Retail

2. an article of clothing that becomes a source of dispute between customers and associates, often ends in customer screaming at you and telling you that a virus, with 4.9 million deaths worldwide, is bullshit.
3. when you catch a thief attempting to leave with a ton of merchandise and you have to physically confiscate their cart.
6. apparently does not apply to last-minute customers who physically force the door open after 10 pm.
11. killed your co-worker from the plumbing department.
12. the heartbreaking place you tell your manager you are going to when you put in your temporary leave notice. Yes, they will text you every other week to make sure you are coming back.
14. when a bunch of co-workers call out to go to the beach all together and you end up working a double.
15. this is asked for after being told a compliment from a customer that made you extremely uncomfortable; also something given when you are a veteran shopping at Home Depot.
16. the 30 minutes you have to breathe after multiple hours of dealing with customers. Usually, someone tries to talk to you during and you are too nice to tell them to shut up and let you rest.
18. fake money, generally taken by newer cashiers... yes the thieves know who to go to to get away with it.
19. aggravated customers are surprised when a 20-year-old woman with this title is called to resolve their issues from an older male cashier.

1. only given when the government mandates it.
4. you work 9+ days in a row prior to this, makes you want to quit on the spot by day 3.
5. segment of the week where days off are unheard of.
7. type of shoe recommended for working in a home improvement store.
8. the term for when a thief sneaks out the door with an abundance of merchandise. Generally YOU get yelled at by asset protection when it occurs.
9. a notice you put in as a courtesy to management even though they would fire you on the spot if they really wanted to.
10. compensation for working over 40 hours. Usually, your schedule is 39 hours because god-forbid you get time and a half payment.
13. working full-time hours on a part-time salary as a way of coping with the traumatic death of your grandmother.
17. a shift where you close the store and leave by 1 pm to wake up at four in the morning the next day to open the store