Retail

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I've worked retail and similar customer service jobs since I was sixteen, that's ten years of dealing with some of the most aggrivating, high and mighty, rude people imaginable. But because of my experience, I find the newspaper comic Retail to be genius. Not to mention dead on.
Just the other day I had been complaining with Marni (who also works in the customer service position) about head office and their never ending quest to please every customer even if it means going against store policy. For a perfect example (one I've personally seen many times) see the comic below.

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  1. SomewhatjimJanuary 12, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    I think when I retire I'll go into retail. Don't you think I would do really well?

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