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Retail & Hospitality

A community for retail & hospitality professionals

  1. Bakery

    my manager(s) treat me so horrible for no reason at all, and there’s a very small select of us that are treated this way. my managers tell me off even for the slightest thing even wearing the wrong sh...

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  2. Key Holder/Sales Associate

    This job market is so stressful and brutal — how do people want everyone to work which we do btw ( tfw majority of us who are unemployed are applying nonstop with applications & following up ) don’t ...

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  3. General Laborer
    First time poster

    Hi all !! Quick question ,in your experience, would you hire a 48 year old women for server position if she had no experience with serving but lots(over 6 years) with customer service (cake decorator)...

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  4. Barista

    Hey guys, recently applied for a job at a local cafe, I emailed them and got a reply from them that u was a bit confused with. I am 14 and was applying for a barista position there, and the email repl...

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  5. Hospitality Staff

    I was offered a new job, but they want me to start next Tuesday. Is it wrong for me to give my current job less than a week's notice? I don't want to lose this new job.

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  6. Retail Sales Specialist

    I don't know if my manager's expectations are unrealistic and he needs to hire more people or maybe I'm just too slow to handle the workload. But in addition to helping customers and checking them out...

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  7. Store Associate

    A new coworker came up to me and asked for my Snap. He is fully in his 40s, which seems old for someone on Snap. Is it a red flag when older adults are using Snap? His request made me uncomfortable.

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  8. Assistant

    Retail and hospitality really teach you emotional regulation fast. You can be having the worst day and still have to create a positive experience for someone else. What’s something this industry taugh...

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  9. Store Manager

    Does anyone else feel a bout of rage when they see those TikTok videos of the resellers tearing Target apart for the Pokémon merch? It's ridiculous. The only people worse than these resellers are the ...

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  10. Barista
    First time poster

    I have been working in food service for so long and want to make a change in career such as desk work but with minimal phone calls or at least something that will still be good enough to handle day to...

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  11. Front Desk Receptionist

    When is too early to leave a job? I begun a new job a month ago and the environment and team members have been awful! I have been screamed at by multiple customers, and a colleague. I've been force...

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  12. Still Unemployed
    First time poster

    Honestly being 16 and trying to find a job feels impossible

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  13. Customer Service Representative

    What is your company's policy when it comes to allowing customers to cuss, yell, or threaten you? I've never worked for a company that was so willing to let customers freak out on us. It feels like I ...

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  14. No work experience

    Is it worth calling in to ask if places are hiring even if they don't have anything open online? I've been desperately searching for over the past year, submitting applications to a lot of retail oppo...

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  15. Associate

    My manager often has me do a task or two after I clock out. They're not anything big. Take the trash out as I leave, push a couple carts up to the door, etc. They take 5 to 10 minutes at most. Is it w...

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  16. works at Travelodge Hotels Ltd.

    I cant believe this is something I am bringing up less than a month into my first job. I have a colleague who has been hostile since my first day and yesterday she decided to scream at me, in front of...

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  17. Sales Assistant

    Is it ok to lie on your resume to make you sound more experienced. I know people do it but could they catch you out!! I'm from Reading , England

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  18. CSR

    I have a weakened immune system and I see hundreds of customers each day. So, I wear a medical face mask while working. I never expect or ask others to wear a mask and my job isn't affected in any way...

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    Evan Stinson

    Anyone else feel like retail and hospitality workers are expected to absorb everyone’s stress lately? Customers are always impatient, staffing slow always short, and corporate keeps adding expectation...

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  20. Department Manager

    Amazon is trying to get a leg up on its competition by offering 30 minute delivery in some cities. My question is, does Amazon think it has a lot of competition in this space? I can't even get DoorDas...

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