Over the last few days I’ve visited several retailers (Lowes, Vons and some others) and in almost every case, I noticed something missing at the end of my visit. All the retailers I’ve ever worked for have stressed 3 things, often using acronyms such as GST (Greet, Serve and Thank.) Broken down, it’s greet the Read More…
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Sunday Soapbox–Perceptions Vary
In my new position I work in multiple stores and I often find myself being approached by both managers and clerks to vent or air their opinions about their job and store. I usually try to stay neutral because it’s really none of my business but I’m always willing to listen because I know there’s Read More…
How to Survive Long Holiday Shifts as a Retail Worker
Another writer that hit the nail on the head. This one’s from Lifehacker.com, which is a great site for learning how to well, hack life. I am on my feet 90% of the day now so can definitely vouch for #1, when I used to work closing shifts my legs and feet were Read More…
7 Reasons We Should Give Retail Workers A Break During The Holidays
The author of this article pretty much summed it up. This year I am fortunate to be working in retail but not having to deal with customers (for the most part) but I can still empathize with those that do. And while the focus here is on the holidays (yes, listening to the same Christmas Read More…
5 Awful Things You Learn Working in A Pharmacy
Great article from Mental Floss.com, not that I didn’t appreciate the pharmacists who worked for me (I did) but this will make you appreciate them even more. The last one is very true, I don’t recall being involved in a scenario where a prescription mistake actually killed someone, but there were a few close Read More…
13 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Retail Store Employees
Here’s some tips as you go forth Christmas shopping on how to avoid those sneaky retail clerks who are after your money. I disagree with #9, the clearance area isn’t a “purposeful disaster” necessarily, usually it’s just that the people picking it through it make such a mess that it’s not worth the Read More…
4 Surprisingly Positive Things I Learned Working In Retail
Here’s a great article from cracked.com. The author pretty much nailed it, especially the part I highlighted about being just rude enough to horrible customers to not get yourself in trouble but to keep yourself sane. The author is only 21 but has already learned a lot about working in retail, the only thing I’d say Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Retail Can Be Frustrating At Times
I spotted this at a CVS this week. And copy machines do break down, but I thought it was great that the person that made the store had to vent their frustration about how often it breaks down on the sign. It’s not that big of a deal anyway, hardly anyone uses them and in Read More…
13 questions you may have to answer if you want to work at Walmart
So recently I told you about some of the trickiest interview questions and how to answer them, but to work at Walmart you don’t need to know how many window washers are in Chicago or how many golf balls fit into a bus. You do however, have to know what to do if a Read More…
The Answers to 10 Tricky Job Interview Questions
I’ve interviewed for my fair share of jobs and have never been asked any of these, so obviously I haven’t been interviewing for the right jobs. If I was asked how you could weigh a baby elephant without a scale, my smart-ass answer would be “Why would anyone want to?” And I’ve done thousands Read More…