20 Horrific Secrets You'll Discover If You Work In Retail

8. The Pressure To Get Store Cards

Everyone has targets and the world is now accommodated to meeting deadlines and showing the numbers. Unfortunately, your manager is under pressure to meet these requirements and when they get told off, you get told off - it's a vicious cycle. You repeat the benefits of a store card to every customer but you don't feel comfortable pressuring people into them so you don't make your weekly, unattainable target. Looks like another disciplinary talk for you.
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