Job Question

[Brinksta]

I am in college and I was wondering if being employed by Kmart, or Walmart, etc will be looked down upon once I apply for a LEO position?

[Citicop]

As long as you did a good job while you were there, it will have no effect at all.

I worked for a fast food place, a gas station, a temp agency, and a tuxedo chain before getting hired.

-Citicop.

[retdetsgt]

Not at all. I was a used car salesman.....

[Ispbear]

Not at all. Work hard, show up on time. A stable job history is a indicator of having a good work ethic. I worked at a gas station, and then full time at a department store putting myself through college. Proabably one of the reasons I got hired at such a young age was due to my work ethic.

[mcsap]

It isn't what you did but HOW you did it that counts.

I drove a delivery truck for an Office Products company.

[Kimble]

I worked for a fast food place, a gas station, a temp agency, and a tuxedo chain before getting hired.

Same here, minus the tuxedo chain, and plus a few others. I worked a different crappy job every summer while I was in college, my BI's always rolled their eyes when they saw the list of part-time jobs I had in college and high school.

[marinepilot]

After I retired from the Marine Corps I had to pick up a part time job at Wal Mart to make ends meet until I got into the LE field (worked there mainly during the academy).

Then I did something I always said I would do after leaving the Marines: I QUIT!! Just because I could!!

That, and I could no longer fit into the hours they wanted me to work and I had to get a different part time job.

[milkcartonkid]

Where you work won't be a problem. I sacked groceries. Just be sure to have a stable work history with good professional references. Good luck!