10 Things I Wish People Knew About My Job:
1. I don't set the prices. Prices are set on a (usually) company-wide level, so complaining to me about how expensive things are is useless. It just makes you look cheap, and makes me want to stab you in the throat.
2. I don't know where everything in the store is, or how to use everything. I work in Garden, so garden stuff is what I know. If you groan because I can't answer your question, I'm going to purposely take longer to find your answer.
3. I make $10/hour. Ergo, I'm not an expert. An expert in a home improvement field would demand much more money.
4. We don't take our aprons home to wash them. When they get dirty, we destroy them and get a new one.
5. I don't order anything. So, if we're out of what you want, I can't wave a magic wand and make it appear. I also can't make the store stock something you think we should have.
6. I can't tell you my real and honest opinion about some of our products, but if I try to steer you towards a more expensive model, it's because what you're looking at is crap.
7. I don't make commission nor do I have sales goals to meet, so I am never, ever trying to upsell. Get what you want, I really don't give a shit.
8. I really do hear you every time you yell at me from a few aisles away. I just feign deafness because you need to learn some fucking manners.
9. With the exception of a few very large items, I don't need a man to help me lift anything. If you suggest that I should get a boy to help, I will give you a dirty look. It's my right. You should feel like an asshole.
10. If you're in your 20s, look like a slacker, and are asking for some weird soil, weird fertilizer, and grow lights, I can tell you're not really planting tomatoes. Drop the charade, you're not fooling anybody. The hydroponic shit is in the corner. Have fun trying to grow shitty weed in your dorm room!