Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever
When all your days start to feel like this:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_01.jpg)
Or you just feel like doing this every day:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_02.jpg)
And your daily routine feels a lot like this:
When a customer asks to speak with your manager:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_04.jpg)
When a customer tells you, “This other place has that cheaper!”
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_05.gif)
Or when you meet new employees for the first time:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_06.jpg)
When you have to do the dreaded “clopen,” closing and opening the next morning:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_07.gif)
When your day-to-day thoughts consist of this:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_08.jpg)
Well, either that, or this:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_09.gif)
When you’re the only person working the cash register and the line is starting to get huge:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_10.gif)
And then a customer spends five minutes digging around for change and just pays with a bill anyway:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_11.gif)
When a customer tells you to get something from “the back”:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_12.jpg)
When a customer says, “Your job must be really easy!”
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_13.gif)
When you realize you’ve been working at your job for way longer than you originally planned:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_14.jpg)
When something like THIS happens:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_15.jpg)
Which basically just means it’s time again:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_16.jpg)
When Christmas music makes you want to kill yourself:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_17.jpg)
And holiday shoppers start to look a lot like this to you:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_18.jpg)
And this becomes your new catchphrase:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_19.jpg)
Actually, the whole holiday season is basically like this:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_20.gif)
When you realize that people like this definitely do not exist:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_21.jpg)
When you have to take inventory:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_22.gif)
When a customer thinks this will somehow help:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_23.jpg)
Or that you rang up the wrong price:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_24.jpg)
Or that this is a hilarious joke:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_25.jpg)
And all you want to do is say this:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_26.gif)
When you have to grab something from an unreasonably high height:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_27.jpg)
When you have to clean the bathrooms…or anything for that matter:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_28.gif)
When all your friends are excited about this weekend, and you realize you have to work Saturday and Sunday:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_29.gif)
When the total is $20.22 and the customer hands you two $20 bills:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_30.gif)
When a customer demonstrates his or her listening skills like this:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/1000/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_31.gif)
When your relationship with your manager is basically like this:
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_32.jpg)
When you…wait, nevermind. Everything is the worst about retail. EVERYTHING.
![Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever Why Working in Retail Is Like the Worst Torture Ever](http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130305/640/why_working_in_retail_is_like_the_worst_torture_ever_640_33.jpg)
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