Your Holiday Retail Job Has a Less Than 21% Chance of Becoming Permanent

Regardless of Job Performance

When entering a work situation, it’s important to know your odds.

After accepting a seasonal retail gig this week, I googled “what are the odds of a seasonal retail job becoming permanent?” To my surprise, I couldn’t find even a humble approximation, only tips on how to improve your odds of staying past the season.

What good is knowing how to improve your chances if you don’t know what those chances are to…