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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a shy, timid person. When I was younger I had a couple undesirable commission based sales jobs, but I learned a lot from them. I plan to push my kids to have similar experiences. My kids are timid too. A sales job will help them overcome this fear, especially since they live very sheltered lives. Such jobs could include door to door sales, selling shoes, used cars, insurance, timeshares, vitamins, cosmetics, etc. etc.

While they will likely be unsuccessful (like me) I hope they will learn how difficult these jobs are. They will also learn that many of these people lie or stretch the truth. Aside from being too shy, I know I failed because I was too honest. I am smart and I couldn't sell something to someone that didn't need it or couldn't afford it. There was usually a cheaper alternative to what I was selling too. The experience would also hopefully motivate them in their studies so that they can find a better job that is less difficult. Aside from the lying, I value sales skills. They will need to sell themselves to their employers and to their spouse. They need to have good speaking and presentation skills.

Another possibility is that they become very good at sales. Higher level sales jobs can be rewarding. For example, pharmaceutical sales, IT sales, real estate person specializing in million dollar homes, selling legal or accounting services, etc. etc.

My kids are well off and I could shelter them from all this, but I actually want them to suffer just a bit for the learning experience.

So do you approve of my approach or should I just protect them from these types of undesirable jobs.

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I think that if your kids need to make money to cover some of their own expenses, they should figure out for themselves how to do it.  If sales or other extrovert-oriented jobs make them anxious or unhappy then they will not be happy/in their groove, and are therefore unlikely to be successful at it as a long-term endeavor.

People are good at work that suits their personalities.  Your kids should seek work that is a good fit *for them*.[/quote]

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