Why I hate working retail during the holidays...

innerSpaceman · 12-22-2006, 09:34 AM

Whew, I worked in retail for more years than I'd care to count ... and, despite some nimrod customers, never had a real problem.

I feel like I dodged a bullet.

Alex · 12-22-2006, 10:27 AM

Librarianship is the closest I've come to working retail. And at least there deep down the customer knows (except in academic librarianship but then the customer knows you're going to save their ass) you're smarter than them so if you play it right you can usually work the interaction around to where you need it to go.

12-22-2006, 09:34 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Whew, I worked in retail for more years than I'd care to count ... and, despite some nimrod customers, never had a real problem. I feel like I dodged a bullet.
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12-22-2006, 10:27 AM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Librarianship is the closest I've come to working retail. And at least there deep down the customer knows (except in academic librarianship but then the customer knows you're going to save their ass) you're smarter than them so if you play it right you can usually work the interaction around to where you need it to go.
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