Do you look down on 30+ year olds who work in retail?

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Why would you? People will hate on those that don't work, but then also hate on those that work retail. Somebody has to do it. Fair play to them.

Reply 141

Brythonic_Celt

That sort of job is really only for students, immigrants or part timers. Doing it for more than a year....well may aswell give up and hit the roads. Doing min wage 9-5 really gains you absolutely nothing you piss away 40 hours a week and lose most of it in tax, you dont meet interesting people only 3rd worlders/chavs and dullards and certainly its not good for meeting men/women.

Reply 142

Laus2

I earned £15 per hour plus overtime for a short while. Whilst the security (twice annual bonuses, unlimited overtime pay, and an epic pension) was comforting, I was miserable. I've recently secured a part-time job that pays considerably less, and I'm volunteering as well. A person's income doesn't determine their worth; I'm far happier when I'm not frazzled by stress and high expectations. People who look down on those who do seemingly 'unskilled' jobs can, quite frankly, go **** themselves.

As an aside: People who do work are no better than people who don't. :smile:

Reply 143

cherryred90s

Original post by TimmonaPortella

Well, odds are they are uneducated.

This is not true

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TimmonaPortella

Original post by cherryred90s

This is not true

Yes it is.

Reply 145

cherryred90s

Original post by TimmonaPortella

Yes it is.

Are you aware that many uni grads work in places like tesco whilst gaining experience to strengthen applications?
Are you also aware that many university students work in Tesco to help fund costs?

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TimmonaPortella

Original post by cherryred90s

Are you aware that many uni grads work in places like tesco whilst gaining experience to strengthen applications?
Are you also aware that many university students work in Tesco to help fund costs?

How many of them are older than 30?

Reply 147

cherryred90s

Original post by TimmonaPortella

How many of them are older than 30?

I don't know. It's not as if you you used any stats to backup your assumption. How would you even know if they're educated or not? Do you stop to ask them?

Reply 148

Napp

Not really.. some people arent lucky in life and manz need to work..

Reply 149

sean.17

Some people on here really need some respect. Why would you look down on someone that is working to earn a living?

Reply 150

choleCcarknif3r

Not at all. Who am I to judge someone for working an honest job? I'm not going to judge someone when i don't know a single thing about them or their circumstances or anything. Maybe they need that job for a reason. Maybe it's a 2nd job. Maybe they just enjoy doing that job. Who cares? They're working and they're getting a wage. There's nothing wrong there.

Reply 151

ForgetMe

No, I respect them because they have to be nice to crappy customers who cannot be bothered to put items such as shower gel back on the shelf where it belongs and not to dump it into, e.g. frozen section :facepalm:

Reply 152

math42

Not usually as I am below average height

Reply 153

Twinpeaks

Original post by Blue_Mason

I look down on 30 plus year olds on minimum wage.
An adult cannot survive on a minimum wage

An adult cannot survive on minimum wage, is that surely not a poor reflection of our government as opposed to the individual? A large proportion of the adult work force earn minimum wage, they are still vital jobs for our country. Why punish them with a wage they cannot survive on...

When I worked past time in Tesco a lot of the people were 30+ and were decent people.

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Rakas21

Original post by Twinpeaks

It's very easy to survive on minimum wage (provided you have near enough full time hours) outside of London.

Obviously one wants promotion and a higher wage though.

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AsapRocky

Original post by Rakas21

It's very easy to survive on minimum wage (provided you have near enough full time hours) outside of London.

Obviously one wants promotion and a higher wage though.

I disagree, whilst many seek higher wage and the more money the better; many will have no interest in promotion, with promotion comes stress.

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Reply 156

Trill

I do not look down on them, I just wonder what went wrong.

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pineneedles

Original post by AsapRocky

I disagree, whilst many seek higher wage and the more money the better; many will have no interest in promotion, with promotion comes stress.

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Precisely, it comes down to what someone wants from their life and job. A relative of mine used to have a skilled job, and although he has been offered promotions in the retail job he currently has he turns them down because of the stress. Money and status isn't all that matters though many people wouldn't believe it

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gapyear2018

Original post by marco14196

No I look down on 18+ year olds who study a liberal arts degree, think that real work is beneath them and think they'll be high rolling millionaires for some reason. Someone working in retail is probably more financially solvent as well. Being £40K plus in the gutter with a liberal arts degree is awful

Really....

Reply 159

Sanaz94

Original post by AsapRocky

Like shelf-stackers in ASDA/Tesco etc? Do you auto think "must be uneducated" ?

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Its unfair to judge without knowing their situation. Not everyone is cut out for academics. I worked part-time in retail whilst studying, on minimum wage, and it was barely enough to pay the bills. Low pay, long hours, basically everyone was replaceable. However, some of the people I worked with were very hard-working, and just wanted to support themselves, and their family. I don't really care as long as their not leeching off taxpayer's money. On a positive note, their contributing to society which is a lot better than being on the dole.