By: Emily Potter
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| Kalie Robbins pulls her car into park, as she prepares to clock in for her shift. Robbins is 19 years old and works a summer job at Cheeky Bliss Boutique. |
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| Robbins removes her seatbelt and stores away her sunglasses. She has to park far away from the store so customers can have front row parking. |
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| Robbins is sporting a casual outfit paired with comfy sneakers. When you work in retail it is important to dress trendy but also comfy. |
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| Robbins walks into the colorful front doors of Cheeky Bliss. The doors are decorated in the spirit of the Fourth of July holiday. |
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| Robbins immediately puts away her personal belongings in the back. All sale associates and key holders have a designated spot for any items they bring into work. |
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| Robbins grabs her store phone and name tag, and wears it around her neck. All sale associates are provided with a store phone that helps them look for items in inventory while on the sales floor. |
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| Robbins clocks in for her shift. Today she worked a closing shift from 2:45p.m. to 9:00pm. |
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| She reads carefully over her task list to see what needs to be completed for the day. The task list is a list with duties that must be completed by the end of the day and is checked by every employee. |
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| Robbins cheerfully helps a customer pick out a shoe. "My favorite part of my job is helping the customers that come in." |
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| Robbins searches for the right size shoe in a sea of shoe inventory. The back of the store has a small office space and is where all of the shoe inventory is kept. |
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| Robbins straightens up the clearance rack. The clearance rack is changed weekly and has to be managed daily. |
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| She carefully straightens the rack with precision. Having a rack with evenly spaced out hangers helps customers shop the racks easier and it is more appealing. |
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| Dusting away, Robbins is seen using a swifter duster to reach low places to dust. "Dusting is a daily task we do everyday, it is also my least favorite task to do. I don't know anyone who likes to dust." |
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| Robbins checks out an employee. When checking out an employee all sales associates are required to ask the customer "did anyone help you out today?" |
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| Robbins helps a line of customers at the register. On busy days, there will be two staff members on register to help with long lines of customers. |
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| To keep fitting room mirrors spotless, Robbins sprays and wipes down every fitting room mirror. This is a nightly closing duty of the sale associates. |
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| She carefully organizes the jewelry on display. "We have to organize all the jewelry every few hours because this is our most shoplifter items." |
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| Robbins reaches for a stack of hangers. Every night an associate packs the hangers that are left over from he day to ship back to the Cheeky Bliss warehouse. |
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| Robbins neatly folds a display shirt for sale. Maintaining an appealing display is important to bring customers into shop. |
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| Robbins brings down the gate of the store as her last task of the day. Cheeky Bliss closes on Friday's at 8 p.m. |
