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Working In Retail As Told By 'Gilmore Girls'

Where money leads, I will follow.

Jesse Coulson

Jul 12, 2016

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Working In Retail As Told By 'Gilmore Girls'

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By the time college rolls around, most of us have had the... 'pleasure' of working in retail. Whether it was for a single holiday season or for multiple years now, there are just some moments all retail workers have experienced.

1. When it's five minutes before close and a customer walks in the door

Bonus points if they say something along the lines of, "whew, glad I made it before you guys closed!"

2. Seeing your coworker on their lunch break and knowing you still have an hour until your own

I see you gloating over there with your plate of food.

3. Working an opening shift after closing the night before

I cry for the people who hate coffee (mainly myself).

4. Being forced to deal with a particularly rude customer

No, I do not control the prices. No, I do not control what we have in stock. No, I actually have no real power here. Move along.

5. When that rude customer finally leaves and you can rant about them to your coworkers

Nothing brings two coworkers closer than mutual hate of a customer.

6. Working with a new employee for the first time

Nothing is worse than being alone with the new guy when neither of you know how to interact with each other yet.

7. When someone calls in sick and leaves the rest of you to suffer

What happened to loyalty? To solidarity?

8. When you had the entire weekend off, but are forced to come back to reality

9. When you've given up hope on talking to any intelligent customers during your shift

Sometimes you gotta just give up and hope things are different tomorrow.

10. Pushing the boundaries of the dress-code and praying your boss doesn't notice

Pro-tip: They always notice, and it will end in a long, uncomfortable lecture. Just wear what you're supposed to wear.

11. When a customer attacks you, but you refuse to let it phase you

12. Working a closing shift on the weekend

Alas, I am stuck at work instead.

13. Counting down the hours until you get to go home

"Okay, I've been here for two hours... If I just do this length of time four more times, I get to go home." We've all been there...

14. Finally, when your favorite coworker walks in the door to share your suffering

Now, your eight-hour shift seems much more doable.

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Working In Retail As Told By 'Gilmore Girls'

Where money leads, I will follow.

1. When it's five minutes before close and a customer walks in the door

2. Seeing your coworker on their lunch break and knowing you still have an hour until your own

3. Working an opening shift after closing the night before

4. Being forced to deal with a particularly rude customer

5. When that rude customer finally leaves and you can rant about them to your coworkers

6. Working with a new employee for the first time

7. When someone calls in sick and leaves the rest of you to suffer

8. When you had the entire weekend off, but are forced to come back to reality

9. When you've given up hope on talking to any intelligent customers during your shift

10. Pushing the boundaries of the dress-code and praying your boss doesn't notice

11. When a customer attacks you, but you refuse to let it phase you

12. Working a closing shift on the weekend

13. Counting down the hours until you get to go home

14. Finally, when your favorite coworker walks in the door to share your suffering

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It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

Traffic.

Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

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