Today, the Salvation Army stationed one of their obnoxious bell-ringers in the mall right outside my store. My employees and I can wave goodbye to any form of sanity for the next month. FML
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Black Friday
70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Today, the mall I work at started playing Christmas songs on repeat. It's the beginning of November. FML
Today, my boss insisted that we get in the holiday mood by putting up lights, playing Christmas music, and wearing bells on our uniforms. It's not even Thanksgiving yet and I can't even have a tinkle without full-blown jingling. FML
Today, at my job at the mall, our music malfunctioned and now will only play the same three songs over and over again. Our manager won't let us turn it off because "the customers won't notice". FML
Today, my neighbor installed a large radio that loudly plays Christmas music 24/7. When I called in a complaint to the police department they told me to, "get in the Christmas spirit." FML
Today, my manager made everyone put up Christmas decorations around the store. As well as this, we're going to have Christmas music playing on repeat all the way through to January. It's not even September yet. FML
Today, the block where I work had mandatory all-storefront works. I had to be there. The workers asked me for my ladder, cord extensions, driller, complained for 4 hours, and didn't clean after them. Now they're in front of my shop, loudly mocking my looks and clothes, I can hear them through the door. Nice day. FML
Today, I dinged a desk-bell at head office and everyone burst into a round of applause for me. I was reamed by HR and served written notice to not ding the bell, because, "Only agents are allowed ding the bell, and only when they close a sale." Sorry, I didn't know about the bell guys. FML
Today, I came home to find my parents wearing Santa hats and blasting Christmas music at full volume. So begins three months of hell. FML
Today, at my workplace, a TV was installed just above my register at work which plays the same mind-numbingly awful 13 second ad on loop for the duration of our latest sale. The sale lasts for what are going to be three very long weeks. FML
Today, my boss threw a pre-Christmas party at work. He always uses them to rant at us and tell us to be better employees. When the speech began, the alarm I have set for my daily birth control went off. It's the sound of an obnoxious screaming child. FML
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WCARlover 35
Anyone working in retail in the month of December can kiss sanity goodbye anyway...Christmas shopping brings out the crazy in people quite well
KittyLahv 27
I can only imagine OP walking around the store with those headphones on yelling at the customers, "ARE YOU FINDING EVERYTHING OKAY?!"
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unluckystoad 7
You know what, quit being a piece of shit. They do a whole lot of good so you can get the hell over it for a few months.
squideth 18
Sooooo many people are not aware of how bigoted the Salvation Army is. You can clearly see that in this comment section. You'd think people would research a cause before throwing their money at it but apparently not.
rednecksmurfette 1
the salvation army is far from bigoted. do your own research.
Daily_Screwer 11
Horrible Bosses 4
dncp1972 4
Could anyone explain why my comment "first world problems" would be moderated. I really don't get why.
aimeroni 12
Oh my god I know how you feel I work at publix and they're outside both entrances of the store from before Thanks Giving up until Christmas ringing the damn bell it
worldclassrager 41
Ring ring ring ring ring...better than a constant ding dong I get from my work
fivetimeslonger 24
When my father was on the verge of homelessness two winters ago (when I had no means to help him myself & he was on the other side of the country), the Salvation Army gave him a job as a bell ringer. The help they gave him got him back on stable ground. Deal with the "annoyance." This group is actually helping real people. & you never know, you may need help one day, too.
gpg5 19
Don't give them anything. The Salvation Army uses their donations to prevent marriage equality.
rednecksmurfette 1
that's far from what they use the money for. it goes to helping people in the community for the next year. the money they raise from those kettles is practically all they have to help those who need it
lkrob 6
It's trying to help people
Hummmph 8
Have a heart, it's the Salvation Army AND it's the Christmas season...
Garnetshaddow 30
The Salvation Army doesn't do a lot of good. Also... many people, myself included, do not celebrate Secular or Christian Christmas. I don't have to be fa la ******* happy for a 6 week holiday with bad music that I don't acknowledge.