When people talk about “work memes,” they usually mean stuff about forgetting to mute on Zoom or pretending to look busy in a cubicle. But let’s not forget an entire workforce that doesn’t get to fake productivity from a swivel chair: retail workers.
Retail isn’t just a job. It’s a test of patience, posture, and pretending a customer’s expired coupon is your fault. While office workers complain about meetings that could’ve been emails, retail employees are dodging toddlers in shopping carts and getting yelled at because the store doesn’t price match 2007.
These work memes are for the folks who’ve survived Black Friday, folded the same shirt 47 times, and smiled through customer tantrums as if it were part of their benefits package. If you’ve ever worked retail, this one’s for you.