Or why, after thinking about it, Yosuke Hanamura probably should’ve had a more intense shadow. Not only does he work at a place where everyone hates him, but it’s RETAIL.
Think about it.
–You have a new job! You get to work at retail-mart. How do you feel?
>>Excited
>>Excited
>>Excited
–Excellent! You will lead a fulfilling life guiding customers to the items they seek!
Five weeks later
–Your cell phone rings.
–You see that it’s your job calling.
–You’re excited, hoping for a chance to come in, get extra hours, earn more money, and do your very best.
–You answer the phone.
–!!
–It’s your manager!
Manager: Hello, sorry to bother you on your day off, but someone just called in sick…
>>SURE!
>>I can’t, I’m sorry.
Manager: Oh! Thank you so much!
Five months later
–Your cell phone rings.
–!!
–You see that it’s your manager!
–You really have a lot of things to do today, and you had a pretty lousy day at work yesterday… but you could use the money…
–You answer the phone, ignoring the slight feeling of dread…
Manager: Hey, sorry to bother you on your day off, but…
>>Sure, I’ll be there.
>>No I’m too busy.
>>Pretend like the call dropped.
Five years later
–Your cell phone rings.
–…
–You see that it’s your job calling.
–…
–…
–You decide to ignore it.
–…
–!!
–You see that a voice mail was left, asking you if you could come in.
–You could use the extra money…
>>Take a deep breath and call back and say you can go in.
>>No please, no more, for the love of god!
>>Just ignore it.
–You lack the courage to enter into the hell of retail-mart on your day off.
>>Take a deep breath and call back and say you can go in.
>>No please, no more, for the love of god!
>>Just ignore it.
–You decide to ignore the voice mail.
–Your cell phone beeps.
–!!!
–It’s your manager texting you!
–He seems to be desperate…
>>Take a deep breath and call back and say you can go in.
>>No please, no more, for the love of god!
>>Just ignore it.
–You lack the EVERYTHING to make yourself go back into the hell of retail-mart again.
–You remember your last shift.
–Visions of the store being destroyed by tiny children flashes behind your closed eyelids, shelves being walked on, items crashing onto the groud.
–The amount of screaming that went on – you still have a headache and have vowed to NEVER have children.
–The woman swearing at you for not refunding something she bought six months ago that she had opened, used, and broke – she admitted to dropping the item and seeing it crack, she also didn’t buy an extended. warranty.
–The customers who walked in two minutes before close and stayed fifteen minutes after hours, somehow not buying anything.
–The man who threatened you because his check was declined.
–You look at your manager’s desperate text message one more time.
–!!
–Another text comes in.
–!!!
–It appears that he found coverage after all.
–Your SANITY has increased.
–You expect a strong bond with you and the ice cream in the freezer to form soon.