'My job is keeping me single': Retail employee gets dumped (again) after telling her man she works as a cashier, judgement unfolds in the comments

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    Font - Posted by u/carlykerfuffle 14 hours ago r/r/retail ^ Guy rejected me because I work in retail. Sorry my career isn't noble enough for you, pal!
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    Font - I (f28) recently suffered an embarrassing rejection in my personal life because of my job. A few weeks ago I met a guy at a singles mixer and we were matched.
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    Font - We started texting, but he rudely stopped talking to me after I told him what I did for a living. Naturally, this completely devastated me. My dating life was already a complete nonstarter before this, but this was the final nail in the coffin. I realized my job is keeping me single.
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    Font - I get it, guys like girls who are career oriented and bring something to the table, and the fact I work in retail doesn't exactly scream career oriented and brings something to the table.
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    Font - I'm not in my f ing job because I love it and I'm oh-so passionate about selling handles of Captain Morgan to grizzled Vietnam veterans. I'm in my job because I have hit the ceiling and there's nowhere left for me to go. My boss
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    Font - only hired me because he doesn't have any standards and he'll literally hire anyone off the street who can count money. Believe me, if a better opportunity presented itself tomorrow I wouldn't think twice about quitting. But I'm
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    Font - stuck in this shole indefinitely unless a miracle happens and I find a "respectable" job that will make me more appealing to a man. My friends who are spoken for all have "respectable" jobs. Just because I'm not in a "noble" enough job doesn't make me undeserving of love.
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    Font - The only people who are interested in me at all are the dirty old drunk perverts who come in every day and insist I ring them up because "she's prettier." Maybe one of those wrinkly old farts is single.
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    Font - PLACE Organic Popcorn - 8 hr. ago I get it, guys like girls who are career oriented and bring something to the table And these are also type of guys who gets super b tt hurt when women makes more than them.
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    Font - Catfaceperson. 6 hr. ago And expect them to quit their jobs the second they are pregnant.
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    Font - potato_gnucci. 5 hr. ago "She has to make more then average, but when we have kids I expect her to quit and raise them!" • The guy who rejected OP
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    Font - kitkat6270 1 hr. ago Don't forget taking care of HIM on top of taking care of the kids and house. Alone.
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    Font - iconic_ironic_trash. 7 hr. ago Came here to say this. Seems like the guy wouldn't have treated OP or retail workers in general very well.
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    Font - carplord 9000 4 hr. ago Or they just cant make their mind up, have unrealistic expectations or secretly just want some anime wifu.
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    Font - Maleficent_Amoeba_39. 7 min. ago You know what I expect from a potential partner? The same things I expect from myself. Have a job. Pay your rent and bills. own Don't rely on someone else to play mommy/daddy for you. If the fact that OP is able to do this isn't "good enough", that's the guy's problem.
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    Font - Fragrant-Ad-925 - 10 hr. ago Ugh, I reckon you dodged a bullet. I can't imagine he treats service workers with actual respect, and that is so disgusting to me. We're all just doing what we need to do. That guy sucks.
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    Rectangle - carplord 9000 6 hr. ago he was looking for somone to sponge off of. The guy was probably a huge manchild
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    Font - Active-Succotash-109. 2 hr. ago Just what I was thinking. He wants someone to be his sugar mama.
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    Font - GS ARE MKÄY itsjusthowiam Probably has a hard time treating service staff at 3 hr. ago . restaurants with any respect & is as too. Anyone who thinks anyone is 'beneath' them for the job they perform is human trash anyway. I agree you dodged a giant bullet. y tipper
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    Rectangle - Teddy Tuffington - 10 hr. ago As a guy working in retail and depressingly single I feel this big time. I hope u don't give up n find someone special
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    Font - ValenwoodForever 2 hr. ago I love talking to cashiers, we always have funny work stories and we're always easy to chat to. Idk why it's a bad thing.
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    Goggles - IWantToPlayGame. 10 hr. ago You dodged a bullet. You're gainfully employed. He didn't deserve you.
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    Font - Princess_Jade1974 - 7 hr. ago Back in the day when I was using the apps I swear there was a complete tonal change in the conversation whenever I told someone I was a cashier, I actually grew to love this, perfect way to weed out judgey a hats.

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