re·tail
–noun
1.
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities.
According to the Webster's dictionary, retail means the sale of goods to a consumer. But those who have ever worked in retail, know that word encompasses so much more than just the sale of goods. Retail means customers, long hours, short breaks, weekend, nights, holidays, sales, holiday sales, after-holiday sales, ringing up, checking out, setting up, putting back, re-folding, re-facing, re-stocking, re-gretting.
I've worked in retail for the past 8 years of my life, but I knew the tales of it far longer than that. The stories I heard from my parents, and my friend's parents, and their friend's parents. Almost everyone has worked a retail job at least once in their life, and everyone has a story to tell. Some are funny, some are sad, some are weird and some are just plain unbelievable. After every single one of my shifts, I come home with a tale. Little or big, exciting or not, there is still a story to tell.
This is where they will be told. Look at it as therapy: a place to share and discuss, to nod your head while saying to yourself, "yes! I totally know what that's like!" So take off your uniform, throw away your name badge, and check your customer service at the door, cause it's about to get real... and because there's a cleanup on aisle 5.
Dr. Foxtrot
According to the Webster's dictionary, retail means the sale of goods to a consumer. But those who have ever worked in retail, know that word encompasses so much more than just the sale of goods. Retail means customers, long hours, short breaks, weekend, nights, holidays, sales, holiday sales, after-holiday sales, ringing up, checking out, setting up, putting back, re-folding, re-facing, re-stocking, re-gretting.
I've worked in retail for the past 8 years of my life, but I knew the tales of it far longer than that. The stories I heard from my parents, and my friend's parents, and their friend's parents. Almost everyone has worked a retail job at least once in their life, and everyone has a story to tell. Some are funny, some are sad, some are weird and some are just plain unbelievable. After every single one of my shifts, I come home with a tale. Little or big, exciting or not, there is still a story to tell.
This is where they will be told. Look at it as therapy: a place to share and discuss, to nod your head while saying to yourself, "yes! I totally know what that's like!" So take off your uniform, throw away your name badge, and check your customer service at the door, cause it's about to get real... and because there's a cleanup on aisle 5.
Dr. Foxtrot
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