It was once an idea that if you got into retail sales, you could work your way to rasises, bonuses, and promotions that would make you a considerable amount of money, as well as being able to stay a while at the job. Now? The pay sucks, the work is nowhere carries no glamour or bonuses, and anybody who can last more than a year or two is in danger of being laid off.
Are there any other jobs that went in that route? What are your experiences?
i would say programmers and engineers, if you asked people in the mid 2010s, everyone was all trying to get into it. its still reliable if you are heavy into AI maybe? almost every other stem job have very low prospects for the last decade+.
pharmacists used to be a decent job with security, but now its stagnant i heard for the most part(sitll have to pay a ton for grad school, although its easier to get into pharm school than a stem/research/non-MD health. grad program. CLS was pretty much a mainstay for cmb majors who are going into biotech, until competition became more and more over the years(basically you are competiing for a few schools in a state with thousands of others from out of state). job site/slop worsened all of this.
govt jobs before trump took over was a “dead end” but stable job with retirement benefits, but ever since its extremely volatile. same goes with stem research.
Nurses seems the reverse, it got better over time, as far as paywise goes and more mobility depending if you are doing travelling nurses. i think retail for the most part, people stay long term, because for many reasons thier other areas of employment isnt panning out.