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“Just get a desk job”. Is it really that easy?

I work retail and have for over a decade. Fell into it due to life circumstances not worth getting into here. My education is media related, two college diplomas. When I say I'm unhappy with my career and how little I make after 10+ years' career growth, I'm often told “just get a desk job – you'll make more and work less!” I have not come across a single “desk job” that would not require a full re-education. None of my skillset from media to management would apply to any of it. Why do people act like M-F desk jobs (or WFH) are just hiring any old joe off the street? Am I missing some entire sector of the work force? Or are people giving this advice just ignorant?


I work retail and have for over a decade. Fell into it due to life circumstances not worth getting into here. My education is media related, two college diplomas.

When I say I'm unhappy with my career and how little I make after 10+ years' career growth, I'm often told “just get a desk job – you'll make more and work less!”

I have not come across a single “desk job” that would not require a full re-education. None of my skillset from media to management would apply to any of it.

Why do people act like M-F desk jobs (or WFH) are just hiring any old joe off the street?

Am I missing some entire sector of the work force? Or are people giving this advice just ignorant?

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