JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?message-squaremessage-square406fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down17
arrow-up1271arrow-down1message-squareIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square406fedilink
minus-squarebermuda@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-29 months ago“Shopkeeper” would be a pretty damn good job title too compared to retail.
minus-squaremeyotch@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months ago‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
minus-squarebermuda@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoI don’t think the people in the 1700s would care
“Shopkeeper” would be a pretty damn good job title too compared to retail.
‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
I don’t think the people in the 1700s would care