Retail workers cannot go home at closing time until the last customer has left the store.
So that thing y’all do where you come in at 10 minutes to closing, buy half the store, and want to debate prices, super coupon, and price match at the same time is causing retail workers to miss their last bus home a lot of times.
Don’t be that person
Same goes for if you’re in a restaurant
Not only that, but they don’t get to leave as soon as you sashay out the door either. (This goes for restaurant workers as well) The people who work there also need to count and cash out register drawers, clean the store/restaurant, and make sure things are set for the next day when they re-open, then and only then do they get to go home. The managers of these places, who often don’t make much more than the grunts to be honest, have no choice but to stay until every employee has completed their tasks, the building has been secured, and everyone else has left so they can set the alarm.
So after you leave, the employees have to stay anywhere from 15 mins to an hour or more before they can go home. Not only that, but there are far more women and teenage girls working in retail than men and teenage boys, so walking home can literally be a danger to their health. Please don’t stay past closing, it’s really inconsiderate to the people who work there.
Sincerely, a former retail worker
