working in a shop
all you do is turn up stock the goods and chat with fellow collegues about stuff
then walk around the shop floor finding things to do
at the tills can be hard as its fast paced and dealing with customers are a nightmare as they always want help but you can't help them as you have no knowledge about the product/service you just work there
using the shops computer system can be confusing , pressing the wrong buttons can be a nightmare
then walk around the shop floor finding things to do
at the tills can be hard as its fast paced and dealing with customers are a nightmare as they always want help but you can't help them as you have no knowledge about the product/service you just work there
using the shops computer system can be confusing , pressing the wrong buttons can be a nightmare
Which is why I will never work in a shop, it's like lowering yourself down, forget that. I'm happy with what I do now, being outside making good money, meeting people and selling!
I worked in a charity shop... I liked chatting to the elderly people who came in and there were some funny incidences like a guy who came into the back room wearing a pair of women's trousers and asking us if we though they'd be alright to wear to a party as a cowboy... Mind numbingly boring sometimes but the till experience is good. To conclude therefore: what was your purpose in starting this thread?
I volunteer in a charity shop, which is OK but I'd like to upgrade to a paid job somewhere sometime.
Which job is it you do? Just curious
Original post by TheCurlyHairedDude
Which is why I will never work in a shop, it's like lowering yourself down, forget that. I'm happy with what I do now, being outside making good money, meeting people and selling!
Which job is it you do? Just curious
Original post by CherryCherryBoomBoom
I volunteer in a charity shop, which is OK but I'd like to upgrade to a paid job somewhere sometime.
Which job is it you do? Just curious
Which job is it you do? Just curious
Inspirational Idea LTD, people come to us for ideas on events. We generate ideas and make money from it, so essentially selling ideas. And along with that we pitch other products and services for the events, so we could make money from creating cups/plates/cutlery for an event for the company...
Flair events - Event staffing, bar work...
And I'm juggling that with the Census interviewer job aswell
Original post by 01jtiong
all you do is turn up stock the goods and chat with fellow collegues about stuff
then walk around the shop floor finding things to do
then walk around the shop floor finding things to do
Haha. Probably the case if you work in Topshop, but I can promise you it's not the case if you work in a supermarket.
Is working on a till hard?
Original post by ultimate mashup
Is working on a till hard?
No, not really; once you've been trained at what to do then it's actually pretty easy. Though, I'd say I'm not very confident at doing refunds and exchanges by myself yet (but it's not often I do them anyway), but normal transactions and card transactions are very straightforward.
Original post by 01jtiong
the fact remain working in retail is bad, any job that faces customers is no good
Any job facing customers is no good? So you're not very good with people then? un-confident or ....?
Original post by CherryCherryBoomBoom
No, not really; once you've been trained at what to do then it's actually pretty easy. Though, I'd say I'm not very confident at doing refunds and exchanges by myself yet (but it's not often I do them anyway), but normal transactions and card transactions are very straightforward.
Thanks for that
I don't think working in a shop is 'lowering yourself'. I'm a student and when I was in 6th form worked part-time in a shop because it was convenient and I needed money but I wouldn't consider it to be a low job because that's all I was really qualified to do at 17-18. I wouldn't want to work in one for the rest of my life, but a job is a job at the end of the day doesn't matter how boring and samey it is, and I actually quite enjoyed it. Much more than I enjoy waitressing in a 5* hotel which I hate at the moment!
Original post by CherryCherryBoomBoom
No, not really; once you've been trained at what to do then it's actually pretty easy. Though, I'd say I'm not very confident at doing refunds and exchanges by myself yet (but it's not often I do them anyway), but normal transactions and card transactions are very straightforward.
In my job when I worked in a card shop I wasn't allowed to do refunds, exchanges and discount. Which is really annoying because only the manager could do it and if they were on lunch break I had to tell the customer to come back later which is really awkward :/ It is quite an easy job on tills though but quite repetitive!
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