The student news site of Maize Career Academy in Maize, Kansas.

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The student news site of Maize Career Academy in Maize, Kansas.

Fusion by OneMaize Media
The student news site of Maize Career Academy in Maize, Kansas.

Fusion by OneMaize Media
All content by Melissa Paden
Working in retail and customer service jobs has not ever really been a desirable job, but as customers start losing their temper, and get hostile with employees, it becomes even more miserable for workers. As the numbers of these incidents only escalate, they often hit employees with mental health problems the hardest. About 78% of employees that are struggling have dealt with these types of customers and many are looking to find a non-customer service. Will companies have to put rules for customer etiquette for employees to be treated right?

Aggressive customers lead to worker mental health issues

Melissa Paden, Designer
December 19, 2024
With inflation increasing product prices and the quality and quantity of them lowering to shrinkflation, many Americans are struggling to make ends meet. The prices for necessities like food, homes, and healthcare have risen by 2.4%. Prices for homes and necessities are leading more people to go into poverty and homelessness. Shrinkflation is the shrinking of the quality, amount, or size of a product you get for the same price it used to be before. Inflation and shrinkflation are causing people to either pay more or get less and even sometimes both for a product and it needs to get under control.

Struggling with gross prices

Melissa Paden, Guest artist
November 21, 2024
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