Thursday, September 12, 2013

20 Thing I've Learned from Working at Goodwill

1- People are assholes.
2- It is possible for people to be very nice and also be assholes at the same time.
3- There is apparently nothing in the world more desirable that second-hand jewelry.
4- People read "We accept donations" as "Bring us ALL your trash"
5- It is possible to develop a seething hatred for clothes hangers.
6- The most annoying people have no idea how annoying they are.
7- You can always spot the people who are buying things to resell.
8- You can also spot the people who have never worked in retail.
9- Cashiers are VERY near the bottom of the social ladder.
10- Dressing rooms are not just for trying on clothes they are also for building massive structures comprised of clothes, hangers, knickknacks, and various other paraphernalia.
11- Everyone wants to be the first one to get a look at the new clothes being put on the racks, even if the "new clothes" are actually old clothes that you are trying to take off the racks.
12- No matter how much something costs there will be people who will be thrilled about it and people who will bitch about it.
13- Some people always need to have something to bitch about.
14- "Not-for-profit" companies don't give a shit about their employees any more than big, evil corporations do.
15- There need to be plus-sized hangers for the plus-sized clothes.
16- If someone is willing to work for almost no money, there is probably a reason for it.
17- Some people will donate anything.
18- Some people will buy anything.
19- If you give people no money, and no respect, they will give no fucks about just walking out and never coming back.
20- There are some seriously strange people in this world, and the people with the shittiest jobs are the ones who have to deal with them.

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