I worked in retail from 17-26, it took me from an enthusiastic, positive, young man into a jaded, cynical, antisocial person. It’s all because of the same things you’ve discussed. I remember working as a pharmacy technician and the district manager had cut every store’s pharmacy hours. This put tons of stress on every store and the pharmacy staff. Customer service and productivity went down. He did this so he could get a bigger bonus at the end of the year.
I have to agree with you. Retail jobs will definitely do a number on your mental health. Spent 19 years in retail being abused by multiple stores and their horrendous customers. Basically being a doormat with a smile. What’s crazy is after a while I did not know how to turn it off. I would be in doormat mode 24/7. And people in my personal life began to treat me like a doormat too. It’s a slippery slope, and you have to be careful not to allow the subservient persona to bleed into your personal life. It’s been 5 years since I left. Though I no longer allow people to wipe their feet all over me, I’m still processing the trauma.
I rebelled against bad people, ultimately though it can make things worse, so I think that it's best to not say or do anything, especially when it is family because no matter what you will be punished and trapped with no escape that's my life
As a retail manager, i can say i don't have a favourite (never understood picking favourites), and i spend 99 percent of my time on the shop floor helping customers and staff. I say this as just because you have had a couple bad experiences with managers, it does not mean we are all pricks it just creates a bad stereotype that people new to the workforce will carry into a job. I saw thisfirst hand in my first job as there were staff that outright just did not like any manager despite how much time the managers helped out staff where they could all because some people said on the internet retail managers are bad. Sorry, little bit of a rant there, folks.
I worked at a grocery store and got the "do you want to be a night manager?" Which I did take and instantly regretted it. They give you keys to the store, put you in charge of shipping and receiving at nights and have to manage the grocery clerks. All those extra responsibilities for an extra dollar. What pissed me off most was the other actual managers receiving all the credit when the boss comes in the morning. No thank you, no pay raise, no nothing.
That's when you do an amazing job and then ask for a raise, if they don't bite, do shit work and they'll get the blame because they were taking the credit... Orrrr just go over their heads and try to take their job
@@jond8013- The problem is the allure of buying a lambo or a porsche three months faster, which is usually where most business owners go down a dark path. They're on track to be able to buy a nice car, but they want it sooner, not later.
i just quit my retail job 3 weeks ago, i worked night shifts and i quit without a backup job to go into due to the amount of mental and physical strain i had to endure and let me just say the type of behaviour you described from supervisors and customers is no different over here in the UK. it got to the point where i’d be physically sick regularly, going into work after being awake for 20 straight hours before coming home, throwing up my lunch and crashing in bed before waking up an hour before my shift later that night. take care of yourself people, no job is worth sacrificing your health.
Very true indeed. Health and well-being should always take priority above all else. Unless one wants to literally die of overwork, as is unfortunately a fairly common phenomenon in some mainly Asian countries, to the extent that there are even local words to describe it: it is known as _karoshi_ (過労死) in Japan, _gwarosa_ (과로사) in Korea, and _guolaosi_ (过劳死) in China. Obviously the ideal scenario would be to enjoy one's work, but if that is not possible one should at least aim to limit undue stress from work so that health is not adversely impacted. Particularly, if you find that you are excessively having to use coffee or other artificial methods just to continue to do your job for days at a time, I think that is a good cue to either try to work more reasonable hours or find another job, or potentially suffer fatal consequences.
Night shift stock here. I tried food there weeks while working a full time job during the day. I got sick from exhaustion and had to quit the night shift. Too much hassle for not enough coin.
I just started working at a grocery store.... I like what I do... I make sure the store is kept clean. Check the trash cans... etc.. the hard part for me is getting out of bed at 5 am.. my body is still not used to it ...I work with this old guy and he sometimes gets rude to me... its stressful at times.
I was literally bullied out of my last retail job. It’s my own fault for letting it happen, and I accept that. I was so beat down from the workload, unrealistic expectations, and general toxicity that I just found myself without the ability to defend myself. I’m doing way better now.
As someone whom works retail, I'm glad you are doing something else that you enjoy. Fortunately I've been working at a retail store that's neither good or bad but eventually I do want to move on. Working retail should just be a stepping stone for better things.
Thank you Vicky . It’s not a place you want to stay for long to be honest . DoorDash in my opinion is even better than being in retail and taking verbal abuse from scummy customers .
@@theprofessional155 Brother... I am so proud of you for admitting all this in front of us, the RUclips community. Sure, I may be just another RUclips commenter, but it doesn't feel like that to me. (I've never DONE retail before, and I'm lucky for that) it feels like I'm talking to someone who CARES... someone who wants to reach out and help out others who may not be so lucky and are struggling IRL. I wish I found this channel sooner, especially if someone so honest would be the host. My friend... I'm always in your corner. Just as you gave us this video from the heart, so does this comment come from MY heart. Never change, my brother.
yeah i use to work for target they wouldnt let me spend my money on my day off only for work .....spending to make money made no sense especially bothering me on my days off
Yeah and you use your common sense and mask problems and get no reward for it other than being treated like shit you get all the extra jobs and the rest of your team slacks whilst you pull the weight. Just rock up and do as your told and nothing more. Been there and done it the best thing you can do is get out of it entirely and find a new path.
I spent 13 years in retail 2004 to 2017 until I started working for myself as a contractor. I’ve got so many stories most of them not good. I’m just happy to be out of it. All the best, and I’m happy that your channel is growing.
Yep, that's exactly what you do. I am unreachable until afternoon, and then I'll take the call just in case it's urgent (engineering job, things break), and ask "since it's already afternoon, can it wait until tomorrow"? Sometimes it is a problem I want to deal with, so this is a good middle ground that keeps everyone happy.
That’s what I do with my jobs because I learned the hard way. I struggled with saying no in the beginning but then realized they don’t care about you as an individual at all.
i ditched my cellphone and went back to landline, they can try to call all they want, i never answer and tell them i was not around the phone. Nothing they can do about that.
i feel you on the standing thing dude, i'm a gas station cashier, and they don't let us sit at the cash registers on our 12 hour day shifts, it's a miracle if we get to sit for 10 minutes one or 2 times a day cuz we also don't have lunch breaks, these companies do not want human workers, they want robots
I live In Australia, and it appears that we have a relatively similar model regarding cashiers not sitting at the register. The majority of retail stores I have visited (I have never actually worked in retail myself) do not usually have seats for the cashiers, with the exception of a supermarket chain called Aldi, which does usually have their cashiers sitting. However, it appears that the staff at the cashiers do get rotated fairly regularly, which does reduce the need for seats for individual cashiers, since they will have the opportunity to sit while not on duty.
When you said how managers often are harshest to good honest workers, and even lash out on them over the more lazy ones - that hit hard. Reminds me of how bullies target the weaker kids (I’m not saying good workers are weaker), Or even how emotional abuse can take place in a relationship if a person is too agreeable and the other isn’t. It just shows that some people don’t mature that far beyond some schoolyard mentality.
I quit Walgreens on December 2023. I have no problems doing the job and even go above and beyond. But they have shoplifters 24/7 and the day I quit there was a shoplifter yelling at me and none of the management helped me out. And basically I asked the management what are they doing to do to fix the situation and they said "you have to let them yell and vent at you without defending yourself" I just walked out.
Worked there too. Cool 24 7 one. Guy at the pharmacy got mugged by a thief and had a neat fatal medical incident. (He was past 70.) That was it for me. Never went back. Nothing I could do to help the guy either
I'm a Japanese guy who have been to Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam Retail workers are allowed to sit on chair and use their phone when there's no customer in counter Meanwhile in Japan, none of these are allowed. Despite being paid like shit, we're required to treat our customers like king. Thing like this is bad for our soul. Fuck corporations and fuck those arrogant customers.
This gonna sound crazy but I would like to move to Japan bc of the is serious. I deal with managers getting high and sitting around, being loud in front of customers.
I've been working for retail for the past 7 years. About 3 months ago I got laid off and honestly...I think it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I finally got time to reflect and focus on my University work. I'm happy and honored to be part of your channel :)
did they give a reason why you were fired? They should owe you one, they can't just fire whoever they want, if you mess up then sure, but without reason then it should go to labor court!
@@wfanking1187 The response my manager gave was that "we were overstaffed." They told me that (in secrecy) the boss (who was a total bitch btw) began hiring more undocumented workers and needed to make room. I know it sounds pathetic that I'm not pursuing legal action but honestly in these past months of working I've been thinking of switching jobs and I guess they just beat me to it. But thanks for advice!
@@massiveboss7717so you dedicated 7 years of your life into that job and they let you off like that? That’s disrespectful as fuck and I would’ve pursued legal action.
In regards to just about any job, I stand by this point the strongest. Gen Z's coined it "quiet quitting" and I love seeing how much the concept infuriates big business heads
Companies logic: sitting is lazy but calling in “sick” 30x a year is not. Having too much employees loses money but refundung almost empty cookie boxes doesn’t.
I've worked retail for 4 years and worked fast food for 4 years, and you are so right about productivity punishment. The supervisors never harass the lazy employees who don't care, but always the hard-working and productive employees. If they notice you do well, they eventually increase your workload everyday and make it a routine, then punish you if you're unable to meet that new quota. It's a thankless and soul destroying job.
I worked in a grocery store for 4 months as a bagger when I was 16. I would work after school 4 days a week. my main duties were bagging, facing, pushing carts in, and cleaning the bathrooms at the end of the shift. I was getting $7.50 an hour. After a few months of hard work, I felt unappreciated for never calling out and always doing my work effeciently. I started shoplifting. I would stuff bags into my pockets during my shift, and use them to bag stuff and then walk out the back door to my car after my shift ended. I did this every week. After 4 months I got fired, not for shoplifting, but for walking into an area of the store I wasn’t supposed to. I walked above the stockroom to check out what was up there cause I’ve never been up there before, and it was a computer with the store’s security cameras on it, I came back down and the deli clerk told the manager I was up there. I was fired the next day cause they thought I tampered with the computer. If I wasn’t allowed up there should be a door or signs. But there was neither. I know shoplifting is wrong. I don’t do it anymore after I left that job, I’m now 22 and a mail driver, and make 3 times that.
Im sorry that you dealt with a company like that. I wish you luck in your driving job now. A driving job would be better because you don't have to deal with scummy people in management.
@@MainerdLoydthe thing is, the companies dont care about you so theres no need to defend them. Youre just another number and will be replaced. Just as in the original comment, fired and replaced. At least they admitted it was wrong, but at the end of the day its just a write off for the big company, who cares.
@@j.moneyfilms Theft is theft. It's called having morals. Instead of whining and stealing I would look to improve my situation. I would work for big boxes temporarily then find a mom & pop where you're not just a #. I've done this for the past 30 years. When they sold it to a asshole who drank on the job I didn't steal from him. I just quietly resigned.
I just handed in my resignation after 2 years because working customer service has destroyed my soul. If its doing the same to you, try to move on and find another job that you enjoy. You're worth so much more than this.
Retail and restaurant work is absolutely soul crushing. I'd much rather just be in a warehouse during night shift lifting heavy boxes for 8 hours than ever going back and doing that stuff.
It's the opposite for me. I worked in both retail and warehouse and I would much rather work retail. There's too much mental stress in a warehouse, I actually prefer being around people even if they are a-holes.
I can appreciate that sentiment, though I never worked in a warehouse. I think my favorite in-store gig was 'freight manager' at a dollar tree. I did the front end thing for a while and I like to think I was great at it, but it burnt me out severely. At the time, the pay bump to freight was okay and basically all I did was work on receiving trucks with a small handful of people, and work the new stock in the rest of the week. I found ways to keep each of us on the freight team working in the back... each of us would get a day of managing the pallets and prepping boats. Half a shift killed on the truck itself, even if it is moderately hard work. I loved truck day. I'd be back there vaping and tossing boxes in a wifebeater lol. Half of my crew would come in stoned, which was fine by me cause they kept us above pace of the unloader in the truck regardless. And they're stacking the very pallets they'll be working, so it's not like they have any reason to wanna stack em poorly. And they never did. Chemicals was my favorite dept to throw. I could pick up a box with 12 gallons of detergent in it, spin it 180 on my right arm to then grap the top flap frontwise with my left and flip it forward, at which point my right hand comes up and clasps that side and rests it over my bicep, allowing me to quickly get the rest of the box open with my left hand. I would manage all of this while walking and kneeling to the shelf to throw them out lefty, never take the box out of my right hand because I break it down immediately after. Nobody was faster than me at chems. Getting good at stacking and tossing the heavy stuff can be a fun challenge, too. I really enjoyed the physicality of it and made my own fun of it, so the days went quickly. I just like being strong, being in a state where using my body and seeing what it can do feels good. It kept me healthy in an environment that does a lot to chip away at your well-being. The best part is, nobody on the sales floor interrupts truck. Like, on slow days cashiers would offer to help on truck because of how it then keeps them off of the sales floor completely lmao Dang man, there was a point where I talked the store manager into letting us stock on overnights. Our crew was short two people, and being on the floor with customers basically halves the boxes per hour we can do because we have to keep it clear of pallets and u-boats and have to help/work-around customers. Top brass wasn't gonna give us the people, but they could pay the few of us there an extra $2.50/hr to get it done overnight. We were first stop as well, so trucks came before opening, at the end of our overnight. That was an absolute joy. I honestly did love it. Just chillin and listening to music as I work through filling departments and building the next promo displays, or goofing off with the rest of our little tight-knit unit. We were kinda free to just... get it done and do our own work our own way with nobody to bother us. Keep one register open to sell each other snacks and drinks. Easiest management gig ever, staff manages itself and all you do is basic administrative in the morning to prep for opening, and then you fricken leave. You know the main thing I noticed though? In groups of people who work front end and anything else more on the sales floor, the hostility shoots wayy up. I actually had a few different crews across the overnight gig, but things always went the same. We got along like friends would. And by that I mean, the phase where you've been friends for so long that sometimes it's nice to just be around each other, not directly interacting but doing your own thing, nothing more needed from each other. People didn't need to argue. We just kind of understood each other and conversation was easy. It's amazing what not having your social battery ripped through does for crew morale. I tend to think most people have some likeable traits about them that you can form bonds over, but not under duress. In customer service everyone is traumatized and drained, and people forget how to be good to each other. It's incredibly depressing once you spot it, and it becomes very hard to stick around if you can do ANYTHING else. I started with lot clearance - like, housepad prep. Hard fricken labor was more appealing. I had an in with a friend who's dad was in the business, my friend being his front end loader operator. The money I made in a day was wayy better, and you got paid at the end of the day. My body was haggard, but my mind was finally at peace. Out there, everyone was equal and nobody gave a crap about formalities. Do the work like everyone else and all is well, worry for nothing. I'm like you, I can't go back. For a while I was on jobsites, lots of amazing experiences. Ultimately I went the HVAC route and got my refrigerant certs. So now I have all of this building experience, and skills in carpentry, plumbing, and electrical. But I can also do drywall repair, painting, floors, so on. So where do I take these skills? A church and school that just so happens to have 37+ problem units and a need for maintenance with those qualifications to tend to them on the spot. They pay me above what I'd make starting as a lead in my field, and the benefits rock. They still have the full old-school package, full spread like it's an 80s career gig. Not to mention, everyone is so genuinely nice there. Kids are the best, they know a million ways to make you smile. It's nice to work around people and not have to pretend to be happy. My work is feast or famine. Sometimes I get to sit in my back room and play elden ring on my itx rig for 3 hours. Other times, I don't sit down for 6. It's the total opposite of retail's repetitious monotony. I have to size up each situation appropriately, many times needing to learn new things! And I mostly act as a free agent. I am the on-site property manager. I call-in bids for jobs, I decide what gets done when and how. Another administrative head coordinates with me on property budget, determines what gets spent, and works with me on getting budget needs across to finance. So he basically handles the BS part. I just buy what I need and get it done, or get someone else on it at the best price and makes sure it's up to our requirements by the end. Retail just has nothing for me in terms of work fulfillment, I don't know how I survived to be a halfway happy person, to be totally honest. 10 years of my life. The one perk I miss is that it was pretty easy to get laid, even find a steady partner. You'll see lotsa people come and go, lots of chances to make a connection with someone. The proximity makes it easier to grow a relationship, to the point where twice I totally skipped the dating phase and wound up in an actual, full-blown relationship. We already spent so much time together, we both just kinda knew we wanted to be together, and nobody else was surprised. I guess one thing that I will say about retail, is it made me much more capable and dynamic in a social sense. I find that even as I go into different work environments, there are situations everyone else struggles to know what to do with, that feel like nothing to me because of my retail experience.
Old comment, as someone who had worked in a warehouse. It's not a bad job, I didn't have to worry about customers, I was able to get certified on 2 machines. What sucks is that if you like socializing you won't do much well at least in the place I work at, so if you're fine not doing much socializing it's okay. The other thing is, it's currently slow at my work so I'm laid off at the moment, it's the third time I've been laid off due to lack of work, may very for other warehouses. Other than that it's not a bad job if you don't mind the physical labour, listening to sound of a loud rollers, if you prefer to work independently, and not wanting to deal with customers.
One thing that attracted me to your channel is your honesty and your empathy toward others. What made you decide to post a video about retail? Was it relief that now you are a content creator the job of many peoples' dreams compared to life in retail or was it just something that's been on your mind?
I understand man. My friend's brother also used to work in retail and he often used to come to the house in a terrible mood, talking about how mean some of the senior coworkers were towards him and he told us how he found your channel, and it's your stories that inspired him to quit retail, and now he's working as an accountant and is doing much letter. That's, ironically, how I wnded up finding your channel Pro
I'm not happy where I work at ... I work at a grocery store... started last May... I work with this senior citizen and somedays he can be a real jerk to me.. some nights it's extremely hard to fall asleep... i sometimes wake up in pain from pushing shopping carts....I'm stressed out.. I'm starting to think I made the wrong decision
@@kevin2400if you happen to still work there right now, quit when you can. I was in a similar situation and after quitting i felt so much better. When its your last month just do the same shit to them as they do to you, it doesnt matter anyways
My first job wasn’t retail, but it was at a florist. And I’m not joking, it was brutal work. I think it’s important for everyone to work those kind of jobs to have an appreciation & respect for ppl in those jobs. I don’t have kids, but if I did, I’d want them to work as teenagers just to understand how to treat ppl. That’s more important than the min wage they’d be taking home.
I worked at a florist too, and within the first week there a bitch customer complained to my co-worker about the bouquets my co-worker was making and that she generally disliked the work she did. As soon as she left my co-worker broke down crying. After the first week was over, i was out. I don't have children either, but if i did i'd tell them to better find a way to work for themselves than to subjugate themselves to the wage slave world.
I lasted 9 months in retail before I quit and left myself without income - everything you've said is so true and I genuinely think some people need a form of therapy after going through it
Preach brother! Gave my mental health, time, and more importantly physically health to a retail store busting my ass and stopping shoplifters, and got fired by our new assistant manager for not having high enough register numbers (i was literally told not to use the register for multiple days in a row). I feel your pain and hope to see your new content im the future
lol if you got fired from a retail store you were just plain lazy what do you do now ? Sit at your parents house playing video games ? What a joke do you not know what construction workers do every day?
Don't poop where you eat, Don't eat where you sleep. Just saying you will lose more often than win making friends at work. But I did meet the love of my life at work. It is a good place to see someone's real character.
i made some good friends at work. Its all in how you deal with situations at work, at the end of the day we are not employee's and our titles are just that, words on paper. At the end of the day we are all human beings with a mind body and soul, so when you treat people like you want to be treated, it makes it easy to deal with tense situations at work. And for me i rarely get tense situations because i keep communication a must at work, i always make sure my staff is happy ( in a realistic way ) and i make sure we all have a good time at work, when you have a happy staff the job gets done 100 times faster compared to depressed and mad people. I learned over the years of having idiot bosses that i will never become that and now that i am a supervisor i always try to be as human as possible and try to avoid low IQ scream sessions lol...
I always make work mates at work but never freinds. End of the day in the workplace its shit but you're in the shit with other people and the hours pass quicker if you get along and have a bit of banter. In any of the retail jobs I've worked its only been your work mates and the sharing of hatred for your job and good banter that gets me through it all.
I quit retail after nearly 2 years due to mental health reasons. My biggest issue with my particular store was we had shoplifters all day everyday. Largely due to being next to a school, so kids would come in and steal during breaks and after school. It was company policy that we were not allowed to confront thieves or even demand to see in their bag. Having to watch it wore me down. On top of the terrible attitudes of customers. It was shocking sometimes how people would behave.
I escaped grocery retail right before my daughter was born and I don’t miss it. I still talk to my friends from the store and it’s getting worse. My managers were the absolute worst. I never hated anyone as much as the five of them and I’ll probably never get over that hatred considering it’s been almost two years and I still feel rage over them and the store.
Worked at shoprite for 7 years . Through the pandemic as well . My anxiety for even thinking about work would make my heart beat fast , couldn’t sleep in the early morning hours because i knew I had to Clock in , in a few hours. DONT MISS RETAIL AT ALLLLL. I moved to manufacturing a little under 2 years ago and it was the best decision I have ever ever ever made
Yep. I’ve been working at a grocery store that only opens every spring and closes late fall of every year in Long Island since 1999. During my 17 summers of working there- I’ve interacted with some of THE WORST individuals of every kind (young, old, rich, celebrities- you name it). As bad as it was at times, I do feel grateful to have had those experiences (good and bad) because it helped me develop my sense of understanding, self esteem, experience and character. The job itself was brutal… but it helped me stay in shape, become physically stronger, and perform my tasks quicker. I believe in a saying that goes like this: *”From difficult times and hardships, the strongest individuals are born.”* Thanks for sharing your various experiences, Pro. ✌️🕶️
I always have some type of fear. When I see people accept constant bad experiences, because it gave them life experiences or help made them who they are today. Accepting abuse is a victim mindset. You're only as good as your environment allows you to be, so it can be easier to accept abusive language and behaviour. If Your environment normalises certain types of abuse. You can continue to accept it. But by an outsiders point of view they will consider it not normal / toxic. Always try to break free from stuff like that.
I was in the big blue hell for almost 6 years. I have million horror stories I swear. I'll just leave two here for ya. 1. My First day of working frozen products a woman came in and asked me all nice it i could find some vegan chicken patties for her, i tole her id check the freezer, had to move 6 pallets with a manual jack and i came back out and said *I'm sorry ma'am, we don't have any" and she hits me back with "OH HELL NO HONEY YOU AIN'T GONNA LIE TO ME LIKE THAT, MY HUSBAND IS A MANAGER OF A FROZEN DEPARTMENT I KNOW YOU HAVE IT" then i told my manager and he pretty much said he hopes she has good luck with her husband then lol. She cussed at me on my first day (she said more than just that obviously) so that set the mood for how that job was gonna be for years.. 2. After 4 years i finally after practically begging for a promotion got into a department manager role, and i told every supervisor in the building i had a vacation that i needed to keep, even told the store manager and the CO manager too. I come back from my vacation and we have a round table meeting of all the department managers and the CO manager in front of everyone to my face tells me my department looks like s***. I went to the store manager and told him i didn't appreciate gettinf called out like that in front of my peers and his response? "Well why does your department look like that" knowing i told then both about the vacation the day before i went on it. That's when i knew i needed out.
i worked in retail for 5-6 years starting from bottom and working my way up, i know EXACTLY what you mean professional, it can be soul destroying and everything you said is so true.
all minimum wage jobs are soul crushing! I work in food and I'm an artist! its soul crushing not being able to do what I love (Art) full time but this year I will change that! :) chase your dreams everyone! :)
Do your best to stay inspired. I Got a retail job in Dec to help finance my art and tattoo practice and yeh its hard to stay inspired and paint and draw with the odd hours and having to cover for people who call in. Keep grinding.
So true. Way back in 1998 - 2000, I worked retail after high school. Long story short, it nearly destroyed my mental health. It wasn't until after I escaped that hell-scape and jumped into private security in late 2000 that I could finally de-compress and fully recover.
I USED to work in retail. I must say it was the worst employment experience in my career. And the “culture” around retail needs to change, companies pull everything out of you, for exchange for a wage that is barely livable. As someone who has done it all. DO NOT DO RETAIL. Go out and work for an independent company, landscaping, your local town, etc. you will be MUCH happier
Retail is bad but call centers are worse the abuse you go though is crazy on top the company treating you like hell everyone is pissed off or crying in their care not wanting to in for the day.
@@DustyOrchid057I once saw a private internal memo for the top brass managers that said we had like 300 hours for our departments but 700 hours of work to do, a colleague found it and showed it me, we weren't meant to see it, I can only wonder why 😂.
Over 1 mil subs. Professional I hope you don't have to worry about working retail ever again. I did my time in retail. I worked for a hardware/homecare center all through high school and for a year full time after. It wasn't great, the pay stunk but I learned a lot of life lessons. Put this retail job stress behind you man, you have too much to look forward to.
Hey Pro! Thank you for shedding light on these matter. Retail or not, it's better to protect your mental health. It's not easy to forget a bad memory like that. I am glad that you are doing something that you love.
I would honestly love more videos like this, with you talking about your past experiences, be it retail or anything else So happy to be apart of of this familiy!
My mental health has long deteriorated ever since I no longer thrive from being a car guy RUclipsr. I've bought a vehicle with the intentions to make IRL Midnight Club locations content but I don't get paid enough to maintain the expenses with YT alone. I've basically replaced sleep by forcing myself to work two retail jobs again to put a roof over my head. I've gone through all these inconveniences you mentioned but learned to filter it out over time. Life is unfair buddy and somebody's gotta do the job. :)
Absolutely riveting video! Every person's experience in retail is a unique journey, often fraught with challenges and surprises. It's commendable how you've brought to light the darker side of the retail industry, shedding light on the mental toll it can take on individuals. Your stories are not just anecdotes; they're powerful narratives that resonate deeply with anyone who has ever worked in retail. Unquestionably, your channel serves as a beacon of awareness, enlightening viewers about the realities behind the shop counter. It's crucial to recognize the emotional strain that comes with the territory, and your candid discussion fosters empathy and understanding. Unexpectedly insightful, your update adds another layer of depth to your content. Your commitment to transparency and communication with your audience is truly admirable. It's refreshing to see a content creator who values their viewers' input and keeps them informed about the direction of the channel. Ultimately, your video is a testament to the importance of sharing experiences and supporting one another through the challenges we face. Your courage in speaking out about mental health in retail is commendable, and I look forward to seeing how your channel continues to spark meaningful conversations and positive change. Keep up the phenomenal work!
I worked at a grocery store when I was 18 for about 7 months before finding a lawn care job which better suits me. I always dealt with rude customers, toxic staff, unfair schedules, terrible hours, and it wasn’t worth $300 a week. I often had to work double shifts because someone didn’t call in and I had to take their hours. I couldn’t imagine working there for years. Im glad you found a better job because there are people that spend their entire lives working under rectangular lights listening to generic songs over and over with the ache in their eyes and never get a raise/promotion.
for the last one, that is one of my biggest fears. i dream big and i'd be bawling my eyes out if i found out that i'm gonna be stuck working in that crapden for the rest of my life. my life is basically over at that point
@@黒キツネ-九零二一零 there are better jobs out there. It’s not always about 9-5’s. I’m currently doing contractor work bringing in $1350. It’s all about working up
As a person who works Winn-Dixie, I feel this so much. The powers above are on their rocker. "Let's cut hours to save money, but also hire more people to dilute the hours even further". "We can't put you in this postition, but Imma hire a new person for this spot you'd be fine to take". Smh, can't wait to leave this place.
I work at the same place i can confirm. I’ve seen 2 crazy guys literally threatened a girl because he didn’t have the phone number to enter for his stupid discount these fools were yelling at her and one of them tried to size her up nobody was intervening so i came over there get into an argument with them and they had nerve to call corporate 😂 they got kicked out but i felt better knowing I didn’t just stand there can’t wait to leave in a few months man
(english is not my first language, so I apologize if there are mistakes) I also work at Winn Dixie and they are doing exactly what you typed. They hire a lot of people and cut our hours. My biggest problem with the store is our manager, because everyone in every department makes the exact same pay ($12.50). Another problem I have is their rewards program, because as a cashier, I despise my shifts more and more every time I have to explain to an eldery person how to put in their phone number, or reward numbers to finish the transaction, (because at least with my store you need to enter a rewards number to finish the transaction). Once again, another problem is that during my breaks they will kick me off my lane to train someone else, and while they train that person they ordered me to help with shopping carts (which I have never done before). All I did was nothing as I did not know how to use the one mechanism to hold multiple carts at once. There are also a lot more problems I want to write, but I've already wrote an entire essay just now. I also plan on quitting this job due to our crappy manager and coworkers that our manager/HR will also defend. Now that I'm done with my essay, I wish you the best of luck at Winn-Dixie (That is if you're there still).
Hey Pro, thank you for being so open about everything. I worked in retail myself and I hated it. It was so much pressure, the other workers there were unhappy too, I had to work overtime so many times and they treated me like pure shit. Thank you so much for talking about this topic and I’m so happy that you don’t have to work there anymore!💕
Very First Job: Clerk at a local grocery store. Weekly Hours: 38 Hourly Pay: $8.50 (minimum wage after taxes) Training/Orientation: None Management: None Overtime: None Sick Days: None Holidays: Only Christmas First Strike: Given a piece of paper with a list, did everything on the list, got yelled at for not doing the one thing they forgot to put on the list. Second Strike: Was sent to collect shopping carts in the cold & rain (without a jacket/hoodie) while everyone else chatted or sat on phones. Third Strike: Was paid nearly a third less than what my paycheck should have been, was denied overtime, and was capped at 38 hours/week. Fourth Strike: Was sent in to clean bathrooms, left them looking flawless, came back 5 minutes later, and there was piss all over everything. Fifth Strike: More supervisors than regular employees, and none of them took accountability (just sent you from one supervisor to the next). Sixth Strike: Was blamed for the delivery truck being unloaded late, despite the driver arriving nearly an hour & a half later than scheduled. Seventh Strike: Called lazy for trying to catch my breath after hauling 40 24-packs of bottled water to a convenience store owner's car. To Make a Long Story Short: I quit, was told it would be the biggest mistake I ever made, and decided to prove them wrong. A month later, I was enrolled in college & started focusing on doing what I love. Moral of the Story: Know your worth & follow your passion. Don't let your value be determined by others, and don't let others deter you from pursuing your passion.
I think I forgot to mention the 10% markup applied to every item at the register. That was how they suckered seniors into overpaying. Little things like that, along with capping our weekly hours at 38 (to avoid paying us as full-time employees), made me sick to my stomach, so much so that I couldn't stand clocking in at that place another day, seeing another poor old man or lady get price-gouged on essential items.
High School basketball, video games, and a video from pro AND a red dead stream is the definition of the perfect Friday 🙏🏼 Thank you pro for giving us the most banger content
You get what you pay for. An engineer can cost a company thousands, even millions if they screw up. It's best to keep your business critical employees happy. Unfortunately in retail, there's an attitude of "we can just replace you", which due to rampant immigration is exactly what they can do.
This mentality is what keeps most people poor, yes not everyone can be a doctor, or a lawyer or an engineer, but there's so many other careers out there, you can become an animator, cinematography, coding, wedding planner, the list goes on, and you don't need to go to college for a lot of these things, you can learn and practice on your own, people just don't want to put the time in to do shit, so they settle for a bum ass job and blame society for getting the shitty end of the stick
@@grunge_surf_witch_uk9130 It's always time fam, probably not as much as everybody else, but if you can even spend 20 minutes a day at least ATTEMPTING to learn something, you'd be surprised how much progress you can make
Great video and so true in what you say, I worked in retail for over 10 years in different clothing stores and over that time I learnt that it's toxic, most of the time the managers and supervisors are bullies and their heads grow huge because of the ego due to the positions, in retail its a very much us the managers and them the crew and the supervisors licking the managers arses hoping for a promotion and that's just the basics of working in retail not to mention dealing with the general public.
The amount of immaturity and cheapness has really ruined good jobs and good professions. It’s so frustrating dealing with these companies and they do mind games to their employees it’s sad. Thank you for sharing pro, another thing I noticed is the store you worked for did highly illegal things such as not letting you go on your break I’m sorry you went thru this pro.
Thank you for this video as a women who has always work as a cashier I’ve made it my mission to completely change professions because of the stress they put on you like your call off is the company closing when others brag about doing what they want on the job
No problem, man. Thanks for being a great guy to watch for a year. I'm sorry to hear everything that you've been through in the past. It's great to hear you're now in a better place mentally than you were before. Keep up the great work, as always 👍🏼
This is such a good video explaining the reality of this field. Retial is such a simple thing but the people that treat it like such a higher class makes everything just miserable. Learning how to multitask is definitely a good overall life skill but getting treated from managers and store owners expecting you to have all the knowledge in the world just puts you down and makes you reconsider if you're worthy of being a working member of society.
Great video Professional. Currently working in retail myself and tried to leave. But with my dad's passing it has made things a nightmare because the store I am currently stuck in. the first 5 months the company I have been working for refused to give me my paycheck. Just started my channel a few years ago thanks to your amazing channel. But still at my retail job.
I started out in restaurants at 16 never realizing I was doing 3 jobs at once in a extremely faced passed environment. Retail was honestly such a breathe of fresh air if you not a cashier
I just quit my retail job yesterday after being there for a year and im happy i did it. The toxic work environment and scumbag upper management took advantage of me and my good nature and I got frustrated and fed up for weeks and decided to quit then and there.
One thing I'm really thankful for is how my parents got me working really early in life. They got me the experience that i needed for life, both metaphorically and literally since many jobs require experience
Very much love to you Professional, I've had to work retail for a second in my life and man shit was totally soulless, really bogged me down working at Marshall's especially
I think everyone should work retail atleast 1 year. I think it'd humble some people. One thing that blew my mind is that the company I worked for chose a near retirement age assistant manager over 4 early 20s workers that could have easily taken over her job. When they did that that's when I knew to leave. Now I make almost 10 more an hour and have great coworkers and supervisors, almost no stress.
Around 11 to 12 years ago, I worked in retail. I had a good boss, and a cool manager whos now my friend. I really didn't like people, there was some regulars I enjoyed chatting and serving, but there is a reason I hated register and preferred to work on the floor. Especially since a lot of people smoked and expected you to automatically know all the brands even when you don't smoke.
I'm very sorry to hear about your experience with retail. I was a loss prevention officer at CVS for 5 years and some of the worst guys I've ever seen are the ones that my manager would force me to deal with. I was in charge of watching cameras, reporting, apprehending shoplifters, etc. all by myself. It was one of the most draining experiences of my life. The thought that my job was to make people's lives worse really drained me emotionally and I was on the verge of doing something that present me would regret. I'm very glad I got out of that job because it was causing me the worst mental state of my life. I've turned things around now and today I sell annuities and make triple what I made working that horrible job.
Sorry to hear that you went through that. I used to work at CVS as front store associate and left due to my mental health declining. Moreover, standing up for prolonged hours wasn’t good for my health and dealing with rude customers was just too much for me.
Hey man. As a person who works at a bakery Factory which is a bit similar experience to retail. I honestly fee your pain bro. I've been working there for 1 year and yet i still get treated like crap even when i am the best worker out there. Half of these people are my moms friend and they treated me as like i am a rat. I put my life on the line to protect and keep these people safe and yet i get no positivity. 1 time they play with my Mental health and just harass me and they get away with it. But the moment when i stand up to myself and sword back at them. I get the blamed. Even my mom criticize me for it. That's why i don't tell my mom anything. I do have friends there obviously. Is just the people who are rude and with bad attitude just gets away with everything even when they know they did something wrong. My mental Health got even worst with that environment. They know i am the son but yet they still treat me like crap. that's why sometimes i cry a lot and show my emotions frequently. I get no remorse and they just taken things for granted. I am not a Toy. I am a Human. I'm sorry if i wrote this long letter. But i just needed to get it out of my chest. I hope you doing ok. If you ever need me you know I'm here.
To be honest, the most upsetting thing about your story in my opinion is that it appears that your own mother does not appear to appreciate your efforts on the job. Obviously I cannot speak for your individual family situation, but I always find it sad when close family members (particularly one's parents) do not support (within reason, of course) their relative's efforts.
I always had 1 shift manager who was like you, others would let you stay after work if you werent done stocking (it was way too much to do in like 3 hours) and be rude all the time
@@kellio8087 glad i got out of that place. Most grocery stores just hire the bare minimum of staff to reduce wage costs, and its ruins the business on all fronts. You have to brush customers of or Manager A will yell at you for not getting your work done, but you cant be obvious about that bc then Manager A will also yell at you for being rude. (not to mention they defend rude customers when they complain, which there were a lot) On top of that they just put you with some random 15 year old kid on your first day at work who also doesnt know what they are doing and how to guide new employees (kinda expected), and then they just expect you to know random stuff you never did before (and finish on time with work on the first day, while the load is the same). Its just walking on eggshells the whole time and it gets really depressing. As said before, i had 1 good manager who never yelled but just said he should have done so (from management, he knew it was bs), and when he did show disappointment in your work it was always justified (like being extremely slow or making a mess).
@@kellio8087 they intentionally short staffed their shop to save on wage costs, it was also common pratice among stockers to brush off customers bc otherwise you could not even finish in time (a few customers asking for help could already cause you to not finish on time). Manager would always yell at us for that, (which is understandable if the work wasnt so much) but also yell at us for not finishing on time. Customers were also very rude but luckily i sometimes had customers sticking up for me and 1 even yelled at the manager for defending a rude customer (managers always did that, that was the best moment ngl). Im glad i quit, i do feel sorry for that 1 nice shift manager who has to put up with all this crap, atleast when he got mad it was justified.
Been through the same stuff for 7 years, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I even had times where I thought it was my fault that not everything was done in time but I now realize that I was not the problem.
I can 100% relate with job training sessions that were just a massive waste of time lol For me, my first job was like hospitality job. And the training was like 7 hours of me just sitting in a room watching these old corporate training DVDs from like 20 years ago, about how to treat people with respect. Most of which was literally common sense. It was the most obvious shit ever like "Greet people with a happy expression", or "Make eye contact when you talk to people." just things that are obvious. At the end, I had to take this written test, and not even lying, I didn't even pay attention to most of the training and I still passed no problem. Because again, everything that was covered was basically common sense that everyone already knows. Thankfully, the job wasn't actually that bad. But the training was just a massive waste of time. I didn't need to sit there for 7 hours watching training videos on stuff literally 90% of people already know, because its common sense.
@@theprofessional155I read the terms of my retail contract before fully applying and most of our training videos was just someone reading that contract with some montages to go with it.
This poor kid, retail is a horror story. It’s only gotten worse… I worked entry level retail jobs in the middle 1980’s, and it was horrible then. I think the worst I dealt with in retail/ fast food is when a customer who was trashed off his ass actually picked up the computer monitor to the register (they were pretty large CRT monitors then) and threw it at me….or tried to. That was my last shift. 😳 It’s 10 times worse now🥺
@@invisiblepinkunicorn7626 Ngl I don't blame you one bit. I would've been tempted to clock out on the spot and hop over the front counter on that disrespectful bastard! 😤 This just reminds me of why I don't want to work in any form of customer service EVER AGAIN!
I used to work as a security guard in a massive store. My post was warehouse & truck maneuvering park , so my only contact with customers was if they ventured where they're not supposed to. It was mainly making sure the right trucks were offloading the right stuff in the right place (we had 3 ramps and about 30 trucks per day), keeping an eye on the workforce and putting theft countermeasure devices on more expensive stuff. The thing is that i was also resposible for anything not written in corporate guidelines, so anything unexpected. Every shift something unexpected happened (unsuprisingly), so i kind of get used to just dealing with stuff the way i saw fit. When the higherups came pestering me (and if they werent here just to be annoying, cuz everyone screws up sometimes and im part of everyone) i typically write solution they suggested in a special notebook, ask for confirmation that i written what they meant in front of a security camera and adhere to it to the letter, even if it caused the store to collapse. Worked like a charm. Every stupid suggestion eventually ended up as a lost revenue or a fine or the like and my bottom was covered. If you are retail worker(or any entry level job really) i want you to remember that you are not supposed to ensure prosperity of the establishment that employed you. Do what your job description says you should and nothing else. That manning two registeres at once? Huge mistake. Its not your problem the lines are enourmous. You just do your thing in a humanly pace. The suits only look at ms excel spreadsheats, and thus notice something amiss only if the number in 'profit' table is lower than it should. So yeah, lazy people are in the right. No other way to pressure the corporate.
This video is so important. And I’m grateful that you shared with us your fans & viewers your experience within the retail work force. If this video was longer, I wouldn’t have mind at all. I do hope you make “truck night horror stories” like you mentioned. I was a barista for 4 years and 6 months, and yes customer service, scammers, and creeps do appear and try to take advantage of us as employees. Especially if your kind hearted and pay attention (like yourself Pro) I honestly felt your experience and sadness when you expressed what that horrible supervisor did to you. But it is what helps make you a better & more aware within the work field (kinds of people and etc.) Bad experiences, even tho I wish they wouldn’t happen, help us learn and be ready for future people & experiences. Proud of you Pro and I’ll keep sharing your RUclips channel with my close friends ! They love your content as well. Let’s Go ! 🙌🏽🤩💛
man last day i watched your retail shop memories and how you first started growing in youtube. It is really nice to see a such a great person come all this way. Love your videos man keep it up.
Hey Patrick, Absolutley everything you talk about in this video happened to me as well. I am from the UK, we did not get to sit down when we worked the checkouts either, unless you have a medical reason. I sympathise with you fully, I worked my ass off for 8 years for this store. After a year, I was the guy everyone would come to for the department I worked for. I was constantly denied promotions. When I finally did get the position, the upper management made my job almost impossible to do. They took all my hours away from my department (I worked the garden centre and was the ONLY department that had living, perishable goods) I was left with a skeleton crew to get all the hard goods, plants, chemicals, ornaments, sundries taken care of. There used to be a crew of 4 full time staff just for my department. I was reduced to just myself, and one guy on temporary hours. I was expected to do all my regular duties as well as all the admin side of things as well! I campaigned again and again that I need more hours and team. I was denied over and over. The middle of summer we get hit with a two week heatwave. I lost 75% of my plant stock, and of course, that was entirely my fault. I am so glad I got out of retail, I would never go back!
I really enjoyed listening to this. Very relaxing. Retail can be pleasant. You just have to do your job but like you said, don’t go above and beyond. I also try not to fret over things that I can’t control. In the past, I had some terrible experiences with staff and customers working at Canadian Tire, especially to do with the customer service desk and returns. There was a manager who would act annoyed and passive aggressive when I asked for help, even though they barely trained me. I’m now happily working at Dollarama, with pleasant coworkers and easy work to do.
No manager should be able to get away with the shit that first manager had put you through, I can't relate to working in retail but it makes me feel sick that mostly all of the negative stuff that happened was allowed to happen without consequence. So glad you got out of that toxic environment and are making cool videos for us to watch, you deserve the success from YT :)
Thank goodness you got out of doing retail, and you're now doing something you love. You seem to be doing great now and have many supporters. Congratulations on reaching over one million subscribers! You deserve it!
I just got out of working at Target and you really don’t realize how much of your soul is sucked out of you while working in retail until after you get out. I feel like I’ve turned a whole new leaf especially since I’m now working for a local business that cares deeply about their employees.
Thanks for making this. After working for Staples for 5 years, I came to the realization that every pay increase I received was literally just an adjustment for inflation. Not only that, but my hours were cut so bad the last year that I basically only made enough for food+gas+car insurance. That's what being a decent worker in retail gets you.
Great video Professional! I consider myself lucky with my retail situation. Been working the same clothing store for almost 3 years. Of course we have those instances with rude customers, but what makes up for it is my coworkers and managers. We all have each others backs and we all have mutual thoughts that humanity is doomed with some customer interactions lol. I love how our managers care for us employees first. I feel so bad for you and others that have had not-so-good management and coworkers.
retail is just the worst, I had a manager who was so horrible to the staff that multiple times customers would step in and say you can't talk to them like that and have a go at her but she didn't care you'd get treated like you're not even a person
The whole point of working retail is to eventually leave retail, ive been doing it part time alongside taking classes at college for 2/3 years or so. leaving either when i graduate next semester or start getting paid more for being on the tik tok creator fund. 20 minuets in the video and just by looking at the timestamps i can tell you about 95% of this applies to almost every retail store in america.
yeah when i got my first job at mcdonald’s i promised to not stay longer than 3 months but sadly ive been there 10 years but i need to leave now im going into my 30s and im embarrassed to work there
Hey Pro! I can relate to this. Retail only brings one positive that it gives experience to transfer to do better to leave. I hope everyone who works in fast food/retail just don’t feel you’re not wanted in the job market. There’s always someone that will hire you.
As a retail worker working from 2018 to 2022, I feel how you have experienced in retail, I have the experience you had mentioned. I feel sorry you’ve been through this.
I work in a smoke shop (I think it counts as retail) and it's absolutely hell. I'm glad you're able to do something you really enjoy. I hope one day I can leave it soon, I've been working in smoke shops since I was 16 and hate every single I'm there.
I worked in retail from 17-26, it took me from an enthusiastic, positive, young man into a jaded, cynical, antisocial person. It’s all because of the same things you’ve discussed.
I remember working as a pharmacy technician and the district manager had cut every store’s pharmacy hours. This put tons of stress on every store and the pharmacy staff. Customer service and productivity went down. He did this so he could get a bigger bonus at the end of the year.
Just left my job at CVS to work at a compounding pharmacy after 4 years. I feel your pain.
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so i guess its natural to feel like shit over time ...maybe it's best i move on from service jobs entirety
Working in retail made me hate people so much
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Same
working in fast food will also make you feel the same way
Working with the public will make you feel like that in general
@@whutcat682 Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
This is why I'm always respectful to retail and restaurant workers.
don't forget Hotel Housekeeping ! :)
@@smokyofstormwind420 f the housekeepers
@@iaqh exactly
@@xxxllloorpoopypants3687why?
@nerad1994 not speaking for the other commenter, but probably depends on experience, intrusive, nosy, and worst of all thievery.
I worked retial for 7 years. One thing I've learned: Hard work is never recognized. It is punished with more work.
100% true. If you work hard managers won't reward you, they'll take advantage of you.
It's like that everywhere.
Engineering, IT sector, retail, finance....
That part
I hope when GTA 6 comes out this guy makes videos that get millions of views. He’s a genuine guy.
Darkviper and Professional should make some Gta ramble or play some storymode
@@localmechanic3327 Tbf, Im pretty sure they have already collabed to do a GTA Geoguesser.
@@jaffajack101 that episode is legendary, the Professional lived up to his name big time
@@jaffajack101 i know that they collabed but i want something new, Mutahar Darkviper Professional
Next gen game consoles 2026
I have to agree with you. Retail jobs will definitely do a number on your mental health.
Spent 19 years in retail being abused by multiple stores and their horrendous customers. Basically being a doormat with a smile. What’s crazy is after a while I did not know how to turn it off. I would be in doormat mode 24/7. And people in my personal life began to treat me like a doormat too. It’s a slippery slope, and you have to be careful not to allow the subservient persona to bleed into your personal life.
It’s been 5 years since I left. Though I no longer allow people to wipe their feet all over me, I’m still processing the trauma.
It is an abusive relationship for sure. One place I was at for so long, the running joke was i had Stockholm Syndrome.
@@Taurus_ButterflySame
In my situation, there is nothing you can do, though there is a difference between being a doormat and being in survival mode
I rebelled against bad people, ultimately though it can make things worse, so I think that it's best to not say or do anything, especially when it is family because no matter what you will be punished and trapped with no escape that's my life
one thing i’ve always noticed at retail, managers always pick and love their favorites
There are golden children and scapegoats,just like any other narcissistic abuse situation.
Works 40 hours spends 39 in the office. Lmfao
That’s with every job
That's at university too
As a retail manager, i can say i don't have a favourite (never understood picking favourites), and i spend 99 percent of my time on the shop floor helping customers and staff. I say this as just because you have had a couple bad experiences with managers, it does not mean we are all pricks it just creates a bad stereotype that people new to the workforce will carry into a job. I saw thisfirst hand in my first job as there were staff that outright just did not like any manager despite how much time the managers helped out staff where they could all because some people said on the internet retail managers are bad. Sorry, little bit of a rant there, folks.
I worked at a grocery store and got the "do you want to be a night manager?" Which I did take and instantly regretted it. They give you keys to the store, put you in charge of shipping and receiving at nights and have to manage the grocery clerks. All those extra responsibilities for an extra dollar. What pissed me off most was the other actual managers receiving all the credit when the boss comes in the morning. No thank you, no pay raise, no nothing.
That's when you do an amazing job and then ask for a raise, if they don't bite, do shit work and they'll get the blame because they were taking the credit... Orrrr just go over their heads and try to take their job
Making people run a business for minimum wage is ridiculous currently trying to build a business and plan to pay my workers well
@@jond8013- The problem is the allure of buying a lambo or a porsche three months faster, which is usually where most business owners go down a dark path. They're on track to be able to buy a nice car, but they want it sooner, not later.
An extra dollar? Are you serious? Literally an extra dollar?
so, you didn't know the job or the pay prior to accepting?
i just quit my retail job 3 weeks ago, i worked night shifts and i quit without a backup job to go into due to the amount of mental and physical strain i had to endure and let me just say the type of behaviour you described from supervisors and customers is no different over here in the UK. it got to the point where i’d be physically sick regularly, going into work after being awake for 20 straight hours before coming home, throwing up my lunch and crashing in bed before waking up an hour before my shift later that night. take care of yourself people, no job is worth sacrificing your health.
Very true indeed. Health and well-being should always take priority above all else. Unless one wants to literally die of overwork, as is unfortunately a fairly common phenomenon in some mainly Asian countries, to the extent that there are even local words to describe it: it is known as _karoshi_ (過労死) in Japan, _gwarosa_ (과로사) in Korea, and _guolaosi_ (过劳死) in China. Obviously the ideal scenario would be to enjoy one's work, but if that is not possible one should at least aim to limit undue stress from work so that health is not adversely impacted. Particularly, if you find that you are excessively having to use coffee or other artificial methods just to continue to do your job for days at a time, I think that is a good cue to either try to work more reasonable hours or find another job, or potentially suffer fatal consequences.
Night shift stock here. I tried food there weeks while working a full time job during the day. I got sick from exhaustion and had to quit the night shift. Too much hassle for not enough coin.
It's the same shit in Australia too.
I just started working at a grocery store.... I like what I do... I make sure the store is kept clean. Check the trash cans... etc.. the hard part for me is getting out of bed at 5 am.. my body is still not used to it ...I work with this old guy and he sometimes gets rude to me... its stressful at times.
bro this is a cakewalk compared to the food industry or factory work buff up ive done it all
I was literally bullied out of my last retail job. It’s my own fault for letting it happen, and I accept that. I was so beat down from the workload, unrealistic expectations, and general toxicity that I just found myself without the ability to defend myself. I’m doing way better now.
It's not your fault for being a good person it's there's for being scumbags.
I got sexually harassed by the store manager at a retail store
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same shit happened to me but with fast food place
As someone whom works retail, I'm glad you are doing something else that you enjoy. Fortunately I've been working at a retail store that's neither good or bad but eventually I do want to move on. Working retail should just be a stepping stone for better things.
Thank you Vicky . It’s not a place you want to stay for long to be honest . DoorDash in my opinion is even better than being in retail and taking verbal abuse from scummy customers .
@@theprofessional155 Brother... I am so proud of you for admitting all this in front of us, the RUclips community.
Sure, I may be just another RUclips commenter, but it doesn't feel like that to me. (I've never DONE retail before, and I'm lucky for that) it feels like I'm talking to someone who CARES... someone who wants to reach out and help out others who may not be so lucky and are struggling IRL.
I wish I found this channel sooner, especially if someone so honest would be the host. My friend... I'm always in your corner.
Just as you gave us this video from the heart, so does this comment come from MY heart. Never change, my brother.
Same it’s my first job
@@miamora01 oof... I feel bad for you. Are you ok?
yeah i use to work for target they wouldnt let me spend my money on my day off only for work .....spending to make money made no sense especially bothering me on my days off
The biggest mistake I've made in retail is expecting the store to run with common sense
Yeah and you use your common sense and mask problems and get no reward for it other than being treated like shit you get all the extra jobs and the rest of your team slacks whilst you pull the weight. Just rock up and do as your told and nothing more. Been there and done it the best thing you can do is get out of it entirely and find a new path.
I had that happen at Walmart
@@PraveenSrJ01 same here
It doesn’t.
What's "common sense"
I spent 13 years in retail 2004 to 2017 until I started working for myself as a contractor. I’ve got so many stories most of them not good. I’m just happy to be out of it. All the best, and I’m happy that your channel is growing.
Wait 2004 is 13?
@@coreywilson7326 2004 to 2017 13 years
even on a rich country like America, workers on retail are treated like trash. Its a horrible job anywhere
I’d rather die in space than working at any retail store especially Walmart screw that job.
Omg
If it's your day off and your manager is calling you do not answer that phone put your phone in silent or turn it off
Facts. Don’t get fired on your day off. 🤣
Yep, that's exactly what you do. I am unreachable until afternoon, and then I'll take the call just in case it's urgent (engineering job, things break), and ask "since it's already afternoon, can it wait until tomorrow"? Sometimes it is a problem I want to deal with, so this is a good middle ground that keeps everyone happy.
That’s what I do with my jobs because I learned the hard way. I struggled with saying no in the beginning but then realized they don’t care about you as an individual at all.
Use a Google voice # for employers and other people you dont want calling you regularly
i ditched my cellphone and went back to landline, they can try to call all they want, i never answer and tell them i was not around the phone. Nothing they can do about that.
i feel you on the standing thing dude, i'm a gas station cashier, and they don't let us sit at the cash registers on our 12 hour day shifts, it's a miracle if we get to sit for 10 minutes one or 2 times a day cuz we also don't have lunch breaks, these companies do not want human workers, they want robots
quiktrip huh
I live In Australia, and it appears that we have a relatively similar model regarding cashiers not sitting at the register. The majority of retail stores I have visited (I have never actually worked in retail myself) do not usually have seats for the cashiers, with the exception of a supermarket chain called Aldi, which does usually have their cashiers sitting. However, it appears that the staff at the cashiers do get rotated fairly regularly, which does reduce the need for seats for individual cashiers, since they will have the opportunity to sit while not on duty.
@bz_animations holy fuck that is full on abuse! Get outta there ASAP and find a place that's fair to you!
Try working construction for 12 hrs.
@@wxldonandez5082 I've worked amazon warehousing and the conditions are poor but for a cashier to not be allowed to sit down js sad
When you said how managers often are harshest to good honest workers, and even lash out on them over the more lazy ones - that hit hard. Reminds me of how bullies target the weaker kids (I’m not saying good workers are weaker), Or even how emotional abuse can take place in a relationship if a person is too agreeable and the other isn’t.
It just shows that some people don’t mature that far beyond some schoolyard mentality.
Where do you think the bullies and a-holes go to after school? They become team leaders or managers or their lapdogs
I quit Walgreens on December 2023. I have no problems doing the job and even go above and beyond. But they have shoplifters 24/7 and the day I quit there was a shoplifter yelling at me and none of the management helped me out. And basically I asked the management what are they doing to do to fix the situation and they said "you have to let them yell and vent at you without defending yourself" I just walked out.
Worked there too.
Cool 24 7 one. Guy at the pharmacy got mugged by a thief and had a neat fatal medical incident. (He was past 70.)
That was it for me. Never went back. Nothing I could do to help the guy either
vent?? 💀
@@aprazoh yup as if you're their therapist
I'm a Japanese guy who have been to Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam
Retail workers are allowed to sit on chair and use their phone when there's no customer in counter
Meanwhile in Japan, none of these are allowed. Despite being paid like shit, we're required to treat our customers like king.
Thing like this is bad for our soul. Fuck corporations and fuck those arrogant customers.
Japan is infamous for it’s work culture so I’m not surprised
In the US, retail workers are generally never allowed to sit either. Many stores don't even allow employees to have water bottles up front.
Never once in my life have i seen a retail worker allowed to sit down. What?
This gonna sound crazy but I would like to move to Japan bc of the is serious. I deal with managers getting high and sitting around, being loud in front of customers.
Absolutely could not agree more
I've been working for retail for the past 7 years. About 3 months ago I got laid off and honestly...I think it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I finally got time to reflect and focus on my University work. I'm happy and honored to be part of your channel :)
did they give a reason why you were fired? They should owe you one, they can't just fire whoever they want, if you mess up then sure, but without reason then it should go to labor court!
damn 77 years?
@@neiltheprobo7146 Sorry, that was a typo. not 77 but just 7 years. funnily enough it did felt like that lol
@@wfanking1187 The response my manager gave was that "we were overstaffed." They told me that (in secrecy) the boss (who was a total bitch btw) began hiring more undocumented workers and needed to make room. I know it sounds pathetic that I'm not pursuing legal action but honestly in these past months of working I've been thinking of switching jobs and I guess they just beat me to it. But thanks for advice!
@@massiveboss7717so you dedicated 7 years of your life into that job and they let you off like that? That’s disrespectful as fuck and I would’ve pursued legal action.
This is why I tell people to work *juuuuust* hard enough to not get fired but also not hard enough to start being too reliable
And watch the movie "Office Space".
This.
In regards to just about any job, I stand by this point the strongest. Gen Z's coined it "quiet quitting" and I love seeing how much the concept infuriates big business heads
Companies logic: sitting is lazy but calling in “sick” 30x a year is not. Having too much employees loses money but refundung almost empty cookie boxes doesn’t.
I’m surprised that in the USA u can just not go to work and have no consequences after,that how usually gets u fired almost instantly in Europe.
Ooof
@@Azizi116399% of the time you will get points or get fired its hard to find a workplace with some compassion
@@Azizi1163 It's balanced by the fact that many jobs in the US offer little no to vacation time. Don't give me ample time off? I'll make it myself.
@@bransonallen2925 fair enough.
I've worked retail for 4 years and worked fast food for 4 years, and you are so right about productivity punishment. The supervisors never harass the lazy employees who don't care, but always the hard-working and productive employees. If they notice you do well, they eventually increase your workload everyday and make it a routine, then punish you if you're unable to meet that new quota. It's a thankless and soul destroying job.
I think they are scared of tackling the obvious lazy c..nts
Worked in retail for a bit and oh my gosh it humbles you real quick,and made me be more nice to retail workers in general.
THIS YOUNG MAN IS AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS. NO BULLSHIT
I worked in a grocery store for 4 months as a bagger when I was 16. I would work after school 4 days a week. my main duties were bagging, facing, pushing carts in, and cleaning the bathrooms at the end of the shift. I was getting $7.50 an hour. After a few months of hard work, I felt unappreciated for never calling out and always doing my work effeciently. I started shoplifting. I would stuff bags into my pockets during my shift, and use them to bag stuff and then walk out the back door to my car after my shift ended. I did this every week. After 4 months I got fired, not for shoplifting, but for walking into an area of the store I wasn’t supposed to. I walked above the stockroom to check out what was up there cause I’ve never been up there before, and it was a computer with the store’s security cameras on it, I came back down and the deli clerk told the manager I was up there. I was fired the next day cause they thought I tampered with the computer. If I wasn’t allowed up there should be a door or signs. But there was neither. I know shoplifting is wrong. I don’t do it anymore after I left that job, I’m now 22 and a mail driver, and make 3 times that.
Im sorry that you dealt with a company like that. I wish you luck in your driving job now. A driving job would be better because you don't have to deal with scummy people in management.
@@theprofessional155 I'm the other way. I'm sorry the company had to deal with a thief. How long before packages on his/her route start disappearing?
@@MainerdLoydthe thing is, the companies dont care about you so theres no need to defend them. Youre just another number and will be replaced. Just as in the original comment, fired and replaced. At least they admitted it was wrong, but at the end of the day its just a write off for the big company, who cares.
@@j.moneyfilms Theft is theft. It's called having morals. Instead of whining and stealing I would look to improve my situation.
I would work for big boxes temporarily then find a mom & pop where you're not just a #. I've done this for the past 30 years. When they sold it to a asshole who drank on the job I didn't steal from him. I just quietly resigned.
Good, screw the corpos!
Customer service is killing me.
I don’t blame you man I did it for three days, and I quit props to you
I just handed in my resignation after 2 years because working customer service has destroyed my soul.
If its doing the same to you, try to move on and find another job that you enjoy.
You're worth so much more than this.
Retail and restaurant work is absolutely soul crushing. I'd much rather just be in a warehouse during night shift lifting heavy boxes for 8 hours than ever going back and doing that stuff.
It's the opposite for me. I worked in both retail and warehouse and I would much rather work retail. There's too much mental stress in a warehouse, I actually prefer being around people even if they are a-holes.
same . i work nightshift at a Wearhouse and i hate it @@SeranaTheStudent
I can appreciate that sentiment, though I never worked in a warehouse.
I think my favorite in-store gig was 'freight manager' at a dollar tree. I did the front end thing for a while and I like to think I was great at it, but it burnt me out severely. At the time, the pay bump to freight was okay and basically all I did was work on receiving trucks with a small handful of people, and work the new stock in the rest of the week. I found ways to keep each of us on the freight team working in the back... each of us would get a day of managing the pallets and prepping boats. Half a shift killed on the truck itself, even if it is moderately hard work. I loved truck day. I'd be back there vaping and tossing boxes in a wifebeater lol. Half of my crew would come in stoned, which was fine by me cause they kept us above pace of the unloader in the truck regardless. And they're stacking the very pallets they'll be working, so it's not like they have any reason to wanna stack em poorly. And they never did. Chemicals was my favorite dept to throw. I could pick up a box with 12 gallons of detergent in it, spin it 180 on my right arm to then grap the top flap frontwise with my left and flip it forward, at which point my right hand comes up and clasps that side and rests it over my bicep, allowing me to quickly get the rest of the box open with my left hand. I would manage all of this while walking and kneeling to the shelf to throw them out lefty, never take the box out of my right hand because I break it down immediately after. Nobody was faster than me at chems. Getting good at stacking and tossing the heavy stuff can be a fun challenge, too. I really enjoyed the physicality of it and made my own fun of it, so the days went quickly. I just like being strong, being in a state where using my body and seeing what it can do feels good. It kept me healthy in an environment that does a lot to chip away at your well-being.
The best part is, nobody on the sales floor interrupts truck. Like, on slow days cashiers would offer to help on truck because of how it then keeps them off of the sales floor completely lmao
Dang man, there was a point where I talked the store manager into letting us stock on overnights. Our crew was short two people, and being on the floor with customers basically halves the boxes per hour we can do because we have to keep it clear of pallets and u-boats and have to help/work-around customers. Top brass wasn't gonna give us the people, but they could pay the few of us there an extra $2.50/hr to get it done overnight. We were first stop as well, so trucks came before opening, at the end of our overnight. That was an absolute joy. I honestly did love it. Just chillin and listening to music as I work through filling departments and building the next promo displays, or goofing off with the rest of our little tight-knit unit. We were kinda free to just... get it done and do our own work our own way with nobody to bother us. Keep one register open to sell each other snacks and drinks. Easiest management gig ever, staff manages itself and all you do is basic administrative in the morning to prep for opening, and then you fricken leave.
You know the main thing I noticed though? In groups of people who work front end and anything else more on the sales floor, the hostility shoots wayy up. I actually had a few different crews across the overnight gig, but things always went the same. We got along like friends would. And by that I mean, the phase where you've been friends for so long that sometimes it's nice to just be around each other, not directly interacting but doing your own thing, nothing more needed from each other. People didn't need to argue. We just kind of understood each other and conversation was easy. It's amazing what not having your social battery ripped through does for crew morale. I tend to think most people have some likeable traits about them that you can form bonds over, but not under duress. In customer service everyone is traumatized and drained, and people forget how to be good to each other. It's incredibly depressing once you spot it, and it becomes very hard to stick around if you can do ANYTHING else. I started with lot clearance - like, housepad prep. Hard fricken labor was more appealing. I had an in with a friend who's dad was in the business, my friend being his front end loader operator. The money I made in a day was wayy better, and you got paid at the end of the day. My body was haggard, but my mind was finally at peace. Out there, everyone was equal and nobody gave a crap about formalities. Do the work like everyone else and all is well, worry for nothing.
I'm like you, I can't go back. For a while I was on jobsites, lots of amazing experiences. Ultimately I went the HVAC route and got my refrigerant certs. So now I have all of this building experience, and skills in carpentry, plumbing, and electrical. But I can also do drywall repair, painting, floors, so on. So where do I take these skills? A church and school that just so happens to have 37+ problem units and a need for maintenance with those qualifications to tend to them on the spot. They pay me above what I'd make starting as a lead in my field, and the benefits rock. They still have the full old-school package, full spread like it's an 80s career gig. Not to mention, everyone is so genuinely nice there. Kids are the best, they know a million ways to make you smile. It's nice to work around people and not have to pretend to be happy. My work is feast or famine. Sometimes I get to sit in my back room and play elden ring on my itx rig for 3 hours. Other times, I don't sit down for 6. It's the total opposite of retail's repetitious monotony. I have to size up each situation appropriately, many times needing to learn new things! And I mostly act as a free agent. I am the on-site property manager. I call-in bids for jobs, I decide what gets done when and how. Another administrative head coordinates with me on property budget, determines what gets spent, and works with me on getting budget needs across to finance. So he basically handles the BS part. I just buy what I need and get it done, or get someone else on it at the best price and makes sure it's up to our requirements by the end.
Retail just has nothing for me in terms of work fulfillment, I don't know how I survived to be a halfway happy person, to be totally honest. 10 years of my life. The one perk I miss is that it was pretty easy to get laid, even find a steady partner. You'll see lotsa people come and go, lots of chances to make a connection with someone. The proximity makes it easier to grow a relationship, to the point where twice I totally skipped the dating phase and wound up in an actual, full-blown relationship. We already spent so much time together, we both just kinda knew we wanted to be together, and nobody else was surprised. I guess one thing that I will say about retail, is it made me much more capable and dynamic in a social sense. I find that even as I go into different work environments, there are situations everyone else struggles to know what to do with, that feel like nothing to me because of my retail experience.
Try delivery guys, it saved my life
Old comment, as someone who had worked in a warehouse. It's not a bad job, I didn't have to worry about customers, I was able to get certified on 2 machines. What sucks is that if you like socializing you won't do much well at least in the place I work at, so if you're fine not doing much socializing it's okay. The other thing is, it's currently slow at my work so I'm laid off at the moment, it's the third time I've been laid off due to lack of work, may very for other warehouses.
Other than that it's not a bad job if you don't mind the physical labour, listening to sound of a loud rollers, if you prefer to work independently, and not wanting to deal with customers.
One thing that attracted me to your channel is your honesty and your empathy toward others. What made you decide to post a video about retail? Was it relief that now you are a content creator the job of many peoples' dreams compared to life in retail or was it just something that's been on your mind?
It’s been on my mind and people asked me about it
I understand man. My friend's brother also used to work in retail and he often used to come to the house in a terrible mood, talking about how mean some of the senior coworkers were towards him and he told us how he found your channel, and it's your stories that inspired him to quit retail, and now he's working as an accountant and is doing much letter. That's, ironically, how I wnded up finding your channel Pro
I'm not happy where I work at ... I work at a grocery store... started last May... I work with this senior citizen and somedays he can be a real jerk to me.. some nights it's extremely hard to fall asleep... i sometimes wake up in pain from pushing shopping carts....I'm stressed out.. I'm starting to think I made the wrong decision
@@kevin2400if you happen to still work there right now, quit when you can. I was in a similar situation and after quitting i felt so much better. When its your last month just do the same shit to them as they do to you, it doesnt matter anyways
My son worked retail for six years too, used the money for college and got a great tech job paying 6x more. I agree with everything you’ve saying!
My first job wasn’t retail, but it was at a florist. And I’m not joking, it was brutal work. I think it’s important for everyone to work those kind of jobs to have an appreciation & respect for ppl in those jobs.
I don’t have kids, but if I did, I’d want them to work as teenagers just to understand how to treat ppl. That’s more important than the min wage they’d be taking home.
I worked at a florist too, and within the first week there a bitch customer complained to my co-worker about the bouquets my co-worker was making and that she generally disliked the work she did. As soon as she left my co-worker broke down crying. After the first week was over, i was out.
I don't have children either, but if i did i'd tell them to better find a way to work for themselves than to subjugate themselves to the wage slave world.
I lasted 9 months in retail before I quit and left myself without income - everything you've said is so true and I genuinely think some people need a form of therapy after going through it
I kinda like this type of videos where pro just talks about life
Preach brother! Gave my mental health, time, and more importantly physically health to a retail store busting my ass and stopping shoplifters, and got fired by our new assistant manager for not having high enough register numbers (i was literally told not to use the register for multiple days in a row). I feel your pain and hope to see your new content im the future
lol if you got fired from a retail store you were just plain lazy what do you do now ? Sit at your parents house playing video games ? What a joke do you not know what construction workers do every day?
Don't poop where you eat, Don't eat where you sleep. Just saying you will lose more often than win making friends at work. But I did meet the love of my life at work. It is a good place to see someone's real character.
i made some good friends at work. Its all in how you deal with situations at work, at the end of the day we are not employee's and our titles are just that, words on paper. At the end of the day we are all human beings with a mind body and soul, so when you treat people like you want to be treated, it makes it easy to deal with tense situations at work. And for me i rarely get tense situations because i keep communication a must at work, i always make sure my staff is happy ( in a realistic way ) and i make sure we all have a good time at work, when you have a happy staff the job gets done 100 times faster compared to depressed and mad people. I learned over the years of having idiot bosses that i will never become that and now that i am a supervisor i always try to be as human as possible and try to avoid low IQ scream sessions lol...
I always make work mates at work but never freinds. End of the day in the workplace its shit but you're in the shit with other people and the hours pass quicker if you get along and have a bit of banter. In any of the retail jobs I've worked its only been your work mates and the sharing of hatred for your job and good banter that gets me through it all.
Well I mean if you’re an adult and you want to make actual friends, work is pretty much your only choice
I quit retail after nearly 2 years due to mental health reasons. My biggest issue with my particular store was we had shoplifters all day everyday. Largely due to being next to a school, so kids would come in and steal during breaks and after school. It was company policy that we were not allowed to confront thieves or even demand to see in their bag. Having to watch it wore me down. On top of the terrible attitudes of customers. It was shocking sometimes how people would behave.
I escaped grocery retail right before my daughter was born and I don’t miss it. I still talk to my friends from the store and it’s getting worse. My managers were the absolute worst. I never hated anyone as much as the five of them and I’ll probably never get over that hatred considering it’s been almost two years and I still feel rage over them and the store.
Hope you can let that place go at some point. That kind of hatred just eats you up inside man
Sorry to hear that. Hope everything is well for you now.
Damn bro what did they do that was so bad?
Damn. What happened?
this is exactly why you deserve ALOT of Success on RUclips!!!!! REAL PASSION Motivation doing what YOU love to do
Thank you for being a positive impact in my life much love forever
w mans
Postive impact 💀
Worked at shoprite for 7 years . Through the pandemic as well . My anxiety for even thinking about work would make my heart beat fast , couldn’t sleep in the early morning hours because i knew I had to
Clock in , in a few hours. DONT MISS RETAIL AT ALLLLL. I moved to manufacturing a little under 2 years ago and it was the best decision I have ever ever ever made
Yep. I’ve been working at a grocery store that only opens every spring and closes late fall of every year in Long Island since 1999. During my 17 summers of working there- I’ve interacted with some of THE WORST individuals of every kind (young, old, rich, celebrities- you name it). As bad as it was at times, I do feel grateful to have had those experiences (good and bad) because it helped me develop my sense of understanding, self esteem, experience and character. The job itself was brutal… but it helped me stay in shape, become physically stronger, and perform my tasks quicker. I believe in a saying that goes like this: *”From difficult times and hardships, the strongest individuals are born.”*
Thanks for sharing your various experiences, Pro. ✌️🕶️
I always have some type of fear. When I see people accept constant bad experiences, because it gave them life experiences or help made them who they are today. Accepting abuse is a victim mindset. You're only as good as your environment allows you to be, so it can be easier to accept abusive language and behaviour. If Your environment normalises certain types of abuse. You can continue to accept it. But by an outsiders point of view they will consider it not normal / toxic. Always try to break free from stuff like that.
Abusers are everywhere. You can’t run away every time it heats up. This is how strong character is built.
Your storytelling is unreal. This was all one take, that's so impressive.
I was in the big blue hell for almost 6 years. I have million horror stories I swear. I'll just leave two here for ya.
1. My First day of working frozen products a woman came in and asked me all nice it i could find some vegan chicken patties for her, i tole her id check the freezer, had to move 6 pallets with a manual jack and i came back out and said *I'm sorry ma'am, we don't have any" and she hits me back with "OH HELL NO HONEY YOU AIN'T GONNA LIE TO ME LIKE THAT, MY HUSBAND IS A MANAGER OF A FROZEN DEPARTMENT I KNOW YOU HAVE IT" then i told my manager and he pretty much said he hopes she has good luck with her husband then lol. She cussed at me on my first day (she said more than just that obviously) so that set the mood for how that job was gonna be for years..
2. After 4 years i finally after practically begging for a promotion got into a department manager role, and i told every supervisor in the building i had a vacation that i needed to keep, even told the store manager and the CO manager too. I come back from my vacation and we have a round table meeting of all the department managers and the CO manager in front of everyone to my face tells me my department looks like s***. I went to the store manager and told him i didn't appreciate gettinf called out like that in front of my peers and his response? "Well why does your department look like that" knowing i told then both about the vacation the day before i went on it. That's when i knew i needed out.
Why did your department look like that?
@@johncastillo2194 lol
Shouldve taken better care of your Department then
@@scherebeatle 🤦♂️
HE WAS ON VACATION!!
i worked in retail for 5-6 years starting from bottom and working my way up, i know EXACTLY what you mean professional, it can be soul destroying and everything you said is so true.
all minimum wage jobs are soul crushing! I work in food and I'm an artist! its soul crushing not being able to do what I love (Art) full time but this year I will change that! :)
chase your dreams everyone! :)
Best of luck to you.
@@princessmarlena1359 thanks a lot! 🙏
It's painful to be an artist, especially when you do art that is not particularly interesting to a big audience.
Ai:
Do your best to stay inspired. I Got a retail job in Dec to help finance my art and tattoo practice and yeh its hard to stay inspired and paint and draw with the odd hours and having to cover for people who call in. Keep grinding.
So true. Way back in 1998 - 2000, I worked retail after high school.
Long story short, it nearly destroyed my mental health.
It wasn't until after I escaped that hell-scape and jumped into private security in late 2000 that I could finally de-compress and fully recover.
I USED to work in retail. I must say it was the worst employment experience in my career. And the “culture” around retail needs to change, companies pull everything out of you, for exchange for a wage that is barely livable. As someone who has done it all. DO NOT DO RETAIL. Go out and work for an independent company, landscaping, your local town, etc. you will be MUCH happier
Retail is bad but call centers are worse the abuse you go though is crazy on top the company treating you like hell everyone is pissed off or crying in their care not wanting to in for the day.
Being a Janitor is preferable to working retail/food service.
It doesn't help when managers want you to do 12 hours of work in 8 hours. It's bullshit, and I work in retail, I know it's a shit show.
I'll be lucky to be a Walmart greeter. Couldn't do any of that labor if my life depended on it
@@DustyOrchid057I once saw a private internal memo for the top brass managers that said we had like 300 hours for our departments but 700 hours of work to do, a colleague found it and showed it me, we weren't meant to see it, I can only wonder why 😂.
Over 1 mil subs. Professional I hope you don't have to worry about working retail ever again. I did my time in retail. I worked for a hardware/homecare center all through high school and for a year full time after. It wasn't great, the pay stunk but I learned a lot of life lessons.
Put this retail job stress behind you man, you have too much to look forward to.
Hey Pro! Thank you for shedding light on these matter. Retail or not, it's better to protect your mental health. It's not easy to forget a bad memory like that. I am glad that you are doing something that you love.
I would honestly love more videos like this, with you talking about your past experiences, be it retail or anything else
So happy to be apart of of this familiy!
My mental health has long deteriorated ever since I no longer thrive from being a car guy RUclipsr. I've bought a vehicle with the intentions to make IRL Midnight Club locations content but I don't get paid enough to maintain the expenses with YT alone. I've basically replaced sleep by forcing myself to work two retail jobs again to put a roof over my head. I've gone through all these inconveniences you mentioned but learned to filter it out over time. Life is unfair buddy and somebody's gotta do the job. :)
Hello Reiji-san. Hope you're doing well. Been watching your video since 2011/12. And I can tell what you're going through
love your channel hella sick nice EVO 5 clean
well well my man reiji liked your gameplay that u did 10 years ago
Reiji! I was thinking of you when when I was recently replaying Midnight Club: Los Angeles on top of Burnout Paradise.
@TurboReiji you got a new sub
Absolutely riveting video! Every person's experience in retail is a unique journey, often fraught with challenges and surprises. It's commendable how you've brought to light the darker side of the retail industry, shedding light on the mental toll it can take on individuals. Your stories are not just anecdotes; they're powerful narratives that resonate deeply with anyone who has ever worked in retail.
Unquestionably, your channel serves as a beacon of awareness, enlightening viewers about the realities behind the shop counter. It's crucial to recognize the emotional strain that comes with the territory, and your candid discussion fosters empathy and understanding.
Unexpectedly insightful, your update adds another layer of depth to your content. Your commitment to transparency and communication with your audience is truly admirable. It's refreshing to see a content creator who values their viewers' input and keeps them informed about the direction of the channel.
Ultimately, your video is a testament to the importance of sharing experiences and supporting one another through the challenges we face. Your courage in speaking out about mental health in retail is commendable, and I look forward to seeing how your channel continues to spark meaningful conversations and positive change. Keep up the phenomenal work!
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I worked at a grocery store when I was 18 for about 7 months before finding a lawn care job which better suits me. I always dealt with rude customers, toxic staff, unfair schedules, terrible hours, and it wasn’t worth $300 a week. I often had to work double shifts because someone didn’t call in and I had to take their hours.
I couldn’t imagine working there for years. Im glad you found a better job because there are people that spend their entire lives working under rectangular lights listening to generic songs over and over with the ache in their eyes and never get a raise/promotion.
for the last one, that is one of my biggest fears. i dream big and i'd be bawling my eyes out if i found out that i'm gonna be stuck working in that crapden for the rest of my life. my life is basically over at that point
@@黒キツネ-九零二一零 there are better jobs out there. It’s not always about 9-5’s. I’m currently doing contractor work bringing in $1350. It’s all about working up
I don’t know how you did it for 7 months, I quit after three days f**k that
@@iamAJ48 there wasn’t much my town had to offer. I was still in school at the time
@@iamAJ48I lasted 2 months in that hellhole. Have huge respect for retail workers now who can pull off years, especially after all that stress.
As a person who works Winn-Dixie, I feel this so much. The powers above are on their rocker. "Let's cut hours to save money, but also hire more people to dilute the hours even further". "We can't put you in this postition, but Imma hire a new person for this spot you'd be fine to take". Smh, can't wait to leave this place.
I work at the same place i can confirm. I’ve seen 2 crazy guys literally threatened a girl because he didn’t have the phone number to enter for his stupid discount these fools were yelling at her and one of them tried to size her up nobody was intervening so i came over there get into an argument with them and they had nerve to call corporate 😂 they got kicked out but i felt better knowing I didn’t just stand there can’t wait to leave in a few months man
(english is not my first language, so I apologize if there are mistakes) I also work at Winn Dixie and they are doing exactly what you typed. They hire a lot of people and cut our hours. My biggest problem with the store is our manager, because everyone in every department makes the exact same pay ($12.50). Another problem I have is their rewards program, because as a cashier, I despise my shifts more and more every time I have to explain to an eldery person how to put in their phone number, or reward numbers to finish the transaction, (because at least with my store you need to enter a rewards number to finish the transaction). Once again, another problem is that during my breaks they will kick me off my lane to train someone else, and while they train that person they ordered me to help with shopping carts (which I have never done before). All I did was nothing as I did not know how to use the one mechanism to hold multiple carts at once. There are also a lot more problems I want to write, but I've already wrote an entire essay just now. I also plan on quitting this job due to our crappy manager and coworkers that our manager/HR will also defend. Now that I'm done with my essay, I wish you the best of luck at Winn-Dixie (That is if you're there still).
Hey Pro, thank you for being so open about everything. I worked in retail myself and I hated it. It was so much pressure, the other workers there were unhappy too, I had to work overtime so many times and they treated me like pure shit.
Thank you so much for talking about this topic and I’m so happy that you don’t have to work there anymore!💕
Very First Job: Clerk at a local grocery store.
Weekly Hours: 38
Hourly Pay: $8.50 (minimum wage after taxes)
Training/Orientation: None
Management: None
Overtime: None
Sick Days: None
Holidays: Only Christmas
First Strike: Given a piece of paper with a list, did everything on the list, got yelled at for not doing the one thing they forgot to put on the list.
Second Strike: Was sent to collect shopping carts in the cold & rain (without a jacket/hoodie) while everyone else chatted or sat on phones.
Third Strike: Was paid nearly a third less than what my paycheck should have been, was denied overtime, and was capped at 38 hours/week.
Fourth Strike: Was sent in to clean bathrooms, left them looking flawless, came back 5 minutes later, and there was piss all over everything.
Fifth Strike: More supervisors than regular employees, and none of them took accountability (just sent you from one supervisor to the next).
Sixth Strike: Was blamed for the delivery truck being unloaded late, despite the driver arriving nearly an hour & a half later than scheduled.
Seventh Strike: Called lazy for trying to catch my breath after hauling 40 24-packs of bottled water to a convenience store owner's car.
To Make a Long Story Short: I quit, was told it would be the biggest mistake I ever made, and decided to prove them wrong. A month later, I was enrolled in college & started focusing on doing what I love.
Moral of the Story: Know your worth & follow your passion. Don't let your value be determined by others, and don't let others deter you from pursuing your passion.
I think I forgot to mention the 10% markup applied to every item at the register. That was how they suckered seniors into overpaying. Little things like that, along with capping our weekly hours at 38 (to avoid paying us as full-time employees), made me sick to my stomach, so much so that I couldn't stand clocking in at that place another day, seeing another poor old man or lady get price-gouged on essential items.
What have you enrolled for in college if you don't mind sharing?
@@polancosiete130 I'm not currently enrolled at the moment, as this story was from 2021, however when I was, I was majoring in Computer Science.
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High School basketball, video games, and a video from pro AND a red dead stream is the definition of the perfect Friday 🙏🏼 Thank you pro for giving us the most banger content
Unfortunately not everybody can be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer making six figures, some people have to do the sh*t work
You get what you pay for. An engineer can cost a company thousands, even millions if they screw up. It's best to keep your business critical employees happy. Unfortunately in retail, there's an attitude of "we can just replace you", which due to rampant immigration is exactly what they can do.
This mentality is what keeps most people poor, yes not everyone can be a doctor, or a lawyer or an engineer, but there's so many other careers out there, you can become an animator, cinematography, coding, wedding planner, the list goes on, and you don't need to go to college for a lot of these things, you can learn and practice on your own, people just don't want to put the time in to do shit, so they settle for a bum ass job and blame society for getting the shitty end of the stick
@@ReemdonnI’m a carer for my dad also look after my daughter and work in retail not much time for me
@@Reemdonn bit of an ignorant comment IMO
@@grunge_surf_witch_uk9130 It's always time fam, probably not as much as everybody else, but if you can even spend 20 minutes a day at least ATTEMPTING to learn something, you'd be surprised how much progress you can make
Im glad you're talking about this. We need a change in the way we look at work and the way employers look at employees
Great video and so true in what you say, I worked in retail for over 10 years in different clothing stores and over that time I learnt that it's toxic, most of the time the managers and supervisors are bullies and their heads grow huge because of the ego due to the positions, in retail its a very much us the managers and them the crew and the supervisors licking the managers arses hoping for a promotion and that's just the basics of working in retail not to mention dealing with the general public.
The amount of immaturity and cheapness has really ruined good jobs and good professions. It’s so frustrating dealing with these companies and they do mind games to their employees it’s sad. Thank you for sharing pro, another thing I noticed is the store you worked for did highly illegal things such as not letting you go on your break I’m sorry you went thru this pro.
Thank you for this video as a women who has always work as a cashier I’ve made it my mission to completely change professions because of the stress they put on you like your call off is the company closing when others brag about doing what they want on the job
No problem, man. Thanks for being a great guy to watch for a year. I'm sorry to hear everything that you've been through in the past. It's great to hear you're now in a better place mentally than you were before. Keep up the great work, as always 👍🏼
This is such a good video explaining the reality of this field. Retial is such a simple thing but the people that treat it like such a higher class makes everything just miserable. Learning how to multitask is definitely a good overall life skill but getting treated from managers and store owners expecting you to have all the knowledge in the world just puts you down and makes you reconsider if you're worthy of being a working member of society.
Great video Professional. Currently working in retail myself and tried to leave. But with my dad's passing it has made things a nightmare because the store I am currently stuck in. the first 5 months the company I have been working for refused to give me my paycheck. Just started my channel a few years ago thanks to your amazing channel. But still at my retail job.
I started out in restaurants at 16 never realizing I was doing 3 jobs at once in a extremely faced passed environment. Retail was honestly such a breathe of fresh air if you not a cashier
I just quit my retail job yesterday after being there for a year and im happy i did it. The toxic work environment and scumbag upper management took advantage of me and my good nature and I got frustrated and fed up for weeks and decided to quit then and there.
upper management are really scum!! you are absolutely right - glad for you that you made it out!
One thing I'm really thankful for is how my parents got me working really early in life. They got me the experience that i needed for life, both metaphorically and literally since many jobs require experience
Very much love to you Professional, I've had to work retail for a second in my life and man shit was totally soulless, really bogged me down working at Marshall's especially
I think everyone should work retail atleast 1 year. I think it'd humble some people. One thing that blew my mind is that the company I worked for chose a near retirement age assistant manager over 4 early 20s workers that could have easily taken over her job. When they did that that's when I knew to leave. Now I make almost 10 more an hour and have great coworkers and supervisors, almost no stress.
Around 11 to 12 years ago, I worked in retail. I had a good boss, and a cool manager whos now my friend. I really didn't like people, there was some regulars I enjoyed chatting and serving, but there is a reason I hated register and preferred to work on the floor. Especially since a lot of people smoked and expected you to automatically know all the brands even when you don't smoke.
I'm very sorry to hear about your experience with retail. I was a loss prevention officer at CVS for 5 years and some of the worst guys I've ever seen are the ones that my manager would force me to deal with. I was in charge of watching cameras, reporting, apprehending shoplifters, etc. all by myself. It was one of the most draining experiences of my life. The thought that my job was to make people's lives worse really drained me emotionally and I was on the verge of doing something that present me would regret. I'm very glad I got out of that job because it was causing me the worst mental state of my life. I've turned things around now and today I sell annuities and make triple what I made working that horrible job.
Sorry to hear that you went through that. I used to work at CVS as front store associate and left due to my mental health declining. Moreover, standing up for prolonged hours wasn’t good for my health and dealing with rude customers was just too much for me.
Hey man. As a person who works at a bakery Factory which is a bit similar experience to retail. I honestly fee your pain bro. I've been working there for 1 year and yet i still get treated like crap even when i am the best worker out there. Half of these people are my moms friend and they treated me as like i am a rat. I put my life on the line to protect and keep these people safe and yet i get no positivity. 1 time they play with my Mental health and just harass me and they get away with it. But the moment when i stand up to myself and sword back at them. I get the blamed. Even my mom criticize me for it. That's why i don't tell my mom anything. I do have friends there obviously. Is just the people who are rude and with bad attitude just gets away with everything even when they know they did something wrong. My mental Health got even worst with that environment. They know i am the son but yet they still treat me like crap. that's why sometimes i cry a lot and show my emotions frequently. I get no remorse and they just taken things for granted. I am not a Toy. I am a Human. I'm sorry if i wrote this long letter. But i just needed to get it out of my chest. I hope you doing ok. If you ever need me you know I'm here.
Jeez, man. You need to get the hell out of there. And maybe think about cutting ties to your mom, if that's how she treats you.
Thank you man and I am sorry for what you went through. Its the worst when you have people that won't have your back .
@@theprofessional155unfortunately I have to work there to Invest in myself but I’m not gonna work there for ever. Trust me on that one
@@nikisgamingatm4180yeah, bro 👍
To be honest, the most upsetting thing about your story in my opinion is that it appears that your own mother does not appear to appreciate your efforts on the job. Obviously I cannot speak for your individual family situation, but I always find it sad when close family members (particularly one's parents) do not support (within reason, of course) their relative's efforts.
When I was in management, I did what most managers dont do, I praised staff when they did good and thanked them with appreciation.
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I always had 1 shift manager who was like you, others would let you stay after work if you werent done stocking (it was way too much to do in like 3 hours) and be rude all the time
@ArcanePower1 sounds like they should have hired more staff but instead expected you to pick up the slack. Sorry you went through that!
@@kellio8087 glad i got out of that place. Most grocery stores just hire the bare minimum of staff to reduce wage costs, and its ruins the business on all fronts. You have to brush customers of or Manager A will yell at you for not getting your work done, but you cant be obvious about that bc then Manager A will also yell at you for being rude. (not to mention they defend rude customers when they complain, which there were a lot) On top of that they just put you with some random 15 year old kid on your first day at work who also doesnt know what they are doing and how to guide new employees (kinda expected), and then they just expect you to know random stuff you never did before (and finish on time with work on the first day, while the load is the same). Its just walking on eggshells the whole time and it gets really depressing.
As said before, i had 1 good manager who never yelled but just said he should have done so (from management, he knew it was bs), and when he did show disappointment in your work it was always justified (like being extremely slow or making a mess).
@@kellio8087 they intentionally short staffed their shop to save on wage costs, it was also common pratice among stockers to brush off customers bc otherwise you could not even finish in time (a few customers asking for help could already cause you to not finish on time). Manager would always yell at us for that, (which is understandable if the work wasnt so much) but also yell at us for not finishing on time. Customers were also very rude but luckily i sometimes had customers sticking up for me and 1 even yelled at the manager for defending a rude customer (managers always did that, that was the best moment ngl). Im glad i quit, i do feel sorry for that 1 nice shift manager who has to put up with all this crap, atleast when he got mad it was justified.
Respect you for being so candid with your experiences and hopefully it's helpful to people having similar issues
Spent 2013-2020 in retail never wanna do that again I’m glad I work in a factory now.
HONORED to be a veteran in Pro's community for like 3 years already since 2021.
wish I found him earlier... this man touches my SOUL in a good way.
2021 doesn't make you a veteran.
Random question but who's in your PFP? It's been bugging me for a long time
I've been watching for 6 years, he's a great RUclipsr
It been two years for me
Been through the same stuff for 7 years, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I even had times where I thought it was my fault that not everything was done in time but I now realize that I was not the problem.
I can 100% relate with job training sessions that were just a massive waste of time lol
For me, my first job was like hospitality job. And the training was like 7 hours of me just sitting in a room watching these old corporate training DVDs from like 20 years ago, about how to treat people with respect. Most of which was literally common sense. It was the most obvious shit ever like "Greet people with a happy expression", or "Make eye contact when you talk to people." just things that are obvious. At the end, I had to take this written test, and not even lying, I didn't even pay attention to most of the training and I still passed no problem. Because again, everything that was covered was basically common sense that everyone already knows.
Thankfully, the job wasn't actually that bad. But the training was just a massive waste of time. I didn't need to sit there for 7 hours watching training videos on stuff literally 90% of people already know, because its common sense.
I remember they typically have that cringey training music in the videos as well. Those training classes act like everyone is an idiot.
@@theprofessional155I read the terms of my retail contract before fully applying and most of our training videos was just someone reading that contract with some montages to go with it.
Professional is the best guy. Taught me how to do Cayo Perico and now teaching me about life❤️❤️
This video spoke to my SOUL. The Profesional thank you for making this.😊🙏
This poor kid, retail is a horror story. It’s only gotten worse…
I worked entry level retail jobs in the middle 1980’s, and it was horrible then.
I think the worst I dealt with in retail/ fast food is when a customer who was trashed off his ass actually picked up the computer monitor to the register (they were pretty large CRT monitors then) and threw it at me….or tried to. That was my last shift. 😳
It’s 10 times worse now🥺
@@invisiblepinkunicorn7626 Ngl I don't blame you one bit. I would've been tempted to clock out on the spot and hop over the front counter on that disrespectful bastard! 😤 This just reminds me of why I don't want to work in any form of customer service EVER AGAIN!
I used to work as a security guard in a massive store. My post was warehouse & truck maneuvering park , so my only contact with customers was if they ventured where they're not supposed to. It was mainly making sure the right trucks were offloading the right stuff in the right place (we had 3 ramps and about 30 trucks per day), keeping an eye on the workforce and putting theft countermeasure devices on more expensive stuff. The thing is that i was also resposible for anything not written in corporate guidelines, so anything unexpected. Every shift something unexpected happened (unsuprisingly), so i kind of get used to just dealing with stuff the way i saw fit. When the higherups came pestering me (and if they werent here just to be annoying, cuz everyone screws up sometimes and im part of everyone) i typically write solution they suggested in a special notebook, ask for confirmation that i written what they meant in front of a security camera and adhere to it to the letter, even if it caused the store to collapse. Worked like a charm. Every stupid suggestion eventually ended up as a lost revenue or a fine or the like and my bottom was covered.
If you are retail worker(or any entry level job really) i want you to remember that you are not supposed to ensure prosperity of the establishment that employed you. Do what your job description says you should and nothing else. That manning two registeres at once? Huge mistake. Its not your problem the lines are enourmous. You just do your thing in a humanly pace. The suits only look at ms excel spreadsheats, and thus notice something amiss only if the number in 'profit' table is lower than it should. So yeah, lazy people are in the right. No other way to pressure the corporate.
Such an interesting video from Professional, hope he makes more about stuff like this!
This video is so important. And I’m grateful that you shared with us your fans & viewers your experience within the retail work force. If this video was longer, I wouldn’t have mind at all. I do hope you make “truck night horror stories” like you mentioned.
I was a barista for 4 years and 6 months, and yes customer service, scammers, and creeps do appear and try to take advantage of us as employees. Especially if your kind hearted and pay attention (like yourself Pro)
I honestly felt your experience and sadness when you expressed what that horrible supervisor did to you. But it is what helps make you a better & more aware within the work field (kinds of people and etc.) Bad experiences, even tho I wish they wouldn’t happen, help us learn and be ready for future people & experiences. Proud of you Pro and I’ll keep sharing your RUclips channel with my close friends ! They love your content as well. Let’s Go ! 🙌🏽🤩💛
man last day i watched your retail shop memories and how you first started growing in youtube. It is really nice to see a such a great person come all this way. Love your videos man keep it up.
Hey Patrick,
Absolutley everything you talk about in this video happened to me as well. I am from the UK, we did not get to sit down when we worked the checkouts either, unless you have a medical reason.
I sympathise with you fully, I worked my ass off for 8 years for this store. After a year, I was the guy everyone would come to for the department I worked for. I was constantly denied promotions.
When I finally did get the position, the upper management made my job almost impossible to do. They took all my hours away from my department (I worked the garden centre and was the ONLY department that had living, perishable goods) I was left with a skeleton crew to get all the hard goods, plants, chemicals, ornaments, sundries taken care of. There used to be a crew of 4 full time staff just for my department. I was reduced to just myself, and one guy on temporary hours.
I was expected to do all my regular duties as well as all the admin side of things as well!
I campaigned again and again that I need more hours and team. I was denied over and over. The middle of summer we get hit with a two week heatwave. I lost 75% of my plant stock, and of course, that was entirely my fault.
I am so glad I got out of retail, I would never go back!
I really enjoyed listening to this. Very relaxing.
Retail can be pleasant. You just have to do your job but like you said, don’t go above and beyond. I also try not to fret over things that I can’t control. In the past, I had some terrible experiences with staff and customers working at Canadian Tire, especially to do with the customer service desk and returns. There was a manager who would act annoyed and passive aggressive when I asked for help, even though they barely trained me. I’m now happily working at Dollarama, with pleasant coworkers and easy work to do.
No manager should be able to get away with the shit that first manager had put you through, I can't relate to working in retail but it makes me feel sick that mostly all of the negative stuff that happened was allowed to happen without consequence. So glad you got out of that toxic environment and are making cool videos for us to watch, you deserve the success from YT :)
Glad to see your progress pro, thank you for sharing your experiences and building this community, God bless you!
Thank goodness you got out of doing retail, and you're now doing something you love. You seem to be doing great now and have many supporters. Congratulations on reaching over one million subscribers! You deserve it!
I just got out of working at Target and you really don’t realize how much of your soul is sucked out of you while working in retail until after you get out. I feel like I’ve turned a whole new leaf especially since I’m now working for a local business that cares deeply about their employees.
I hate Target.
@@princessmarlena1359 I do too. Although granted the store I worked at was one of the better ones.
I started there nearly 3 months ago. My 7th job and 5th retail job at the age of 38 😢
Thanks for making this. After working for Staples for 5 years, I came to the realization that every pay increase I received was literally just an adjustment for inflation. Not only that, but my hours were cut so bad the last year that I basically only made enough for food+gas+car insurance. That's what being a decent worker in retail gets you.
Great video Professional!
I consider myself lucky with my retail situation. Been working the same clothing store for almost 3 years. Of course we have those instances with rude customers, but what makes up for it is my coworkers and managers. We all have each others backs and we all have mutual thoughts that humanity is doomed with some customer interactions lol. I love how our managers care for us employees first. I feel so bad for you and others that have had not-so-good management and coworkers.
retail is just the worst, I had a manager who was so horrible to the staff that multiple times customers would step in and say you can't talk to them like that and have a go at her but she didn't care you'd get treated like you're not even a person
The whole point of working retail is to eventually leave retail, ive been doing it part time alongside taking classes at college for 2/3 years or so. leaving either when i graduate next semester or start getting paid more for being on the tik tok creator fund. 20 minuets in the video and just by looking at the timestamps i can tell you about 95% of this applies to almost every retail store in america.
yeah when i got my first job at mcdonald’s i promised to not stay longer than 3 months but sadly ive been there 10 years but i need to leave now im going into my 30s and im embarrassed to work there
@@sundeepmunde5930wow that is craxy veteran numbers😂 not even tryna hate, just genuinely craxy.
@@sundeepmunde5930Bro seriously you should be embarrassed that's fucked dude.
They better be paying you your worth for 10 damn years @@sundeepmunde5930
Dude, I came across this video thinking whatever. However, you're incredibly professional and a nice man from your stories. Best of luck to you!
Hey Pro! I can relate to this. Retail only brings one positive that it gives experience to transfer to do better to leave. I hope everyone who works in fast food/retail just don’t feel you’re not wanted in the job market. There’s always someone that will hire you.
As a retail worker working from 2018 to 2022, I feel how you have experienced in retail, I have the experience you had mentioned. I feel sorry you’ve been through this.
Good vid pro I can definitely relate to it thanks again for giving me enough courage to stand up to my boss and quit my job
I work in a smoke shop (I think it counts as retail) and it's absolutely hell. I'm glad you're able to do something you really enjoy. I hope one day I can leave it soon, I've been working in smoke shops since I was 16 and hate every single I'm there.