The reality of working in retail. #shorts

[littleliyaloves]

Friends, you TELL them you're taking a bathroom break, you don't ASK.

[Kay-cptg]

I’ve ended up with infected kidneys twice because Best Buy wouldn’t let me pee like a regular human being. 🙂

[prppyma]

As a retail worker I told my manager that if I had to hold it in I’d pee on the floor and shed have to clean it up. We haven’t had any problems since ❤

[marthavallejos]

I hate that as a human being work doesn’t allow you to use bathroom, they always say you’re wasting company time and I hate that.

[anniebaker]

This is why on the rare occasion I go shopping I put it back exactly as it was or at least as close as possible

[rootsmudge]

Them trying to get us to trick people into signing up for a credit card with crazy high interest that you can only use in our store. 🤡

[crimsonix]

After working retail for 5+ years this is painfully accurate

[Midwest_Witch]

Everyone wonders why no one wants to work anymore…

[fionna_cool_girl]

Taking breaks was so damn complicated. Where I worked you HAD to take a break legally at the 5 hour mark. One day I was working I was never told when my break was or when to go but when I did finally ask for my break after working 5 hours, I walked to my manager and asked "hey can I take a break?" And he said "yeah but first I need you to take care of this" and sent me to the women's pajama table and it was a complete mess and it took me almost 2 hours at that point and I reached 7 hours. Then I asked again if I could take a break and he asked "when did you clock in?" And I think I clocked in at 1 and at that point it was 8:45 and almost closing time because we closed at 9:30. He said "oh shit girl, you needed to take a break. Go clock out" and I just thought "-_- yeah... I asked if I could do that earlier but you made me do something else"

[peanutcolada]

If done retail for 6 collective years. Never done fast food thankfully. The day I quit and aimed for bigger things was the best thing I have ever done

[StephTheYah]

Some of that stuff is flat out illegal like not getting a break after certain hours or not being allowed to go to the bathroom I’m sure. Sometimes you gotta give yourself a break or go to the bathroom and just let them know. Don’t ask, tell lol. I started learning this because if you’re too compliant they use you

[mamalu]

I got stuck working the juniors department ALONE during back to school. I asked for a bathroom break and the manager wouldn't let me go until someone could cover me...I ended up peeing my pants, waiting for a replacement. I hate working retail.

[lindseygoldade]

As a retail worker as well I can agree with this....I've had a fully recovered and clean table and then in the matter of an hour everything from both top and bottom table ends up in one pile....or you've recovered an entire denim wall and then you come back later and its a huge mess and takes another half hour to clean back up

[doekyuu_]

As a retail worker, I can confirm that all of this has happened to me in a matter of the 1 month I currently have under my belt of work lol.

[_sage_]

The first part omgggg literally my room right after I clean it

[sadiethecatlady]

Then Alisha won’t come back until the store is about to close 😂

[annapeterson]

I work at a JCPenney and cannot get over the way they fold their shirts. Also Jcp is really good about letting us use the restroom and making sure we take breaks.

[mimiz]

My advice to anyone: don't do retail

[mattstevensk]

I did retail for 2.5+ years and this is unapologetically relatable 😮😮😮

[Maya_Ruinz]

Add on, your co worker called in so you have to cover their area as well. Also make sure that you work out any items that didn't get finished by the prior shift.