(#1) Customers Who Leave on Time
Customers seem to never pay attention to the advance closing announcement and often treat the final closing announcement like a warning. But some nights you get customers who actually don't overstay their welcome.(#2) Opening or Closing with Your Favorite Crew
We all have people we know and like better than others, that’s just how socializing works. When you’re on the clock in retail, it can make all the difference in the world to get along with your coworkers. Laughing at the cooler over coinciding breaks, having a department you’re both familiar with totally covered - we got this.(#3) Employee Discounts
If you’re lucky enough to work in a retail job selling something you like, you’ll certainly appreciate an employee discount. Especially if it stacks with a current sale. Whoever said it’s a poor merchant who consumes his own wares never lived to see the retail sector in the 21st century.(#4) When Closing Is a Breeze
It’s hard to say which is worse, a hectic shift or a slow shift. At least at the end of a slow shift, closing is pretty fast. Not as much recovery to do, there was more time to get all the projects done during the shift, everybody gets to go home sooner and happier.(#5) Customer Comments
Plenty of people offer a polite "thank you" or "have a nice day," but sometimes a painless transaction or heroic customer service effort makes a customer’s day so much that they sing your praises to the people who matter: the management!(#6) Knowledgeable Customers
In retail you appreciate customers who do a bit of research themselves, or at least those who know that they’ve come to the right place for what they’re looking for. If they’re looking for a book, they know the ISBN. If they’re looking for a new phone, they know the exact model number. These are the kinds of customers that help retailer workers help them.(#7) Solving a Customer Mystery
It’s a good sign that you know your stuff when you’re able to deduce the right book or movie or toy a customer is looking for, even when they can only remember a few vague details. That “Aha!” moment is immensely satisfying. A lot of the time, the customers can’t give you all that much to work with ("I think it was blue?"). But when it clicks, it feels like solving a riddle.(#8) Getting the Bills You Need
Tills are not infinite wells of bills and coins, and at some point during your shift, you’re going to run low. The manager always seems to be busy right when you need them, but meanwhile you don’t want to be out of singles when a customer needs them for change. But every once in awhile, a customer will buy an impulse Snickers or a magazine and pay with singles! Till refilled, crisis averted.(#9) New Products You've Been Waiting For
New shirt? New book? New game? New equipment? New frozen dinner? You get to see it in mint condition. And if it’s something you've had your eye on, it can be pretty satisfying to unbox it and see dozens of the things all ready to go on the shelf. It’s almost like unboxing presents again. Almost.(#10) Closing a Sale
It’s hard to convince people to spend money when they don’t think they need to, but that’s salesmanship. In retail you get plenty of chances to try and sell something your store is looking to move. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a customer who’s looking for something that you're an expert in and you'll know just how to sell it.(#11) Meeting Fellow Fans
If you see a customer get a CD or shirt or DVD or book that you love, it can be fun to banter a bit (if the line is short). “Did you see the latest Game of Thrones?” “Oh my god, I can’t believe he died!”(#12) When you avert a theft.
Most of the time in retail, customer theft isn’t a dramatic chase or confrontation. Most of the theft that occurs in retail is opportunistic. If you can sneak those headphones out without anyone knowing, what’s the harm? Tackling a customer you suspect might be smuggling something out isn’t a good idea, but if you offer to help, ask them questions, offer assistance if an alarm goes off, you can be satisfied knowing you subtly encouraged someone to make the right choice.
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Retail positions have become popular in recent years with the rapid development of the retail industry. Compared with most companies, it is relatively easy to apply for positions in retail companies, and the requirements for retail workers are relatively simple, but in fact there are many things that are more important than people realize. Retail employees have a higher salary than average wages and enjoy more employee benefits that people don’t know about.
First-line supervisors and managers earn the highest salaries, so these positions require more work experience and training. The random tool lists 12 little benefits that make more people are willing to work in the retail industry, such as employee discounts，customer comments.
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