Work in retail?

I’ve worked in retail years ago for Blockbuster Video, I hated it and will do everything I can to ensure I don’t work retail again.
 
If I am able to find my way out of this job, I'm sure I'll never work in retail ever again. Working in retail is the pits......especially at Christmas time.
 
WitchAssassin said:
If I am able to find my way out of this job, I'm sure I'll never work in retail ever again. Working in retail is the pits......especially at Christmas time.
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especially Christmas.
 
Christmas is normally one of my favorite holidays each year. It's hard to like it now 'cause I work in retail. I'm sure I'll like it again once I get out of retail. Now, I do my Christmas shopping early so that I don't have to get out in all that mess once the Christmas "season" officially gets here.
 
I worked in furniture retail sales for about 6 years - totally applicable to this tik tok video! lol I must say though customers have taught me how a business should be run and expectations I should have as a consumer. I have no issues with telling a company how unsatisfied I am now as a customer.
 
Sharon said:
I worked in furniture retail sales for about 6 years - totally applicable to this tik tok video! lol I must say though customers have taught me how a business should be run and expectations I should have as a consumer. I have no issues with telling a company how unsatisfied I am now as a customer.
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Had to sell computer chairs for four years myself, was furniture retail pretty bad?
 
Sharon said:
Most of the time when customers have an issue I found that they typically felt like they had to make a scene to get results.
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I have people do that all the time even though I don't work in furniture retail. People throw tantrums like they are a kid who just had their sucker taken away from them.
 
Yeah unfortunately this is typical behavior across industries - the squeakiest wheel gets the oil, you know?

Fortunately, I can definitely communicate my point across in a diplomatic manner as an unsatisfied customer without being ugly. I actually find myself saying something along the lines of "You know, I'm the unsatisfied customer here and I don't appreciate the tone of your voice and offensive attitude. If you can't help me please direct me to someone else who can."
 
That I can deal with. If you are unhappy about something and you can communicate that in a civilized fashion, then I can deal with that. I'll do my best to try to fix the problem. If not, then I'll let my manager come over and help us with the situation.
 
WitchAssassin said:
That I can deal with. If you are unhappy about something and you can communicate that in a civilized fashion, then I can deal with that. I'll do my best to try to fix the problem. If not, then I'll let my manager come over and help us with the situation.
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I do miss making the manger do everything I needed :P

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There are some people I enjoy working with, past or present. That's probably the only thing I'm going to miss about this place if I can get employment elsewhere.
 
I’ve done work experience under this field, it isn’t bad, my field is definitely IT though :D
 
Retail industry would be a last resort option for me. Even then it would probably be for a company that values their employees and their family time. Costco is one company for instance I imagine I wouldn't mind working for if I had to work in retail.
 
Sharon said:
Retail industry would be a last resort option for me. Even then it would probably be for a company that values their employees and their family time. Costco is one company for instance I imagine I wouldn't mind working for if I had to work in retail.
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fast food is our very last resort in my area.
 
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