I’m hard-pressed to think of a retail job I could manage without going nuts.
It doesn’t seem to make sense, with all the jobs I’ve had in restaurants. But, the two jobs (restaurants vs. retail) seem very, very different.
I don’t think I’m cut out for retail.
In high school I worked at a KFC. I don’t really think of that as retail though! Over college breaks I worked book rush at my hometown college bookstore. When we settled in VA I worked for an old family business selling handcrafted made to order furniture. You met a lot of high maintenance folks doing that!
Now I doubt I could manage retail. I’d want it to be fun and I wouldn’t want to deal with children. Maybe an art gallery?