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Originally posted by jennypie I could never work at a restaurant. I can only put up with so much of another person's sense of entitlement...and there's enough of that in retail. My first couple of retail jobs were at smaller stores where the owners/managers didn't subscribe the "customer is always right" rule. It was great!

ya i can never work in one again in my life.

honestly it wasnt TOO bad, since it was a very nice restaurant, but from what i gathered.


1) poeple that work in restaurants are SKETCH (def not me)
2) the hours suck.

i mean poeple who make careers out of that shit, its kinda scary of how fucked up and with no direction their life is

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

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Originally posted by nchs09 ya i can never work in one again in my life. honestly it wasnt TOO bad, since it was a very nice restaurant, but from what i gathered. 1) poeple that work in restaurants are SKETCH (def not me) 2) the hours suck. i mean poeple who make careers out of that shit, its kinda scary of how fucked up and with no direction their life is

..unless working in a restaurant is your dream? Then to someday own one?

Commission based retail sales is fairly heavily founded in technique, appearance and confidence, a lot has to do with the way you present yourself, so if you're doing that then dress appropriately for the job.
If you're going to be working a checkout, packing shelves and other terminally boring retail activity you can probably just get away with trousers, dress shirt and tie. No one expects you to stay in that kind of job, just don't look like you're there to steal things or cause a loss of sales by being a complete idiot

You will not get very "far" if you treat the customer like a dick. But why would anyone use retail to get far? Retail is used to get "through" something, such as quick bills, or pay for school, etc.

1. Don't approach the customer. If they need help, they'll ask for it.
2. Don't walk customers to their aisle unless you first inquire about their handicap by asking "are you retarded?" or "do you need a wheelchair?".
3. Don't use Sir or Ma'am. Conversations end up far friendly if you aren't forced to talk with their cock in your mouth. "yeah man" "yep"
4. If the customer is being a dick, it's your duty as a human being to tell him he's being a dick.
5. Don't stare at her tits unless its obvious she wore it for everyone to stare at her tits.
6. Have fun. The worst thing you can do is take retail seriously. Play football, slam shit, play with the phones, say "meow", pretend to be someone else.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit 1. Don't approach the customer. If they need help, they'll ask for it. 2. Don't walk customers to their aisle unless you first inquire about their handicap by asking "are you retarded?" or "do you need a wheelchair?". 3. Don't use Sir or Ma'am. Conversations end up far friendly if you aren't forced to talk with their cock in your mouth. "yeah man" "yep" 4. If the customer is being a dick, it's your duty as a human being to tell him he's being a dick. 5. Don't stare at her tits unless its obvious she wore it for everyone to stare at her tits. 6. Have fun. The worst thing you can do is take retail seriously. Play football, slam shit, play with the phones, say "meow", pretend to be someone else.

do the opposite of all of that.

Speaking as someone working in retail as a simple job during college, it fucking sucks. Granted, every store/restaurant/etc. is different, so it may be just fine and dandy where you are. I have my ups and downs at my store, but seriously, don't expect to have a shitload of fun. You'll quickly come to realize that the human race is a sad, degenerating piece of shit.

Godspeed, sir.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit You will not get very "far" if you treat the customer like a dick. But why would anyone use retail to get far? Retail is used to get "through" something, such as quick bills, or pay for school, etc. 1. Don't approach the customer. If they need help, they'll ask for it. 2. Don't walk customers to their aisle unless you first inquire about their handicap by asking "are you retarded?" or "do you need a wheelchair?". 3. Don't use Sir or Ma'am. Conversations end up far friendly if you aren't forced to talk with their cock in your mouth. "yeah man" "yep" 4. If the customer is being a dick, it's your duty as a human being to tell him he's being a dick. 5. Don't stare at her tits unless its obvious she wore it for everyone to stare at her tits. 6. Have fun. The worst thing you can do is take retail seriously. Play football, slam shit, play with the phones, say "meow", pretend to be someone else.

LMFAO!!!

I especially like #2. LOL.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit 6. Have fun. The worst thing you can do is take retail seriously. Play football, slam shit, play with the phones, say "meow", pretend to be someone else.

oh man the shit i pulled when i worked retail....

One time we had to stick someone to work the fititng rooms and it was for a 6 hour shift so me and the OPs mgr felt bad so to make the day go by faster we took a nickle and some hot glue and stuck it on the floor in front of him. We told him that this would make his day go by faster. We watchd from the camera room and were dying from laughter watchin customers try to pick it up.

I used to break in the new hires by prankin em on the sales floor by callin em from the camera room. I would call up and ask for size 13 timberlands but we would tell em that we needed only the left boot cuz I only had 1 leg. Watching their reactions on the camera was priceless esp after all the trouble they did of trying to find one

i miss the pranks i pulld

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Originally posted by Scoops oh man the shit i pulled when i worked retail.... One time we had to stick someone to work the fititng rooms and it was for a 6 hour shift so me and the OPs mgr felt bad so to make the day go by faster we took a nickle and some hot glue and stuck it on the floor in front of him. We told him that this would make his day go by faster. We watchd from the camera room and were dying from laughter watchin customers try to pick it up. I used to break in the new hires by prankin em on the sales floor by callin em from the camera room. I would call up and ask for size 13 timberlands but we would tell em that we needed only the left boot cuz I only had 1 leg. Watching their reactions on the camera was priceless esp after all the trouble they did of trying to find one i miss the pranks i pulld

joke is on you since you only have one leg. they probably laughed at you afterwards

no jk, but the nickle thing is funny, the leg thing, its not funny

not in bad taste not funny, just plain unfunny.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD