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17 Pictures That Will Immediately Make You Laugh If You've Ever Worked In Retail

"I'd like to talk to the manager."

1. First of all, let's collectively laugh at this:

A shirt and vest with a $24.50 Gap label hangs with a sign next to it: "Who on earth accepted this as a return?! This item is from the summer of 2000! That was 17 years ago! Our return policy is 45 days!" —Management

2. You know this feeling too well:

Close-up of little dog with scrunched-up eyes and bared teeth with caption, "Me when the customer puts their money on the counter instead of my outstretched hand"

3. The struggle is so real:

Three photos of running chickens with caption, "When a customer is chasing you as you're about to go on your break"

4. This never gets old:

"When a customer starts calling you by the name on your name tag," with photo of a vaguely smiling dolphin emerging from the water with the caption "can u not"

5. It's never funny:

Me: Can I get you anything else? Customer: Yeah, a million dollars and Me: with two photos of kid giving a strange, fake, toothy smile

6. You know this feeling all too well:

"When you're understaffed and customers keep coming at ya" alongside a photo of someone holding a tennis racquet and trying to shield themself from many tennis balls

7. But then after, it's like this:

"When you and your coworkers survive a rush at work," with cartoon characters raising their arms in victory amid rubble

8. This is an everyday occurrence:

Scary-looking doll with painted smile with the caption, "My face when customers mess up what I just straightened"

9. This customer is always going to try you:

Three "Karen" types with these captions: "I'd like to talk to the manager," "I need to speak with the regional director," and "I demand a parley with the chief executive officer"

10. Yup:

Me: Hi, how are you? Customer: *Ignores me* Me: OK, I'll just go fuck myself, alongside cartoon character in a suit waving, smiling, and holding a mug

11. LOL, we've all been here before:

A smiling older woman vacuuming the grass with the caption, "When your manager walks in and you pick up the nearest thing to your hand to look as if you're working"

12. The job takes true skill:

A man looks serious as mathematical equations appear around him, with the caption, "When a customer gives you change after you already entered the amount they first gave you into the register"

13. And commitment:

14. There's always that one customer who shows up at 8:59 p.m.:

The text, "*5 minutes before closing time at work* me: nice now that there's no customers I guess I can start closing up :-)" as grinning cartoon character opens a door to enter a room

15. And then the one that tries to take advantage:

The customers: Can I have extra ___ ? Me: That costs extra; Customers: Cartoon character with their huge mouth open

16. It's a thankless job:

17. But at the end of the day, you know there's no better feeling than clocking out:

"How I feel leaving work after using my fake-ass customer service personality all day," with cartoon characters unzipping their fake faces to reveal their real ones