I spent two years at a Gamestop. Worked my way up to manager, and now I hate video games.
Working in retail will make you hate everything. Keep this in mind.
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I spent two years at a Gamestop. Worked my way up to manager, and now I hate video games.
Working in retail will make you hate everything. Keep this in mind.
You don't want advice on working in a gamestore. It's best to not have you fancifull notions spoiled.
The only things that working in retail has ever made me hate are stupid people who don't listen and greedy, nonsensicle assholes that you work for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Icepick
...and I hated both beforehand. Otherwise, I'm bitter towards my job, but who isn't?
It's retail, and retail is shit, no matter what you do. This is fact, not conjecture.
I did enjoy myself during my time with Funcoland, but I doubt I'd ever go back to working for Gamestop, especially after hearing how their policies radically changed after my departure.
thray-walsh: I used to laugh at the guys who wrote those things.
And Bandit, New York is an Employment At Will state, meaning that you can get fired at any time with or without cause. Unless you were clearly discriminated against on the basis of your race, gender, disabilities, etc., there's really no such thing as wrongful termination in your case. They could fire you and not give you a reason.
Yeah, I was suckered into thinking my current job was pretty glamourous and 'cool' - it was a bit at first because I let my own preconceptions get the best of me but after a couple months I simmered down, and after a couple years I'm very very realistic. I work in the music department of a Borders Books & Music (started in August of 2000... still there), alot of people have come up to me whilst working and commented that it must've be a cool place to work. In the past I would've said something extensive, good or bad, these days I just tell them "well, its a job", not in a bad way - but hey, its a job, its my paycheck and keeps the creditors from stealing my glory.
As for gamestores specificially, well, never worked one myself but I know Tracer who has put in nearly 4 yrs in them, and thus I know enough.
Well, My current job is 40 minutes away, and it sucks fat cocks. I have to cut industrial webbing which is made into lifting slings, harnesses, etc. I stand there, cutting lengths of webbing, sometimes with scissors, sometimes with crappy machinery that constantly shits itself. It's completely brainless, and surprisingly fairly physically intensive. I'm being paid dirt money, everyone who works there says its the lowest paying factory job they've ever heard of (I'm currently getting roughly $5-$6 per hour). When I can't get a ride with my Dad (he works in the office there), which is quite often, I have to travel via public transport for 2 hours there and back. The majority of people there are retarded, half of them drug fucked ex cons, the other half 40 year old would be mothers if it wasn't for the fact that they are the ugliest women in the world, both physically and personality wise.
I HAVE THE WORST JOB I'VE EVER HEARD OF IN A DEVELOPED COUNTRY.
So basically, I have to get another job anyways, and this is a prime opportunity, retail or not. Its close to my house, its easier than my current job and it actually has some benefits.
after reading the description of your current job...go for it.
arjue... the videogame store will be a huge improvement in every way.
In fact, you know how any meal, even gruel or grasshopper, is delicious if you're really starving? It would be like that.
Good luck.
precisely :)