Having a job with money coming in (beats unemployment)
Sense of purpose and something to get up for
Active work, not sedentary
Varied and unpredictable working days
Staff discounts
Vibrant and colourful workplaces
All sorts of new skills and things to learn
Opportunities for advancement
You meet all sorts of people
There is usually always something to do
Retailers are reputable companies who look good on CV's
Town centre locations are very useful
Varied work schedules and patterns
Plenty of people and new friends to make
Turnover rate is reasonably fast, so there are always new faces
Lots of social benefits
Job satisfaction from when a customer walks away happy
Job satisfaction from gettting sales floor tasks completed
Social confidence gained from interfacing with people
Department store slapstick and moments of stupidity
Retail workers are very good and helpful to each other
There are not a lot of benefits besides being able to add it to your work experience on a resume. Retail can also teach you about time management, multi tasking and how to reach sales goals. There can be some stress when dealing with upset customers, but if you know how to deal with it then retail can be enjoyable. It can be long hours (mostly spent on your feet) usually working on evenings and weekends. Pay is on the low side as most retail jobs usually start at minimum wage. If it's part time then in some areas retail jobs don't come with insurance benefits. If you're a student it's fine to work in retail for a few years or until you're done school. Set some goals for your self because you don't want to be working 2-3 part time jobs in your 30's when you have bills to pay.
Been working in retail since the 90's.
It's fun if you have great coworkers who are enthusiastic about doing the work. There are very nice people. I enjoy working retail. You Get Talk To people, Put Merchandise On The shelves, Clean And Greet customers.
Ron clearly never worked retail... Its high stress depending where you work & odd hours, Like closing till 11 and being back at 8 am.
I loved working as a salesperson in a retail store, you met so many cool people
You will get nothing instead of little money to survive
low stress ... felxiable hours ... no education required
