I have worked in Retail management (multiple positions from Assistant Manager to Multi-Unit Operations Manager and such) for the better part of 15 years.
Yet, I cannot break into any other industry. I can't grow in my industry either because Retail is incredibly discriminatory depending on what company you've worked for. If it isn't a “bougie” company people don't even bother looking at your resume. No job applications will call back no matter how much a re-do my resume. I can't get better wages and honestly… Im sort of trapped at 36 yrs old to even try to go back to school because 99% of my salary goes to rent / debts.
Edit: Biggest fear is that honestly… 36 years old in retail feels like ANCIENT, and I don't want to be “that” manager that is over 50 working in a dead-end job with 20 year olds forever.
Thoughts?