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My dad is a chaperone (one of the people at the door who greet and help orient you) at an Apple store in Tennessee. He's in his early 60s, retired, but he reall
by novum 17y ago
My dad is a chaperone (one of the people at the door who greet and help orient you) at an Apple store in Tennessee. He's in his early 60s, retired, but he really likes the vibe around the store with the (mostly) much younger staff. Plus, he's passionate about the company and its products. I think it's been great for him.
Apple is certainly among the better experiences to be had in retail.
Edit: Funny story! My dad came to visit me in SF earlier this year, and one day we drove down to Cupertino to see Apple HQ. As an Apple store employee, he showed up in Apple security's employee database, and they printed for him a real plastic ID badge - like Apple corporate employees get, not store employees - and waved him on through. We had a self-guided tour of Apple that day. :)
- covercash 17y agoI think the position you're referring to is concierge, not chaperone.
- elblanco 17y agoAt Walmart it's a "greeter".
- stcredzero 17y ago"Chaperone" reminded me about something a cute young college-aged friend of mine said about working at a chain restaurant in Cincinnati. Apparently, that retail space needed chaperones -- the wait staff were constantly hooking up.