Chloe, a Lazy and Disinterested Pet Shop Worker

Chloe was at a point in her career where she could barely even pretend to care about her job or the customers she was supposed to be serving anymore.

There hadn't been too many employment opportunities for her after she had finished college, without having worked very hard or achieved much in the way of qualifications, and working in a pet shop hadn't seemed like the worst place to start. She liked animals, it seemed like the work should be easy and, whenever there were no customers, she figured she would have her phone to entertain herself.

Unfortunately, two years later, she was still stuck in the same role and utterly fed up with it. Chloe had no problem with the animals in the store, but the customers were invariably annoying and she hated her boss.

The problem with Ralph was that he expected Chloe to be just as invested in his shop as he was, despite her only being paid minimum wage and him owning the place and pocketing the rest of the profits. She was never allowed to chill behind the counter if there were no customers in the store. Ralph was a proper **** driver, who would have Chloe on her hands and knees cleaning the already basically clean floor, rather than let her rest when there was nothing to do.

The customers were also highly demanding, and seemed to want her to do their shopping for them. Most of them were clueless, rude idiots. In fact, she was dealing with one of those now.

"Excuse me, young lady" a sour-faced middle aged woman began in a sharp tone "If I could get your attention away from your phone for thirty seconds, I have a question"

"What? I didn't know you were there!" Chloe complained, rolling her eyes "Go on then, I'm listening"

"What kind of food would you recommend for a hamster?"

"Hamster food"

"Don't be facetious with me, girl!" the woman scolded Chloe again.

"I'm not. We sell hamster food here. That's what they eat!"

"That sounds very generic. Do they enjoy it?"

"I don't know. I just work here, I'm not actually a hamster. We do sell them if you'd like to ask one, though"

"Forget it! You've lost a sale" the woman huffed "And I can assure you I won't be visiting your store again!"

"You'll be missed!" Chloe muttered sarcastically, just loud enough for the woman to hear as she exited.

The next time the disengaged shop worker looked up from her phone, another customer was looming over her. Except this one was dressed as a fairy and grinning at her like a maniac. Just when Chloe had thought her day couldn't feel any longer...

"How can I help you?" Chloe asked with a sigh.

"It's actually me who is here to help you!" Priscilla exclaimed "I'm here to make one of your wishes come true!"

"Perfect. Then I wish for you to either buy something quickly or leave. I'm clocking off in five minutes and I really can't be arsed with this"

"I'm here to grant a wish you already made" the fairy explained "And, you'll be happy to hear, it's a recent one. I sometimes get criticised for being a bit too, shall we say, retro with my wish granting"

"Fascinating"

"It was only a few weeks back you were throwing a tantrum at your boss and shouted "All I ever get in this shop is hassle, I wish you and everyone else would treat me the way you all treat the animals"

"Okay, if you aren't buying anything, I'm going back to checking my socials" Chloe decided.

When she looked up a few seconds later, the fairy was gone.

"Huh, that was quick!" the shop girl remarked to herself.

Next Chloe saw the, usually unwelcome, vision of Ralph entering the store. However, with just five minutes until the end of her shift, his presence meant she could finally go home.

"Okay. I think that's me for the evening" she told him,

"Chloe?" he asked in surprise "What are you doing behind the counter? get out from there at once!"

"What?" she glared at him, folding her arms "I've still got two minutes of my shift to go, no need to freak out"

"Ugh, and who put you in those ridiculous clothes?"

"It was you who picked the uniform here, mate!"

"You know I don't find it cute when people dress up their pets" Ralph complained as he walked urgently towards her "Putting clothing on animals is crude and goes against nature. Come on, lets get them off you!"

"What? Have you gone mad?" Chloe exclaimed as her boss attempted to physically undress her "Get your hands off me, you fucking perv!"

"Oho, someone is being a stubborn girl today!" Ralph chuckled "Come on Chloe, we need to get you as naked as God intended right now. Don't make me use the dog taser on you!"