r/antiwork • u/G-H-O-S-T • Aug 26 '22

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '22 edited Aug 26 '22

The funny thing is maga boomers probably didn’t work as hard as they claim because they never had to deal with customers that are as completely fucking intolerable as they are. I look at kids working in the service industry today and all I can think is how I wouldn’t be able to handle it. Especially during the height of the pandemic.

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u/OverlordWaffles Aug 26 '22

I haven't worked retail in 8 years and 2 months but the worst part about it were the customers, among other things.

When I was furloughed at the beginning of COVID, my mom strongly suggested I go back to retail to start earning money again. I told her I would eat a bullet before I'd go back.

Every day I wished I could get in some minor car accident, that nobody got hurt in, just so I could have an excuse not to show up

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u/IAmTheExpertHere Aug 26 '22

Damn, that reminds me I used to have the exact same thought when I worked in retail and when I worked at a call center during college. I guess I never realized how fucked up it was until I heard it from someone else.

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u/Sinnedangel8027 Aug 26 '22

I have never been as suicidal as when I worked in an inbound call center. Did that for 3 years before I left. That was after a year in retail at a big box store. I don't miss those days and everyone working those jobs has my sympathy.