Thanks for playing John, been a long time watcher so for you to play my game means alot. I didnt intend anyone to actually reorganize the layout of the boxes at the start of the game, it was an oversight on my behalf. But I found it cool how people just guessed that's what your supposed to do. It's a genuine strat too, definitely makes it easier, was thinking of patching it but I don't wanna take that away from the players that came up with the strat in the first place.
Your game is nice but it is a little bareboned as well because the only way to win is to repeat the same pattern over and over: stock, hide, help customer if caught, hide, stock... But, I think the little secrets behind it are nice, and it catches an okay exaggeration of what it's like working at retail. I read a comment that thought it was weird that the customers don't have a basket or shopping cart with them. I think adding those details will improve the immersive experience. Anyways, I hope you keep updating the game because it has potential to be a really fun, but yet a frustrating experience for those, like me, who haven't worked in retail.
Although I never worked at retailing, I think that you depicted perfectly how it must feel, from all the exaggerated expressions to the hellish sound design and pace. Don't know if you intend to work more on it, but would love to see an expanded version, good job man!
This is perfect. This can never be more perfect unless they added different managers telling you to do different things and then getting mad you didn't follow their directions because your manager told you not to listen to them because they are your manager, not the other manager. Or a manager standing over you, asking why it's taking so long for you to do a task. Or other employees/managers dumping their work on you.
Uuuggghhhh!!! I get that ALL the time!!! I have to work differently depending on which manager is on shift that day and learn what 5 different people want from me! 😤😤
Yep. Today I had a rude man demanding to know where the eggs are. He literally just had to turn around and he'd be confronted with a giant wall of eggs. He had been so focused on finding an employee to scream at that he not only didn't bother to try looking for the eggs, he didn't even notice a literal wall of the damned things. Retail really makes you hate people sometimes.
It's why I find anyone defending the customers with "It's their job" to be kind of dumb because they clearly Haven't seen the hell they put you guys through or are part of the problem. I mean, sure you need to help but they could be nicer about it and treat you like actual people.
Rofl How real is this game. The best strategy is to work OFF THE CLOCK, and get bunch of work done, to make my shift easier. Its like the manager knows this, and doesn't want to pay you but wants the work done in that small time. Real.
@@celes42017 My manager doesn't allow us to call customers "customers". We have to call them "guests". It's such a load of bull and I hate it especially since a real guest that you invited wouldn't treat you worse than the dirt they step on.
@TheKnowerseeker Like I said, they can fuck right off with that bullshit. A servant is a domestic worker, not retail. They're trying to mind wamy customers into thinking there is a more personal connection there then actually exists and it causes more problems than it solves for the people just trying to get the job done. If they want that fake connection to attract the customers then they should hire someone to do specifically that and leave the rest of us in peace to do our jobs.
@pwn thats the opposite of a good strategy. Its illegal to work off the clock, and you could get a write up. It the government found out a store's employees worked off the clock, they could receive a serious fine.
@@MrReaperofDead then stores should set up the shit ready to go outside of stocking which most dont and then expect the workers to fix there mess of mismanagement and ive been there done that
“Hey do you know where thing is? Oh shoot, completely missed it when it was right in front of me. Haha! Thank you!” Gee sure sounds like the dictionary definition of hell right there
@@uiop09876543 Literally just happened to me today AGAIN and I just looked at them like are you serious and then they looked to the left of me and saw it. FML And a guy in a motorized wheelchair threw a fit and insulted a customer because we didn't have "the right chicken thighs". I''m sorry sir but we don't cut chicken here in meat department, we are sent it from our warehouse and we stocked what we had left of chicken. The nice lady picked up a smaller thing of thighs and said "Here's some right here." all friendly and I kid you not he was like "THEY ARE *NOT* THE RIGHT KIND! I WANT THE $1.99 ONES!" Whoever this guy thinks he is can go right back to school to learn some manners.
I used to work in retail... And this is freaking accurate except for the manager parts. My boss wouldn't fire anyone. They just wrote you up so you couldn't transfer to a better position.
If John still did those skits with Guys and whatnot, I'd like to see an episode in which he flips out and kills *all* the Guys customers. Now *that* is quality xD
I never worked at retail exactly, but i had a similar experience recently, i worked at a local supermarket a couple of weeks ago, i had the same objective as in the videogame, but with a twist, customers weren't a problem, but the manager was, she was always on my ass, i lasted only 3 days since it was impossible to keep up with that bitch, also the fact that there are cameras all over the place and no blind spots or safe rooms, except for the toilet, but stay there for too long and she immediately calls you out as soon as you put your first foot out of the toilet. It was either the job or my sanity (both body and mind), i quit before getting fired
Literally every retail store at the moment. They just need to update demands for toilet paper and hand sanitizer and it's set for ultimate realism March 2020.
And add in a consumer that tries stealing the employee's hand sanitizer...not a joke. Someone at my brother's work tried getting the employee's hand sanitizer for a discount because it was used, and it id say "staff only" on it...
100% accurate to retail. I’ve been doing it for 4 years and every one of your complaints constantly runs through my head every day “ it’s right there god can’t you read?!”
This is so perfect, I just quit my job working at a Kroger-owned grocery store and I mostly worked at the Customer Service desk but was hired as a cashier. I cannot tell you how many times people asked me where something was when it was *literally in the aisle directly behind them* _and the sign was labeled with that item_ but you begin to realize, with dread and misery, that people would much rather be spoon fed information rather than take a minute to look for it on their own. Every time John was like “IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, YOU LITERALLY CAME TO ME WHEN IT WAS RIGHT THERE!” I was internally shouting “EXACTFUCKINGLY”. Also, the satisfaction when he gets to the safe staff room before a customer jumps him is so real; I had so many times where I’d be late for a break or lunch because of lines of customers and when my supervisor finally gave me the go ahead to leave, I would see someone coming up to my register and yank off my name tag like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ lol
The body in the wall is Lester, the dude on the missing poster. Also if you get a customer mad and manage to run into the starting area (near the lockers) before Manager catches you, he gets stopped by the invisible wall and can't reach you. But you can't leave either, so...
Retail is literally just babysitting and cleaning up after incompetent, demanding adults. This game gave me a visceral reaction. *shivers* I dont want to go to work tomorrow..
I learned that I should never ask a worker anything even if I go three rounds trying to find it. Actually did that the other day. And the cleaning lady who is cleaning just as you're walking gives you an oof. I mean I was working as a cleaner briefly and imagined everyone passing thinking "why the fuck do you clean while people are walking here". And I obviously hate it more than anyone. Because these are the rules and management doesn't give a shit. Because after they finish their work they want to leave asap since they hate their job too. Great.
Lmao I immediately thought about the chaos in retail right now with this virus going on and since I work in retail, this was the perfect time to do a let's play showing the horrors of retail. I like this game, it's interesting and something different and it's funny haha 😅
I’m glad this game is making its rounds! Nerve wracking, humorous and relatable! And as much as we hate to admit it, we’ve all been one of these consumers. LOL.
@@aliveslice Same here, i work in retail and when im a customer, i HATE asking for help, when i needed something off of the topstock shelf, i wandered around the store to see ig they had stools, grabbed a stool, got the item, and put the stool back
Except for the fact that I never yell or be rude to the staff. I always say "Excuse me." politely and ask where the stuff I can't seem to find is. Sometimes staff can be rude too, but eh, not something I should scream I head off for.
i just started working retail, the scariest thing is when someone asks you where something is, and you have no idea where that is and there isnt any other workers who can help
I literally just got home from working retail (I got called in when I actually requested spring break off three months ago before this "end of the world" situation was a thing) I swear I wanted to punch everyone in the throat when they tried to get upset about the limit of four for anything that we've deemed a 'crisis' item.
I legit just quit my grocery store job because of the risk it posed to me and my family, like I couldn’t handle it if I got sick and got my family sick because I was in one of the most highly trafficked areas right now. But before I left, I actually had people coming up to my service desk and tryin to get me to sell the hand sanitizer bottle we had for the staff to them. I was like no??? Lmao we handle cash and are within 3 feet of hundreds of people for 8 hours a day nah bitch. And the endless calls, berating _me_ for our warehouses being out of cleaning supplies. Yeezus. People don’t realize how much this kind of work tests you haha bless you for sticking it out, stay safe out there comrade!!!
Same i want to punch everyone that gets upset about our pain killer limit. Also people shopping for fun when its stressful in the store as is with all the rules! I had to wait at the door and explain everyone that we have a people limit and boy they do not take it well...
this is an extremely accurate representation of working at Target, but needs more people asking obscure things I don't have the answer to jk lol it's amazing, and aw the little Mr Kravin product was cute
This is more horror than an actual horror game. Especially the stress of having to run around the store to find the right aisle in a short time span and the constant "fear" of being disovered again to force you to do it once more while you were busy restocking. Also, John would make a great deranged manager with that voice sample for him.
The sick part is, I’ve worked retail and John’s dialogue is exactly what I say to customers in my head. This game really captures the frustration of working retail 😆
As a pre existing bedding expert at Target. I can confirm that everyday was this hectic. If not worse. Not sure if you wanna peruse a career in retail? Think it'll be a breeze? Think it's easy money? This video is perfect for you.
OH MY GOOOOOOOD! He got 8 customers in a row, before getting it from The Manager. Most people mess up the first customer, guess it's from being a retailer. Here is your grade for being the first I have seen OWN this game so fast; SSS+.
It's kind of weird that it's a retail store, but nobody has baskets, or is carrying anything to purchase. It's like their sole purpose is to annoy you. XD
@@SamuelBlack84 I was about to say that I don't know what real person would go to a store for the sole purpose of annoying the workers, but then I remembered all the people who would go places maskless at the height of the pandemic and then throw a fit whenever a worker dared try to enforce the rules.
John: "I don't have experience of this kind of retail." Later John: "HE ASKED ME WHERE SOMETHING WAS RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE IT IS!!!!" Yup, that's this kind of retail right there.
God working at Wal-Mart in customer service where you do returns this makes me so happy to watch my favorite TH-camrs go through what I do playing this game. It's too real 😂
This game is a perfect representation of working retail. I’ve been watching for years, but this may be the first game I buy out of support to the devs.
Oh that was my life in a nutshell working for the Children’s Place when I was 23. It was like a nightmare come true every single day. I once found a used diaper and poop on the floor in a dressing room.
Dang!!! I thought this was an old video (since John isn't uploading daily)when I was scrolling through and proceeded straight to "save to watch later" this video and now I after going through the recommendations I realize that this is fresh one. ⊙_⊙
This is super accurate for someone like me who works in retail and has really bad social anxiety. I work in a small store but its still crazy. Some people will ask for things that'll be right in front in front of them, if you don't take them to their specific item in like 30 seconds they'll ask for someone "smarter", etc. I am a young woman that works in a RV repair and accessories shop and you have no idea how many people just avoid or walk past me thinking I don't know shit. When I know a LOT of stuff in my whole year of working there. In fact I know more than my male coworker who's been there for 20+ years. It just sucks when I'm overlooked. And my coworkers agree with me too because they know my potential. I love my job otherwise, retail is retail and you can't change it... :/
I feel my PTSD kicking in from years of working in retail as I watched you play this retail simulator. You say you don't have this kind of retail experience but by the end of the video you certainly sound like you do.
I’ve always said that everyone should be required to work retail so they can understand how much of a nightmare it is. This isn’t quite as bad as actual retail, but it’s close enough that I’d be willing to accept it as a reliable substitute.
We found Lester. Bricked up in one of the back rooms. A skeleton. Don't trust the manager.... He's a serial (employee) killer! Only kills the best ones though! 😮
The fact John didn’t say “A LITTLE BIT THE BUBBLEH” like Chris Jericho makes me sad a bit. Eh, I’ll just appreciate the fact Le Champione’s impact on the world has grown this far.
I spent 6 years in retail and this is crazily accurate, people treating you like dirt, ridiculous workload, avoiding customers at all cost, hiding in store rooms.... Jheeze feel like I’m getting PTSD flashbacks
As someone who worked retail for a good 7 months, this is a pretty accurate representation. Especially if it's your first few weeks. Whether its getting yelled at for making simple mistakes even though it's clear that you're new or being expected to process and drop a certain amount of goods in a humanly impossible amount of time. Thanks to the help of some great coworkers, I was pretty competent by month 4, but even then some MODs expected me to work at breakneck speed because of my young age, asthma and weight issues be damned. To them, I was practically Hercules. 😂😂😂 That job taught me two important things about the adult world: 1. It ain't all that different from the social hierarchy in high school and 2. Ageism is another serious issue we need to talk about more.
7:20 "Can't you read" says the person who doesn't read the "How to play" note given to him at the start of the game and then acts confused. With love, Guys.
Been working retail for about 5 years now. So accurate. One store I was working for had me covering Paint, Seasonal, and Housewares.... that was half the store. And they only scheduled one person per department for a shift with no overlap. It was awful.
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I imagine this is what Walmart employees saw when everyone was grabbing toilet paper
Ahhh yes...the toilet paper arc.
My bro works at walmart and he said its been legitimately like this.
It’s been like this. People are the worst, man. 🙄
As a Walmart associate in Washington state... can confirm lmao
Michelle V. People aren’t like this XD they get like this when a virus breaks out or something big like weather and stuff
"EXCUSSSSE MEEEE"
How much horror in just two simple words...
YES
Facts, this hit my fight or flight reaction so hard lmao
Just like Vickie Guerrero, eh?
It's like they are hissing "YOU ARE MIIIIINE."
Jack Hammer i swear if I hear someone say this irl I will start panicking and crying LMAOO
Thanks for playing John, been a long time watcher so for you to play my game means alot. I didnt intend anyone to actually reorganize the layout of the boxes at the start of the game, it was an oversight on my behalf. But I found it cool how people just guessed that's what your supposed to do. It's a genuine strat too, definitely makes it easier, was thinking of patching it but I don't wanna take that away from the players that came up with the strat in the first place.
Your game is nice but it is a little bareboned as well because the only way to win is to repeat the same pattern over and over: stock, hide, help customer if caught, hide, stock... But, I think the little secrets behind it are nice, and it catches an okay exaggeration of what it's like working at retail.
I read a comment that thought it was weird that the customers don't have a basket or shopping cart with them. I think adding those details will improve the immersive experience.
Anyways, I hope you keep updating the game because it has potential to be a really fun, but yet a frustrating experience for those, like me, who haven't worked in retail.
@@pridestepswithdots8380 Thanks, the game costs under $2.
Excuuse mee, can you add more levels?
Haha. Jk.
Indeed don't patch it, not many players can finish this in one go without that strat. Cool game!
Although I never worked at retailing, I think that you depicted perfectly how it must feel, from all the exaggerated expressions to the hellish sound design and pace. Don't know if you intend to work more on it, but would love to see an expanded version, good job man!
This is perfect. This can never be more perfect unless they added different managers telling you to do different things and then getting mad you didn't follow their directions because your manager told you not to listen to them because they are your manager, not the other manager. Or a manager standing over you, asking why it's taking so long for you to do a task. Or other employees/managers dumping their work on you.
Uuuggghhhh!!! I get that ALL the time!!! I have to work differently depending on which manager is on shift that day and learn what 5 different people want from me! 😤😤
I got different instructions from the same person.
Ohhh my god and they have the audacity to blame us when they can’t agree on simple instructions
Dude,the miscommunication was awful and them disagreeing with each other. Well, wtf you want me to do?
Yes!! Glad I'm not the only one who thought this haha.
This is quite possibly one the most realistic horror game ever made. Working for retail filled with lazy and entitled people with short fuses.
Yep that's retail and the customers can be freaking rude.
Starts with a "B" and ends with "-oomers."
So B-(minus)oomers?
This is why I try to be nice to retail people. I don’t wanna stress them out.
Just pull out a glock...............
I worked in a store like this once… This game is basically how I saw everyone and everything in my job.
Sorry to hear about that
Same story here. Ik how it feels.
eXcUuuUUSe me.
It's okay! I don't work there anymore after I insulted a customer... VERY annoying customer, that is.
@@Robsonski96 As annoying as that bastard that said "i dont like dogs"? The guy that pretends to be a good business man?
"He came to me on the aisle he needed to go to!"
I mean that's super accurate to retail.
Yep. Today I had a rude man demanding to know where the eggs are. He literally just had to turn around and he'd be confronted with a giant wall of eggs. He had been so focused on finding an employee to scream at that he not only didn't bother to try looking for the eggs, he didn't even notice a literal wall of the damned things. Retail really makes you hate people sometimes.
i work at a drug store. i once had a lady ask me where the benadryl was while she was staring directly at it.
It's why I find anyone defending the customers with "It's their job" to be kind of dumb because they clearly Haven't seen the hell they put you guys through or are part of the problem. I mean, sure you need to help but they could be nicer about it and treat you like actual people.
@@jaggerra7 Eyy, I hate people without having to work at retail.
@@jaggerra7 a wall of eggs
Gotta love the irony of puking RIGHT BESIDE the 5 Stars Hygiene report.
This game is basicaly working at retail with severe social anxiety
Amen
No, not enough panic attacks and crying in the bathroom
Exactly! I work fast food (not the same but similar-ish) and I have social axiety...it's awful
Imagine the idiocy of someone who knows they have social anxiety but works a job that requires being social
@@charon_lix Or maybe they have no choice because it's the only thing available
15:50 Yeah! I voiced some of the customers too!
thats cool
That's super cool, bro
EXCUUUSE ME
You sound like you had a lot of fun 😂
@GoldenChocolate Star AYYY, What's up, My dude
Rofl How real is this game. The best strategy is to work OFF THE CLOCK, and get bunch of work done, to make my shift easier. Its like the manager knows this, and doesn't want to pay you but wants the work done in that small time. Real.
Pwnagecakes my manager wouldn’t let us work off of store hours because she wanted us to all be available to “greet customers.”
@@celes42017 My manager doesn't allow us to call customers "customers". We have to call them "guests". It's such a load of bull and I hate it especially since a real guest that you invited wouldn't treat you worse than the dirt they step on.
@TheKnowerseeker Like I said, they can fuck right off with that bullshit. A servant is a domestic worker, not retail. They're trying to mind wamy customers into thinking there is a more personal connection there then actually exists and it causes more problems than it solves for the people just trying to get the job done. If they want that fake connection to attract the customers then they should hire someone to do specifically that and leave the rest of us in peace to do our jobs.
@pwn thats the opposite of a good strategy. Its illegal to work off the clock, and you could get a write up. It the government found out a store's employees worked off the clock, they could receive a serious fine.
@@MrReaperofDead then stores should set up the shit ready to go outside of stocking which most dont and then expect the workers to fix there mess of mismanagement and ive been there done that
“He asked me where the cables were LITERALLY right next to the cables.”
Welcome to Retail Hell. You must be new here.
Or when they walk right past it to get to you and yell at you about not being able to find it
I commented this before watching and I just saw it happen in the video
“Hey do you know where thing is? Oh shoot, completely missed it when it was right in front of me. Haha! Thank you!”
Gee sure sounds like the dictionary definition of hell right there
@@uiop09876543 Literally just happened to me today AGAIN and I just looked at them like are you serious and then they looked to the left of me and saw it. FML
And a guy in a motorized wheelchair threw a fit and insulted a customer because we didn't have "the right chicken thighs". I''m sorry sir but we don't cut chicken here in meat department, we are sent it from our warehouse and we stocked what we had left of chicken. The nice lady picked up a smaller thing of thighs and said "Here's some right here." all friendly and I kid you not he was like "THEY ARE *NOT* THE RIGHT KIND! I WANT THE $1.99 ONES!"
Whoever this guy thinks he is can go right back to school to learn some manners.
Can't wait to hear John's advertising knowledge come out
same
I used it all up in the Convenience Store playthrough, unfortunately this one doesn't have much downtime for talking shop 😩
There's barely time to breathe
@@JohnWolfe "talking shop" heh.
JustTheWarning Literally!!! 😆
I used to work in retail... And this is freaking accurate except for the manager parts. My boss wouldn't fire anyone. They just wrote you up so you couldn't transfer to a better position.
Which is by design so they can't pay more
And probably to keep the body count so they don't have to hire as many new employees
This game has solidified the fact that I refuse to ever work retail
@@Kinnakeeter
Oh no. 2 years of retail should be mandatory for everybody.
Sprax too bad the people who need it the most won’t have to
John: "This is Stressful"
Us: Yes. Send Halp.
This entire video you could FEEL the pent up retail anger coming out of John
El Stinko it didn’t take him long to sound exactly the same lol “it’s right there u idiot”
If John still did those skits with Guys and whatnot, I'd like to see an episode in which he flips out and kills *all* the Guys customers. Now *that* is quality xD
This mirrors my experience with one exception: Nobody ever got to the point of being fired, cause everyone would end up quitting before that.
I lasted a week, I can totally relate to this
I lasted about a month. Then I quit with no warning
I never worked at retail exactly, but i had a similar experience recently, i worked at a local supermarket a couple of weeks ago, i had the same objective as in the videogame, but with a twist, customers weren't a problem, but the manager was, she was always on my ass, i lasted only 3 days since it was impossible to keep up with that bitch, also the fact that there are cameras all over the place and no blind spots or safe rooms, except for the toilet, but stay there for too long and she immediately calls you out as soon as you put your first foot out of the toilet. It was either the job or my sanity (both body and mind), i quit before getting fired
Literally every retail store at the moment. They just need to update demands for toilet paper and hand sanitizer and it's set for ultimate realism March 2020.
And add in a consumer that tries stealing the employee's hand sanitizer...not a joke. Someone at my brother's work tried getting the employee's hand sanitizer for a discount because it was used, and it id say "staff only" on it...
@@fireblade295 We have to hide our hand sanitizers on the floor near the registers now. These customers are ridiculous...
we limited it to 2 lysol/paper per person
In Germany they are stealing hand sanitizer from hospitals and fill the dispensers with water. :)
WooLord I work at a cafe and I swear to god someone stole toilet paper rolls from the men’s room
i work for Target and this is my exact strategy. avoid customers at all cost
Better not avoid John lol
100% accurate to retail. I’ve been doing it for 4 years and every one of your complaints constantly runs through my head every day “ it’s right there god can’t you read?!”
😂😂😂 I feel this game spiritually I used to work at Walmart and I constantly told myself “I don’t get paid enough for this”
I know the pain. Worked night shift
Customer: "My dog chewed up my couch, I need a new one."
John: *goes to pet isle*
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John: "Okay, not a new dog, I need a sofa."
wtf john, I watch your content to escape my life in retail, not relive it.
lol
What retail workers saw when Karen and Susan fought to the death over who was going to be stocked on toilet paper for the next ten years.
Lol I can only imagine Leslie
Oh my, that's hilarious!
This is a game about everyone buying all of the toilet paper...
Also the developer adding new lines referencing the coronavirus
I wonder if Kravin told him he did voice acting in this.
Who does he voice ?
@@1995Rebel If I remember correct, he did the "HEY!" for the manager and the "EXCUSE ME" for the customers
@@canismori very cool lol, hopefully he can land a bigger role in another indie game.
John actualy said it
Gaymurr really? that’s so cool!
"I was inside the grandma"" I never wanna say that phrase ever again" 🤣🤣🤣
This is so perfect, I just quit my job working at a Kroger-owned grocery store and I mostly worked at the Customer Service desk but was hired as a cashier. I cannot tell you how many times people asked me where something was when it was *literally in the aisle directly behind them* _and the sign was labeled with that item_ but you begin to realize, with dread and misery, that people would much rather be spoon fed information rather than take a minute to look for it on their own. Every time John was like “IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, YOU LITERALLY CAME TO ME WHEN IT WAS RIGHT THERE!” I was internally shouting “EXACTFUCKINGLY”. Also, the satisfaction when he gets to the safe staff room before a customer jumps him is so real; I had so many times where I’d be late for a break or lunch because of lines of customers and when my supervisor finally gave me the go ahead to leave, I would see someone coming up to my register and yank off my name tag like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ lol
The body in the wall is Lester, the dude on the missing poster.
Also if you get a customer mad and manage to run into the starting area (near the lockers) before Manager catches you, he gets stopped by the invisible wall and can't reach you. But you can't leave either, so...
the manager murdered him i guess xD
Retail is literally just babysitting and cleaning up after incompetent, demanding adults. This game gave me a visceral reaction. *shivers* I dont want to go to work tomorrow..
*people freaking out and over-buying*
John: I know just what to play.
YESSSS MORE RETAIL HORROR GAME VIDEOS do you know how much i've learned about store displays because of these videos.
I learned that I should never ask a worker anything even if I go three rounds trying to find it. Actually did that the other day. And the cleaning lady who is cleaning just as you're walking gives you an oof. I mean I was working as a cleaner briefly and imagined everyone passing thinking "why the fuck do you clean while people are walking here". And I obviously hate it more than anyone. Because these are the rules and management doesn't give a shit. Because after they finish their work they want to leave asap since they hate their job too. Great.
Lmao I immediately thought about the chaos in retail right now with this virus going on and since I work in retail, this was the perfect time to do a let's play showing the horrors of retail. I like this game, it's interesting and something different and it's funny haha 😅
Funny but true.
This reminds me of Baldi, the skip rope girl specifically... But multiplied by a hundred
And on crack
"Can you read?!" Im ded. Literally customers cannot. Ever. Hahaha this game is so accurate.
I’m glad this game is making its rounds! Nerve wracking, humorous and relatable! And as much as we hate to admit it, we’ve all been one of these consumers. LOL.
Can I help you? Are you looking for anything in particular???
I've been a customer who'd rather walk an extra mile trying to find something because social interaction is terrifying
@@aliveslice Same here, i work in retail and when im a customer, i HATE asking for help, when i needed something off of the topstock shelf, i wandered around the store to see ig they had stools, grabbed a stool, got the item, and put the stool back
by the way this was at a store i didnt work at, just to clear that up
Except for the fact that I never yell or be rude to the staff. I always say "Excuse me." politely and ask where the stuff I can't seem to find is. Sometimes staff can be rude too, but eh, not something I should scream I head off for.
"He came to me in the aisle he needed!"
happens more than you'd think orz
All of John's comments was pretty much my inner monologue when I worked retail.
i just started working retail, the scariest thing is when someone asks you where something is, and you have no idea where that is and there isnt any other workers who can help
Dude, this is just every day at the store I manage. This game is so accurate, I legit started feeling some work stress while sitting here.
A creative new concept horror game?
No jumpscares?
I'm sold.
John Wolfe is a legend! Always brightens my day seeing your videos man
I literally just got home from working retail (I got called in when I actually requested spring break off three months ago before this "end of the world" situation was a thing)
I swear I wanted to punch everyone in the throat when they tried to get upset about the limit of four for anything that we've deemed a 'crisis' item.
You're an angel for dealing with that nonsense.
I wish you could punch those types. Ugh. I hope this pandemic hurries up & goes away.
I legit just quit my grocery store job because of the risk it posed to me and my family, like I couldn’t handle it if I got sick and got my family sick because I was in one of the most highly trafficked areas right now. But before I left, I actually had people coming up to my service desk and tryin to get me to sell the hand sanitizer bottle we had for the staff to them. I was like no??? Lmao we handle cash and are within 3 feet of hundreds of people for 8 hours a day nah bitch. And the endless calls, berating _me_ for our warehouses being out of cleaning supplies. Yeezus. People don’t realize how much this kind of work tests you haha bless you for sticking it out, stay safe out there comrade!!!
Same i want to punch everyone that gets upset about our pain killer limit. Also people shopping for fun when its stressful in the store as is with all the rules! I had to wait at the door and explain everyone that we have a people limit and boy they do not take it well...
this is an extremely accurate representation of working at Target, but needs more people asking obscure things I don't have the answer to
jk lol it's amazing, and aw the little Mr Kravin product was cute
Like asking where sex toys are?
What, you mean the canned bread? They covered that.
@@CryingZombie666 no, too easy, they're with the pregnancy tests
@@tylerbenjamin3842 yes but which of the brands are gluten free 👀💁
@sREUDIAN fLIP lol ok this comment wins
Coronavirus at Walmart: The Game
Has gaming gone too far!?!?!?
This game gives me PTSD. Years of retail have rotted my soul into a hollow husk and crushed my human spirit. The bleak hopeless despair of retail...
This is more horror than an actual horror game. Especially the stress of having to run around the store to find the right aisle in a short time span and the constant "fear" of being disovered again to force you to do it once more while you were busy restocking.
Also, John would make a great deranged manager with that voice sample for him.
The sick part is, I’ve worked retail and John’s dialogue is exactly what I say to customers in my head. This game really captures the frustration of working retail 😆
This reminds me of the time someone asked me where the cereal was while we were standing in the cereal aisle.
John's creepy manager voice is on point in this.
In light of recent times this game is so accurate to how retailers be dealing with obnoxious people oml.
17:15 "what kind of toys are these?" they are po's from the teletubbies (but without the antennae's)
22:03 John was ready to give up the whole ass dog before getting a new sofa
“Hygiene Rating: Five Stars”
While there is a lake of puke below it.
I had this on in the background and was still stressed out.
I love how the music is so soft and sweet LMAO
Here's a tip for ”winning” John: AVOID THE BABY LADY!
The Manager sounds like a sexual predator in the end.
Near* the end of the game*
Maybe that's what happened to that dead guy in the locked room. Death via repeated managerial gangbang.
He was he fucked that dead dude Lester & locked him & left him to perish in the secret staff door
Where's Chris Hansen when you need him?
I found this so funny, especially when you said can't you read. I work in retail and I think the same thing, when someone comes up to me. lol
"They have everything labeled!"
Welcome to retail, John.
The scariest part about this game is that none of the customers say thank you.
As a pre existing bedding expert at Target. I can confirm that everyday was this hectic. If not worse.
Not sure if you wanna peruse a career in retail? Think it'll be a breeze? Think it's easy money? This video is perfect for you.
this has literally been my entire life for the past week
His attitude towards the customers is exactly how I responded in my head every single time, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
OH MY GOOOOOOOD! He got 8 customers in a row, before getting it from The Manager. Most people mess up the first customer, guess it's from being a retailer. Here is your grade for being the first I have seen OWN this game so fast; SSS+.
Perfect game that is totally accurate for my social anxieties while working
As a person who works retail, I can't believe all the customers in this follow the staff only rule.
It's kind of weird that it's a retail store, but nobody has baskets, or is carrying anything to purchase. It's like their sole purpose is to annoy you. XD
For some, that is their sole purpose in life. Pathetic really
@@SamuelBlack84 I was about to say that I don't know what real person would go to a store for the sole purpose of annoying the workers, but then I remembered all the people who would go places maskless at the height of the pandemic and then throw a fit whenever a worker dared try to enforce the rules.
@@maybewise That has always pissed me off. Being a dick must in their worthless minds give them a sense of purpose as they don't have any other.
"this game comes at you a mile a minute"
that's retail for you .w.
The bounciness of everything when a customer gets you does replicate the anxiety and fear of having to talk to someone
7:29 a paint can on the bottom row is clearly missing the "t" and says PAIN
23:40
Look at the "DIY/ELECTRICAL" sign in the left top corner
For a split second the "Y" in "D.I.Y" changes to an E, spelling out "D.I.E"
I was really looking forward to seeing John play this :O
What a very pleasant surprise! You made my day thanks for uploading a video John!
John: "I don't have experience of this kind of retail."
Later John: "HE ASKED ME WHERE SOMETHING WAS RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE IT IS!!!!"
Yup, that's this kind of retail right there.
This is absolutely hilarious. Basically every single part of your commentary while playing is what anyone actually working retail thinks every shift 😂
God working at Wal-Mart in customer service where you do returns this makes me so happy to watch my favorite TH-camrs go through what I do playing this game. It's too real 😂
I am sorry for the hell you guys will endure when people have to return the hand sanitizer they've been drinking.
John reading to the beat of the music was by far the best thing in this video. Bravo
Yes finally I was waiting for john to play this
This game is a perfect representation of working retail. I’ve been watching for years, but this may be the first game I buy out of support to the devs.
Oh that was my life in a nutshell working for the Children’s Place when I was 23. It was like a nightmare come true every single day. I once found a used diaper and poop on the floor in a dressing room.
That's nasty the person should be utterly embarrassed
can confirm this is 1000% accurate
Dang!!! I thought this was an old video (since John isn't uploading daily)when I was scrolling through and proceeded straight to "save to watch later" this video and now I after going through the recommendations I realize that this is fresh one. ⊙_⊙
This is super accurate for someone like me who works in retail and has really bad social anxiety. I work in a small store but its still crazy. Some people will ask for things that'll be right in front in front of them, if you don't take them to their specific item in like 30 seconds they'll ask for someone "smarter", etc. I am a young woman that works in a RV repair and accessories shop and you have no idea how many people just avoid or walk past me thinking I don't know shit. When I know a LOT of stuff in my whole year of working there. In fact I know more than my male coworker who's been there for 20+ years. It just sucks when I'm overlooked. And my coworkers agree with me too because they know my potential. I love my job otherwise, retail is retail and you can't change it... :/
This game is unfortunately accurate. John saying, "It's labled over there!" This is literally me all the time.
I feel my PTSD kicking in from years of working in retail as I watched you play this retail simulator. You say you don't have this kind of retail experience but by the end of the video you certainly sound like you do.
I’ve always said that everyone should be required to work retail so they can understand how much of a nightmare it is. This isn’t quite as bad as actual retail, but it’s close enough that I’d be willing to accept it as a reliable substitute.
They need to do a sequel setting in a mall during the black friday.
"Guys, just look, they have everything labelled!"
Bold of you to assume customers can read.
“put all the boxes in the correct aisles, use the staff doors to your advantage, and AVOID THE BABY LADY!”- Kubz Scouts
We found Lester. Bricked up in one of the back rooms. A skeleton. Don't trust the manager.... He's a serial (employee) killer! Only kills the best ones though! 😮
This is exactly how it was when I worked in retail...
The fact John didn’t say “A LITTLE BIT THE BUBBLEH” like Chris Jericho makes me sad a bit.
Eh, I’ll just appreciate the fact Le Champione’s impact on the world has grown this far.
Lol I was a bit surprised and I chuckled at that bubbly part xD
I spent 6 years in retail and this is crazily accurate, people treating you like dirt, ridiculous workload, avoiding customers at all cost, hiding in store rooms.... Jheeze feel like I’m getting PTSD flashbacks
7:15 what every grocery store employee wants to say to customers but can't.
As someone who worked retail for a good 7 months, this is a pretty accurate representation. Especially if it's your first few weeks. Whether its getting yelled at for making simple mistakes even though it's clear that you're new or being expected to process and drop a certain amount of goods in a humanly impossible amount of time. Thanks to the help of some great coworkers, I was pretty competent by month 4, but even then some MODs expected me to work at breakneck speed because of my young age, asthma and weight issues be damned. To them, I was practically Hercules. 😂😂😂
That job taught me two important things about the adult world: 1. It ain't all that different from the social hierarchy in high school and 2. Ageism is another serious issue we need to talk about more.
7:20 "Can't you read" says the person who doesn't read the "How to play" note given to him at the start of the game and then acts confused.
With love, Guys.
every youtuber: *gives The Manager a weird different voice*
john: bit of a ham-fisted satire
me having worked retail for almost 10 years: john nothing about this is satire.
Been working retail for about 5 years now. So accurate. One store I was working for had me covering Paint, Seasonal, and Housewares.... that was half the store. And they only scheduled one person per department for a shift with no overlap. It was awful.