Comments on: “What Shall I Do?”: Paid Employment for Mormon Girls, 1927 — part 3: The Salesgirl http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/01/19/%e2%80%9cwhat-shall-i-do%e2%80%9d-paid-employment-for-mormon-girls-1927-part-3-the-salesgirl/ Where our past is never very long ago Sat, 25 May 2013 06:15:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kevinf http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/01/19/%e2%80%9cwhat-shall-i-do%e2%80%9d-paid-employment-for-mormon-girls-1927-part-3-the-salesgirl/comment-page-1/#comment-43178 kevinf Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:50:12 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=10353#comment-43178 Interesting article in that it both promotes more education for girls and career opportunities without any overt gender restrictions, but then also talks about selling fabric, china, silverware, and other items that would be assumed to be primarily the domain of women.

Having worked in technology sales most of my life, I’d agree with just about all of the advice she gives to girls about knowing the product, putting up with crappy customers, and having a good positive attitude, which is not always easy. And, for better or worse, those first impressions in an interview are key to whether or not the person who is looking to hire will even listen to anything you have to say. Sales is all about first impressions.

Nothing said here about commissions, however, which is an integral part of sales, and a moral dilemma on frequent occasions for salesgirls and salesguys alike.

]]> By: kew http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/01/19/%e2%80%9cwhat-shall-i-do%e2%80%9d-paid-employment-for-mormon-girls-1927-part-3-the-salesgirl/comment-page-1/#comment-43152 kew Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:24:51 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=10353#comment-43152 Eeek, I think I’d be terrible at being a salesgirl! I do like how this article talked about an exciting and demanding career path, rather than being a salesgirl just to mark time before marriage.

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