talvin-muircastle:

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kaijuno:

People always gloss over how mentally damaging it can be to work in retail. I fucking hate that whenever I say “I could never work in retail again” someone has to reply “You snowflake millennials can’t take a starter job because you have to INTERACT with other people” No. Fuck you. I’ve worked as a planetarium host. I’ve worked as a public speaker. I’ve worked as a tutor and as a student teacher. I can work with people. I can work with crowds. Retail was fucking different. Retail was being treated as a subhuman. Retail was being treated so poorly that you have anxiety attacks before work. Having to work retail was a factor in my last suicide attempt. If I hear you say one fucking word about retail workers playing the victim I will personally break every bone in your body. Fuck You.

The holidays are coming up. Retail workers are going to be spiraling into a nightmare beyond human comprehension. If you’ve worked retail, you know this. If you haven’t, be aware of it. Please be kind to every retail worker you come across. Please be patient and understanding. It is misery out there.

I am not a Millenial.  I am early Gen X.  I spent two years working at a Wal-Mart SuperCenter.

Years later, I STILL get enraged thinking about the kinds of abuse I endured there.  

Retail sucks, and the expectations are all out of proportion to the pay and benefits.  Jobs that pay three times as much don’t have to deal with even half as much stress.  

Be nice to the retail workers.  I certainly try to.

Also, be nice to the security guards.  The only reason they have a job is because the boss thinks something on those shelves is worth their lives.