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37 Thoughts You Have While Working in Retail

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Utah chapter.

It’s Black Friday, collegiettes…or a Day in Hell. Whichever name you prefer.

1.     I literally just folded those t-shirts.

2.     *Sees anonymous child running lose* where is your mother?

3.     But really, where’s your mom, should I be concerned?

4.     Oh thank goodness she’s right there…on her phone.

5.     Why did I wear my most uncomfortable heeled booties to work this six-hour shift?

6.     Oh yeah, cause they looked really cute.

7.     But like, my feet hurt really really bad.

8.     I’m just gonna go to the bathroom for a quick five. Mostly so I can take a load off because my feet KILL.

9.     And I also kind of want to check my phone.

10. *In the backroom* Wait I don’t have cell service back here.

11.  It doesn’t matter this is still better than being out on the floor. 

12.  But I should probably go back to work soon, I don’t want my boss to think I’m dead or just having major intestinal distress.

13.  Back to the grind.

14.  When is my break?

15.  I don’t really want hot dog on a stick again. I just want food.  And I want to walk past the cute guy in Vans again.

16.  I wonder if Vans is hiring?

17.  I already need to refold that table of T-Shirts???

18.  Coldplay’s Chris Martin sings, “Nobody said it was easyyy” in my head.

19.  Think of the money, think of the money, think of the money.

20.  And the discount here isn’t bad either.

21.  “Would you like to open a store credit card?” 

22.  *in my head* “don’t do it the interest rates are terrible.  I only asked because I have to” 

23.  WHY DOES THIS DRESSING ROOM SMELL SO BAD???

24.  Wait, I don’t want to know, someone just tell me where the Lysol is.

25.  IT’S MY BREAK!!!!

26. Wait my break is already over? That wasn’t 15 minutes that was two seconds????

27.  My coworkers are chill, I like actually really like them, I wish it wasn’t busy so we could all just hang out and talk.

28.  Because it’s not like we could hang out outside of work that would be weird, right? (It honestly wouldn’t even be weird but lets be real we’re never going to hang out outside of this place)

29.  HOW DID THOSE T-SHIRTS GET SO MESSY?????

30.  Oooooh, this is a cute top I’m just going to hide this in the back of the men’s clothes and buy it later. 

31.  But I really shouldn’t because I spent half of last week’s paycheck on stuff from here as well. 

32.  Still gonna hide this shirt just in case I change my mind and want to buy it. 

33.  If I can’t have it neither can anyone else!!!!

34.  I’m hungry.  I want another corndog.

35.  This is the 84th time I’ve heard this Demi Lovato song

36.  I use to kind of like it and then we started playing it here…

37.  *customer asks if we have it in the back*

38.  *knows it’s not going to in the back but checks anyways*

39.  I would never be this hungry if I still worked at Taco bell, but let’s be honest that job was even worse than this job.

40.  Wait. WTF I have 20 minutes left of this shift? HELL YEAH!

41.  We are closing in two minutes why are these five people STILL IN THE STORE????

42.  THAT WAS THE LONGEST 20 MINUTES OF MY LIFE!!!!

43.  GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!!

44.  Oh, wait, I forgot to clock out.

45.  And wait I need to take off my nametag.

46.  Annndd where’s that shirt I hid, I’m gonna buy that. 

 Communications major at the University of UtahDiet Coke and sea monster enthusiastTrying to change the world one sarcastic article at a time
Her Campus Utah Chapter Contributor