What can I say about Christmas that everyone doesn’t already know.
Sin City is crazy in general, but in the weeks leading up to Christmas it has been a true nightmare.
Only a few places seem to be under control and the two places I am employed at are very nearly in that category. No mind you a Child Care facility and a retail store are not similar in many respects, but in a few common things they are.
Each has costumers, that is the way businesses work. Both require feniesse when dealing with said costumers. Parents can be particular when it comes to their children; but who can blame them their children are the most precious things in their lives. You would be a fool not to recognize this. Costumers in a retail store are in some respects like the children and the managers and associates are the parents trying to help the children throughout their day.
Now when you understand that children are not easy costumers because they are not as advanced in the social world as adults are you understand that there are bound to be a few melt downs along the way. Translation to adults, there are going to be a few melt downs which may include one or more of the following: yelling, cursing, name calling, throwing things, threats, and or the ultimatum of contacting the manager. All of these are viable to happen in an adult melt down, but that does not detract from the melt down’s significance to the costumer.
For them in is as if the world is coming to an end in some way. Their time is, as they feel, being wasted on either finding said items or paying for said item. It does not matter if the item is $5 or $5,000. They want someone to blame when it comes out to that price or if they do not get the discount they were expecting because, “another store gives this discount.” Well that is all well and good, but unfortunately not all stores operate equally. Walmart may be able to price match anyone just to make a sale, but a store like Lowes may not be because of company policy.
Oh, but that is somehow the associates’ fault for not being able to go outside of policy for the costumer. But never mind that if they break said policy it could very well cost them their job and their lively hood. But what does it matter so long as the costumer saves a few dollars. After all we are “costumer oriented.”
Well I have some news for you, that is just not true. Companies are only costumer driven in order to sell products. Aside from that they are only interested in one thing: money. How does a company make the most money while only paying the absolute minimum amount of people possible.
Now I know it is the Christmas and Holiday season and we should all be very nice and loving toward each other (though I am not sure why we cannot be nice to each other every other time of year.)
Christmas is a time for celebration and joining together. Let us not allow the media and society to delude us toward what they think the Holiday is about: money, presents, and parties. Yes this are seemingly important gifts, I mean who has heard of a Christmas without presents? Well the answer is many people because they cannot afford it, but that does not mean they do not try to fit into the norm.
Christmas is a loving season and as someone who is not a huge fan of the Holiday I say this. Let bygones be bygones and spread more joy to those who have forgotten what the season is really about, being there for a fellow human being in need.
So when you ask me, What did you get for Christmas? I will just smile and shrug, No much. That is my reply even if not true, because I know what the real idea of Christmas is and that is all that matters to me.