Need some advice from someone who works at best buy

[Dyne]

alright....since i need to get another job soon to foot the bills ive been scouring the internet job things like a madman. at flipdog i came across this job listing for the local best buy.



merchandising specialist
"This position is responsible for the visual presentation of the store through merchandising, signing and pricing products. Duties include arranging product and merchandise according to store plans, producing and printing new signs, and signing products based on company standards. Will also replenish products to ensure shelves are stocked, clean and straighten sales floor, and dust and polish products."

and in the footer it says graphic design experience is necessary, tho i find it hard to believe youd need a degree or education for what they say you do. well i just graduated with a degree in that but was wondering if this was just a fancy name for the usual sales people on the floor.

[station82o]

sounds like some bs to me - the people usually working at best buys are teenagers who just need some spare cash. why would you need specialization for that job? C'mon....

[Diff-chan]

Why dont you just apply and see what its all about. It sounds to me like its not even a damn sales job, you'd be a cleaning monkey hahaha. :jest:

[Tommy Tallarico]

It's a job in the merch department. We make fun of all the merch people at my store. I hope you like going into work at 6 in the morning.

[GohanX]

Yeah, it's a merchs job. It's alright if you don't mind working REALLY early in the morning. You pretty much just do signing and tagging all day I think.

As someone in the PC department, I hardly ever saw the merchs crew except in meetings and for maybe an hour on morning shifts.

As a plus, you get the excellent BB discount, without all the "sell PSP or else" shit. The only problem is that aside from your immediate manager, no one gives a shit about you.

[radiogeak]

You'll probably follow the job description for the first couple weeks, then they'll move you to a worse department that no one in their right mind would want to fill.

http://www.bestbuysux.com <-- I posted december 2001 as ex-employee

[Tommy Tallarico]

Boo hoo. All retail sucks, and Best Buy is no worse than anywhere else.

[Dolemite]

A friend of mine is a stockbroker and after looking at Best Buy he's amazed. Because of how cheap they sell everything them make almost NO MONEY AT ALL. He doesn't understand how they can still be in business within the next few years if they keep going like this.

[Tommy Tallarico]

Originally posted by Dolemite
A friend of mine is a stockbroker and after looking at Best Buy he's amazed. Because of how cheap they sell everything them make almost NO MONEY AT ALL. He doesn't understand how they can still be in business within the next few years if they keep going like this.

Service plans and accessories.

[GohanX]

It's not about how much profit you actually make in a large corporation... it's about how much is percieved in the stock market.

If the market thinks you might be making money...by the fact that you sell a shitload and the stores are always packed, stock goes up and shareholders are happy. Profit is nearly irrelevant as long as you aren't really in the shithole.

Officemax learned that last year. Starting around last year, they started running excellent sales every week. Many stores doubled their sales over the previous years, despite the economy being in the shitter. There was much happiness.

At the end of the financial year, it seems that since there were tons of sale items, they didn't actually make any money. Keeping low stock on those items that were on sale didn't help either. But who the fuck cares, you can say "My store did ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS!!!!"