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19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

1. Wanting to snap on the girl who just messed up the shirts table.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Sure, go ahead and just ruin two hours of meticulous folding for ONE damn graphic tee.

2. Customers returning something they clearly wore.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

I’m just gonna disregard the fact that this bra smells like cigarettes and Febreze.

3. Hearing the same songs play in the same order for months on end.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

There’s only so much I can take of music that sounds like it was taken from Spotify’s Top 100 Indie Songs from the 90s list.

4. Finding yourself humming these songs in your everyday life and hating yourself for it.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Let’s be real: we end up searching for and listening to these songs on Spotify.

5. Having a complete stranger tell you their life story.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

I’m gonna nod and smile to give off the impression that I actually care.

6. Recounting the money in the register because you miscounted the first time.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Eff you, pennies.

7. Waking up early for a shift.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

I’m just not a human being before 8 AM, or at any time with ‘AM’ attached to it.

8. Coming home after your shift.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

MY BODY IS OH-SO READY.

9. Having absolutely nothing to do when there are no customers.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

So, like, can I go home now?

10. When the majority of customers you get just want to know where the bathroom is.

When the majority of customers you get just want to know where the bathroom is.

You have eyes. Use ‘em.

11. Attending storewide morning meetings.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Time to put the kiss-asses on a pedestal.

12. Smiling at customers even when you don’t feel like it.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Fake smiles all day, errday.

13. Being reminded regularly that “the customer is always right.”

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Nah, FDB.

14. Checking the fitting rooms and finding clothes thrown around everywhere.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

WTF, man?!

15. Looking at the clock and realizing you have five hours left of your shift.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Probably the worst thing ever in the history of retail.

16. Looking at your paycheck.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Hold up, is this really my life right now?

17. When the store’s closing in 5 minutes and a customer walks in.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

What, you think I wouldn’t notice you sneaking in here while I’m closing the register?

18. When a customer calls for an item and asks too many questions about it.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

Yo, I didn’t invent the thing, I just sell it.

19. Having so much free time to play Candy Crush, yet you still can’t beat Level 70.

19 Grievances That Only People Who Work In Retail Will Understand

It really shouldn’t take 3 weeks to clear all that jelly

 

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Popular UK Vacancies: 6 Over-Applied For Retail Positions That Show The Real Jobs Crisis

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 George Osborne and his fellow ministers have seized on every improvement in the employment figures as proof that the coalition’s “long-term economic plan” is working.

David Cameron tweeted in response to a fall in the number of people out of work by 125,000 to 2.34 million: “It’s good to see another fall in unemployment. Our #LongTermEconomicPlan means more people with the security of a wage & a chance in life.”

However, the experience for job hunters on the ground is still incredibly tough as four people are fighting for every job vacancy.

Here are just six astonishingly popular vacancies that shows the jobs crisis is far from over.

The Huffington Post UK  |  By Posted: 26/03/2014

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Thousands Queue For Hours For Just 40 Aldi Jobs (PICTURES)

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Thousands of job hunters queued for three hours in a bid to get one of just 40 jobs on offer at the Aldi budget supermarket chain.

The job hunters queued up at the store in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, at 10am on Friday to wait for the interviews, which started at 1pm. The astonishing scene shows how Britain’s current job crisis means despite falling unemployment, four people are stillfighting for every vacancy.

mother-of-two who had queued since 10am was reported saying that it “looked more like auditions for X-Factor, not a job for Aldi.”

She added: “I had to wait three hours, but it was relief when I saw how many people really did turn up. I couldn’t believe it.

“Hopefully I got the job, but you never know, with over a thousand people there it is hard to judge. I don’t know if being one of the first was an advantage or not.

“I need this job to keep paying the bills and keep everything ticking over, including feeding my two children and getting them new school uniforms.”

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The scenes at Aldi are not unique, after 1,700 applied for eight jobs at a new Costa Coffee shop in Nottingham. Despite the huge number of applications, employment minister Esther McVey still urged young people to be “realistic” about their abilities and apply for jobs at the chain.

A teenager, who joined the queue at midday outside Aldi, said: “I walked right up to the store and then noticed the queue – and my heart sank. I walked to the back and it just went on and on, I didn’t think it would ever stop.

“Before I got there I thought I would have a good chance of getting the job, but when I saw all those people I lost hope a bit.

“It is hard for young people like myself to get a job, there just isn’t the opportunities out there and people don’t want to give you a chance. I went for this job because you have to take what you can get, like I said, the opportunities are limited.”

Each jobseeker was given a mini-interview with management teams from Aldi branches before handing in their CV and contact details. The 40 positions on offer were split between West Midlands’ stores in Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Brierley Hill and Netherton.

Aldi area manager Leon Donald, said: “A previous event similar to this attracted around 1,500 people so we knew this event would be well-attended.”

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