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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #5 Dumpster Divers

  • December 26, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
The day to day machinations of the retail industry as told by insider, Brian Brehmer. In the latest in his series, Brian recalls some of the brilliantly bogus refund claims brought about by the infamous ‘Dumpster Divers’.
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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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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #3 Stealing

  • November 29, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
Apart from the obvious crime of stealing employee time, Brian Brehmer, retail worker extraordinaire, talks about the weird and wonderful acts of theft that he has seen while working in retail.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #1 Eleven Years of Selling Shoes at Kmart

  • October 28, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer tells the inside story of 11 years of selling shoes in that most American of institutions, Kmart. Expect exploitation, pointless management, poor pay and a nod to the death of an American ideal.
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