We’re nearing the most wonderful time of year to be in the retail business, and if I meant that any less, my statement would probably be the Magna Carta of Bizarro World or something. Our store officially decided they were giving Thanksgiving a pass and putting the Christmas decor out early. I really intended to do more with the site this month, but I’m already coming home from work feeling like my ass has been thoroughly kicked, or at least carelessly trampled by dozens of portly soccer moms and their roly-poly offspring, as they charge into battle searching for the Kleenex that’s 5 cents cheaper than that other brand.
I shouldn’t gripe too much since I’m not a cashier or stocker, but merely positioned as such within the store that people think I’m the goddamned information desk and/or complaint department. And I could pretty easily disappear or tell people to fuck off (in more polite terms) if they get to be too overwhelming in their demands.. like the recurring little old man who wheels up acting exaggeratedly pathetic and demanding we retrieve everything on his list for him.
I’m still going to slap together a good end of year piece this year, I feel like I better since it’s been ten years since I started.
Having just graduated from college, I feel lucky to have landed a seasonal cashier job at an electronics store.
But I’m sure the coming weeks are going to suck.