tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post110870816363374803..comments2023-10-05T23:06:49.652+10:00Comments on Justitia: My retail therapy!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400006028099229571noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1109492044028430912005-02-27T18:14:00.000+10:002005-02-27T18:14:00.000+10:00Gel~ In Oz, retail and waitressing is pretty much ...Gel~ In Oz, retail and waitressing is pretty much on par with each other, as far as wages go. Waitressing here does not rely so much on tips as here in Aust we do not tip, therefore the wage is higher.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400006028099229571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1109416435757574222005-02-26T21:13:00.000+10:002005-02-26T21:13:00.000+10:00But waitressing pays a helluva lot better than ret...But waitressing pays a helluva lot better than retail...for similar aggrivation. I turned down cocktail waitressing. Not worth even more groping.Gelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126965921250934236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108971049686762362005-02-21T17:30:00.000+10:002005-02-21T17:30:00.000+10:00Bryan ~ with a list like that i bet you could shar...Bryan ~ with a list like that i bet you could share some stories!!!<br /><br />GEL ~ I agree waitressing definately gets a bum deal.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400006028099229571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108898105213569252005-02-20T21:15:00.000+10:002005-02-20T21:15:00.000+10:00Great post. Really sparked a trip down memory lan...Great post. Really sparked a trip down memory lane.<br /><br />Quick high points of my career path.<br /><br />Liquor store cashier (at 16)<br />Record store cashier<br />Record store assistant manager<br />Usher at movie theatre<br />Airport Duty Free Shop Cashier<br />Audio/Video setup tech<br />Public Access Television Manager<br />City CATV Assistant Supervisor<br />TV News Photographer (BeFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814239467355086230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108889664448758682005-02-20T18:54:00.000+10:002005-02-20T18:54:00.000+10:00LOL- gr8 post. Brings back memories, but like so s...LOL- gr8 post. Brings back memories, but like so some others here, my <B>waitressing escapes far <I> outstrip</I> the retail experiences or was it just that I was <I>paid better???</I> ;)</B>Gelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126965921250934236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108861398701338452005-02-20T11:03:00.000+10:002005-02-20T11:03:00.000+10:00Risky ~ It sure isn't!!Risky ~ It sure isn't!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400006028099229571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108850031078090672005-02-20T07:53:00.000+10:002005-02-20T07:53:00.000+10:00I was a manager at a fast food restaurant about 15...I was a manager at a fast food restaurant about 15 years ago.<br />Some young punks were in the lobby scratching up the tables with crappy little knives when I approached them and told them to get out.<br />One guy swore at me and called me a racist. I looked him straight in the eye and told him "I'm not a racist, I hate everyone."<br />This punk(big guy by the way) actually laughed and liked me riskybizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775878555580477067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108796211103370762005-02-19T16:56:00.000+10:002005-02-19T16:56:00.000+10:00j~ do tell, i bet you'd have some rippers!
Magz ~...j~ do tell, i bet you'd have some rippers!<br /><br />Magz ~ Heh..2 days you did well!!<br /><br />Jack ~ Got a thing for numbers ehh Jack?<br /><br />EP ~ I know, you guys in the States have it tough. Here, the pay is way better so the staff don't have to rely on tips.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400006028099229571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108748819378003252005-02-19T03:46:00.000+10:002005-02-19T03:46:00.000+10:00Fortunately, my experience as a cashier wasn't bad...Fortunately, my experience as a cashier wasn't bad at all. I only disliked the assistant manager. He was rude and didn't bathe. It was hellish standing near him in summer.<br /><br />My nightmare job was waitressing. I have the utmost respect for the wait staff at any restaurant I go to and try to leave a hefty tip because I was treated so badly as a waitress. I worked at a posh inn and if I Erratic Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11033592461951375623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108745049214057162005-02-19T02:44:00.000+10:002005-02-19T02:44:00.000+10:00retail can be... interesting.. huh. remind me to ...retail can be... interesting.. huh. remind me to tell ya some 'service' stories.. of bartending and cocktail waitressing.. picture, if you will...<br />magz.. in a skintite 'bunny-type' suit and 4" heels.. cocktail waitressing. lasted 2 days fore i dumped a salad on a butt pincher's head... course that was 20 years and 30 pounds ago... LMFAOOOOOOOOmagzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351879762711676150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325344.post-1108719692937428772005-02-18T19:41:00.000+10:002005-02-18T19:41:00.000+10:00you hear a lot of shit about a lot of jobs but i s...you hear a lot of shit about a lot of jobs but i swear, retail might be the most mentally taxing. you see shit that'll change you forever, man. i'll have to tell one of my stories some time.if_i_had_a_hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849826564250133973noreply@blogger.com