69 Memes About Working In Retail That Will Make You Say "Niiiice"
Anyone who has ever worked in retail knows just how terrible it is to work in retail. Between managers and coworkers who outright suck, to customers who almost always suck way more, it’s a thankless job that will never pay enough for all the bullsh*t we’re expected to deal with.
Allow me to break it down more: Management sucks because they’re typically responsible for scheduling and somehow think scheduling an opening shift the day after a closing shift is reasonable. They will almost always side with a customer who acts less like a person and more like a loose collection of personality flaws.
Coworkers can suck depending on whether they actually DO work or create more work for you, like those who constantly call out and leave you solo for your shift, or cause management to call you on your day off to pick up the slack. But sometimes, there’s that special coworker who makes every shift worthwhile.
And customers, ugh, they’re the inspiration for so many memes. No thanks to the commonly touted saying, “the customer is always right,” there are hellacious people who seemingly have never been told “No” in their lives that feel like it’s completely appropriate to throw a tantrum in public.
But, that’s why we have memes, right? To ease our suffering by punching up at those who make working in retail hell.
Keep scrolling to see some of the best retail-themed memes we collected from all over the internet.
1. Retail is a cacophony of stupid questions
2. Do YOU work here?
3. WTF else can we do? Management will side with them anyway
4. Good luck, Ima stay put
5. It's FINE
6. Just FINE
7. Cant see, cant hear
8. Gotta hit those metrics
9. So many people needlessly overshare
10. Name tags were made by fae
11. Sucks to be you, Chad
12. Sweet sweet karma
13. Strip off the human costume and soak the day away
14. Time blurs together when you're working retail shifts
15. It must suck to have the name Karen now
16. Oh NO
17. My politeness only goes so far
18. Sometimes we forget to turn our brains off auto-pilot
19. Evil is learned
20. Frick
21. Ugh
22. Kettle meet pot
23. Because that's how capitalism works, you pay money for a thing
24. EXCUSE ME, can you NOT
25. No really, you don't want to work here
26. What it's like working retail
27. Just be aware of your surroundings
28. Tfw you thought you'd grow up to be Simba but somehow you became Scar instead
29. That look of solidarity
30. HAHAHAHA CLASSIC
31. On the nose
32. Retail time-blindness is very real
33. Gotta please customers at all costs
34. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BE POLITE
35. I sometimes call to check if a place is open, phones turn on before doors unlock
36. Good for you, I guess?
37. One of the few moments a retail worker holds the power
38. Suck it, corporations
39. Have some RESPECT
40. We're not paid enough to deal with your unwanted advances
41. I hate opening
42. Not great, Susan, not great
43. Quick, look busy
44. It's amazing how many grown-ass folks throw tantrums over minor things
45. Work ruins all the good stuff
46. Why bother??
47. Those opening shifts after closing are the worst
48. Go bug them, then
49. Getting to pet different animals is the best part of working in a pets store
50. Sounds GREAT, see you never
51. If you're going to cause a scene, Ima make sure everyone knows
52. Want the truth or..?
53. EXCUSE YOU, JEFF
54. Like turning into a whole different person
55. Too good to say hi, but now you need me?
56. DID YOU NOT LEARN ANYTHING
57. Good coworkers are a treasure
58. Retail workers don't get traditional weekends
59. Maybe if you were NICE
60. Can you nOT
61. **vibrates with an inferno of internalized rage**
62. Prices are 100% out of out control
63. Mind your business, Sis
64. When the customer provides exact change after you enter the cash payment
65. Why? Why would you do this?
66. Customer service personality ftw
67. Bring your own coupons
68. No, we're not entertained
69. It's like rolling a Nat 20
Sometimes the best way to work through stress is to laugh, and quite a few definitely hit the mark. Did any of these memes hit close to home for you?
We want to hear your best working-in-retail stories, so drop them in the comments section below! And if you have any other memes that are fitting, share them with us!
