One of the very few great things about working retail is that you get to see all kinds of stupid. Its a constant reminder that life could be worst. You could be the stupid person that walks thru those automatic doors.
Now, I'm not saying that all customers are stupid. But that most are. Some rare gems and most of them work retail themselves are very smart and most often than not, quite enjoyable to deal with.
But I digress. Have you ever at your job helping a customer wearing what ever goofy fuck outfit corporate decided would be the in store uniform with a name badge that clearly and boldly display the stores name, and gotten this question from another person waiting to get helped? "Do You Work Here?" But now lets take a step further. Lets say you are the only three people in the store and just for shits and giggles lets say its eight forty five and the said store closes at nine.
If you have, you understand that at that poing, there are about three things that rush thru your head at the same time. A, "This dude is a fucking idiot, I should punch him in the face for being so painfully stupid. B, This dude is the reason why people with low IQ's should be neutered and spayed. And finally C, look around you. Look at your shirt, adjust your name badge and innocently say "no". Walk away and watch that person sit there scratching their head trying to figure out, what fuck just happened.
Trust me always go with "C" it will make you feel better and don't worry about them making a complaint. Trust me on this if they actually realise that you where being rude. They will be to embarrassed to complain. But if they do complain, your manager will be too busy laughing to actually take what happened seriously. But best of all you'll have a great story to tell everyone.
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