1. The love-hate relationship with Christmas music.
Not looking forward to hearing Christmas music for 40 hours a week. #retailproblems
2. All.Day.Long.
The day after Halloween, the employees recoil in horror as the torture known as Christmas music 24/7 begins #retailproblems #retailfails
3. When you realize this.
Such a large part of my job is answering customer questions by just reading the information off the product's packaging. #retailproblems
4. When the retail life haunts your dreams.
I had a dream that I had to work Black Friday by myself and I woke up crying #RetailProblems
5. And sometimes you feel like you're in ANTM.
Practicing my customer service smile in the mirror so I don't look like I want to kill people today at work #retailproblems @RetailFailures
Smize and be fierce.
6. This uncomfortable truth.
When customers ask, "How do you know you don't have this anywhere else?" #RetailStories #RetailProblems
7. Work that pole!
customers who throw money at you as though you're goddamn stripper #retailproblems let me throw your change back at you and see what you do
8. This sad reality.
What is a weekend? #retailproblems
9. T.G.I WHAT?
"Thank god it's Friday" said no one who works in retail ever #retailproblems #Thankgoditsfriday
10. That awkward moment.
That moment when you catch yourself straightening items on a shelf in a store you don't work at. #retailproblems
It happens way more often that you want to admit it.
11. People who don't understand that they share names with other people.
C: Why won't this work? M: Somebody else is already using that email address. C: They can't! That's MY last name! M: ...... #retailproblems
12. Yup.
C:Why don't you sell alcohol here? M:I would drink it all. #retailproblems
13. Unfortunately, this is 150% true.
Quick retail fact: you will never have an uninterrupted lunch or restroom break. The customers have a 6th sense for it #retailproblems
14. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Here's an old photo of my child, what size do you think they are? #retailproblems
We can't even.
15. Never trust a shelf.
Mom: how was work? Me: I got my arm stuck in the shelf again. It was the tea boxes. Mom: maybe tomorrow will be better. #retailproblems
16. Please don't.
customer: "awwww. you look so lonely over here! i'll give you some company." I AM PERFECTLY FINE WITH BEING BY MYSELF #retailproblems
17. The retail life will teach you things you wouldn't learn anywhere else.
Because of retail, I have mastered the eyeroll. #retaillife #retailproblems #retail
And the resting bitchface too.
18. We've mastered telepathy.
When you and your coworkers somehow learn a language only using facial expressions to talk shit about customers #retaillife #retailproblems
19. Listen to Shia.
"Well I guess I'll go to Walmart then." Do you want me to beg you to stay? Because: #retailproblems #dearcustomer
What do you want from us??
20. That moment when you lost all faith in humanity.
I'll be in that pile of clothes, thanks. #retailproblems
BYEEEEEE
21. *Insert stupid jokes here*
One day I'm going to lose my job for hurling the register at a customer's face. #retailproblems
Please, stop with the "it's not scanning, must be free" joke. We're so done with it.
22. We can make stupid jokes too.
Customer: do you have anything that's free? Me: oxygen and music for your enjoyment #retailproblems @RetailFailures
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23. Kiiiiids *shudders*.
#retailproblems
24. There's no other way to describe how frustrated we are.
When a customer looks through the window 2min before closing. #retailproblems
25. Here's how it looks IRL.
It's sad how accurate SpongeBob is #retailproblems
26. And finally, this.
100% accurate #retail #retailproblems
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