The only way to survive retail is to be like a duck and let the insults roll off your back like water. At least, that's what I always told myself when a ruthless Karen was breathing down my neck while I was checking back stock for an impossible item. Just let it roll off. The best way to thrive in the retail world is to not let anything get under your skin.
Coasting through the aisles listening to the same playlist on loop, we can't help but wonder if there's a way to be completely and utterly unaffected. Gen Z has unlocked something here. According to the geriatric Millennial in our next story, Gen Z has scored the attitude jackpot in the retail space. While they're constantly ridiculed for not caring about anything deeply, Gen Z might just be the perfect candidate for retail roles for the exact same reason.
Scroll onward to read the rarest of praises that might just bridge the gap between generations. I guess everyone's mutual distaste of retail can be the thing that brings us all together.