I have been at my current job for a year now and it’s flown
by! I have the most amazing colleagues and I actually love going to work! There
are a few things that I have learnt over the past year so I thought I would
share them with you!
1.
Work
friends – Having good friends at work makes each day really fun and makes
the time go a lot quicker, I couldn’t ask for a better bunch of work friends.
Although if they asked I would deny it haha.
2.
All go or
go slow – There is no in between. I work in retail so we are either
extremely hectic with a line of customers waiting or we are totally dead and
sorting out the mess that was just left behind!
3.
Nice
customers make your day – I work in mainly an older ladies shop and I love
having a good natter with everyone, If you are nice and have a good chat It
really makes my day. If you aren’t so nice lets just say that everyone spends
at least half an hour talking about it.
4.
5p bags
– I have never known something so little in price cause such a MASSIVE up roar!
The 5p bag charge has been going on nearly a year and still every shift I still
get someone moaning about it!
5.
Mess –
In my shop we have tops folded on a stand, I swear sometimes that a customer
will come into the shop and mess it all up just to annoy you. But you still
have to smile!
6.
Gritted
smile – Like I mentioned earlier if you get a … difficult customer you
learn very quickly the “Fake laugh and smile” and your work mates will soon
know when you are annoyed!
7.
Closing
time – 10 minutes before closing you can bank on having a swarm of people
enter the shop. They then proceed to walk around at leisurely pace like they
have all the time in the world… actually you don’t I’m not paid after 4 so
shift it!
8.
Witty
comments from customers – you know the ones that if something isn’t
scanning they automatically say “Oh it must be free then!” haha.. That would be
funny if it was the first time I had heard that this shift!
9.
Glares
– When someone is telling you their life story at the till and you have a
massive long queue behind them and everyone in the line is giving you the death
stare like you are meant to turn around and tell them to shut up!
10. Customers changing their mind – Yes okay
everyone changes their mind about an item at some point but if you can’t find
where it goes I would rather you just give It to me to put back rather than me
having to play a game of hide and seek to find where you put it!
I hope you like this post! Do you work in retail or have
anything else that bugs you? Let me know in the comments!
I agree completely haha - retail means you love people one minute and hate them the next.
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