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This Is Why Coworkers Makes A Retail Job Enjoyable

Nope, it isn't the insane customers.

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This Is Why Coworkers Makes A Retail Job Enjoyable
The Odyssey Online

Let’s face it. Not one person likes going to work. Especially when it’s retail. It’s a nuisance to sit around all day and think about working the night shift just as much as needing to wake up early to go in for the morning shift. It isn’t fun unless it’s a job you really love doing and that is rarely the case.

What exactly is this article about if I started it by just complaining about the thought of work? Well I have an answer that is quite relatable. We don’t like the thought of work, but what makes the environment better are your coworkers that feel like your best friends and even family. Those people are the ones that make your shift better when you just want to turn around and walk out those doors just as quickly as you entered them.

Our coworkers are the only ones who understand our hatred for the ever so famous line, “Oh. There’s no price tag on it? Then it must be free!” No. It isn’t free and we’ve heard that line over one hundred million times. What about when we tell them our policy and they request to speak to the manager? It's quite hilarious to see their facia expressions when our manger tells them the same thing we said.

Let’s not forget that our eyes may one day fall out of their sockets from rolling them so hard at the many maddening mishaps that happen each day. Not only do our coworkers relate to this, but we help each other out. Whether it be helping stock shelves, carrying furniture for a customer or just listening to each other vent about what made us angry that day. We’re there for each other because we know exactly how it all feels and we won’t judge one another.

Another great thing about our coworkers is that we hang out away from the walls that surround us in our own personal hell. We easily make lifelong friends through work and that’s one of the best things about it. Even the older coworkers hold a special place in our hearts because maybe you see them as a grandmother or older brother. This brings a sense of comfort in knowing we’ll always have someone on our side and to always be there for us in the certain way that we need.

So, yes. Work sucks. No one likes dealing with rude customers and rainy days, but our coworkers manage to make it doable and we do the same in return for them. It helps us keep our sanity intact and makes us become a better person. Never take your coworkers for granted because you never know how lucky you have it until you come across a new job with snobs. Take what you can get and always thank your lucky stars you have it made with the oh so “awful” part-time job because the truth is, it's pretty awesome when you have the right people by your side.

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