I have worked retail a great deal of my life. It has been excruciating the anxiety and stress that I often experienced. Some of it granted was from my fear of not peforming but much of it was actually fear of the public. Constantly going through my mind was the question of "Will they get mad at me?"

I pulled a wrench for a time as a reservist and I can tell you that a good day at retail was far more exhausting or stressful than a tough day in an engine room or repair bay.