The job can get very monotonous...ESPECIALLY if all you do is work on the floor. You do the same thing all day everyday, deal with the same injuries, and answer the same questions over..and over...and over...and over. Not much room to move up other than being a manager or owner, and the pay is very low without benefits and raises/reviews in many cases. Management will push you to drive sales of certain products with very little incentive and no commission, and will set unrealistic expectations. Sometimes you are asked to push certain products, and can be put in situations with customers recommending these products even though the customer doesn't real need them (which can be really awkward and can lead to unnecessary returns). You very well might be promised things by your boss/management that never materialize. Poor work/life balance. You'll work A LOT of weekends and holidays without much mercy. Management can put themselves on an imaginary "pedestal," and can undermined employees. In summation, you have to take this job for what it is: Use it as a stepping stone, and understand a retail job in most cases is ultimately a dead end (professionally speaking) unless you're in management or are an owner. If you do this, it will make the above much more bearable.
