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rownesheck

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30. For me,

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 05:18 AM

Sep 2018

retail has always, and will always suck. That's all I've ever done and I'm flipping 42 years old! I hate people though, and the customers give me massive anxiety. Maybe that's my problem. I'm in the wrong line of work.

Another comment mentioned robots, and i think it would be awesome if robots took over all the work, and businesses were forced by law to pay out of work retail workers the wages we would have made if we were working. I would love to sit at home and do nothing! Maybe we could be trained to repair the robots every now and then when they broke down. My vision for the future! Vote for me in 2032 and I'll bring about the world in which we all get paid to do nothing! Seriously.

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I'm sick of working retail. [View all] FreshStart1 Sep 2018 OP

Retail is slavery 2.0 Throck Sep 2018 #1

Big time frustrating... Upthevibe Sep 2018 #2

I dunno, but dweller Sep 2018 #3

I'm glad you're going back to school eleny Sep 2018 #4

+10 !!! nt reACTIONary Sep 2018 #50

Keep Moving forward SimpleC Sep 2018 #5

One of the main reasons that retail sucks is because of online sales. Eko Sep 2018 #6

Maybe it is a better allocation of resources. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #15

Robots doing all of our work Eko Sep 2018 #19

I'm not going to debate a blanket bald terse straw man statement. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #20

But you are happy to make one. Eko Sep 2018 #22

My five paragraph discussion is not a single terse bald straw man statement. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #23

And there it is. Eko Sep 2018 #24

I dream of a world where allocation of rescources Eko Sep 2018 #26

My sister worked in retail for a few years many years ago. It sucked then. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #21

Although you can find better paying jobs by going back to school. Blue_true Sep 2018 #7

But Trump says everyone is doing great and wages are rising and we're all happy at our jobs! smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #8

these trillion dollar companies are a big part of the problem elmac Sep 2018 #9

Truth appalachiablue Sep 2018 #11

No. The distribution of wealth & income is the problem, not the company size. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #16

Will you be changing your DU name to FreshStart2? braddy Sep 2018 #10

Welcome to DU, FreshStart1. Aristus Sep 2018 #12

Welcome to DU! What do you plan to study? nolabear Sep 2018 #13

There is hardly anything worse than working at a job you hate. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #14

I wish I was 26 again LittleGirl Sep 2018 #17

Our niece is doing just that. phylny Sep 2018 #27

well done! LittleGirl Sep 2018 #32

kitty is family Glaisne Sep 2018 #42

yes she was. eom LittleGirl Sep 2018 #48

Costco reads them KT2000 Sep 2018 #18

If all retail operated like Costco LittleGirl Sep 2018 #33

I hated Walmart decades ago. They ruined my hometown. rusty quoin Sep 2018 #25

same here KT2000 Sep 2018 #43

Like restaurant servers, everyone should do both for a while to appreciate how hard it is. Laffy Kat Sep 2018 #28

Absolutely! LittleGirl Sep 2018 #34

Been there, and I hear you. Welcome to DU, FreshStart1. VOX Sep 2018 #29

For me, rownesheck Sep 2018 #30

best of luck handmade34 Sep 2018 #31

Thanks for posting that. Whatever you decide to do, best of luck to you! Nt raccoon Sep 2018 #35

retail is a real job, thank you very much. nt Javaman Sep 2018 #36

What will you study? cwydro Sep 2018 #37

Hate to break it to you, but it's not just retail. We tried to convince sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 #38

Service industry jobs suck. CrispyQ Sep 2018 #39

It isn't just stores Glaisne Sep 2018 #40

Observation FreshStart1 Sep 2018 #41

90% of everything is crap. hunter Sep 2018 #44

I agree with so many things you've written here FakeNoose Sep 2018 #45

I used to work in retail and know lovemydogs Sep 2018 #46

I worked retail for many years too crazycatlady Sep 2018 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2018 #49

80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. democratisphere Sep 2018 #51

Whole Foods reads them. Nitram Sep 2018 #52

Good for you optrwh Sep 2018 #53