Sometimes life just happens...
So lately I've really been thinking about how much my life has changed over the course of a couple of years. We go to college and we're told all these wonderful things are going to happen and this education we are getting is going to take us to places we could have never gone if we didn't get that degree... I happen to now find that to be a lot of bullshit.
I am working at a job that I could have quite easily done with no degree. Maybe not for the company I am working for, but the job in general, yes it's true I don't need a college degree to do. Retail is one of those things that you can either do or you can't... it's that simple really. If you are not a people person, can't start conversations with strangers, handle unpredictable work situations, etc. then this business is not for you. I do believe my degrees help me to figure out what a person needs based on body type, hair/skin color, etc. Those are things you learn... although I have always been a very visual person by nature, also something you either have or you don't because you simply can't teach someone to have an eye for those things.
One thing I do know is that I no longer look at myself and think "I'm working in retail, how embarrassing." I am enjoying my work, my job, my co-workers, the growth potential at this company. I'm 24 and I have found out what I want to do and who I want to work for, for now. That's something that I couldn't have said 2 years and 5 jobs ago. My philosophy has always been to not stay where you're not appreciated. I'm a hard worker, dedicated, always giving it 110%... why the hell should I stay somewhere that pays me shit and makes me empty promises.
No where else have I found that says we're going to train you to be a manager and if you follow these steps you will have your own store in 6 months to a year, and actually makes good on that promise. Buckle does so many things that make sense to me it's scary. This company has it's shit together like no other company I have seen, other then Ferragamo.
I'm also loving that I have a manager who wants us to do well. I'm so happy to have Tiffany to guide me and help me. Thanks to Matt (even though I am no longer speaking to him), Raleigh, Buckle, Ab and Tiffany I am now happier then I have been in recent memory. I love where I live, I love my job and I love my co-workers. All I need now is for that boyfriend of mine to get his butt back from the Middle East and I will have it all.
I am working at a job that I could have quite easily done with no degree. Maybe not for the company I am working for, but the job in general, yes it's true I don't need a college degree to do. Retail is one of those things that you can either do or you can't... it's that simple really. If you are not a people person, can't start conversations with strangers, handle unpredictable work situations, etc. then this business is not for you. I do believe my degrees help me to figure out what a person needs based on body type, hair/skin color, etc. Those are things you learn... although I have always been a very visual person by nature, also something you either have or you don't because you simply can't teach someone to have an eye for those things.
One thing I do know is that I no longer look at myself and think "I'm working in retail, how embarrassing." I am enjoying my work, my job, my co-workers, the growth potential at this company. I'm 24 and I have found out what I want to do and who I want to work for, for now. That's something that I couldn't have said 2 years and 5 jobs ago. My philosophy has always been to not stay where you're not appreciated. I'm a hard worker, dedicated, always giving it 110%... why the hell should I stay somewhere that pays me shit and makes me empty promises.
No where else have I found that says we're going to train you to be a manager and if you follow these steps you will have your own store in 6 months to a year, and actually makes good on that promise. Buckle does so many things that make sense to me it's scary. This company has it's shit together like no other company I have seen, other then Ferragamo.
I'm also loving that I have a manager who wants us to do well. I'm so happy to have Tiffany to guide me and help me. Thanks to Matt (even though I am no longer speaking to him), Raleigh, Buckle, Ab and Tiffany I am now happier then I have been in recent memory. I love where I live, I love my job and I love my co-workers. All I need now is for that boyfriend of mine to get his butt back from the Middle East and I will have it all.