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The original was posted on /r/talesfromretail by /u/sophiahxx on 2023-07-27 03:13:11.

over a month ago i started a new retail job and all my co workers are relatively nice. on todays hour i was doing clear rail. ( which is essentially getting clothes from the changing rooms and finding where they go) i was helping a girl out in the changing rooms, getting items to also take out when one of the floor managers comes (female) in and asks me to sort out the sale section, i finish helping out in the changing rooms, head over to the sale section and proceed to tidy and pick clothes up off of the floor to the best of my ability. one of the hangers was snapped so i go back into the changing rooms, throwing away broken hanger and putting new one for shirt on etc. im just about to leave as she comes in and proceeds to say ‘every time i come in here all it is is you two talking’ and ‘ i asked you to tidy the sale, when i ask you to do something it should be instant.’ i explain about the hanger and the misunderstanding and before leaving she says ‘did you even tidy anything?’ the thing that’s really annoying me is that not even 20 minutes before this she was 1) gossiping with a co worker for 15 minutes in the middle of the store (i overhead most of their conversation) and then 2) whilst me tidying had another 2 10 minute conversation whilst just standing around doing nothing ? floor managers in our store have all the same tasks as us and looking at her rota she was meant to be working. after tidying she switches me onto till when im meant to be doing self checkout (which no one is on) leaving me to do both when relatively busy whilst she stands around talking to the girl who was meant to be doing till and yet again doing nothing. my boyfriend said the way im reacting is valid and i should speak up about it but i don’t want to cause a problem but the double standard is crazy. (i always try to help out at work often doing tasks to help others if i’ve done my job or it’s a slow hour, having a good recruitment rate etc so i think if i did address anything my co workers would be able to back this but idk what to do) edit: the hangers are kept in changing rooms hence why i went back there