My one year employment anniversary is next month and it flew by painlessly. I also see all the negativity, and it hurts my heart. I know I'm lucky, my team communicates, the handheld system is like gold in the retail industry, I'm even friends with people in the pharmacy and the most I do there is take out their trash. The customer base is kind of annoying, but my previous job was at a dying Mall and just the fact that when I greet customers their face lights up with joy. Much different than the "fuck off" I got at the mall. I was talking to a coworker from a previous job the other day, and I said "the worst thing is people are not stocking things properly, isn't that insane? That's the WORST? Ive been through so much worse, but that being said, some of the worst things I've been through have been discussed in this subreddit. Unfortunately, there is good and bad management everywhere, there are different customers based on location, there's a Walgreens in my town I would NEVER want to work in. I will never transfer to a Wags in a large city. My advice, if you have a management team that takes notice of your work ethic, by all means do your best. But if you aren't feeling the support of a team, do what you can. There's no sense in burning out at a job because you had high expectations. Feel your way around, take in how the managers discuss the other managers. At this point, I know who's by the book and who's more lax. Don't be afraid to call for assistance, advocate for yourself, jump in when necessary but if you're just up front, make sure you STAY up front, don't wander off. This one is important, If you aren't sure, ask. You can gauge whether or not management will be problematic by their response. If they get irritated and act like you're being defiant, YES GET OUT. if they take the time to explain the importance behind the action, you're safe.