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- Carlos Maeda
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- "Teen Retail Psychology: Playing the Popularity Game at Work"
- Summary: Youth Radio's Sophie Simon-Ortiz reports on what happens when clothing retailers push their teenage employees to wield the powerful psychology of teen relationships in order to move the merchandise.
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Review of Teen Retail Psychology: Playing the Popularity Game at Work
Carlos Maeda
Posted on October 31, 2005 at 03:30 PM
We all have been "welcomed" by sales associate who want to be our friend at least once. Putting on a smile after being scolded by a fellow customer, holding the door open as you walk in, saying "have a great night" as you walk out of the store; we all know it's fake, but it's done none the less. Sophie did a good job bringing us back into that world, one where those interactions are included in your job description. The piece was well put and easy to flow with. I loved how Sophie noticed and explained the "lying" that occured during her interview. There was a good connection between her fellow teenagers and the informative scholar. I loved how she brought in the scholar right after an interviewee and followed it up with a hard working teenager. It worked well to show us that not all teenagers have their daddy's plastic at their disposal.