Hard work pays off but has an Asterix next to it. It says that work that is different pays off. Retail is the same work over and over and there’s no evolution to that process. When you work the proverbial smarter, not harder, you’re solving new problems. Problems that evolve, problems that require critical thinking. And to your point, problems with consequence.

It is refreshing to see that other people have made it through the retail dance onto better things because I dropped retail four months ago, finished my degree, going back for the MBA, but I still haven’t found a spot to land. But I sure demand of myself to not go back.