We all know that retail teaches customer service skills; time management skills; resilience; cash-handling experience and an ability to think on your feet, but there’s other transferrables in the mix as well.
I possess exceptional skills in folding clothes. #retailtaughtme
— Michael Habon (@habonerrr) March 12, 2014
Retail often suits detail-oriented people.
I know the names of every pattern ,strip ,stripes , spot ,dot ,lines etc. lol #retailtaughtme #bloomingdalestaughtme
— セーラーＶ (@OhSnapItzSam) March 10, 2013
Sometimes, retail teaches staff to be philosophers.
#RetailTaughtme despite all the money we spend on education, people still can't add or read #cashierproblems
— Michael (@MichaelCalavera) November 17, 2013
Other lessons from retail are purely practical.
#retailtaughtme ain't nobody got time for hanging their clothes back on hangers
— Megan (@sommerpeach) July 13, 2013
And finally, this useful lesson is relevant to more than just retail.
#RetailTaughtMe you don't have to be smart to be wealthy.
— Nick Dillon-Stout (@No_Shirt_Nick) June 16, 2013
