When I got my first debit account (I was 19 and this occurred during COVID, if that adds any additional context), I had no clue what βcash backβ meant, I thought it was βcash backβ in the loyalty rewards way, I was curious about the βDO YOU WANT CASH BACK?β screen with all the pre-programmed money amounts. Instead of looking it up, I clicked the $20 option at Food Lion one day and I was completely astounded when the cashier pulled a $20 out of the cash register and went to hand it to me. This is the opposite of the natural order of things. The cashier was the same age as me and visibly baked so for a fraction of a second, I was wondering if our wires got crossed somehow. I just stood there for a moment staring at him in confusion while he stared at me in confusion. Then, I took the $20 and gathered up my groceries and left. Luckily, $20 didnβt put me into overdraft. No harm done, just a very embarrassing moment. Anyway, if someone comes into your retail job behaving like it is their first day on earth, it is probably because they feel like it is their first day on earth. Weβre all just trying to figure this bullshit out. Amen.




















