DSW is a great company to work for. They are very LGBTQ-friendly/supportive. My past experiences working for them were very positive, they are progressive. I actually came out to my boss (who was gay so being LGBTQ won't prevent you from moving up in this company. I had a transgender manager at another DSW store I worked at) about being transgender. And he changed my name tag and spent a lot of time talking to me and being very supportive. While he was there, people respected my pronouns and were very accepting. I also love how they have trans as a gender option on their employee surveys.

Working in retail right now makes me a little nervous. A lot of stores have been going out of business where I live because of the pandemic. So if you do choose a retail company, make sure it's very stable. Do research and see if they're closing a lot of stores down.