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TitsMcScandal
I work in a brick and mortar sex shop. Do **NOT** put it on your actual resume. That is a document they keep and can always refer back to throughout your employment history. Do not put it on there.
Why? Because like Lauren hit on, eden is
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I work in a brick and mortar sex shop. Do **NOT** put it on your actual resume. That is a document they keep and can always refer back to throughout your employment history. Do not put it on there.
Why? Because like Lauren hit on, eden is their competition. Most sex stores have a no competition clause. Plus, if you buy a product at their store with your employee discount then write a review on it, they can come after your job because you are profiting (affiliate sales and such) from a product you got from them.
Now, like everyone before me has said, it is a very valuable piece of information and one that will definitely help you get the job. So when you turn in your resume/application, ask to speak to the hiring manager. Tell him/her that you left off some experience you had because you weren't sure where it fit. THEN explain you've been a reviewer/etc. This way it is verbal, not written down. Show off your skills, start talking about the newest products or about toy safety. This is all stuff that you know that they will save training time on.
The experience is definitely an asset, just don't resume it.
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This makes a lot of sense. I applied at a sex toy shop before I got back into health care. I did tell the manager what I did for Eden and gave her a link and a few other things from Eden. I was more than qualified for the job. However, I didn't get it. The manager referred me to the main manager and this woman seemed put off when I explained what I did for Eden.
I don't know if it was because it was the competition or she was personally intimidated (she started "quizzing" me on toys, materials etc after I mentioned Eden, and didn't seem happy I knew the answer. Some managers want a blank slate to "train" their way.) At any rate, I didn't get the job. I got no feedback on why, but I wonder if the manager didn't want competition for the shop or her own job. (FTR, I didn't want her job, it was a part time asst manager position that I should have been hired for with their eyes closed. I have found, however that being overqualified for a job can be as bad as being under qualified.)
I agree with Lauren and T. McScandal that you may want to mention it but not to put anything in writing. Also, feel out the person who interviews you, if she seems to be the type who fears for her job.... well, I don't have any suggestions, but some people in retail think everyone is after their jobs, when they simply aren't.
Also figure in that three people on this thread alone applied at sex toy shops, mentioned their work on Eden and none of us got the job! Food for thought. I have found that unlike even a decade ago, most retail brick and mortar shops that sell anything are more concerned about how they can TRAIN you and less about what you actually have experience in doing.
