Pros: discounts, first choice at discontinued or damaged stock
Cons: lack of shopping carts, time taken to receive rain checked stock
A typical day at work:
Helping customers(with their questions or carry-outs), putting out stock, keeping store clean and safe, answering phone pages, helping cashiers with questions or providing cashier back-up
What I've learned:
Gained more knowledge on how to deal with disgruntled customers, how to use a cash, how to manage a stockroom, what to do
– more... when a store is liquidating.
Management:
stuck to the given guidelines from head office.
My co-workers:
Team oriented, hard workers, friendly, motivational.
The hardest part of the job:
Telling a customer that they can't buy a certain products(non saleable merchandise, discontinued penny mark downs)
The most enjoyable part of the job:
Giving a customer the best possible deal that I can. – less