I work retail and make 22 bucks an hour. It's fine. I get by with assistance from a partner. I don't think I'll ever own a house.
But there's no way in hell you ever get 48 hours. You can't get 38 hours. Hell I'm lucky if I get 30 hours. I do get benefits. Because we have union.
48 hours a week retail will break your body. You're either standing not moving at all and that fucks you. Or youre stocking shelves with giant ass heavy shit bending down to uncomfortable stances and ruining your knees, back, shoulders and probably something else. It is not an easy job physically.
Ding ding, and let's not forget that managers are expected to work even more hours. Usually I see retail managers working over 60 hours a week. Granted it does spare your body because you get a chair and paperwork to deal with rather than back breaking lifting and hauling and walking constantly.
But most get to a supervisor position and get shit canned because they pissed off someone in corporate or they just can't move beyond there because typically only college degrees get to manage a store or move on to corporate.