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A little something I found in my notepad....obviously a bad day at work haha might return to it one day... Read More

Tags: life, anger, people, job, retail

A story highlighting the stresses of working in retail and dealing with mental illness. Read More

Tags: girl, shopping, retail, customers, shop

Short Story / Non-Fiction

June 21, 2016

Reads: 340

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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A funny comment a co-worker said about the yearly donation jar charity event prompted me to write this. Our store has such high turn over I want to always remember the amazing cast of characters I have/have had the honor of working with, Read More

Tags: humor, friends, retail, worker, co-worker

Poem / Humor

June 18, 2016

Reads: 192

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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a poem based on a few true events. Read More

Tags: job, retail, customer, manager, retail-hell

A mentally ill woman working in a department store fantasizes about revenge against her abusive supervisor. Read More

Tags: retail, clear-plastic-handbag, clinical-depressionborderline, anti-depressantsneuroleptics, evil-eye

Another adventure of Life in the 32502 Zip Code are and another page in the Saga of Edith Clarice, English Literature major and the future of the American South. Read More

Tags: food, stupid, south, retail, old_south, pensacola, escambia, southern_pride

Essay / Other

February 05, 2015

Reads: 1307

Shelves: 1

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In the mid-eighties, snow-thrower manufacturing firm Toro, launched a promotion where purchasers of snow blower could refund a part of their purchase in the event that the next winter was characterized by modest snowfalls. The amount of money that was refunded was related to the amounts of snowfall thus putting… Read More

Tags: fall, school, high, nature, novel, american, free, choice, lost, theory, home, experienced, experience, hand, key

Short Story / Non-Fiction

November 28, 2013

Reads: 210

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Happy Thanksgiving! Here is a short story in the spirit of the evening. To my mom, I'm thankful for you. Read More

Tags: thanks, brother, father, happy, night, husband, girl, boy, mother, lover, shopping, sleep, young, wife, thankful

Short Story / Memoir

May 29, 2013

Reads: 120

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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I never met anyone in my entire life who wasn't in some way or another important to the universe. Read More

Tags: heart, mind, soul, retail, dress

Book / Romance

July 16, 2012

Reads: 697

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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Jennifer never knew when she started her new job at one of the worlds fastest rising retail giants, that she would quickly fall for the wrong person, her hansom boss. Two young people caught in the middle of a forbidden romance, walking a fine line that could burn them both.… Read More

Tags: romance, erotica, job, affair, forbidden, sexy, friends, retail, manager

Working in fashion retail. Read More

Tags: life, disgust, reality, fashion, work, retail, customer, shop, blur, servant, clothing, gonzo

The nonseconds just fly by when life is this much fun. Read More

Tags: justice, theft, modern_life, retail, soap

Short Story / Literary Fiction

January 03, 2010

Reads: 230

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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Trying to capture some of the irony and humor behind being immersed in a panic attack because of a seemingly innocuous event. This is a story of interior feeling more so than any exterior action. Read More

Tags: loss, humor, satire, confidence, anxiety, identity, questions, self_esteem, employment, rules, retail, personality_disorder, panic_attack, nervousness, human_resources

The long-awaited stewards of the human race arrive in a much different way than anticipated. Read More

Tags: aliens, retail, recession, arachnids, john_palifox_key

A funny story based on real events at my dreadful jobs. I hope that there is some kind of deeper meaning here too, but hey, at least my job exposes me to some characters! Read More

Tags: humor, immigration, irony, comedy, work, movies, america, africa, cultures, jobs, kenya, retail, ennui, nigeria

We've all had bosses we hate, and co-workers who are just plain weird...well, here are those two things combined in a whacky look at what it's like to work a bad job. Read More

Tags: humor, comedy, work, boss, funny, race, mr, retail, potatohead, laos, co-worker, new_job

This is the first book I am trying to write Read More

Tags: business, retail, mall, non-ficiton

Poem / Poetry

February 03, 2008

Reads: 857

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

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The one part of a job application that always pisses me off is what I wrote about in this poem. Read More

Tags: poetry, reading, tv, writing, women, sports, work, literature, painting, jobs, retail, application

Poem / Poetry

July 28, 2007

Reads: 192

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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When I was in College, I worked for K-mart. At that time they were THE Retail Giant....HATED IT! Read More

Tags: jobs, working, retail, customers

Poem / Poetry

May 04, 2007

Reads: 624

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

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This poem is for anyone who has ever worked in the retail or service industries like I have. It is part of a series of poems I wrote called The Retail Chronicles. Read More

Tags: humor, help, retail, customers

“A compendium of street-smart retailing insights and acumen.” 427 lessons taught only on the frontline of retailing. No academic theory—just the hard-nosed realities shrewd retailers discover through experience and use to build profitable stores. Retail truths like: Wholesale is the cost of the merchandise, not the cost of the sale.… Read More

Tags: operating, business, management, store, retail

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