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

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.

'The cost of the movers was $14,000': Woman gets even with her deceased partner's vulture children by making them move all his stuff

Crawling out of the woodwork, clawing and muttering, at the slightest potential of securing the smallest amount of wealth, estranged relatives and old acquaintances come calling, feeling out avenues for any possible gain like vultures closing in on a fresh carcass where the lion still feeds. 

There's this thing that happens whenever there is money to be had that really brings out the worst people and the worst in people; if you've ever come into a sudden amount of wealth or handled the estate of a loved one, you've probably experienced this for yourself, trying to explain to people who you haven't seen for thirty years why they're not getting a single cent. 

Unfortunately, life isn't always a Disney movie, and sometimes the evil stepchildren do end up getting to profit off of the estate of a father they never showed love to—that is, until you factor in the cost of moving everything when their father's partner made things as difficult as possible for them by burying the car they were excited to inherit as deep as possible in the garage behind all his other belongings.

For more family drama, check out this aunt who bought her nieces a puppy against the will of their parents.

'[They] would listen to one song on loop the whole day': 25+ Employees share their coworker's most annoying habits

We all have that one coworker who just gets on everyone's last nerve. There are many reasons for this, and the people replying to this question have some great examples. 

One Redditor had a question: "That annoying coworker --- what does he/she keep doing?" More than 15,000 people wrote in with their own answers, and some of the funniest and most entertaining are included below. 

The thing about annoying coworkers is that they either don't think they're being irritating, or they're doing it on purpose to bother everyone. Sometimes you just have to listen that one guy in accounting talk on the phone about his vacation for 3 hours, or watch as your cubicle mate chows down on a smelly tuna sandwich. Unless they're harming someone, there's not much to be done about these coworkers and their mildly annoying habits. 

Some of these stories sound like they would make everyone else go insane: for example, the person who listens to the same song over and over, all day, every day. I've had coworkers like that too, and it drives one to madness. There's no other escape but to find a new company. 

Up next, check out another work story. This dude was on a call, and thought he was muted, but instead, his boss heard every word of his honest thoughts. 

Update: 'My manager replied, "Hey, we can all hear you"': Remote worker caught venting to girlfriend during call with boss

"I thought I was muted," this remote worker admitted. This story gives us a major case of secondhand embarrassment! 

For a few years in the early 2020s, tons of workers had to switch from working in an office to planning their days around Zoom calls while hiding out at home. In some cases, folks were working remotely while their families were there too. This guy, u/bdash1990, worked remotely with his girlfriend and had weekly meetings over audio calls. While there was no video, the team of eight could talk to each other about their plans for the week and their priorities. 

Check out this story below — and there are even a few commenters who shared their own funny stories of accidentally being too honest with their bosses. It happens to everyone at some point, and depending on what you get caught saying, you'd better hope your boss has a good sense of humor. 

The OP added two updates about what their boss thought about their accidental honesty. It's even more awkward because there were so many other witnesses on the call! The OP is never going to live that down, and their coworkers will be telling that story for the rest of their lives. 

Next, after getting pregnant, this woman had to tell her dear mother in law exactly why she could no longer stomach her famous mac and cheese recipe. 

'[Now I can file] a Wage Claim': Vet tech turns the table on the manager who fires her after she finds out WHY her last paycheck is so late

So long are the days when dreaming about starting your career was fun and exciting instead of stressful and competitive. Remember when us millennials were raised to think we could grow up to be anything we wanted? I clearly remember telling my kindergarten teacher that I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up and she totally fanned that flame—even though I was still struggling on spelling my own name… What a wondrous and magical time. Now, as an adult, you're attaching your resume to apply to a job just to re-enter all of that exact info onto another page. It's no wonder we've lost our patience when it comes to how we're treated in the workplace. 

One recently hired vet tech shared her story of how she was able to turn the tables on her vindictive ex-boss. She was hired with the assurance that her septum piercing would not be a problem. She asked multiple times to make sure, but still on her first day, the manager gave her attitude about it. Still, even though she knew the truth, she removed the piercing for the sake of the job. However, the now salty manager wanted to rid of her. After a short time, she told her she was firing her because of the piercing even though she wasn't wearing it anymore. The entire job was toxic, so it seemed like the vet tech wasn't even that mad about getting fired. 

What was the straw that broke the camels back, was when she went to pick up her last paycheck and was told it had been sent in the mail. But not just the regular mail, the 'snail mail' mail, which means it wouldn't reach her for 5 to 10 days. However, after posting her sob story on Reddit, the lovely people of the internet opened her eyes to the wage laws of her area, and now that she has been waiting longer than legally allowed, she is able to file a wage claim. It just goes to show you, if you mess around, you are most definitely going to find out. 

'I felt insulted': Woman shuts down shoeless coworker who complained that her shoulders were showing

"Thoust not wearing coverings on thy feet shalt not passeth judgment on thy neighbor's shoulders."

While I'm not entirely sure that this was actually a commandment or part of any other religious-moral imperative, it probably should have been… Definitely a missed chance there somewhere—that's all I'm saying. 

Still, whether or not it was written in stone, it seems pretty obvious that you shouldn't be complaining about what your coworkers are wearing while your dogs are currently nestled and cozy directly on the office's beige-patterned carpet. At least go put some shoes on first so that you're covering your hypocrisy.

Making any judgments or comments about someone else's appearance really just isn't ok (and a great way to get yourself a one-way ticket to HR), and this is definitely a moral imperative of any reasonable workplace culture. Besides, when you're currently roleplaying as a hobbit, you really haven't got a (hairy) leg (or foot) to stand on. 

Luckily, this worker was able to stand up for herself and put her coworker in his place when he decided to take issue with the fact that her shoulders were showing. The worker then turned to a popular Reddit subreddit community to see whether or not she was in the wrong for her retort. 

Readers declared her to be in the clear, applauding her comments to the coworker. See her original post and their responses below. Next, see this British dude who tricked his coworker into reciprocating office tea-making etiquette. 

'You'll have to... work without the benefits': Employee surprises boss with vacation request after boss refuses to give them a raise and benefits

Despite being a hard worker, this employee just didn't have what it took to get a promotion. 

They old saying goes that hard work pays off, but that isn't always the case. In some jobs, you can work as hard as you possibly can, clocking in overtime hours or covering multiple jobs for other people. Unless you have a management team that plans to move you up, all that hard work won't matter at all. In fact, your boss might appreciate your hard work, and decide you're so good at getting things done that they don't want to move you from your position at all. 

This person's boss told them they couldn't move up because they didn't have the proper college degree. That must have been frustrating, because if the OP was qualified for the job already, a degree shouldn't matter. Plus, it seems like the boss was really taking advantage of this guy. At least there's a happy ending to this tale of malicious compliance. Commenters advised the OP to try to care more about benefits in their future workplace. Live and learn, OP. 

Up next, take a bite out of these strange pizzas topped with the most quirky and questionable ingredients imaginable. 

The Top 24 Mildly Infuriating Flops for the Weekend

Some weeks pass by so painfully slow that it makes me wonder, WHAT EVEN IS TIME? How come sometimes time literally flies and I don't seem to be able to gulp a breath of fresh air, while other times the hours just drag on and work becomes enormously stressful and tiring? I am tired of smiling at coworkers, I just want to go home. The topic of the day is literally mildly infuriating fails, and I have had too many of those this week. Apparently, other people are going through the exact same thing. Some encounter these annoying instances on an airplane, while someone else's landlord may just be pushing all their buttons. Yet another person may be stuck in a rut with their neighbor.

People really find endless ways to get under your skin. Well, that's enough of little old me being bitter for now. Scroll down to check out infuriating daily occurrences. Next, here is a hotel clerk who had enough of Karen's requests, and decided to play possum.