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Sorry if this sounds fatalistic/cynical, but surprise surprise, people are terrible! I often hear people say that there are more good people than bad in the wo
by 0_gravitas 7y ago
Sorry if this sounds fatalistic/cynical, but surprise surprise, people are terrible!
I often hear people say that there are more good people than bad in the world, and that the bad are often over-represented: that's just wishful thinking.
I held a retail job for a little over 3 years before escaping, in quite a well-off town, which was known for being "such a nice place". It would be excessively generous to say that 20% of the people that would come through our doors were decent human beings; even now I can still remember the faces of all of the "good" customers because they were so few and far between that encountering them was almost a shock. A majority of our customers were bitter, rude, cruel, and painfully indignant and self-unaware.
- zdragnar 7y agoWorking retail, especially clothing, seems to be one of the easiest ways to become disillusioned with humanity. Nothing like picking up a pile of clothes in a changing room covered in feces to brighten up your day.
- 0_gravitas 7y agoOh yea I've heard plenty of horror stories with clothing shops too; I worked at a chain very similar to CVS, one of the smaller stores in the district but some of the highest foot-traffic. My only solace from and during those times was that many of the people that I worked with and met through there were truly amazing, and I remain great friends with most of them today--it's definitely an environment that can evoke a brothers-in-arms type of feel
- lostmsu 7y agoTo be fair, what do you expect a customer to do in case of an emergency of that kind? What would you do?
- 0_gravitas 7y agoTo literally deal with their own shit! At the very least pay for it and dispose of it yourself.
- lostmsu 7y agoI thought the law considers it to be store property. You don't ask your guests to pay if they accidentally break something in your house.
- 0_gravitas 7y ago> the law considers it to be store property So we can call it vandalism then. And I would certainly ask my guests for some reparations if they defecated on my clothes/floor and then walked out like nothing happened, and I certainly would not invite them back!
- lostmsu 7y agoVandalism would imply intention. If it is the case, you are absolutely right.