I Work(ed) in Retail, and Now I Understand...

[pearlbubbles]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Yep. It's just that a lot of people think because someone works a retail job that they can mistreat them. How would that customer like it if someone talked to them like that? I wouldn't like it if someone treated me that way so, I'm not going to treat others that way.

I also believe in Karma, so that customer who was rude to you will get it back. Don't let anyone make you feel that way, because you're not. Funny thing is you're probably more educated and intelligent than most of the morons who think they can insult your intelligence. Just say okay and ignore them. Getting into any discussions with assholes and rude people isn't worth it.

That's how I always figure it to. I hate people being rude to me, so why be rude to them? They're just doing their job. Although I had an experience with rude employees at a chain store today when I wasn't rude to them at all. It's just not my day in the retail world, apparently, haha...

I apologized, but otherwise there's not much I can do. She huffed out without buying anything, so I just kind of dropped it and went to help the other thirty people in line. It's frustrating, but I pretty much just roll with the punches.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by pearlbubbles

That's how I always figure it to. I hate people being rude to me, so why be rude to them? They're just doing their job. Although I had an experience with rude employees at a chain store today when I wasn't rude to them at all. It's just not my day in the retail world, apparently, haha...

I apologized, but otherwise there's not much I can do. She huffed out without buying anything, so I just kind of dropped it and went to help the other thirty people in line. It's frustrating, but I pretty much just roll with the punches.

You have a really positive attitude, and that will really take you far in life. There's always something positive in almost everything negative. You deal with hundreds of people at work, I'm sure, each of them with different personalities, and I'd say after doing it for some time, you'll be able to relate to pretty much anyone. As aggieAXO said, I see people like that all the time. There are clients who will argue with me based on erroneous information they picked up from the internet, and there are some who will expect me to pull a miracle from the sky with the costs. Meaning, they'll ask how much everything is going to cost and then when I tell them, they'll say they don't want to pay for all of the tests that need to be done in order to find out what's wrong with the patient. Then they'll say, "So why can't you tell me what's wrong with her/him?!" I can only make an observation or a guess without tests that they freak out about when they see the cost. "Well, you're just a student, I want to see the Dr." Funny thing is the Dr. tells them the same exact thing. It's annoying, but it helps me to know how and what to say to certain clients.

Sorry so long, but keep the positive attitude you have, you'll go far with it. And thanks for sharing.

[Ch2tf]

-I know Bitches are nasty: I've found a used (read bloody) tampon on the floor of a dressing room.

-Mother's think they rule the world: Sorry if it offends some of you, but that is YOUR offspring, it is not my responsibility to watch, patrol, comfort, or soothe your child because you're trying to be cute. And shut that snot rag up, if you're child is screaming at the top of their lungs, you need to get off the phone, leave the dressing room/store and calm them down. Neither I, or the rest of the customers, want to hear that shit.

-You give what you get. I don't give a rats about the company policy, you pop off at the mouth with me, you'll get ignored at best, at worst you'll get it back and then some.

-My life does not revolve around this damn store. If this is my second job and I need Saturday off because of a family engagement, then so be it. As a manager YOU chose to do retail full time, not moi.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Ch2tf

-I know Bitches are nasty: I've found a used (read bloody) tampon on the floor of a dressing room.

-Mother's think they rule the world: Sorry if it offends some of you, but that is YOUR offspring, it is not my responsibility to watch, patrol, comfort, or soothe your child because you're trying to be cute. And shut that snot rag up, if you're child is screaming at the top of their lungs, you need to get off the phone, leave the dressing room/store and calm them down. Neither I, or the rest of the customers, want to hear that shit.

-You give what you get. I don't give a rats about the company policy, you pop off at the mouth with me, you'll get ignored at best, at worst you'll get it back and then some.

-My life does not revolve around this damn store. If this is my second job and I need Saturday off because of a family engagement, then so be it. As a manager YOU chose to do retail full time, not moi.

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Hilarious!!!