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well then, spread the gospel
Retail or food service, once. I agree with that. >

same thing in general, different specifics, but same outcome >

I'd rather work retail tbh >

As someone who has worked both, I agree. Don't get me wrong retail sucks balls, but food. Holy shit people are dumb and fucking cruel. Regardless I have stories from both that are almost unbelievable because even living it I'm like, "can people really be that fucking dumb?"
Small example. 
"OMG you have turkey burgers now?! That is so cool, they are like still beef though right?"
 It took me a good 30 seconds to realize she wasn't joking. >

How big is a 12 inch pizza? >

Working in the general public hurts lol >

I’ve never worked in retail, but I’ve worked in restaurants. People are just insane when they’re hungry. >

I've worked fast food and retail. I think diners are less reasonable than shoppers. Thinking back on it now it blows my mind that people can be that nasty to what are essentially kids.
But I worked at Home Depot, and I think that attracts a more laid back customer. Not that there weren't exceptions. >

Although i agree that we should treat everyone with respect, retail or not, but people with no emphathy will continue to be an ass, no matter what you enforce them to do >

Yeah, scientist are debating where empathy comes from, some people are just born evil. >

Not neccessarily. You always have that one asshat who claims they've 'worked here before' and 'you're doing it wrong'. >

That is the person I'm speaking of.. You think they worked in customer service? >

Yes, thank God I’m a CNA and I’m nursing school now, but most bitching customers during my food service in high school always broke out the “I’ve worked in food service for xx years and I would never tolerate this at my restaurant!” >

A mandatory year of retail service, sort of like Korea and their military >

I've actually considered this thought. 
What if EVERYONE had to either join the militarty or be placed into a public service job like the post office or city clerk, construction for the city or other ideas. >

No better way to get the most uncaring, uninterested work force imaginable. >

I imagine teenagers with no regard for anything who cause absolute pandemonium for shop owners lol >

Teenagers are usually the better people to work with, actually. They're usually very quiet and kind compared to 20-40 crowd ive had the displeasure of being around. 
In my 15 years in retail I've never had a teenager try to manipulate or gaslight me into giving in to work place bullying. It's always people who have been adults for a while. >

I know people who once worked in retail who are still rude to retail workers. Now that they’re out of the game they don’t care. Some people just don’t learn. >

sounds like you have shit friends sorry >

People don't learn. If anything experience makes them worse. >

Bro not even retail workers want to be retail workers. 👍🏼
But I guess the real problem is that... retail work usually requires to deal with people and that can be painful.
But hey here's another "unpopular opinion" 
Don't like your job? Get a better one
(If you can) >

And, this is the important part once you have that job, don’t move up, just live relatively frugal. >

Just for more context:
I don't work in retail at the moment. I used to work at Fry's Electronics. I was at the returns counter one day and someone was trying to return a 3 year old Cotton Candy Machine. It was clearly used many times.
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I told the person I could return the item and then he proceeded to threaten to give me aids  and I should be careful who I "talk to like that"
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Please tell me any other minimum wage profession that has that kind of interaction..... >

The care sector >

Kind people will be kind and shitty people will be shitty… regardless of their previous work experience. >

No. You don’t have to work a retail job to know how to treat retail workers. >

You'd think this was what everyone thought until you've worked in retail
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Let me make it clear. YOU ARE RIGHT. but this isn't the reality we exist in >

I don't think those people are assholes because they didn't work retail. Some people just suck. FWIW the only thing that sucked about retail was the pay. The hours being off of the regular 9-5 made it easy as a student and the work itself was relatively easy. Hell as a best buy associate it was a terribly paying job with a bunch other horny people in their 20’s. >

I’ve never worked in retail and I 100% never will. I know how poorly they’re treated. I know how much it sucks to be yelled at. It’s the exact reason I’m never going to do it.