Is it normal to get a retail job with no experience?

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About a month ago I was job searching because I needed money and I was bored out of my mind with just staying home all day. I applied to at least 30 different places over a total time of 6 months, but the only one that hired me was a prestigious outlet store for a company called "7 For All Mankind". I have no retail experience at all and they already put me out on the store floor to sell jeans to people. I guess they have a lot of faith in me for some reason, and I'm glad I got the job, but is this normal?

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Based on 41 votes (35 yes)
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  • lewlew80
    14 years ago

    Be glad u have a job, with this recession people are losing their jobs left and right

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  • snarkygirl
    8 years ago

    You don't need any experience for most retail jobs. They kind of suck though if you stay long enough you will kind of want to murder people :)

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    You are lucky I applied too and the only way I got was mine is my friend did me a favour and I have the shittist fucking hours.

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  • boopgirl17
    13 years ago

    I also got hired at a store w/ no retail experience only b/c I asked for minimum wage and was available to work on weekends. It feels special at first, but later you'll realize it was just for their convenience.

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  • TheTerminator
    14 years ago

    They hired you to do a job. And the best way to learn how to do it is by practice. You may not know everything at the beggining but you'll learn. :)

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