# why i hate retail and the holidays... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 20, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979 "2005-12-20T20:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mustang03gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mustang03gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mustang03gt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/1 "2005-12-20T20:42:35Z")
…worked 930 am-1030 pm without a lunch or even a smoke break. tomorrow i get to work 730 am til prolly 1030 pm again…and again, prolly no lunch or smoke break. by the end of the week i should have 60 hours in 4.5 days worked. i hate working that much but god the paychecks are priceless! but the real kicker of it is…people are such assholes. this morning a lady came in and there were 4 of us working, and 3 people waiting. she waited 5 minutes and started screaming at my manager that he would either “A. you will wait on me right now, or B. you will lose a customer if this is the way you plan to run your business, I am not waiting here for 2 hours.” fucking bitch. i just wanted to punch her in her face. thank you for letting me rant 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nick2517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@Nick2517](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nick2517)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/2 "2005-12-20T20:46:33Z")
where do u work ? ---
**Author:** ![snowhitejolf95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@snowhitejolf95](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowhitejolf95)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/3 "2005-12-20T20:49:21Z")
are you fucking kidding me thats`some weak hrs try every day 8am till 11pm 6 days a week at a fab shop ---
**Author:** ![mustang03gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mustang03gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mustang03gt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/4 "2005-12-20T20:56:05Z")
> [@Nick2517](#): > > where do u work ? selling cell phones at cricket. ---
**Author:** ![munster\_ek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/munster_ek/32/5977_2.png) [@munster\_ek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/munster_ek)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/5 "2005-12-20T21:32:46Z")
I just hate the general public around Christmas. They’re all in the “Christmas Spirit” with their holiday sweatshirts on singing songs while they scream at you for taking something off of the shelf or accidentally getting in their way. ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/6 "2005-12-20T21:53:25Z")
> [@mustang03gt](#): > > selling cell phones at cricket. :owned: cricket sucks… 😃 thus why im switching ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/7 "2005-12-20T22:31:38Z")
Smoking causes cancer ---
**Author:** ![mustang03gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mustang03gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mustang03gt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/8 "2005-12-21T02:26:25Z")
> [@The1SloShelby](#): > > :owned: > > cricket sucks… 😃 thus why im switching my paycheck \> your paycheck :owned: get a job ya lazy bum lol ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/9 "2005-12-21T02:59:05Z")
Which is worse for retail…the day before Christmas or the day after? ---
**Author:** ![mustang03gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mustang03gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mustang03gt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/10 "2005-12-21T03:03:23Z")
they are both equally bad. even new years eve last year was crazy. ill never forget it, i was really sick, with like some 24 hour bug, and it was busy as hell. i myself sold 17 new activations and we were only open 10-3. christmas eve sucks because after we close, we get people beating on the doors saying they need to get a phone so their kid has something to open for christmas. i feel bad but nothin like waiting til the last minute. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/11 "2005-12-21T03:10:07Z")
so since you get smoke breaks do other ppl get fresh air breaks??? ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/12 "2005-12-21T03:10:52Z")
> [@snowhitejolf95](#): > > are you fucking kidding me thats`some weak hrs try every day 8am till 11pm 6 days a week at a fab shop that would be youre fault ---
**Author:** ![mustang03gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mustang03gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mustang03gt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/13 "2005-12-21T03:16:57Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > so since you get smoke breaks do other ppl get fresh air breaks??? sure. lol. to make it fair, i usually only take a 30 min break (if im lucky) then put an hour on my timesheet. ---
**Author:** ![bobby311](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bobby311/32/5971_2.png) [@bobby311](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobby311)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/14 "2005-12-21T03:23:19Z")
waaaahh i get no smoke break boo hoo ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/15 "2005-12-21T04:57:20Z")
> [@bobby311](#): > > waaaahh > > i get no smoke break > > boo hoo ---
**Author:** ![SmokinDiesel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SmokinDiesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SmokinDiesel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/16 "2005-12-21T07:17:26Z")
I just smoke while I work … ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/17 "2005-12-21T07:27:32Z")
Coffee Breaks are better ---
**Author:** ![SmokinDiesel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SmokinDiesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SmokinDiesel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-hate-retail-and-the-holidays/178979/18 "2005-12-21T10:24:39Z")
> [@mesteño](#): > > Coffee Breaks are better NEver