Is working in retail really as bad people make it out to be?
I hear that retail is hell because you're working with rude customers that like to verbally abuse employees and do things like shit in the aisles. I also hear most managers are assholes that blame employees for not getting work done while they themselves are lazy. How true is all of this?
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Worked in Wal-Mart. The truth of it is that managers will push anything off on employees because most human beings are garbage that refuse to take responsibility. Also, some employees are lazy. Shit in the aisles? Never firsthand, friend told me he saw it in a K-Mart once though. Rude customers? I worked nights, and glad I did, so I barely met with them. Most just wanted to know which blender or toaster was the good one.
Nowadays I work in a casino, and I can tell you that you've likely got it better in retail if you can keep your head. At least in retail, you're there to get someone a product, instead of piss them off by taking their money. I wish I could go back, but I'd cut my income in half.
If you're real lucky, get yourself a job in inventory management, backroom shit. Learn how to use a forklift or electric jack. Still have to work your ass off, but no people.
Worried about starting that job at Walmart tomorrow? It's fucking cake, ease up. If you want to talk about a pressure job, try food service. You retail bitches can eat shit, you don't know hate at all.
It is what you make of it. People are more shitty to females, managers aren't generally dicks especially at first.. as time goes on they become shorter and shorter with you and expect more and more.. people dont shit in the aisles, though it wouldnt surprise me to find a kid shit on the floor... mainly people just ruin your zone and dont put shit back where it goes.
Like all jobs it is what you make of it. I worked retail for a long time. You have shit days and great days. Good managers and poor managers. You learn to take it all with a grain of salt. Associates (or whatever the lowest ranking position is) get the shaft the most, and have a huge quit rate.
It is to be expected. Most retail places pay $10-$15 an hour starting out (which isn't bad) but you also get no benefits and basically have to let customers fondle themselves them slap you with the same hand and thank them for the experience as you wish them a pleasant day.
So yeah.
I worked at a larger store for a while before getting my security guard license. I now work at the same store as a guard. I'm leaving soon for a much better job, but boy, is it different being on a different side of the aisle, so to speak.
Walmart/casino guy here, I will cop to this. I treat my food servers well, partially because I realize they're under even more pressure than me, and they can fuck with my food. The three months I spent at McDonalds can suck my balls.
Zoning, as it's called. Some of that stuff they do is annoying, but I've seen kids run through at 2:30 in the morning and just slap shit off the shelves, breaking stuff and honking bike horns. Not common, but you still want to see the little subhumans dragged into hell for their efforts.
It's not too plesant, but doable. I worked 10y in retail. Would not go back if asked, but would not die if i absolutely have to
I used to work in retail, now I'm in food service. Don't miss retail one bit.
Are you a cook or waiter? There's a vast difference.
As a dominos manager who runs lots of friday/saturday shifts, I completely agree. Food service is totally different from retail, performance matters more.