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A Boring Dystopia
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Yep. Working clothing retail on a slow day? Time to fold and refold a lot of shirts just to do something other than stand behind the counter looking dumb.
jokes on you I look dumb no matter where I'm standing.
Is there really nothing else you can do than that Sisyphean task?
Bring a book or something?
Unfortunately, the work culture here is so ass-backwards that would get you in trouble. The whole "if you have time to lean you have time to clean/ I'm not paying you to stand around" exploitative nonsense. You must look busy and act like you are doing work at every possible second for the boss's pleasure, less they feel they aren't getting a return on their "investment".
It comes from an old school "Protestant work ethic" which has been a pervasive sickness in American culture since its foundations.
After a couple of hours you start hoping some shithead kid comes in and messes the store up so you have something to actually do.
Is it a strict no-phones policy?
And when the store is dead you actually listen to that bullshit and don't just sneak your phone anyway?