Tips for Those Working in Retail on Black Friday

Tips for Those Working in Retail on Black Friday pexels.com Wear Comfortable Shoes The biggest tip for working retail on Black Friday is to wear comfortable shoes. You are going to be on your feet, rushing around and more all day. The customers are sure to keep you on your toes. You will be re-organizing displays, ringing up items at cash registers, unpacking boxes, finding items in the back room. The goal is to make as much business as possible and the crowds are going to keep you busy and working all day long. If you are only an hour into your shift and your feet are already hurting, how are you going to make it the rest of the day? Not only will it impede your ability to do your job but being uncomfortable will put you in a bad mood, making it more difficult to work with your co-workers and employees alike. You want to get through Black Friday as unscathed as possible so wearing comfortable shoes is important. More than comfortable shoes, you can also use shoe inserts, tape certain toes together, and carry band-aids. The taping method is usually reserved for when wearing heels, but why not when working retail? WhoWhatWear.com lays out the method to tape your toes: “Tape your third and fourth toes (counting from the big toe) together we recommend nude medical tape for a low-profile look, but Scotch tape works in a pinch to alleviate pain in the ball of your foot.” pexels.com Have Headache Relief Tactics Headaches can be brought on by many different things, including but not limited to stress, loud noises, and difficult customers. You will have an abundance of those if you work retail on Black Friday. However, having a headache on Black Friday will make the experience even more of an ordeal than it has to be. The best thing to do is to ward off your headaches and have some headache relief tactics that work for you at the ready. You can always take Motrin, Advil, Tylenol, ibuprofen, Aleve. Whatever painkiller works for you is a choice. But in case you do not like taking medicines and want to try a few different tactics to relieve your headache, try these out: •Drink coffee! ·WebMD. com says this about the headache-relieving powers of coffee: “When your head hurts, you want relief fast. Whether its a run-of-the-mill tension  headache  or a  migraine,  caffeine can help. Thats why its an ingredient in a lot of popular pain relievers.  Caffeine helps reduce  inflammation, and that  can  bring relief.” •Drink water! ·According to FreeDrinkingWater.com, “Water can  aid as a treatment to all of these  headaches. In tension  headaches, it was noted above that a cause  can  be fatigue. Fatigue is a side effect of dehydration. So, if dehydration is the cause of the fatigue and fatigue is the cause of the headache,  start by treating the fatigue and get hydrated.” •Take deep breaths ·Oftentimes, as people go throughout their day, they do not take as many deep breaths as they should. It is easy to fall into the trap of not paying attention to your breathing and beginning to breathe too shallowly. When that happens, you do not get enough oxygen, and it can bring on a headache. Just take a minute or two to breathe, and breathe deeply at that. WebMD.com suggests this method of breathing: “Continue  breathing, but each time you inhale, imagine that you are  breathing  in more relaxation. Each time you exhale imagine that you are getting rid of a little more tension. Progressive muscle relaxation: Switch your thoughts to yourself and your  breathing.  Take  a few  deep breaths, exhaling slowly.”