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JULY 20, 2017

She knows that she would find jobs that require a lot of contact with the public torturous, and therefore did not apply to any openings for fast food or retail outlets, although that is the type of job that is most plentiful for her age group. She is an introvert, and quite shy on top of that.

Supervising

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

We receive little supervision and I don’t expect that to change until the new year at the earliest, so I may be the only person catching his errors. I’d also look at retail, food service, and even call centers since those can be easier to get jobs in without experience.

Sales

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

On one occasion, after months and months of nagging, I applied at my brother’s company as a retail sales rep. The hiring manager seemed baffled that I would be willing to give up being my own boss to come and work retail. He wrote that one of his patients had her dog die five months in a row because of his use of this.).

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JULY 19, 2022

I didn’t get in trouble, but I was very well supervised from that point onward. A few years ago, I worked for a nonprofit that provided home-delivered meals to homebound seniors, as well as pet food and supplies for their pets. It didn’t matter which job it was – I just didn’t want to do retail anymore! The wrong word.

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