Time Has No Meaning When You Work In Retail

I’m a personal shopper. One way I try to ward off the boredom is spotting significant dates on the expiry dates. Sad, I know, but what can you do? At the time, my birthday is less than a month away. Also, the shift started at 5:00 am, and it’s just gone 10:00 am.

Me: “Oooh, it’s my birthday!”

Coworker: “What, really?”

Me: “Yeah, the date on this yoghurt.”

Coworker: “Ohhhh. I thought this place had finally fully gotten to you and that you’d actually forgotten it was your birthday today or something.”