'Tis the season to be jolly, well for some of us in the retail industry that is not always the case. I know that working in clothing is probably one of the hardest jobs. So during this holiday season these are some of the things that go through our minds. Bear in mind that we do love our jobs and that is why we go to work everyday.

1. Christmas music.

I for one hate that Christmas music starts in November, I hate even more that I have to stand at work for hours on end listening to Christmas music. Its not even good music.

2. Clearance

Yes these items are on clearance that's what those red tickets are for. No I will not check to see if it can be marked down more than what it already is marked down.

3. "How are you doing?"

If I come up to you and ask how you're doing I would hope that you would answer me instead of blowing me off. Maybe you're having a bad day but I promise you're day isn't much worse than mine because of people being rude.

4. Put stuff back where you got it.

This is probably my biggest pet peeve now. I have to clean up behind you so at least do everyone that works in retail a favor and put it back where you found it. I found that I hate having to clean up behind people so I put the stuff back where it goes when I go shopping so that others won't have to clean my mess.

5. Control your kids.

Okay so I get that little Timmy wants to look at the toys but you should be watching him. Don't let them play with things that can break because I guarantee that they will break.

6. Ask how our day is.

If you just ask how a person how their day is i guarantee that it will make them happy. It puts a smile on my face when a customer takes time out of their day to have a conversation with me. There's this grandmother and granddaughter that come into my work every weekend and the granddaughter is always dressed in a princess dress, this weekend she was Cinderella. They showed me pictures from their trip to Disney World, and they make it a point to speak to me every time they come in the store. It makes my day at work genuinely better.

This sounds like a rant but really it's not. I love my job and the people that I work with. Most days I don't want to be there but then I think about how much I look forward to seeing everyone and all of the things that we get in the store. I couldn't ask for a better job.