Stacked Gauloises, raffle tickets to fill out and magazines as far as the eye can see. And even the lucky ones are waiting to be gently removed from the scratch layer. Spending time in a tobacconist is characterized by pleasure, hope, but sometimes also disappointment. By the way, both the customer and the tobacconist think the same. Krone+ has taken a closer look at the ‘dream job’ of a tobacconist and shows the difficult road to owning your own tobacconist.
Petra’s heart is no longer so fit and her spine can no longer cope with everyday life without complaints. A job in retail or in an office is unthinkable for health reasons. Your way out? Your own tobacco shop! Because that’s what Petra is perfect for. A 50 percent disability is a condition for taking over one of the 4,684 tobacconists in Austria. Exceptions obviously confirm the rule: passing it on to a child without a disability is only possible once.
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
