As soon as I turned 18, I had one of my first jobs at Forever21 in a popular city plaza. Of course being my last year in high school having this cool, trendy job was a game changer for me in so many ways. But I soon learned that this part-time job was a full-time love hate relationship. The job wasn't just about putting away clothes or cleaning fitting rooms, there was always some kind of drama. Don't get me wrong, I loved my job (I'll admit the discount could've been better)- but it set me up for all my following retail jobs. Just to quickly recap most of my resume, I was a shift lead at Children's Place, an associate at New York &amp; Company, a store manager in training at Kohls, a shift lead at CVS, and lastly an associate at Ross. Let's just say I discovered I had terrific communication with other people and problem solving skills.

I always like to hear my bad news first, so let's dive into my worst experiences at each place (I can only speak for my own experiences, other places could have been different). Some of it is a harsh truth that most people in retail already know about, but why not share that with the world, right? If someone told me any of these common experiences before I applied to all my favorite shopping spots, I probably would've been more picky sending my applications.
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 	<li>You will always always alwayssssss deal with people stealing.</li>
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Other customers will try to cheat the system, meaning people will try to bring back things they stole expecting full cash back for it or people will bring it back after wearing it down. One person bought a pair of shorts for their child, an hour later the kid peed in it while they were still in the mall. She came back with the smelly soaking shorts expecting a full refund.
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 	<li>Some customers are racist, and sometimes your coworkers are too.</li>
 	<li>Coupons and credit cards will tire you out.</li>
 	<li>Stores will sell anything- even if it's broken or missing pieces.</li>
 	<li>Hours are ridiculous: You are expected to work every single holiday.</li>
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be okay with hours getting cut
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