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1247 points mangoman | 1 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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jtcond13 ◴[05 Dec 16 15:46 UTC] No.13106117[source]▶
Your periodic reminder that 'retail salesperson' is the most common job in America (~4.5 million).

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-10-m...

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gech ◴[05 Dec 16 15:51 UTC] No.13106162[source]▶
It's just a starter job, people shouldn't rely on them as a career, it's their fault, bootstraps, etc. etc.
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1. mtrn ◴[05 Dec 16 15:57 UTC] No.13106229[source]▶
> people shouldn't rely on them as a career

Nobody thinks of that as a career, but 4.5 million people seem to rely on it for income nonetheless.