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[–] [email protected] 103 points 9 months ago (3 children)

yeah because I have a real job (retail) not whispering to the lightning through the haunted frame like yall

[–] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago

Damn apparently you're a poet too

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

"Shopkeeper" would be a pretty damn good job title too compared to retail.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I don't think the people in the 1700s would care

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Working in a shop is a skill as old as civilization.