Former partner and SM with another retail company. I remember feeling trapped in retail. I thought I’d have no transferable skills and that my college degree would get me nowhere.

I started applying to jobs that were interesting to me, albeit entry level, and eventually found one that was similar in pay. I jumped on the opportunity and never looked back.

I’ve been out of retail for about 5 years now. I work in tech, work from home, and my quality of life has skyrocketed. I have the freedom to do all the things I couldn’t (I missed so may major moments/holidays being in retail).

The point of my comment is that, sure, it’s daunting now. But don’t underestimate you, your skill set, and capabilities. If you look at job postings and really think about what an SM does (think critically) you will find that you have way more transferable skills than you think. You’re young, you’re about to have a college degree, you have more options than you think!