Geriatric Millennial praises Gen Z for having the 'right attitude' towards working retail: ''I could care less'... That is truly the correct attitude to have'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
May 5, 2024 6:00 AM EDT

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. 

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    Shout Out to Gen Z for having the right attitude when working retail. I am a geriatric millenial and this just happened today and I couldn't be prouder of this Gen Z'er.
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    My waxing place is holding a raffle if you schedule your next 2 appointments. I was hesitant because I barely know what tomorrow looks like let alone 6-12 weeks from now. Her response "I
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    could care less if you cancel them both as soon as you get home. It doesn't bug me. This is what I am told to do. In fact, when you need to buy a new wax pass- I don't care if you cancel that either. I still get credit for selling it to you." That truly is the correct attitude to have when working in retail.
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    prometemisangre. 16 hr. ago My experience with gen z is that they are very smart and incredibly nice. I'm so glad they stick up for themselves and understand what a boot licker is.
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    id_death 12 hr. ago at work As a millenial and very tech- forward person I think my gauge for BS is pretty well tuned. But it's nothing like theirs and their ability to just immediately see through BS that's presented as fact.
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    DRFilz522 OP. 11 hr. ago She also told me the company lies on the internet. This place is a national chain- I used to live in a college town and they would encourage people to buy wax passes at their location (in the midwest) before going home/moving to the coast because the cost is less. The internet says that a wax pass is only good at one location- she told me that was a flat out lie.
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    trapcardx 5 hr. ago me when i tell people i don't make commission so idc if they get the most expensive thing or not 12 Reply Share DRFilz522 OP. 4 hr. ago I worked at a hotel buffet for a while. Free for guests. I would tell the honest people that it was a lot more work to charge them so please don't mention it again.
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    MerryMisandrist . 3 hr. ago I worked at a 1 hour photo lab in high school and college. The company had been around for a while and the owners kids too over and over expanded and went to bankruptcy reorganization.
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    Places were still making money hand over fist, but between the executive salaries and over expansion they them selves. Anywho, Nikon was running a campaign for film sales. The prize was a
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    cruise for the store. It was based on % so smaller stores should have a chance. The execs sold us on this and ran a campaign for it with the promise of a free cruise. Well everyone went nuts and sold and sold film. My store one and when we were working on the details for the
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    cruise the executives said we could not take the prize as it was considered an assets and creditors had to be paid first. We found out it was a lie and the executives and their families all too the cruise in stead.
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    I learned my lesson that day to not give a flying about anything in retail again. Pay is and you get treated like by management and customers. In the end, I robbed that place silly for the next year, basically taking back what was owned to me for the cost of a cruise. I didn't feel one bit of grief about it
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    GayWitchyViking . 2 hr. ago Geriatric millennial is my new favorite identifier
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    Karlskiiii 8 hr. ago Her response "I could care less" Americans say 'could care less' instead of 'couldn't care less' because they're stupid. -35 Reply Share chocolatechillwave 5 hr. ago Solid takeaway from the post. I hope you sleep better getting that off your chest.
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    Ztoffels 6 hr. ago I couldn't care less = there is no more care to give I could care less = there is still some care to give but you are not giving it. I dont know which one is "worse" as an offense.
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