I’m proud to say I’ve never really “snapped” because of a horrible customer. I did have a psycho lady (she was literally mentally ill) who hit me on the shoulder with her cane and I came close to grabbing the cane away from her, but I took a deep breath, stepped back and told her Read More…
Category: Retail Employees
People that work retail
Terrible Things Retail Workers Said To Customers
This one is from Radbeaver.com, and it’s basically some stories about rude retail employees saying bad things to customers, not the other way around. I have certainly had times where I may have THOUGHT things like this in my head, but would never even consider saying them. I would hope that the people who Read More…
28 Nightmare Stories From Your Workplace
These are from the readers of Cracked. They range from the “Ahh, not a big deal” to “You’ve got to be kidding me.” #25, the boss who had employees do things “Just to see if you’re listening” reminds me of a new COO that took over my company and told everyone to scrape Read More…
Waitress Puts Hot Dog Where It Shouldn’t Go
I found this on the Bitchy Waiter but apparently it’s making the rounds everywhere. A couple years ago I had a very popular post about a woman who used her private areas to shoplift from Walmart, but that one turned out to be a bogus story. Sadly, this vagina-related story is true and there’s Read More…
24 Ways Working In A Coffee Shop Changes You For Life
Many of these are only for the baristas among us, but quite a few pertain to everyone who serves in retail. From Buzzfeed. 1. You know the most efficient way to order in coffee shops. The Weinstein Company No four-word-long coffee orders for you. No sirree. 2. And your eye still twitches Read More…
30 Of The Best And Worst Things About Working Retail
This is a great list. The sad part is that out of the 30 things, only the last 4 are the good things. So that’s 26 bad things about working in retail out of 30. Not a good score. I can personally vouch for #3, as I am SO sick of hearing the Gecko Read More…
An Open Letter To Customers From A Cashier
This letter is probably what 99% of the cashiers out there think, the other 1% haven’t been there very long. I would also add “Please don’t ask if I’m open when my light is clearly on and I’m standing there” and ” Please don’t continue conversing with me after your transaction is complete Read More…
What Your Server Really Thinks When You Tell Him It’s Your Birthday
This is from The Bitchy Waiter and I couldn’t agree more. Once again, it’s entitlement we’re talking about here, just because some restaurants have rewards for your birthday or traditionally sing Happy Birthday on request, that doesn’t mean that you should expect it everywhere. I agree with Read More…
12 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Pharmacists
Although I’m not a pharmacist and spent less than 1% of my time behind the pharmacy, with over 40 years of experience I can tell you that all of these are accurate. “Labor laws don’t apply” seems to be true as I have rarely (if ever) seen a pharmacist leave and take a 15-minute Read More…
20 Of The Dumbest Things Bosses Have Caught Their Employees Doing. You’re Fired!
Thinking back over my career, there were quite a few employees who did dumb things, usually it was stealing and they were eventually caught and fired. But I think the dumbest thing I ever saw someone do didn’t actually get them fired, just demoted from a pharmacy manager position. Our RX manager thought Read More…