In the USA: Is shoesalesman really such a hatred and low-payed job?
I'm a huge fan of the Married... With Children series. As you might know, Al Bundy is a shoesalesman and quite always there are jokes being made about his job. That even a paperboy or dishwasher receives more per day than a shoesalesman and you need absolutely no experience or training to be in this job.
So far about the series but how is the situation in the USA really? Is it really like that and thats why the jokes about the shoesalesman Al Bundy are that hilarious? In Germany if you go into a shoestore, also a woman need to pick the shoes and test them herself before buying them. The seller himself (mostly herself) is just the cashier at the end of the store but no one would come and try to put the shoes to your feet and sell them to you this way.
So in the USA is this job like the one in the series or completely different than what is shown there? Thank you very much!