|?sel?out|
• a betrayal of one’s principles for reasons of expedience
so does anyone remember my recent retail un-accomplishment (i was proud to announce that i had the lowest retail to service ratio at the salon i work for)? i have news on the subject that is unsettling.
let me preface my confession with some background info… i have a serious wanderlust, people! i want to travel something fierce! so when a trip to minneapolis was waved under my nose, which would be gifted to the top sales person at work, i started selling products like there was no tomorrow.
so my question to you is this… does this make me a sellout?
a promoter of consumption, i am not. a wanton consumer, i do not promote. but my current suggestive state does, in fact, promote sales.
my only defense is that i actually believe in the products i sell. from the ingredients they contain to the post consumer recycled packages they come in… i am a fan of the company’s sustainable practices and humanitarian efforts. so on that front i am not lowering my standards or betraying my principles by selling their products. however, no corporation is perfect. someone somewhere is making a lot of money off the suggestions i make to my clients.
clearly i feel guilty about it. but is guilt enough to change my behavior? i am still on the fence, but definitely leaning towards the city of minneapolis.