The Reality of Retail
By Julie Gross
Working at Six Street Fashions is both
interesting and enjoyable. As one of my co-workers says, “Can you believe that
they pay me to play with clothes!?” I
completely agree with her. It is always
exciting to sort through the new clothes, claim first dibs on new clothing, and
sometimes even help our boss, Shari, pick out things we think people would buy.
As the newbie, I often am stuck with
steaming the new clothes to get out all the wrinkles so the clothes will be
consumer ready. I do not particularly mind steaming, except for pants. Pants
always take some coaxing to get all wrinkles out. My sister hates steaming
pants so much that she smiled and said to me, “Alright Julie you are going to
learn to steam today!”
Also, my job as the newbie includes
cleaning the bases of the clothes stands, the mirrors, the floors, the windows,
the shoe racks, the jewelry cases and whatever else needs cleaning. Of course in any job there are the tedious responsibilities,
but I also learn many interesting things from working at Six Street. Our boss
knows many of the women who come in to shop. While they shop, they tell her
whatever hot gossip is out there, and I can’t help but overhear. Most of the time, we hear things before they
even hit the papers. Many other perks come along with the job including the 40%
employee discount. Six Street Fashions is the perfect job for me, considering I
love fashion and every day brings new surprises.
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