Comments on: The new post-college prestige job is retail http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:04:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Lina http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-212799 Lina Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:53:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-212799 Ha ha, my mum is an academic, and is none to happy about my decision to go back to retail. Too bad. Still waiting to hear whether I can get my old retail job back though.... Ha ha, my mum is an academic, and is none to happy about my decision to go back to retail. Too bad.

Still waiting to hear whether I can get my old retail job back though….

]]> By: Genevieve http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-212131 Genevieve Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:18:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-212131 Finally! I totally agree. I finished my M.S. degree in Ecology in May and am currently working at a bakery. It's not exactly what I had in mind. But you know what? I now have over three years of retail experience and wouldn't trade it for anything. The academics can frown upon retail jobs all they want but those of us who work in the real-world know this is priceless experience. Finally! I totally agree. I finished my M.S. degree in Ecology in May and am currently working at a bakery. It's not exactly what I had in mind. But you know what? I now have over three years of retail experience and wouldn't trade it for anything. The academics can frown upon retail jobs all they want but those of us who work in the real-world know this is priceless experience.

]]> By: MegsB http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-211995 MegsB Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:14:57 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-211995 Reading this post makes feel a little better. I was laid off from my first "real job" (that I got while I was still in college) spent months looking for work and just got hired at a chain clothing store. My unemployment pot is empty and I am just thrilled that I got even a part-time job. A big gaping hole in the timeline of my resume, now, will not happen. I am thanking my lucky stars for retail employment right now. Reading this post makes feel a little better.
I was laid off from my first "real job" (that I got while I was still in college) spent months looking for work and just got hired at a chain clothing store. My unemployment pot is empty and I am just thrilled that I got even a part-time job. A big gaping hole in the timeline of my resume, now, will not happen.

I am thanking my lucky stars for retail employment right now.

]]> By: Lina http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-207715 Lina Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:19:32 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-207715 Funnily enough, I came across this blog when I googled "Is it ok to not live up to your potential" because I'm currently trying to decide whether to give up my "good job" at an accounting firm to go back to retail. Basically, it's a matter of weighing up happiness and practicality. Funnily enough, I came across this blog when I googled "Is it ok to not live up to your potential" because I'm currently trying to decide whether to give up my "good job" at an accounting firm to go back to retail.

Basically, it's a matter of weighing up happiness and practicality.

]]> By: Pete G. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-197954 Pete G. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:53:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-197954 As a recent college grad, I'm experiencing a lot of what the Blogger has to say here. I've read through a good portion of the comments left by others and agree and disagree with some aspects of what's going on here. For instance, yes, it is definitely good to work retail in order to get your priorities straight. However, a great many of us (including myself) have worked retail since 15 or 16 years old. Now that we are 22 and 23, the appeal of appeasing irrationally irate customers for a living is stale. It can be demeaning at times to work retail. I graduated cum laude in both of my majors, yet I still have to take guff from ridiculous customers. However, one may still have to take guff from ridiculous coworkers in an office. The key is that the pay is better. My points are starting to wander because I am hungry and can't keep my thoughts straight. I guess I am saying that I'm torn between retail being good and bad. It's good in that it gives valuable work experience, builds character and can be a nice stepping stone. However, it's bad because many of us (including myself) have incurred a substantial amount of college debt that a meager 8.00/hr will not pay off in time. Also, many of us are seeking to do something at least partially related to what we study, and simply folding shirts and saying thanks will not cut it. As a recent college grad, I'm experiencing a lot of what the Blogger has to say here.

I've read through a good portion of the comments left by others and agree and disagree with some aspects of what's going on here.

For instance, yes, it is definitely good to work retail in order to get your priorities straight. However, a great many of us (including myself) have worked retail since 15 or 16 years old. Now that we are 22 and 23, the appeal of appeasing irrationally irate customers for a living is stale.

It can be demeaning at times to work retail. I graduated cum laude in both of my majors, yet I still have to take guff from ridiculous customers. However, one may still have to take guff from ridiculous coworkers in an office. The key is that the pay is better.

My points are starting to wander because I am hungry and can't keep my thoughts straight. I guess I am saying that I'm torn between retail being good and bad. It's good in that it gives valuable work experience, builds character and can be a nice stepping stone. However, it's bad because many of us (including myself) have incurred a substantial amount of college debt that a meager 8.00/hr will not pay off in time. Also, many of us are seeking to do something at least partially related to what we study, and simply folding shirts and saying thanks will not cut it.

]]> By: 3d oyunlar http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-194609 3d oyunlar Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:41:41 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-194609 nice post and good , pretty comments , I very like it :) nice post and good , pretty comments , I very like it :)

]]> By: Retail « Creative Theology http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-190618 Retail « Creative Theology Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:00:06 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-190618 [...] self-described “brazen careerist,” spoke words deep into my heart with her post “The new post-college prestige job is retail.”  Here’s one [...] [...] self-described "brazen careerist," spoke words deep into my heart with her post "The new post-college prestige job is retail."  Here's one [...]

]]> By: The new post-college prestige job is retail « Post College Losers http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-189873 The new post-college prestige job is retail « Post College Losers Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:53:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-189873 [...] ARTICLE SOURCE Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)What Should You Do With Your Life? Fun Quizzes Tell YouAngelina says pregnancy is “great for the sex life”What to Say When Someone Loses Their Job [...] [...] ARTICLE SOURCE Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)What Should You Do With Your Life? Fun Quizzes Tell YouAngelina says pregnancy is “great for the sex life”What to Say When Someone Loses Their Job [...]

]]> By: jgg http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-189080 jgg Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:15:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-189080 *thunk* (that was the sound of me falling out of my chair while gasping for air in between spasms of gut laughter) So your advice is this: forget grad school, work in retail? *thunk*

(that was the sound of me falling out of my chair while gasping for air in between spasms of gut laughter)

So your advice is this: forget grad school, work in retail?

]]> By: Tools and Resources for Job Seekers | Summer Jobs - Seasonal Work - Cool Jobs on the JobMonkey Blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/04/15/the-new-post-college-prestige-job-is-retail/comment-page-2/#comment-189025 Tools and Resources for Job Seekers | Summer Jobs - Seasonal Work - Cool Jobs on the JobMonkey Blog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:55 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2384#comment-189025 [...] The New Post-College Prestige Job is Retail @ my favorite blog, the Brazen Careerist. Penelope followed up a scathing personal attack on a Twitter follower (I’m not saying he didn’t deserve it) with this great post about college grads and retail jobs. The recession has certainly changed our perspective about a lot of things, including the value of a job and the importance of hard work. Not all bad, I say! [...] [...] The New Post-College Prestige Job is Retail @ my favorite blog, the Brazen Careerist. Penelope followed up a scathing personal attack on a Twitter follower (I'm not saying he didn't deserve it) with this great post about college grads and retail jobs. The recession has certainly changed our perspective about a lot of things, including the value of a job and the importance of hard work. Not all bad, I say! [...]

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