None of the ones on this list are new but it was interesting to me that it came from on a survey from Groupon, an internet coupon site. #1 is definitely #1 in my book as well, nothing like complaining to me that we no longer carry your favorite hair gel and “Why did Read More…
Category: Retail Employees
People that work retail
22 People Who Definitely Didn’t Get The Job
These are absolute classics, and they seem like they could be fakes but I’m pretty sure they’re legit. I was at the Unemployment Department one time interviewing management trainee applicants, as we had listed an ad and the people there set up several interviews for us. One guy came in and gave me his resume and it Read More…
This Guy Nailed It About Working In Retail!! Must Read.
This article is from Alan Henry at Lifehacker and it’s one of the best I’ve ever read about working in retail. I highlighted some of the best parts for you, he especially nailed it about customer entitlement (“I’m the customer, so I’m automatically right and can treat you like crap”) and the part about Read More…
9 Things That Make Good Employees Quit
Every year my company does an “Engagement Survey” through a 3rd party which is supposed to help them connect with their employees and address their concerns. Unfortunately, little is done after the survey results are posted, other than the store managers typing up an “Action Plan” which may or may not be shared with the Read More…
A Pretty Bad Employee Confrontation
There are times when I’ve had a confrontation with an employee that turned ugly, but it was always in private and usually because the employee didn’t like what they were hearing and turned violent. This, however, is way beyond that. How do things get so bad that it literally ends in violence? And to Read More…
Now This Is Having Fun On The Job
The other day I talked about when work was fun and how some places are still fun to work. This guy is definitely having fun at his job and it shows. Hopefully he can use his talents on a reality TV show and get rich and famous, because I doubt he’s getting paid enough at Coldstone…
21 Of The Most Awkward Things People Have Done in Job Interviews
Buzzfeed asked their readers for the most awkward thing that happened to them during a job interview and some of them are classic. I can’t think of anything awkward that happened to me WHILE I was being interviewed, but I do remember a classic response to a question from an applicant one Read More…
The worst companies to work for–Guess Who Made The List?
24/7 Wall Street ranks and worst companies to work for each year, and while I thought it was odd that it was the “Top 12” instead of the “Top 10” (or should that be Bottom 12?) but I wasn’t surprised at who made the cut at #12. I guess you could put Read More…
Findings of new CVS Health study help shape new smoking cessation program for CVS Health colleagues – Drug Store News
CVS tested a smoking-cessation program and found out that if you pay out a reward the participants were more likely to follow through and quit smoking. Kudos to CVS for discovering that if you spend money to offer an incentive to employees for doing something, they are more likely to do it. (Not that Read More…
Starbucks employee fired after going off on customer in video posted online
Well, sometimes the customer really IS right and the manager is wrong. Doesn’t happen often, but there are some managers out there who probably shouldn’t be working in customer service. A lot of times situations like this come down to “he said, she said” and the employee usually gets the benefit of the doubt, Read More…