst.

    22. Hearing about how great interest rates used to be gets old after a while.

    23. It strikes you as a bit odd that on any given day you are responsible for keeping track of way more money than you are paid for the entire year.