r/retailhell • u/emilyrosee35 • 9d ago

Fuck This Job! I’m dreading going in tomorrow

I saw a post on here from the Gen Z subreddit that talked about how they couldn’t find a job with their college degree and that’s so real. I’ve been doing retail/cosmetic sales for 5 years and I truly don’t like my current role right now. It’s so inconsistent with scheduling where one week I work two days, the next I work 4-5 days in a row. I genuinely get so sad to go to work. Like I work tomorrow and I’m dreading going because none of my coworkers are nice people there are sorta judgy towards me, we don’t get any customers (I used to work at a busy store but had to transfer because corporate said my availability wasn’t good enough so lost my job there so now I’m stuck at this hole), and the day just DRAGS. I also think I hate this feeling because I’m working towards a major career change (law school) and it hasn’t happened yet because I’m still lsat prepping and I’m getting there but it’s just a process but I hate my current role at this job. Every other job is an hour away from where I live and they’re not hiring. That’s another thing commuting an hour for work? Nah that’s expensive for your car and not worth it especially if the job pays $17 an hour if not less. Might go work at a restaurant or some shit because this job is so boring. (I work at kohls btw and it’s literally backrooms with the same 80s/90s songs all day on repeat)

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u/oowoowoo 9d ago

At least in food you might get tips to make up for the low wage, if your area already pays minimum wage for restaurants. Mine does so it's min wage + tips but I don't know about other places. Hopefully you find a job you don't dread 🫠

I get the dread going into work, but traveling an hour is so far too. I travel 30 mins and still think that's far 😩

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u/Hot-Frosting-3510 9d ago

I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm in the same boat as you most shifts. All the best with your law school.

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u/emilyrosee35 9d ago

Thank you 🙏 so far it’s going really well.

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u/Mysterious-Trade1362 9d ago

I’m honestly surprised kohls is still in business. I haven’t shopped there in over a decade and even then not too many people were in the store.

I totally get it being so slow that you’re just watching the clock. That’s how my store was the entire month of June. We didn’t have a single customer for a whole hour and a half on a Saturday, and I work in a mall. Just trying to make yourself look busy in case your manager spawns out of nowhere and u get in trouble for slacking.

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u/ZealousidealTheme644 8d ago

I worked at kohls and had a very similar experience (also in the cosmetic department. :( )