Kristin D. (kdurham2813) reviewed on 11/6/2011 + 753 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

An interesting memoir of sorts. A bit repetitive and a little on the whiny side, I enjoyed reading someone else's take on the retail industry, but this is not on my top of list of favorite non fiction reads.

Throughout the book she repeated many details over and over again - from describing her co-workers to the fact that corporate made all the decisions, except they were miles away from her store. With each repetition of her points, it made her book sound like a list of complaints and she wasn't providing any new points to convey her arguments.

I respect her efforts to try out a different industry that is completely out of her comfort zone, but being a retail alum - I am appalled at how much she complained and only snuck into her book once that she only worked two days a week, which quickly changed to one day a week. You don't know retail until you work nights, weekends, and everything in between. Two days or even one day a week would not a retailer make.

Definitely an interesting read which I think I could enjoy more than others because I spent many a days behind a cash register during my college days.

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