Planning to work at Hot Topic

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I'm old enough, all I need to do is get a workers permit and bring my grades up. Are there any Aspies you know who work at Hot Topic? How hard is it to work there as an Aspie?

I know people who have worked there, and according to them you have your rushes and stuff, but people wise and employment wise they are generally very accepting of people who are different.

I'm not sure why you would want to...what with all the noise, smells, funky lighting those stores usually have.
But if you do, do me a favor. Don't be another one of those employees who looks at me like a freak because I don't have piercings all over my face. Every time I've gone into a Hot Topic (usually drawn in by something I like quite a lot) I've ended up being treated like I waltzed in wearing a sweater set and pearls, doing the Queen wave. I don't walk in assuming things about the people who work there, but it seems like very often they don't offer the same courtesy.
On the flip side, a "mall store" job will do that to a lot of people. You get a lot of people wandering into a clothing store wanting a sandwich and demanding to know why you personally hate them and refuse to go get them the sandwich they KNOW you have in the back room. Clearly not a real-life example, but an environment like that can be difficult.
It could be really great because it's a cool store and probably has a LOT less of the corporate BS, sell these discount cards and give out coupons and WHY did you not ask for that person's phone number? Most stores are pretty heavy on add-ons, but I don't think Hot Topic does that quite as much.

You can plan all you want, but I doubt they're hiring