This is the person that comes around making sure you are bothered every five minutes and told one more time what you are to do (in case you have a case of chronic amnesia). This is usually to reassure the person that the items and services you are selling and most likely not making commision off of are steadily helping out their bonuses each week / month / year.
Hitler was not a retail manager but many retail managers are little Hitler's.
by John December 21, 2003
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A person that takes credit for a job well done without having any involvement. Can also be used to describe a person with his head firmly inserted in his own anus.
By this definition, Rick is the best retail manager in the world.
by bbyh8r December 17, 2002
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A dark art of being able to survive while being held responsible for issues and situations outside of your control by members of the public and by those who outrank you. Often used as the cause of and solution to all of the problems of unreasonable people. Long term exposure often leads to a lack of empathy, high tolerance to pain, apathy, institutionalisation and a lack of self care. In extreme cases can lead to the illusion of job security and belief in corporate policies.
I used to fell things before I started retail management
by j.dinnen February 26, 2021
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