Jobs in Retail & Hospitality

By December, I stop managing a hotel and start conducting an orchestra of exhaustion. The holiday rush hits: a family arguing over room keys, a couple proposing in the elevator, and a guest convinced … more

I think the worst part of the last few months of the year is how understaffed the store gets while traffic just keeps surging. And the few of us workers who didn't get to be smart about accruing h… more

It always cracks me up how much stuff gets returned the day after Christmas. People spend weeks stressing over the perfect gift and by the next morning it is back at the counter getting turned into a … more

When does busy season truly end for you? I'm preparing for the returns and gift‑card redemption season to come to an end, which usually takes till mid-Jan. What about in your store?

For managers, when do you say enough is enough when it comes to you working? Do you accept the fact that you could be working an infinite amount of hours and more than five days per wk? Or do you set … more

I just want to say Merry Christmas to everyone today. Whether you are working, traveling, or just trying to get through the day, I hope you get a small moment of peace somewhere in it. This time of ye… more

During a slow afternoon shift, a kid asked me if I “worked here or just liked the uniform.” Before I could answer, his mom said, “Be nice, he’s the boss.” I wasn’t, but I didn’t correct her. The kid n… more

For my retail and hospitality folks, do you work on Christmas Day or day after Christmas I know in retail you work Black Friday

Warm up question for CPS interviews

I have a casework assistant and administrative officer first online interview (no interviewers yet) and I have
prepared for the questions but not sure what type of warm up question they migh… more

Happy holidays to all working today! What do you expect your day to be like? I expect my morning to be busy, but not so much the night…

Christmas Eve was wild today. I spent the whole day bouncing between stressed out customers, packed lines, and nonstop questions from people who waited until the last possible minute. It felt chaotic … more

I keep seeing retail apps asking for full availability even though they say part time. I can work evenings and weekends but not mornings. If you apply anyway and explain later, does that hurt your cha… more

In the last year Ocean Job Lot has basically screwed its ATLs. We went from salary to hourly with no bonus. We were allowed 45 hours. But vacations and sick days we lost money since we could only get 8 hou… more

Does anyone use ChatGPT for work emails and communications? I think it’s just fine to use, It’s just so funny when I realize someone uses it. At least try and blend it with your own words

Does anyone else like working the holidays? I enjoy having an excuse to avoid family gathering because there’s too much drama in my family that I’d rather be at work.

Who else can't wait for December to be over? The non-stop Christmas music, the overcrowding, all the kids' incessant screaming.. it's all just so overwhelming. And this might be something … more

Last weekend at the café, my friend showed up early to cover a shift he wasn’t scheduled for. Halfway through, the POS crashed, the line doubled, and his supervisor disappeared for “five minutes” that… more

Yesterday, a customer told me when I was checking out for her that she wished I had a smile on my face. She sounded sweet, so I couldn't tell if she was saying she wished to be treated better ot t… more

If your boss refused to hire ppl even when you’re understaffed, to the point that you’d have to work 6 day weeks as a manager, what would you do? This is starting to compromise my health and happiness… more

I have a question about interviews for online positions. Is it common to be hired without a personal conversation? I've had two separate interviews where the interview is though a texting app and … more

Does anyone who currently work at snapchat have issues with constant re-authentication? My friend who works for snapchat says it keeps prompting him for re-authentication constantly, I ask because I&#… more

How do you build trust in a team when there are lots of gossip inside conversations? There always seems to be something like this going on in different units which y’all take on it

Got offered a zero hours contract at a chain store, but I also have an interview for a smaller shop with fixed part time hours. The pay is similar. Is flexibility worth the risk of fewer shifts, or do… more

Coming from a seasoned cook, don’t bother. They tell you teamwork is a part of the job but its farrrrrr from the truth, you will be slaving away while everyone else is watching you

I asked my manager if I could have the day off since I am having cramps and I mean VERYY bad cramps but I ended up getting scolded with a kinda sarcastic response in bad english. I had to explain that… more

Christmas Eve at the store was loud, messy, and honest. I was closing the floor when a staff member pulled me aside, stressed because they’d mixed up a customer’s pickup order. We owned it, fixed it, … more

Is jobs really hiring. I'm so tired of doing applications

It’s crazy working in a operation where you’re basically just working for yourself no support well not much support but it’s just sad that the leaders of this operation is the reason why this operatio… more

Can anyone tell me if the security measures at TikTok for csr employees is overly restrictive? Is it mandatory to have constant re-authentication prompts?

Can anyone tell me if TikTok has an overly restrictive security protocol for employees? I'm looking to become a csr but had issues with my last job about the overly restrictive security, just want… more

is there a job that actually hires 16 year olds 😓

Inventory is so light and only 3 days left to shop. We have a truck tomorrow but my store manager decided to process like 20% of it today which part of me gets but we also have a visit tomorrow and I … more

At my workplace, there was always this unspoken thing that happened near the end of every shift. As soon as closing time got close, people would suddenly find other tasks to do, wiping counters again, reorganizing shelves!!<… more

Work potlucks always sound fun in theory but I can never fully get on board. Everyone is excited and loading up plates while I am quietly wondering how clean people actually are at home. You just do n… more

I am comparing two restaurant offers. One has a higher base hourly rate but no tips, the other has lower base pay with tip pooling. On paper the tipped role looks better but it feels less predictable.… more

I have been having a hard time actually unplugging on days off. I tell myself I am going to relax but then I keep checking emails or thinking about what I forgot to finish. It feels like my brain neve… more

There was a point at work where I realized being reliable had quietly turned into being expected to handle everything. I was the one people went to when shifts needed covering, when something went wrong, when som… more

Had a group interview for a hotel front desk role last week. It felt rushed and they said they would be in touch soon, but nothing yet. Do group interviews usually take longer to hear back from, or is… more

You know how even on your days off, your body still feels tense? Like you’re waiting for something to go wrong, or your brain is still stuck in go-mode. That constant urgency at work, rushing, multitasking, fixing problems b… more