The Most Relatable Tweets About Working In Retail This Christmas That’ll Speak To Your Soul
If you’ve worked in retail during Christmas, you’ve pretty much been to war.
Instead of gun shots, it’s Christmas music. Instead of dead bodies, it’s clothes from the fitting rooms. And instead of enemies, it’s Karen asking to speak to the manager.
As retail workers, we’ve all seen our fair share of customers wreaking havoc on our lives during Xmas. The rush, stress, and anxiety of the season, is seemingly enough of an excuse for people to act like animals, and mess up that pile of shirts that I spent an hour folding.
From the Xmas music, to the gift receipts, to Boxing Day, we’ve been through it all, and seen the worst of the worst from customers during the month of December.
Here are the most relatable tweets about working in retail this Christmas.
1. On hating Christmas music
Check on your friends who work in retail this time of year. The radio only plays the same 5 Christmas songs on repeat & customers are holly jolly assholes. We are not okay.
— Amelia Sparks (@hippiebaybee) December 4, 2019
if you tell me that you like christmas music then i’m gonna go ahead and assume you’ve never worked retail
— paige ?? (@pchoneycuttt) December 3, 2019
2. On being sleep deprived 24/7
working in retail around christmas got me like pic.twitter.com/EUBgoWfo4A
— Teal? (@Teal_Fleming) December 4, 2019
3. On looking forward to Christmas Day because it’s literally your only day off
Retail actually tries to kill me every year, why is the only day I have off Christmas?
— T££ (@tylamt) December 5, 2019
Can’t even get excited for Christmas wirh the amount I’m actually working. I hate retail n ur lucky if u don’t have to do it
— eleanorcanning (@eleanorcanning5) December 4, 2019
4. On being treated like sh*t by customers
Things retail workers are NOT responsible for:
1. The prices
2. Cleaning up after your little rat children
3. How busy it is at Christmas
4. Your fat cranky fuck off mood— Aoife Daly (@aoifedalyy) December 2, 2019
As a former retail employee/manager, I'd like to take a moment to remind everyone to not be a jerk while you shop today.
It's just stuff and real people are doing their best in stressful situations. Be kind. Don't tell. Don't push. Just relax.
Maybe buy them donuts.
— ? Christmas Hackney ? (@ChrisHackneyGGK) November 29, 2019
5. On turning into a Grinch
nobody who enjoys christmas has ever worked in retail
— kep (@keplyq) December 4, 2019
6. On not staying back for a minute longer than you need to
when your coworkers ask for help but you already clocked out pic.twitter.com/xg6ftCl8Bn
— cashier problems (@ProCashier) April 23, 2015
7. On dealing with stupid people who are arguing over stupid things
Such a large part of my job is answering customer questions by just reading the information off the product's packaging. #retailproblems
— Megan (@MeganTriumphant) November 2, 2015
Yes Karen, that employee on the registers you’re having a go at is directly responsible for the company they work for charging 10 cents per paper bag. It was entirely her decision alone and she personally reaps the profits, you hag.
— gnocchi balboa (@oldbiddyyelling) March 22, 2019
8. On arguing with customers about a perfectly legal return policy
#dearcustomer please STOP thinking just cuz someone doesn't have MANAGER as a title, that they dont know the RETURN POLICY!! U dont NEED to speak to a manager for that. Its clear, NO RECEIPT = NO REFUND!! #retailproblems #retail pic.twitter.com/PW8nY1fV7m
— AngelinHell84 (@AngelinHell84) December 6, 2019
Calling to complain about the store policy AS IF YOUR OPINION MATTERS is really cute, Sharon. #RetailHell #RetailProblems
— Retail Slave (@Retail_SlaveOG) December 4, 2019
9. On what to do when the stress gets too much
Showing new people around work like… pic.twitter.com/IPwNKw0bcs
— The Retail Job Life (@RetailJobLife) August 15, 2016
10. On ppl not giving a fk about messing up the store you’ve been cleaning for hours
Customers messing up shit that I just organized is the root of my anger issues
— still ill (@weasellywimp) November 27, 2019
11. On getting verbally abused
Me in the back after fake smiling my way through a verbal attack from an angry customer
pic.twitter.com/SkLLOoOzcn— ً (@kojiclutch) December 3, 2019
Legit sobbing in a stall at work because I’ve been abused verbally all day by customers. A lady was making fun of my voice and calling me stupid…. how can people be so mean?
— Nía ? (@hazelwitch_) December 4, 2019
12. And on hearing the same stupid jokes
When the customer makes that "If it doesn't scan then it's free" joke https://t.co/ZblPOdYi2d pic.twitter.com/QoBbh45FUA
— The Retail Job Life (@RetailJobLife) September 10, 2017