I don't want to get off on a tangent, but I really don't understand why retail jobs are considered crappy. Retail is a huge portion of our economy employing something like 25% of the population. Sure, your first retail position is an entry level position but is that any different than most careers? Retail jobs are highly mobile and the skills that you learn are very transferable. For the hard working, skilled employee who sees the job as a career instead of a crappy retail job there is a ton of room for advancement. A quality cashier will quickly become a supervisor, a quality supervisor will soon be running a department, moving into management and then into the corporate offices. Because the skills are so marketable a department manager in the food industry can apply for a job as a store manager with a clothing company.
And the salary that goes along with the positions aren't laughable.
I would be willing to bet that a person who started in retail at the same time as someone starts in university would be ahead financially for at least 10 years and far longer if the university degree isn't towards a professional designation.
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