Everyone who has worked in retail has experienced the joy of having a visit from an executive, whether they be the company CEO, President, or perhaps an Area Vice President, but generally these are the guys who you always know are coming and are expected to spruce up the store for. When I ran Read More…
Category: Managers and Bosses
People running the show
Sunday Soapbox: An Angry Walmart Manager Strikes Back
The story below is from Gawker and is about a year old, but much of it echoed true with some of the things that go on where I work as well. It’s a long article but worth the read. I think the most interesting line is where he says “This company is being Read More…
Human Resources Can Be Inhuman
This is part of a great article on Lifehacker. The main part I have below is about HR and how they are not really there for you, they are there to protect the company. I worked in HR for a couple years as a training manager and witnessed first hand how they view Read More…
Sunday Soapbox: Nobody Here Likes You
A few weeks back I talked about 10 Sentences A Good Manager Should Never Say and there is another one that I need to add to the list. It came up recently and brought me back to other times I’ve heard it said during my career and the damage that it does. It usually occurs when Read More…
Has Your Manager Checked Out?
This article is from Forbes and talks about the lack of engagement in managers. It applies to retail too, my comments are in red. There are those who can manage inventory, and those who can manage PEOPLE. Needless to say, the latter are more successful. New Study Shows 51% Of Managers Have ‘Checked Out,’ Read More…
Dreiling Strikes Again!
So Wal-Mart raises their wages above minimum (and also, I’ve learned, gave a 2% raise across the board to those above the minimum, which is definitely the right thing to do!) and many companies are following suit but evidently Dollar General is not one of them. Since CEO Rick Dreiling was famous at Longs Read More…
Rick Dreiling is Hiring!!
In case you miss working for Rick Dreiling, he is looking for a new CFO at Dollar General. Qualifications: Must like the movie Hoosiers. Must not like scotch tape. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General announced Thursday that David Tehle, EVP and CFO, will retire from Dollar General effective July 1, 2015. “David has served Read More…
10 Sentences Good Managers NEVER Say
This is from Bernard Marr on LinkedIn, and sadly I’ve heard a lot of these over my career. At my current company #1 on the list was used a lot for a while, but now that jobs are more plentiful we’re hearing that a lot less often. And I’ll admit I’ve used #2 Read More…
When Employees Call In Sick
Soapbox time. The below was posted on a Walmart employee site and generated hundreds of comments: I’m pissed right now. When i call in its rare. Just hit my 3 yr mark. Like I really hate calling In it makes me nervous and sick to my stomach. Me- hi xxx mgr it’s me ***** and Read More…
The Ugly Walmart Truth: Some Managers Treat Workers Like Dirt.
Low wages, no benefits, irregular schedules, and unreliable hours are just some of the horrible working conditions most Walmart workers have to endure. Yet when some of the workers were asked what they consider the worst part about working for the corporation, they didn’t mention any of these wretched labor practices. Instead, they all gave Read More…