facing the public I need a break

If you worked in retail before you will know what I mean ........

I love it when customer gets to counter and ask me for something - no eye contact or at least face me when they speak - no they are looking at something important on the mobile or fiddling with bag or they ask me and look behind me or anywhere else to avoid facing me - weird isn't it

I love it when the customer at the next counter eavesdrops and interferes with my transaction - sometimes putting me down for a stupid reason e.g. I can't speak a 2nd language - I should be grateful this doesn't happen a lot

I love it when I have finished a transaction that took a few minutes and the next customer in the queue walks up and uses the word 'just' - I 'just' want to blah blah blah...as though they shouldn't have to wait because they are so important an the air they breathe is a special kind of air that the rest of us can't breathe

I love it when I speak normal Australian English and they say 'what what' - they need to get their hearing test done - I mean do I have to shout ?

I love it when they say the wrong thing, make a mistake or don't communicate clearly then something gets messed up but they try to blame it on me as though somehow it was my fault - too proud to admit their mistakes I'm not exxpecting an apology but they shouldn't try to blame it on me

I love it when I go to work and have to put up with annoying managers who have annoying habits or expectations that they don't apply to customers but for some reason

I have to be better, smarter, faster, remember everything 100% - do everything better than the rest of Australia including all the other retail workers

I love it when it's the end of the shift but they still want to get in the shop even when the door is closed - one of my all time favourites

I could go on but I have put you through enough if you have read this

and if you work in retail you could add a few of your own I am sure

I really need a break - I wish I could stop facing customer for a few months

But have no choice I must work this is my life