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bhikkhu

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88. I did that in the 80's for a little while

Sun Jul 3, 2016, 06:41 PM

Jul 2016

at a high-end department store in California. It was pretty rough. Pay was below minimum wage, you had to sell a certain amount to make above that, and of course you were guaranteed the minimum wage if you didn't sell enough, but then your job was much less secure if that went on long. The hardest part for me was that every good month ended and I was back at square one the beginning of the next month. I was decent at it, but felt kind of slimey most of the time - not what I'd ever want to do for very long.

Pretty much everyone I worked with, including the managers, wished they had a different job.

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You want to know what is taking middle class jobs? [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2016 OP

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I did that in the 80's for a little while bhikkhu Jul 2016 #88

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This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #50

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