Curious Jobs Dev » Retail https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com Just another WordPress site Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:00:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sales Assistant https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=733 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=733#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:09:46 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/blog/?p=733 posted by wengus

Salary / Wage
£5.50 per hour
What year did you start the job?
2002
How long have you worked at your job?
3 years
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
Applied via the job centre.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
Knowledge and passion for music. GCSE in English and maths.
What do you do on a daily basis?
Process deliveries, serve customers, stack shelves.

What was your best day at work?
When someone tried selling us a Saving Private Ryan DVD, the disc inside was Weapons of Ass Destruction 2. I laughed for half an hour.

What was your worst day at work?
When I got laid off.

Are there any perks to your job?
Could listen to any music you wanted. You could buy cheap CD’s and DVD’s. If you wanted a short break from work you were allowed to go to the newsagent down the road to buy snacks for everyone.

What do you like about your job?
The bosses trusted you to do your job. It was a laid back atmosphere.

What don’t you like about your job?
It got really repetitive.

Personal Comments
If the company hadn’t gone bust I probably would still be working there.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?
Yes

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Salary / Wage
Dispicable
What year did you start the job?
2003
How long have you worked at your job?
16 months
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
I got the job through a contact.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
None what so ever.
What do you do on a daily basis?
Serving customers, getting shoes in the correct size, then getting a smaller size or a larger size depending on the their mood.

Are there any perks to your job?
We sometimes received bonus’s, these where about 15 pence extra for a weeks worth which we had to sign for. That made me hate myself :P

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
Yes

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Salary / Wage
Min wage
What year did you start the job?
2002
How long have you worked at your job?
2 years
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
Friend introduced me and after 2 interviews, I got the job.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
No.
What do you do on a daily basis?
Serve customers, replenish stock, clean.

Are there any perks to your job?
Got to meet lots of celebs as I worked in the train station in Manchester.

What do you like about your job?
Got promoted to supervisor.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?
No

]]> https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?feed=rss2&p=849 0 Post Office Clerk https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=632 https://curiousjobs.shaolinen.com/?p=632#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:07:58 +0000 wengus http://www.curiousjobs.com/blog/?p=632 posted by nish_nish83

Salary / Wage
£16,000
What year did you start the job?
2006
How long have you worked at your job?
2 years
Which country did you work in?
United Kingdom
How did you get your job?
Through the job center.
Do you need a qualification to do your job?
Nope need common sense and good numeracy skills.
What do you do on a daily basis?
Sell credit card and insurance to people on the shop floor(cold selling).

What was your best day at work?
When I stole £1000 and a parcel which had an ipod.

What was your worst day at work?
Every other day.

Are there any perks to your job?
None except you get to cut the queue if you have something to post.

What do you like about your job?
Nothing

What don’t you like about your job?
Waking up in the morning.

Personal Comments
Don’t work for the post office its too stressful.

Would you recommend this job to someone else?:
No

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