#also i work retail

[green5quirrel]

What if we're all the comic relief?

please don't forget to check in on the 'comic relief' friend in the friend group. even though they always seem to have a quip or goof on the ready, they might be going through something and it can be hard to tell. always remind your silly friends how much they mean to you 💗

[rayveneyed]

nanami kento is the kind of man that makes people swoon without even realising it.

he's the kind of man to walk into a luxury store after work, suit jacket folded over one arm and a bouquet of flowers in the other -- his blonde hair still mostly perfect from the high-end pomade he uses. he scours the shelves, frowning to himself, while the attendants whisper and giggle amongst themselves near the tills -- an argument over who will be the one to talk to him, because he's intimidatingly pretty.

("just look at him," one whispers. "he's definitely buying something for a girlfriend."

"a wife," another disagrees. "c'mon. he's giving husband vibes."

someone hums. "but i can't see a wedding band."

"his mother, maybe?" says one other. "oh, i love when guys come in shopping for their mother."

"nobody's mother is getting a bouquet of a hundred red roses--")

eventually, one of them is volunteered as a sacrifice -- smiling and sweet as all attendants should be, she clears her throat. the others, crowded around the till, watch the exchange closely. "excuse me, sir. is there anything we could help you with today?"

her mouth is dry and her hands are clammy -- and when he fixes her with those narrow, burning eyes, her throat bobs.

"ah, yes." and his voice is deep and gravelly and drawling, and her stomach turns. she can only imagine what her coworkers are thinking -- hell, she can only imagine what she's thinking. her mind has stopped short. "my girlfriend likes this brand quite a bit. i thought i'd pick her up something..."

disappointment brews in her stomach -- and it's stupid, she knows it's stupid, because obviously a guy like that is taken. and -- she glances down at the roses -- obviously he treats her super fucking well. of course he does, because why wouldn't he? "oh, perfect! do you have anything in mind?"

"well, actually..."

he ends up buying one of the priciest gift boxes available -- fancy body care and perfume laid out in their signature boxes, decorated with ribbon and dried lavender -- no argument, no fight. he doesn't look for something cheaper, doesn't try to haggle or remove something to decrease the price. he adds, and adds, and adds -- and when she mentions a special offer at the till, a little add on for an extra 2000 yen, he accepts it readily. he inserts a black card into the card machine (of course, a black card), takes the beautifully wrapped bag, and thanks the girls for their services -- and just as he's leaving, his phone rings.

of course he answers the phone with hello, darling. of course he begins to ask his girlfriend about her day, the girls think with some amount of annoyance -- of course. maybe the curse of retail isn't entitled assholes expecting you to wait on hand and foot for them -- maybe it's the handsome men coming in to splurge on their girlfriends while you're painfully single and working for pennies.

[psych0ruinz]

im so bad at being threatened because im always scared for my life and feel like people people are trying to kill me. thats just my default state. so when people threaten violence im just like "okie :3" because like yeah of course you want me dead. my brain just assumed that.

[dailymanners]

When entering any place of business, such as a store or restaurant, if a staff member greets you, then acknowledge them and greet them back.

Although for many jobs it's a required part of their job to greet you, especially retail workers, receptionists, and restaurant workers to name a few, that doesn't make it feel any less dehumanizing to say "Hello!" to another human being only for them to ignore you. Acknowledging staff members and greeting them back is important for acknowledging their humanity, they are, after all, a human being, and not an automated machine.

This is also important when going to check out at a store. If you approach the cash register, and the cashier greets you, you should acknowledge them and greet them back. Cashiers already have to deal with being dehumanized enough. The least you can do is help humanize them by acknowledging them when they greet you and speak to you.

[valeovalairs]

Kian Stone get out of my head

[dasiesanddarkness]

Wylan Van Eck is the definition of "matches energy"

[foldingfittedsheets]

Ended up getting caught with customers and staying two hours late at work. The other coworker was with two folks when I was finally finishing up. A third guest walked in and I made sure to be like, “That’s all you.”

He looked mutinous and said, “I’m already doubled!”

“I’m off,” I said emphatically and he got super sulky. Like, my man, I am not here for a ten hour shift.

[solarpunkani]

I wish ‘talks too much about gardening and milkweed but not in an eloquent way and has blogs but not in an eloquent way’ was a job I could be paid money for

Job hunting sucks ass thank you for coming to my tedtalk

[every-sanji]

[violentdelightsandviolentends]

rupert campbell black fic coming wednesday - angsty with makeup sex !!

edit - read it here.

declan o’hara fic coming most likely friday - best friends dad with car sex !!

edit - read it here.

eddie diaz fic coming most likely saturday - reader rides his mustache like a mechanical bull <3 !!

edit - read it here.

i’m throwing these fics at you hard and fast while i’m feeling inspired so fasten your motherfuckin seatbelts

and of course, as always… if you want to be tagged in any of these so you don’t miss them, just let me know !!

[dear-ao3]

as holiday season begins in the retail world here is your yearly reminder that if you order something with expedited or overnight shipping ESPECIALLY during black friday weekend 1. i personally hate you and you are making my life difficult and 2. there is a good chance you will not get it in time for the love of god just pick standard

[canon-gabriel-quotes]

Posts will resume soon, but for the sake of time and my own sanity I won't be doing the effect anymore. I'll still try to remove as much background noise as possible though.

[gothiethefairy]

apparently some ppl are a little bit upset that ryoko kui said in a modern world, laios would work in minimum-wage retail

but, it does lowkey make sense, if you count for the fact he dropped out of school and later, the army. and if we take into consideration that he's autistic too, he won't find any good jobs so retail is his only option.

i mean, he could be a manager tho. he is a pretty good leader.

but i'll imagine, with the right people pushing him, he takes night classes to at least get a degree. hell, maybe he makes extra cash on the side by doing furry commissions.

but if you imagined him going to school to become a vet or he has a youtube channel or whatever, you can still keep imagining that lol

it's not the end of the world if the author said one thing against the other, you know.

[traegorn]

Ended up blocking whereserpentswalk after I woke up to a post comparing me to mid 2010s Atheists because I was "obessed with evidence"

Which, y'know, when you're arguing about a concrete, provable thing is a WILD thing to say. I could have said the sky was blue, and they would have told me I was wrong.

[queeriboh]

Merry Christmas with the Kaibas 🎄🌟

[graciousdragon]

OH MY FUCKING GOD

I JUST WENT TO MY LOCAL HOT TOPIC THAT I'VE BEEN GOING TO FOR LIKE. 5 OR 6 YEARS NOW RIGHT??

I GOT SOME MCR STUFF BECAUSE. OF COURSE. IF YOU'VE SEEN MY RECENT POSTING HABITS YOU KNOW. THE BRAINROT IS REAL

I WAS TALKING WITH THE CASHIER ABOUT THEM BECAUSE HE WAS ALSO A FAN AND HE FUCKING SAYS "you wanna know a fun fact? this is the hot topic the lead singer used to work at! :D"

FUCKING WHAT

GERARD WAY USED TO WORK AT MY LOCAL FUCKING HOT TOPIC?!?

AND AFTER I LEFT I LOOKED IT UP TO MAKE SURE HE WASN'T FUCKING WITH ME AND YEAH. HE WAS RIGHT. WHAT THE FUCK

SORRY FOR THE ALL CAPS THIS IS LIKE. WORLD-SHATTERING INFORMATION TO ME AND HE JUST DROPPED THAT SHIT SO CASUALLY WHAT THE HELL BRO. I NEEDED TO SCREAM ABOUT THIS SOMEWHERE