Industry & Trade

Reader Stories: My Best Retail Job and Advice

What is the best retail job you ever had? What made it the best? What advice do you have for others about finding the best retail jobs or making a retail job better? Share your story, experience, and advice with others here.

If you are self-employed with your own retail enterprise, we want to hear about that too!

(Please note that each of the fields have a minimum and maximum number of characters which, unfortunately, is not negotiable.)

Hi there. I'm really sorry to say this, but you won't be able to use this form because your browser doesn't have JavaScript enabled. You will need to turn on JavaScript if you want to submit a review. Thanks for understanding!

*Required fields

Guest Name*

Receive a one-time notification when your response is published.

Retail Company I Worked For and My Position*

What was the name of the retailer you worked for in your best retail job? Was it your own retail enterprise?

What Made It My Best Retail Job*

What aspects of the job made it your favorite retail job? What made it different or better?

Lessons Learned*

Use the Enter key for a bulleted list

What did you learn that helped you later in your career? What advice do you have for others about working in retail?

Photo Guidelines

A photo of yourself (optional)

5MB max

Write a Caption

Post my response on Facebook when it's published.

Articles and photos submitted to About.com must be original and not taken from other sources. Guide may email you with questions about your submission. See our User Agreement.

Retail Industry

A part of The New York Times Company.