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8 Things Retail Workers are Tired of Hearing

It's just constant

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8 Things Retail Workers are Tired of Hearing
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o matter who you are, what kind of schooling you have or where you live, you've probably worked in retail. When I am home from college for the summers and winters, I work in a retail store as a cashier. In my short time at this retail store, there are a few things already that I am just tired of hearing. So, here are the top 10 things that retail workers are tired of hearing.

1.)"Do you work here?"

Okay, it doesn't take a scientist to figure this out. My vest is not a fashion statement, nor is it something that I just had in my closet and decided to wear. I am wearing it for one reason and one reason only; I work here.

2.) "Oh wait, I have the change."

This bugs me. It's fine if you have the change, just tell me when I tell you your total. Not when the receipt prints out and I'm about to close the register.

3.)"M'am, I don't have all day."

Ugh, these people. Anything can happen when you're in line at the store. The register could freeze, it takes too long to get your merchandise from the back and so many others. Just please be patient. We are out there, serving you. If you don't get called into the doctors office 5 minutes after you get there, do you say the same thing to the receptionist?

4.) "You look bored."


First off, I'm not bored, I am just tired. I try to smile and greet everyone that walks by, but if I don't say anything to you, please don't tell me that I look bored.

5.) "I'll just go to some other store and find what I'm looking for."

Mmm. Okay. You do you.

6.) "Why don't you have this item?"

I don't know. I don't know that reasoning. Maybe we sold out, or maybe we just don't carry it. Ask someone who would know.

7.) "Can I get cash back when I pay with my credit card?"

No. I don't know how it works in other stores, but at our store, you can only get cash back if you pay with a debit card. (I actually had a customer ask me to open the register for her and give her forty dollars because she wanted cash back. Um, no sorry. I like my job. I don't want to get fired.)

8.) "You don't know anything, so why do you work here?"

I'm sorry, I'm a cashier. You'll be lucky if I know where something is. I don't know how to install a ceiling fan, I don't know what temperature you should keep your cactus at, but hey, lightbulbs, are in aisle 1.


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