Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Overall, maybe around 10-15 years, from working in a family business to management, ranging from cafe to retail stores to computer stores, and own/operating retail businesses (3 times). My main work however has always been computer - programming, integrator, systems engineer etc.
I agree that a lot of people working retail today, especially for big corporations, don't seem to realize what it's really about.
I worked in two small business retail stores in an equally low-income areas to the one I work in now. Honestly I never had a problem with people in general until I started working for a big corporation. After a while, it becomes hard to deal with customers as people when your superiors don't grant you the same courtesy. It's a trickle-down effect & I have nothing but respect for people who don't let it get to them, but I'm just not one of those people.