'The frustration always comes out on us': What it's really like to work in retail at Christmas

13-hour shifts, maskless customers, and endless queues. Workers from some of Ireland's busiest shops reveal what it's like going into the first weekend of in-store Christmas shopping

Retail workers in Cork city are facing a difficult few weeks. Picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

Christmas is a stressful time for everyone, especially this year when the timeframe for shopping was cut so short. But how often do we really think of those behind the shop doors? We chat to some retail workers from Ireland's busiest shops as they head into their first weekend post-lockdown.

"We don't really get a Christmas"