Work Life

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Even as a small business owner, he’s helped some team members move into managerial positions or move from the retail side to quality assurance positions with overseas travel. Employees can be tempted by bigger salaries at other jobs. “People need to see where they’re going in the organization,” he says.

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JULY 23, 2021

I found a job doing retail and while it was — just barely — paying the bills, it was both physically and mentally demanding to the point of being burnt out within months. I now work from home, have a set schedule, make double what I was making in retail, and end my day with energy to invest in my relationships.

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SnackNation

JANUARY 14, 2018

Tyler and Project 7 disrupted a declining category and pulled of the impossible, becoming the top selling gum at major retailers like Target. their salary. Let your sales numbers tell a story. Tyler killed all product categories except one, and doubled down on an old strategy from his days in pet food. And it paid off.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

My cousin has expanded the business so much that they now make sales in all 50 states, Canada, and Australia. Her responsibilities have morphed from retail sales to running many of the daily operations of the business. and have no expertise in social media marketing, which their business relies heavily on.

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MAY 11, 2015

But they’re in salaried positions and get benefits. I am a new manager for a retail company. What are your thoughts on me checking in on my day off to see if everything is running smoothly and what the sales are for the day? Can you help me think through some solutions, or at least figure how long I need to live like this?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The sales rep for one of my company’s vendors, an older gentleman, comes by about once a month to see who is running out of what he supplies—and every time he comes into my office, he shakes my hand, I guess as a form of greeting. With the gift, vendors often give gifts to clients; it’s a pretty common relationship-building thing in sales.

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MARCH 4, 2019

There was a slightly contentious salary negotiation in advance of the promotion, as I was initially offered a very low increase to take on the new role, but we eventually compromised on my baseline number and everyone (I thought) went away happy. It’s very normal for them not to want to readjust your salary a few months later.

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JUNE 28, 2016

– no office/professional experience – the most I’ve done is part-time retail gigs. I am job hunting in New York City for a luxury retail sales jobs. Maybe it’s a thing in luxury retail sales in NYC (I’d have no idea), but it’s not a thing in general. Do people still put phone numbers on resumes?

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Granted, most of the posts were on sites dealing with sales or sales jobs, and the position for which I interviewed wasn’t in sales, but now I’m curious: What do you think about this question and what employers might be looking for in an answer? My boyfriend and I both worked at a retail store.

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JUNE 6, 2018

We have five salaried staff and the rest of us are hourly without guaranteed hours. When I started a year ago, I noticed that a member of the admin/salaried staff and another employee were oddly close and always hovering around each other. Six months ago, she got promoted to a salaried position. Here we go….

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DECEMBER 17, 2017

Whilst attendance isn’t strictly mandatory, lunch being held during work time (we’re all salaried employees so we get paid to attend). A former direct report of mine has been asking for me to put in a good word at the sales job I’m currently at. Your mention that they have retail sites might actually explain it.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

I am a college student working part-time at a retail job that I absolutely love. I go to counseling and take medication, and I am able to function well and exceed expectations most of the time and often more than double sales goals, but recently my mental health has taken a turn. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

to 2 times an employee's annual salary. Boost sales? Let's take a look at Zappos, the online retailer with an innovative employee appreciation program. The cost of employee turnover can be significant, often estimated to be 1.5 Read more: High Employee Turnover: 7 Major Reasons (+How To Solve Them) 3.

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MAY 10, 2016

Paying salaries might put a strain on your budget too, but you pay them because that’s how you attract and keep good employees. Or you change your salary structure — but you can’t resent people for cashing their paychecks.). I’ve been working at a small retail business (nine employees) for nearly two years. Thank you!

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

While we are a distribution subsidiary of a much larger retail company, there are around 300 employees on this site under our CEO, and he has swapped people in and out of jobs before when he was on a reorganization kick. There are about 50 people up front in the offices handling purchasing, sales, accounting, etc.

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JUNE 20, 2016

I work for a small retail business cofounded by my sister-in-law. The number agreed upon for part-time workers was 50% off retail. We recently hired a new business manager who is full-time and salaried, like myself. Do not spend 30 hours preparing work as part of a try-out unless you’re paid for it.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

I was recently hired into a small retail company, and after two weeks I resigned. Tell us in 140 characters or less why you’re perfect for the job” After many years of gainful employment in software sales, I have been laid off … and boy has the job application process gotten interesting! It’s five answers to five questions.

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MAY 31, 2016

I applied and interviewed with a relatively new start-up company for a sales engineer position. I gave them references, they gave me glowing recommendations, and on Tuesday I got a call from the recruiter to discuss salary and saying he was drafting an offer letter for me. I got blacklisted from a job after emailing the CEO directly.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Several years ago I was working in a retail job that involved services for customers (a jewelry counter that also offered watch battery replacement and band changes/resizing). Discussing salary. If I’m a supervisor, does that prohibit me from discussing my salary with peer supervisors? Salary Badgering from Coworker.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

To make matters worse, the person who is doing these seminars seems to think that we’ve got people clamoring to work here and so his sales pitch is more of “do you have what it takes to work here?” Really, when your interviewing practices strongly resemble the interviews for door-to-door knife sales, you’re doing something wrong.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

They didn’t bat an eyelash at my salary requirements, and had no difficulty with offering me the refresher training I would need for some lapsed certifications. On one occasion, after months and months of nagging, I applied at my brother’s company as a retail sales rep. an in-person interview.)

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Two weeks later my old job posts copycat versions of the boutique products on social media for sale, including a copycat version of the popular products. I’m a young person working two part-time jobs, one of which is currently closed to the public due to COVID (municipal building) and one that is not (retail).

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JULY 26, 2016

Most people remember being on a tight salary at the start of their careers and will get it once you explain it. I eventually found a retail job in a store that specializes in selling equipment to help people enhance their sex lives. Most importantly, I am good at sales and it pays my bills because of the good commissions.

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JUNE 11, 2021

At the time, I also couldn’t afford the lower salary. I didn’t magically start to love libraries, but at least I had a stable job with a decent salary. I had gotten another job in sales which I hated, got back into an administrative role, got laid off from that, and then started another office admin role.

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Success

MARCH 8, 2025

My work history continued with jobs in retail and getting my CDL at 18. With each new job, my salary was higher, and I felt more accomplished. I was happy to tell them about my job and my high salary as a 19-year-old. It felt good to support my wife and my first child at age 19. My family was proud.

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