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When I worked retail in HS and UG I came across as borderlin...
Up-to-no-good dilemma
  06/02/12
I worked at Starbucks, was a fucking retard. Always fucked s...
Motley tantric boiling water
  06/02/12
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Up-to-no-good dilemma
  06/02/12
Worked a Lowes hardware store. I felt so incompetent at my ...
emerald bateful hospital
  06/02/12
this is reassuring. it's actually good that i had this exper...
Up-to-no-good dilemma
  06/02/12
Haha yeah, I have some similar horror stories. Definitely m...
emerald bateful hospital
  06/02/12
sucked at retail in HS/UG. people think that because a job d...
Mustard sex offender
  06/02/12
"It's like your brain shuts off because its not being c...
irate big brethren locus
  06/02/12
(guy making career in retail)
Mustard sex offender
  06/02/12
(guy who thinks this is an insult)
irate big brethren locus
  06/02/12
worked the register, bagged, and pushed carts at a grocery s...
Fuchsia concupiscible faggot firefighter gaming laptop
  06/02/12
i got fired from fedex for being too slow
Razzmatazz ratface site
  06/02/12
did you ever graduate and/or get a real job?
federal old irish cottage
  06/02/12
I worked at a small store at the mall years ago. I was the f...
histrionic athletic conference ape
  06/02/12
queens center?
Fuchsia concupiscible faggot firefighter gaming laptop
  06/02/12
i'm not saying.
histrionic athletic conference ape
  06/02/12
this means so much less in NYC than anywhere else in the ...
federal old irish cottage
  06/02/12
wtf you have no idea what you're talking about
histrionic athletic conference ape
  06/02/12
so yes.
Fuchsia concupiscible faggot firefighter gaming laptop
  06/02/12
started as the cart pusher at Target. I was promoted to cas...
Glittery mischievous idiot
  06/02/12


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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:03 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good dilemma

When I worked retail in HS and UG I came across as borderline retarded, and definitely wasn't as good at my job as my coworkers, none of whom had any college under their belt. I'm very good at the career that I'm in now, which most would consider much more difficult (considering most have a Masters in my field) than retail. Has any1 else had this experience where they were a total dumb in their hourly job but highly proficient in their actual career field?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810298)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:25 AM
Author: Motley tantric boiling water

I worked at Starbucks, was a fucking retard. Always fucked shit up, manager never put me on register. Now I'm an underemployed lawyer with a T14 JD, I sure showed them!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810373)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:08 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810321)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:30 AM
Author: emerald bateful hospital

Worked a Lowes hardware store. I felt so incompetent at my job and was always fucking shit up. Now I'm in BIGLAW and doing a pretty good job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810387)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:34 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good dilemma

this is reassuring. it's actually good that i had this experience because it keeps me from being a condescending prick to people in retail. I will never say something like "HOW HARD IS YOUR JOB?" I remember when I was working at a liq. store in UG and this old lady called me dumb to my face because i couldn't find the beer she was looking for. It was right where she was pointing, but it took me about thirty seconds to actually pick it out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810398)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:46 AM
Author: emerald bateful hospital

Haha yeah, I have some similar horror stories. Definitely made me treat service works with respect and I never really complain about my job because I know how much worse it can get (and for $10/hr). People look at me weird when I say this, but in a lot of ways it was the hardest job I've ever had.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810452)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:38 AM
Author: Mustard sex offender

sucked at retail in HS/UG. people think that because a job doesn't require much thinking that a smart college kid should be able to do well at it, but its the fact that it doesn't require any thinking that college-educated people often suck. It's like your brain shuts off because its not being challenged. Some people are just far better at thinking with their hands. I'm not one of those people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810412)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:41 AM
Author: irate big brethren locus

"It's like your brain shuts off because its not being challenged."

no

"Some people are just far better at thinking with their hands. I'm not one of those people."

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810427)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:45 AM
Author: Mustard sex offender

(guy making career in retail)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810448)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 2:19 AM
Author: irate big brethren locus

(guy who thinks this is an insult)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810556)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:40 AM
Author: Fuchsia concupiscible faggot firefighter gaming laptop

worked the register, bagged, and pushed carts at a grocery store in HS.

almost got fired more than a few times, fucking hated it.

doing pretty good at my job on the business end of a software company these days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810416)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:52 AM
Author: Razzmatazz ratface site

i got fired from fedex for being too slow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810462)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:55 AM
Author: federal old irish cottage

did you ever graduate and/or get a real job?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810475)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:56 AM
Author: histrionic athletic conference ape

I worked at a small store at the mall years ago. I was the fucking best seller and was made manager after 2 months. Maybe I should go into sales...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810477)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:57 AM
Author: Fuchsia concupiscible faggot firefighter gaming laptop

queens center?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810481)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 1:59 AM
Author: histrionic athletic conference ape

i'm not saying.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810487)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 2:01 AM
Author: federal old irish cottage

this means so much less in NYC than anywhere else

in the rest of the company, its acceptable for smart white teens to work retail. in NYC 90% of service and retail employees are immigrants so if you can speak english clearly you get offered a manager position the first month

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810496)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 2:10 AM
Author: histrionic athletic conference ape

wtf

you have no idea what you're talking about

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810531)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 2:02 AM
Author: Fuchsia concupiscible faggot firefighter gaming laptop

so yes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810499)



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Date: June 2nd, 2012 2:18 AM
Author: Glittery mischievous idiot

started as the cart pusher at Target. I was promoted to cashier, then guest service, then sales floor, then sales floor Toys at Christmas season all within a year. My fellow employees were middle-aged mindless apes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961820&forum_id=2#20810554)