@AEOProblems

"Hi, welcome to American Eagle! Did you need help finding anything today?"

For the past two years I have had the pleasure to work for American Eagle Outfitters as a Stylist (basically a sales associate but slightly different). I have been able to create friendships and share life with my amazing coworkers. That includes surviving Black Fridays, the entire holiday season, and typical retail problems as well. Part of me believes that because retail is such a demanding and taxing job that it is what leads coworkers in the same store to become so close. 

After I joined Twitter (2 months ago to be exact), it didn't take long until I found what has become my favorite Twitter account. @AEOProblems. That's right. While the said problems can be found in most other retail stores there are certain tweets that as an American Eagle employee I directly relate with.

The sentiments of all retail workers right now.

American Eagle inside joke right here.

While I was vehemently against Twitter for so long (for some reasons that I still believe to be true), I have enjoyed taking part in interacting with the @AEOproblems account. It has created a community beyond that created in-store between coworkers to American Eagle employees across the nation. You can share those retail stories that other people can actually relate to, rather than annoying your roommates with another story about a rude customer. Just another example of how people enjoy taking part in a social network and sharing similar experiences.

So here's to you American Eagle employees! #LiveYourLife