• customers think they can treat me like shit because it's retail. hi, i can refund your money, or use it to pay off my credit card bill. be nice to me. neither of us care about friendship.
• customers that call and give me a story about the shoes. ordinarily, it's kinda fun to hear about how the shoes will make an outfit great instead of good, but really. you saw the shoes. you want them. so buy them already. shut. up.
• do i sound young? do i sound naive? do i care? i am nice. when you push my buttons, you make me mad. and it will show in my voice. (i'm working on this, but it's hard)
• if you're watching TV, discipling your kids, having sex, or stirring the olive in your martini when you call me, call me later. i do NOT want to hear that shit.
• customers that call and after i identify myself say, "hello, this is eunice smith in south carolina." hey eunice smith in south carolina: i don't give a fuck who you are or where you're from. gimme your customer number on the back of your catalog, so i can look up your account and do you some good, instead of rolling my eyes and saying "I DON'T CARE" under my breath.
• I HAVE TO DO DATA ENTRY IN ALL CAPS. ANNOYING.
• i cringe when the phone rings.
• this job has no self esteem boosts or real impact on social or community issues. it's retail. and we all knows it blows.
• don't argue with me. i know how to do my job. i was trained well and i'm a little smarter than a monkey on steriods on how to look up your credit card in my system.
• i have a cubicle. someone help me.

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