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Great article. The part about disliking Christmas due to retail life rings true to me. My dad was a retail manager and the time between Thanksgiving and New Years was his busiest time of year. He worked harder than any single floor associate and couldn't take any time off in that period of time. I swore never to work in retail as a result. I've spent my career in IT and later Security and that stretch of time is my most relaxed and I'm able to take a 2 week vacation for Christmas and New Years every year.
Chris
My wife was the AP/AR dept, as well as a cashier in a hardware store in northern NJ for 30+ years. She loves retail.....for the life of me I can't understand it.
Now, in our 2nd careers, she's working for our son-in-law in one of his 6 businesses. Retail.
As I'm about a year and a half from retirement,[60 now, planned on 62] I plan on staying at the school as the maintenance supervisor. I have autonomy from MGT, and only answer to the owner, who's become a good friend. If I can wrangle another position at the school, which does not require snow plowing and early/late hours, I'll stay a bit longer. Perhaps 65.
I tried 9 months of retail, at a hardware store, of all places. There is a God, because he stopped me from spilling customer blood.:D:p
Story of my childhood in pictures. Every. Single. One.
Obligatory Meme from EMS (Emergency Meme Stash:)
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