A job that changed me: Working at a toy store was my teen feminist awakening

TL;DR

The author's first job was at a fish and chip shop, which ended after a burn incident.
She then worked at Toys R Us as a Christmas casual, performing tasks like processing transactions, assisting customers, and cleaning.
The author found joy in selling toys but noted unpleasant aspects like vomit and urine in aisles.
She disliked the gendered language used in the toy industry, actively challenging it.
An anecdote illustrates a customer's insistence on 'boy' or 'girl' colors for balloons.
The author observed hyper-consumerism, noting the artificial lighting used to disorient shoppers during long trading hours.
She learned about collector culture and the repetitive music played in stores.
Toys R Us Australia later entered administration and closed.
The author considers her time at Toys R Us a radicalizing experience.

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