After careful consideration, I believe that a retail sales worker is a career I may want to pursue.

What is it? - They are people who sell and maintain the conditions of the products they are selling.

Education Required - There is no required education to become a retail sales worker.

Benefits (Pros)

Disadvantages (cons)

Conclusion - Despite low payment and strict working times, the happiness that I get from working with comics would far outweigh all those cons. I would work with comics if I could simply because I would get a discount on comics and I would get to work with my favorite things in the world, comics. The only thing that I would like to add is that comics would not be my only job, it would most likely just be my job through college.

You do not have to go to high school, let alone a college, to become a retail sales worker.

It costs no money towards education to become a retail sales worker.

Although this is true, many managers would like for their workers to have at least a high school education, but that is not required.

The higher your education is the more likely you are to get higher paid retail sales job.

High Schools and Colleges do not teach courses for becoming a retail sales worker.

You learn everything you need for the job on the job.

What Do They Do?

Greet customers and offer them assistance

Add up customers’ total purchases and accept payment

Recommend merchandise based on customers’ wants and needs

Most retail sales workers use some type of cash register to process payments.

Retail Sales Persons sometimes take up the job of a cashier and count the money when the store closes.

Retail Sales People should know the security measures they must take for their store.

Retailer workers must have some knowledge of the product they are selling, in order to convince people to buy it.

Show how merchandise works, if applicable

Answer customers’ questions

Inform customers about current sales, promotions, and policies about payments and exchanges"

Different Types

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

General merchandise stores

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores - I want to work at a comic book shop which is under this category.

Low Payment

Hours Worked

Meticulous Work

Attitude needed

Working weekends and Holidays

You must be calm and collected

You Must always be nice and happy

You must always be ready to help customers even when they are being rude or impossible

Any work that does not require a degree is long and boring and repetitive.

Have to work long hours in order to make enough to live off.

Hours are usually not flexible or changeable

For a comic book retail worker, the median hourly wage is 9.80 dollars.

Retail Salespersons earn as little as 8.35, and as much as 19.33. Most earn just 10.47.

Personally-derived/emotional/mental benefits

Strict Working Conditions

Must ask to use the bathroom

Cannot leave the cash register unattended

Cannot take a break unless given permission

Working with something that I love

Material/Collectible Benefits

Discount on comics/other store purchases

Good environment

Getting paid for doing something I love

Clean

Well-lit

Stress-free

Something that I need because I collect a lot of comics on a weekly basis.

Get to talk about superheroes and comics all day long

Get to talk with friends and other people with similar interests all day long

Get to handle comics and see the new comic-based projects being made and shipped.

Helps me save money, which is good when I have a low paying job.

Handling Comics

It is therapeutic for me.

Tasks that are meticulous like bagging and boarding comics is fun for me.

Just looking at all the comics that are being made give me joy.

Get to read comics on the job

I love reading, especially comics

Don't like working in general, so that is a good plus side because if I am reading I do not have to work.

Environment

Friendly

Talkative - Which is good because I like to talk

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