Have you ever heard the saying, "The customer is always right"? Do you believe in that statement?

In the United States at least, this is a belief that consumers and companies follow. This idea favors customers; however, it creates a culture of consumerism that encourages tantrums, mistreatment of employees and allows customers to sometimes behave like 4-year-olds. Once this happens, the employees are expected to gladly deal with these outcomes with a smile. Working in retail can be great as it is flexible, and offers great discounts and rewards, but it is not so fun when you must fulfill illogical demands.

Below are the top 10 issues that arise from working in this environment.

1. Having to apologize when you did absolutely nothing wrong.

2. Never understanding what "TGIF" or "Sunday Funday" really mean because you always work weekends.

3. Being blamed for things you have absolutely no control over.

4. Having to smile when all you want to do is hurt the person you're helping.

5. Being ignored by customers when you greet them but then expected to drop everything when they snap their fingers at you.

6. Having to reorganize your display just seconds after you left it perfectly arranged. Why? Because people seem to go out of their way to put things anywhere other than its original place.

7. Having to hide from customers after your store is closed in order to sort of go home on time.

8. Using all your inner strength to keep yourself from yelling at that kid. Yeah, you know which one.

9. Having to work during holidays while everyone else is on vacation.

10. Realizing customers are usually never right but having to pretend they are.