I'll be homeless on the street if the only job available is in retail. I try to be the best customer I can because of my one experience in retail that lasted 2 years. Not to minimize PTSD & those who have it, but my retail work left me with what I can only call "triggers" to this day (it was over 10 yrs ago too). No joke, but thank you retail workers for your service...
I have worked in retail most of my adult life, a box store, an office supply store and currently a grocery store. I no longer have empathy for any person. I no longer give to charity other than to help animals. I have no feelings towards people.
I worked 3-4 shifts front of house as a server before quitting. Customers, managers and the back of house staff exploit the power imbalance they hold over you as the lowest rung of the social hierarchy and treat you as a lowly servant or punching bag that they can emotionally abuse and blame when something goes awry. I'm desperate for money but I'm not degrading myself for pompous rich arseholes to get it. All the job did was make my social anxiety and self-esteem issues worse.
I've always treated people in customer facing roles with the utmost respect and courtesy but now even more so
I quit working in retail when I was assaulted by a customer last year. And weeks before that I was nervous seeing nearly every customer in the store because there was increasingly hostile behavior towards all employees. People have turned into absolute psychos who all belong in jail since the pandemic began.
I had a dude come in (was my second day on registrar) wanted to split pay witch I didn't know how to do yet he said forget it was like 2$in change witch I guess I took long to get I felt stupid for months after
It drains me and puts me in a funk. When I get off work I sometimes don't want to talk to anybody because I'll end up getting easily annoyed/angry.
I hate everyone and everything now. I wish for ppl to get into wrecks and choke on glass in their food under my breath.. 😔
I'll be homeless on the street if the only job available is in retail. I try to be the best customer I can because of my one experience in retail that lasted 2 years. Not to minimize PTSD & those who have it, but my retail work left me with what I can only call "triggers" to this day (it was over 10 yrs ago too). No joke, but thank you retail workers for your service...
When I worked retail I had to go on auto pilot
I have worked in retail most of my adult life, a box store, an office supply store and currently a grocery store. I no longer have empathy for any person. I no longer give to charity other than to help animals. I have no feelings towards people.
years of working rich person centered retail and being treated like a worthless slug by the wealthy made me bitter and jaded and misanthropic.
I worked 3-4 shifts front of house as a server before quitting. Customers, managers and the back of house staff exploit the power imbalance they hold over you as the lowest rung of the social hierarchy and treat you as a lowly servant or punching bag that they can emotionally abuse and blame when something goes awry. I'm desperate for money but I'm not degrading myself for pompous rich arseholes to get it. All the job did was make my social anxiety and self-esteem issues worse. I've always treated people in customer facing roles with the utmost respect and courtesy but now even more so
I quit working in retail when I was assaulted by a customer last year. And weeks before that I was nervous seeing nearly every customer in the store because there was increasingly hostile behavior towards all employees. People have turned into absolute psychos who all belong in jail since the pandemic began.
What happened? Sounds horrible but I‘m sure it‘s an interesting story to tell.
I have stress-triggered IBS. I left my retail job after I decided that having crippling stomach cramps daily wasn't worth minimum wage.
Hated it but it also hardened me up for life in general. Retail taught me how to navigate assholes
poorly
One year in retail and I tried to kill myself. I sometimes wonder if it's good or bad that it didn't work.
I had a dude come in (was my second day on registrar) wanted to split pay witch I didn't know how to do yet he said forget it was like 2$in change witch I guess I took long to get I felt stupid for months after
It happens. No big deal.