25 Disturbingly Relatable Work Memes for Retail Employees Who Are Dangling By a Thread

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 8, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

Whether you're in management, on the floor, or stuck at the cash register, working in retail sucks the soul out of your body. What I remember most from my retail days are the stand-still hours of enduring the same piped-in soundtrack, while I fought an aneurism when dealing with the idiocracy of every customer that walked through the doors. Some lunatics say that customers are the 'best part of the retail experience', but those people are just the brainwashed bunch of managerial staff who get enthused by holiday bonuses and mandatory meetings. Anyone who is susceptible to the cuckoo customers on daily basis knows that people lose their minds– and their decorum– when they're shopping. What is it about the smell of fresh clothes, receipt paper, and laminate flooring that gets the people going? Perhaps retail shoppers should be shopping for common sense instead of the latest in footwear. 

So while you're doom-scrolling on your well-deserved lunch break, feast your eyes on these disturbingly relatable retail memes and ignore the Karens that await you inside. Craving an office job? Check out these memes from The Office to turn your day around.

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    Outerwear - Everyday when you walk into work @retail_memes [heavy breathing] SMARTPHON REPAIR REPAIR I don't want to be around anymore.
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    Organism - Arguing with a customer be like @retail_memes_____ I can't believe it I'm losing to a rug
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    Forehead - *The customer telling me about their life* Me just trying to hand them their receipt @retail_memes
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    Purple - NONONONONO *The new hire mentioning how quiet it's been all day* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO *Veteran retail and hospitality workers*
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    Forehead - *Rude Customer gets their card declined* Cashier: @retail_memes Gonna Cry?
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    Forehead - Me: That sale ended last week Customer: @retail_memes_ You can't do this to me.
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    Car - When your coworker's shift ends when yours starts @retail_memes_
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    Smile - How it feels when you have to deal with customers @retail_memes OU
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    Organ - When the customer is telling you they're life story but you're just trying to go on lunch @retail_memes_
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    Food - How it feels when a customer asks you where stuff is GRUFFLES Digres Dra PLE OLD icks O tieven Baked FLES RUFFLES Cheetos Jen Baked Se Lays ven Bakea Origina Chelder & ROLD Cont Baked ven Baked Cholder & Sour Cream RUFFLES Oven Bake Chalder & @retail_memes_ RUFFLES RUFFLES Bake Oven Bake KCA Barbecue Doritos Doritos NACHE CHEESE STATOS ASS Lay's Oven Baked Doritos Barbeca 1000 istime Tostitos en Baked Doritos orites Doritas bafis Dorite Doritos Doritos orifer Dorite Do 50 Doritos Can you
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    Font - When a commercial plays at your store and says an employee "will be happy to assist you" @retail_memes_ LIAR!
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    Cap - When it's your birthday, but you still have to work Happy RTHD @retail_memes____
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    Forehead - When you clock out and your manager sees you leaving @retail_memes
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    Sleeve - Customer starts making up sales on the items they're buying Me: @retail_memes_ You sure about that?
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    Outerwear - @retail_memes_ So You want to speak to the manager
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    Organism - When you're showing the new employee around @retail_memes_ "There's no escape. The only hope is the sweet relief of death."
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    Cartoon - When your lunch ended 5 minutes ago but you're trying to motivate yourself to clock back in @retail_memes_
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    Smile - When your store has been closed for 20 minutes and you have to get the customers to leave YOU GET NOTHING! YOU LOSE! @retail_memes_ GOOD DAY, SIR!
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    Art - The cashier whenever the customer puts the cash on the counter @retail_memes
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    Font - Customers won't keep their kids from screaming and destroying the store Me: @retail_memes_ FINE, I'LL DO IT MYSELF
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    Beard - When a customer tries to ask you questions while you're helping someone else @retail_memes_ I'm a little busy at the moment!
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    Eyebrow - When you're training the new guy and they have a good idea @retail_memes___ Good call, my young Padawan.
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    Tie - When a coworker says they work too hard @retail_memes
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    Trousers - What to say to customers when you close Get the F:: Out! @retail_memes_
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    Outerwear - When a coworker keeps stealing your parking spot @retail_memes_ How dare you stand where he stood?
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