RT Temporarily Turns Into Retail Droid.
16/08/08 22:07 Filed in: Stories
This morning the duty manager came into work still drunk. No surprise, it happenes every weekend.
He was going round asking people if they would iron his shirt for him. I said no, but half an hour later he was still asking so I took pity on him and ironed his shirt. Nothing says “slave” more than working in a shop and ironing your manager's shirt.
I feel, not downtrodden, but like I shouldn't have done it. But the fact is I offered to and I really didn't mind, and now I don't owe him that drink. He appreciated it anyway...or maybe that was just last nights alcohol.
But really it was just an opportunity to get out of doing the same monotonous jobs I do every day I'm in work. I just swapped one chore for another, only this one I hadn't done 50 million times before and it was a bit of a relief.
That really sums up retail. I chose ironing over people. Analyze that!
He was going round asking people if they would iron his shirt for him. I said no, but half an hour later he was still asking so I took pity on him and ironed his shirt. Nothing says “slave” more than working in a shop and ironing your manager's shirt.
I feel, not downtrodden, but like I shouldn't have done it. But the fact is I offered to and I really didn't mind, and now I don't owe him that drink. He appreciated it anyway...or maybe that was just last nights alcohol.
But really it was just an opportunity to get out of doing the same monotonous jobs I do every day I'm in work. I just swapped one chore for another, only this one I hadn't done 50 million times before and it was a bit of a relief.
That really sums up retail. I chose ironing over people. Analyze that!
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