I work at the mall. Aside from the shit pay I absolutely love my job. I get to help women feel beautiful on the inside and I am great at it. However retail is a shit show and it can be super tough sometimes. Ive been working a 6 day stretch. Im on day 5. My foot is injured ( I have plantar fascitis or however you spell it) and this morning my lovely monthly friend came to visit so my stomach is cramped, my back hurts, my brain is not working and I get to go do 8 hours today. At the mall on a Saturday. Please send help. Im loaded up with water, ibuprofen , a cane, a boot and snacks. IDK if Im going to make it mentally today though...On the plus side its graduation weekend so hopefully we wont be too busy and it will go by extra fast. Fingers crossed. Have a great weekend bromos. I know you all understand! :)
I could never understand why my parents chose to stress me out even more after I had my baby. Things were stressful enough and they put so much more stress on me. Why do we do this to new mothers?? And we wonder why new moms arent happy and have PPD.
Not sure why that is funny. There are lots of flexible part time jobs for students at the mall.
I left at 830 I closed the registers and left. Im a keyholder/manager there and we just got a new store manager who I love actually so its been good but its been a rough transition because shes trying to train and develop me which is great but its A LOT to take in. But closing went good. One more day of hell and I have a day off. I cant wait.
I work at the mall and there are lots of jobs there. The mall is pretty busy on weekends. My store is always busy.
Thank you it did. It wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. It went by fast too. Which is so great. Like it was 5 and then It was 8 and I was leaving lol.
It wasnt too bad! I learned retail as a young person in a very snobby area and it was chaos all the time. I live in the country now where people are way more patient and understanding. And its a slower pace so I flip out thinking Im at the old mall when Im at a new slower pace of life mall lol. Its so hard to get used to
BBW?? I used to work there. The horror stories I have....It went by so fast today. Im home now. How did your shift go?
I work at a clothing store and some people come weekly.
My mom does this too. She has my whole life. While I do get that we need to be grateful for what we do have sometimes life can throw some crazy curve balls at us and everyone has problems. I dont care who you are everyone has problems. I work retail and hear it all. Sadly all you can do is just not tell her anything. I know it sucks but it will never change. Ive stopped telling my mom anything especially anything dramatic or problem related because I want a mom who is supportive and tries to help me not a mom who tells me someone has it worse than me when I am dealing with real life problems that people deal with. I am sorry you are going through this. Solidarity friend.
I would 100% spend on a cabana if I had the money. My dad rented one at Great Wolf lodge when we went a few weeks ago and having our own special space was amazing. Worth every penny. I just can not with her spending that much on a rental and then complaining about chairs. You have enough $$ to do whatever you want. You buy shit constantly but heaven forbid you do something for your kids. GRRRR they are extra annoying today. I work so hard for pennies and they do nothing.
DUD is controlling everyone in that family.
You are right. I get that its shit timing but someone from another store can help. I wouldnt mind the road trip and it seems fun but it is a lot for me for a few days. Im hoping she will come to her senses and realize we can have people from other stores come if they are willing. The old store manager used to go cover other stores all the time for these reasons. Why cant she come work a few days. Ugh.
I did have a conversation yesterday trying to argue my days off but nothing was working. I do deserve better. I am actually planning on starting a few classes in the fall to get a degree an work towards a better life. Retail is so hard and I am so good at it now because I have so much experience but they truly treat us so badly. It all makes me keep pushing myself to go to school because I dont want to do this anymore. It seems really unfair to be the one they always lean on when they need help but they cant even afford me a simple vacation.
Usually its not an issue to take off but the timing is extra shitty. But at the same time they could get someone from another store to cover but they are so damn cheap they whine about paying mileage or whatever. Retail is such a hellscape. Im so grateful for the job because its all I know and I dont have a degree but its truly unfair how this is all working out. If I was full time I could understand but they use me for what they need and I cant even take a flipping vacation. :(
I am pretty commited. TBH this job is helping me stay sober and on the right track. I absolutely love my store manager now and she truly believes in me and has been working with me to make me the best I can be there. I wasnt expecting all these changes so fast. Its just really awful timing.
I am so frustrated with my job right now...I work retail which already has its share of annoyances but I truly love my job and am grateful to have a job in this economy. Back in April I put in a request off for a week in June because my in laws were taking us to the beach. I was looking forward to this because we get by but we dont have a lot extra for vacations or luxuries. They have a times share and will invite us sometimes. So anyways I put this request in and the store manager at the time refused to approve it because another manager needed certain days off and she was taking off too so it just kind of has neen up in the air since then. Well a couple weeks ago we had a massive change in the store. The old SM was going to a new store (thank Goodness) and the ASM was getting the store which I am happy about and I am a keyholder now which is great. But the vacation thing has still been up in the air. So finally yesterday we go to talk about it and since the management changes we only have 3 keyholders and Im now being told I cant have the days off because there arent enough people to cover. My SM is taking two Saturdays off for family events which I TOTALLY understand. She will be there the rest of the week but they would have to work like every day if I took off and it was suggested I could get like 5 days off but two of those days would be travel days and I would only get 3 days at the beach and thats not really a vacation to me because I would have to rush back on a 9 hour drive alone and its just not adding up. This is a part time barely above min wage job at the mall. I get no benefits. No sick days no PTO nothing. And my other manager is taking a bunch of days off next week for her daughters graduation so I am picking up the slack there but like why does everyone else get their days and I dont get to go on my vacation?? Like I put this in with MORE than enough time and I realize we werent expecting these changes so quickly but it really freaking bites. On the other hand Im trying to be positive about it because I will have the house to myself for a week and Im planning a little day trip and I will enjoy the break from my partner and daughter but still. It just makes me so angry because everyone else is getting theirs and Im getting shit on.
Retail workers take shit home with them sometimes too. I am one and I work in a specialized store and I very much have shitty people who make me feel awful and it can sour my mood. I am experienced at it now but when you are being yelled at over a 10% off coupon it makes you feel kinda shitty. I try not to take it with me but it very much can affect you as a person.
I turned 40 two weeks ago and had a party and I wish I didnt. I put in so much effort and work and it lasted two hours because it rained and most of it was outside and hardly any of my friends showed up even after saying they were going to come and I was in a bad mood so IDK lol. It was def not what I thought it was going to be and Im never having a party again. Just do something you love to do whatever that is. I would have been so much happier going shopping or something and having a nice meal with my family. Do something fun and Happy Birthday!
This is my town! I go to that $ tree all the time lol. Thanks for the photos!
My store is consistently busy all week and even busier on weekends. Yes malls are becoming a thing of the past and that mall is knocking on deaths door soon. Almost every place I see is hiring.
What are some good summer jobs in this area for a college student?
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