23 Food Service vs Retail Memes That Will Have You Thankful for Your 9-to-5 Office Job

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Sep 26, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

There should be a rule that everyone has to work in a restaurant, bar, or retail store for at least year before being let loose into society. These jobs really change a person. I worked in a pizza place all of college, I graduated over a decade ago and I still have nightmares about working a shift… The things you experience can't happen in any other job. You learn how to either deal with a Karen or spot one out a mile away so you can avoid them. You learn how to fold clothes fast and perfectly. Or you learn how to calculate 20% tip as fast as lightning in your head. The best thing working at these kinds of places, however, is that you learn just how many stupid and entitled people there really are out there. No more blissful unawareness of humanity. Time to wake up and smell the coffee. If you've worked in food service or retail, you'll appreciate these memes.