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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
I'm super excited, finally I will have money. It's pretty cool knowing I won't have to rely on my mom everytime I want something as simple as a movie ticket. But at the same time, I'm a little nervous. Most of you guys have work experience. Any tricks of the trade, or tips for working at a clothing store, or just in general?   | ||
thedeadhaji
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Southlight
United States11768 Posts
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Hitokiri
Spain306 Posts
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micronesia
United States24753 Posts
If you do any cashier related work, the skills you gain will pay off for the rest of your life. Otherwise, the experiences you receive in retail will allow you to understand the nature of the beast... believe me I know from my first job. | ||
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G5
United States2921 Posts
On July 18 2008 08:04 thedeadhaji wrote: smile, interact well with your coworkers and if you make mistakes be upfront and sincere about it. Work hard, look and act clean, and customers WILL be assholes but just let it slide and be easygoin~ | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
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BaDayOri
Korea (South)469 Posts
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Manifesto7
Osaka27157 Posts
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
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Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
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SayaSP
Laos5494 Posts
On July 18 2008 11:43 Raithed wrote: im scared to work lol. Cmon you gotta do it sometime | ||
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
Did you only apply to one place? Don't get your hopes up too high. Retail stores get like a dozen application for every open position. Your best chance is to apply to a lot of places. Long term advice: Never get suckered into taking a full time job without pay because they call it an "internship". *sighhhh* | ||
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MyStiC_Chaos
United States499 Posts
Just be polite and don't be nervous like everyone said. It should be a smooth job. Good luck! | ||
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thoraxe
United States1449 Posts
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itzme_petey
United States1400 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On July 18 2008 13:24 itzme_petey wrote: you should apply to bestbuy or some type of direct sales job where you approach and customer and try to make them buy something. clothing retail is a lot of organizing and folding. not too many useful skills to be learned there. They don't really hire teenagers to do work that direct I think. I know at Circuit City they don't have any direct salespersons under 18. | ||
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BrutalMenace
United States1237 Posts
Be very confident in what you do. Dont work hard work Smart. I suggest grocery stores because its very easy to get hired they have tons of positions open and people filtering in-out. | ||
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Hypnosis
United States2061 Posts
On July 18 2008 08:47 BaDayOri wrote: im 17 and have yet to apply for my first job nub, i got my first job when i was 15.!! AT A SKATING RINK LOL!! easiest shit ever to the OP: what i have learned is that you should just never fuck up. Clean records are so helpful when you get new jobs, and if the people like you at your old job its just smoother transitioning. For example I worked at that skating rink and now i got a new job the first day i applied for it (Pac Sun) because i can honestly say the people at my old job really like me. That and i have a legit resume, which most people do not. Be chill, work hard and get to know your bosses, it will make your job very enjoyable. And having a job gives you so much spending money its ridiculous. | ||
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Mickey
United States2606 Posts
On July 18 2008 08:04 thedeadhaji wrote: smile, interact well with your coworkers and if you make mistakes be upfront and sincere about it. Work hard, look and act clean, and customers WILL be assholes but just let it slide and be easygoin~ Pretty much. Customers WILL get on your nerve like Haji said. Try your best, and REMEMBER it's your first job, so don't be to hard on yourself when you make mistakes. I was WAY to hard on myself when I was working at Target. EDIT: God I fucking hated that job, and getting fired from my 1st job after 2 months really lowered my self esteem. Especially since I worked my ass off, unlike most people who half assed it. This thread made me depressed =/ Uhhh. I'm gonna go play Quake 4. | ||
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calgar
United States1277 Posts
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XDawn
Canada4040 Posts
I applied to many places this summer I got fucked over because.... well an issue came up If it didn't, I would've had a job in late april/early may and would've made a lot but since it did.... well anyways ya. I got a call from Guess for an interview. I hope it goes well for me too. | ||
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Dknight
United States5223 Posts
Best of luck ^_^ | ||
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Sr18
Netherlands1141 Posts
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TechniQ.UK
United Kingdom391 Posts
3 Cheers for socialism. | ||
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Elric
United Kingdom1327 Posts
 I don't know your exact age but I think it seems to safe to assume that lots of people your age will be bumming around over summer, too lazy to think about even applying for anything (I talk from exp..). So it's great to have done what you have already.Even if it's TK Maxx (and I'm saying that relative to the no doubt the much better jobs you will have in the future), I hope you will gain learn lots of things from it. Not just work-related things, but everything in general about having a job, being that little bit more independent, interacting with lots of strangers etc. So.. just milk the experience as much as you can, as it can only help you out later in life! | ||
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