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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: Invisible Employees

  • July 6, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer looks into an unusual phenomenon in the world of retail; the invisible employee.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #12 The 5 Hour Meeting

  • February 7, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Called in on his day off with the promise of over-time pay, Brian Brehmer finds himself at a pointless, five-hour meeting for the photo department. Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #10 The Worst Jobs

  • January 31, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
The soul-crushing tasks that make up the world of working in retail. Whether it’s mopping up sewage, or taking babies’ passport photos, you can count on Brian Brehmer to take you through the worst jobs.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #9 The Employee Handbook

  • January 24, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
The employee handbook. Time to knuckle down and get ready to give everything, even your life, for the multi-national corporation in which you work. This is the nature of retail. This is Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #8 Muzak

  • January 18, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
A voyage into the world of unintentional music today. Maybe you don’t notice the music, or muzak, that plays away while you shop. Why would you? Well, the workers do, believe you me. Retail tales with Brian Brehmer is back. It’s time for ‘Retail Tales’.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #7 The Break Room

  • January 10, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Eager to escape from the drudgery of the floor, Brian Brehmer heads for the supposed sanctuary of the break room, only to be greeted with anything but the tranquility he desired.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #6 The Award

  • January 6, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Don’t you hate the corporate drivel? They give you an award for all the time you have spent earning very little while making the company so much richer. When they take your time and your dignity to boot, then it’s time for Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #4 Employee of the Month

  • December 13, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
In an attempt to appease the downtrodden workers, management tries to push the ‘Employee of the Month’ scheme with limited success. Welcome to ‘Brian Brehmer’s Retail Tales’.
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12 fragments of a first job

  • February 3, 2016
  • by Matt Phillips
Adventure, excitement and drugs. All the things that don’t appear on a resumé.
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