A low-paying
job in the retail industry that requires the wearing of a smock. The smock generally has a corporate logo or advertising slogan printed on it, turning the employee into a human billboard. The smock is often
seen as demeaning by the employees who must wear them. Excellent examples of smock jobs are the salespeople at stores such as Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and
Home Depot.
When Steve's
job in the tech sector was eliminated and sent offshore, he had to swallow his
pride and take a smock
job at Wal-Mart just to pay the bills.