Should I get a job in customer service/retail to improve my social skills?
>>18598962
Customer service or food industry, not retail. Nobody seems to like working retail
Working in retail or customer service will make you hate people but it is a good thing to have on the CV, if employers can see you can deal with the public than you can deal with anything.
>>18598967
I already found a job though, but it doesn't involve interacting with people. On the one hand it's fitting for an introvert like me so I'm not complaining, on the other a job seems like an almost perfect way to put yourself out le there among people and train your social suaveness. Is there another effective way? Maybe clubs? Is toastmasters good?
>>18598962
Best Buy looks interesting in that the retail aspects look easy as fuck and the majority of the job seems to be menial customer service
>>18598975
I shot down meetup as being uncool but in certain locales they do way cooler and more beneficial things than any of my friends do. Idk what toastmasters is.
>>18598975
btw the job is in my field (translation) and I just graduated uni (I'm 23) so I'm not sure if customer service would look good on CV
My social skills are average. I work as an IT technician and we've got a lot of clients, so I meet new ones almost daily. Have no problems talking to them, but that's because I know what I'm talking about and am pretty self confident. My social skills remained average.
Does that answer your question?
>>18598962
Yes. It helped me a fuckton.
Working as a cashier really helped me come out of my shell so I would say yes.