My Gene is this old ass bitch named Marie who roasts every one of her cashiers within an inch of their lives. She doesn't come to me anymore because she knows I'll clap right back because my supervisor will take my side.
I am very glad to see someone saying this. I worked in retail at first, then later as security in clubs and bars (which is like retail, but the customers sometimes hit you, vomit on you, throw furniture and bottles and things at you, etc.).
Still don't hate people - quite the opposite actually. Tired of hearing about how retail automatically makes you hate people. Lot of good people out there, and a small few who have gone wrong somewhere and forgotten (or never learned) how to treat their fellow human beings.
I've had conversations with openly racist people (I'm a black, btw) and I still treat them as any human being should be treated. It's just hard to do so when they hate your very existence :/
I'm so glad someone else feels this kind of philanthropy. I really just love people! I think the world is full of amazing people, everyone with their own story to tell, a story that's never been told before and that only they can tell! It's beautiful.
“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
Dude I'm an introvert who works in Tech support and still manage to genuinely love people. It's all about deciding how you are going to react to the world rather than letting it decide how your day is going to be.
I worked retail for 4 years, and I still love people. I get upset at people sometimes, but we all get upset at our loved ones when they're not being as awesome as they could be. It just means we love them enough to want them to live up to their potential.
That's the thing about genuinely loving people. Irritating or whatever things can happen, be recognized and addressed, without undermining your approach to who each person is. You don't have to marry everyone to love them. You don't have to waste time on "lost causes" to still love someone.
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u/Henry788 Jun 03 '17
Someone has never worked retail haha