working in sales/retail

After working in retail, I got to say that the worse thing you can do is push a sale. I worked with some of the most zealous people in the world trying to score that extra pair of denim purchase when my approach is really customer satisfaction.

I say just be natural, be yourself and help the customer to the best of your abilities. Although retail is really quite the bottom of the labor totem pole, it still is a great environment to meet and interact with different people. True I didn't open up the most Gap cards because I hated pushing people to doing stuff they didn't want but I got tons of compliments and had some of the most geninue Thank Yous and positive messages to my managers. Just think when you go shopping, what you like to see. A friendly, helpful sales person who is sincere about getting you what you want, not pushing you to buy some sweater you don't like or their latest promo on jackets.

But if someone looks ugly in someone and your manager is riding your ass to sell more, then I have no qualms on telling them they look good as long as they think they look good.

How ya doing, buddy?