[GammaPhi88]

I worked in retail at a bath products store that I will not name (but y'all will probably guess) as a seasonal worker and hated every moment of it. The store was my boss's entire life...she was literally the Dwight Schrute of bath products, and I'm sure she expected us to be the same. While I will be dedicated and do everything I'm getting paid minimum wage for, I will not work on Tuesday morning when I have a final exam that I told her and the other manager about far enough in advance that they knew for over a month not to schedule me for. That was my breaking point. After they reassured me over and over that they understood I was a full time student and I would not be scheduled or "on call" for that day, I got the call. I quit right there.

Retail is a thankless, often boring job. As a college student, I'm willing to help you out, find things, and do my job, but I don't appreciate being talked down to because I'm wearing the stupid apron and swiping your credit card for inexpensive body lotion. However, it is NOT my job to watch your children while you peruse shower gels. And I can't give you the 40% discount on already half off products when the coupon clear states that it doesn't apply to sale items. It's already $4 instead of $8, and if you really need that $1.60 that badly, I suggest you don't buy the damned body scrub at all.

People may get stressed near the holidays, especially in the snow heavy area where I worked, but please, don't take it out on the store associates or cashiers. A little kindness does go a long way, and even before I worked in retail, I knew it wasn't fair to ruin an entire display looking for something, and I always tried to be kind to the employees. I wish we could require customers to read this thread before holiday shopping...or any shopping of this kind!