I did a retail work experience for 2 weeks working 10-2pm and the agency that put me on the placement told me that if I worked hard enough I would be certified and get a fast track pass skipping the application and interview process. I never heard from them after I finished so I assume I didn't do so well, I did the best I could but I never seem to do enough. It was also tiring, you never get a chance to sit down for a break if you do part-time, physically draining as well as mentally, dealing with different customers every day, the role was customer assistant so what did i expect. I can deal with talking to them as I won't be seeing them ever again, but if they were repeat customers I wouldn't be able to deal with their reactions from past experiences. My staff colleagues also had a chat whenever it was quiet and try to talk me into conversations involving humour, where I pretty much know no humour or dark humour at best.
So if you do want to work in retail, you just need the courage to face criticism from people if you make a wrong call, get along with other people, smile to people (which i find really difficult or even smiling in general since i'm naturally a depressed person so smiling is a rarity).
20 Jun 2015, 12:15 am
