rosexknight:

usagi-zakura:

rosexknight:

Dude NO ONE is cut out for retail. And you don’t start that way. Some people are better for it than others but you’re never “cut out” for it. You get used to it.

Unless you’re “cut out” to be a whipping boy for your company, rude to by customers, yelled at by customers, and generally not treated like an actual human by them you’re not cut out for it. You just get used to it. Which is bullshit.

How to be cut out for retail (at least according to the costumers at the Wallmartish store I used to work at…):

- You have to know the exact price of EVERY ITEM in the store. Even if the store is huge and sells everything from cookies to electric saws.

- You have to know the exact location of every item in the store.

- You have to know how to use every item in the store (even if…as mentioned…we had both tools, cleaning articles and food).

- If something is sold out, you should be carrying it in your pocket. Since you know…sold out doesn’t mean we’re SOLD OUT or anything. 

- You have to know in advance EXACTLY how many of any given item will be sold before ordering, so you don’t get sold out during a sale. (We sold literally 8 tons of firewood in three hours once…HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THAT?) Regardless if you were the one ordering it or not. If its sold out its the fault of the nearest employee. 

- Don’t let the cash register crash for no reason. So what if its a Windows PC that is indeed prone to crashing at unexpected moments? Don’t let it do that.

- You have to speak every language in the world in case an immigrant or tourist comes by who’s not very good at Norwegian or English. 

- Be a robot. Because human beings are not cut out for this line of work. 

…Seriously though everyone should work in retail once in their lives. Especially a large busy store in the middle of December. Maybe then you’d be less of a dick to those who have to work there all year. 

THIS ALL DAY LONG