- Jul 26, 2002
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Ok so Im sitting here watching baseball waiting for my g/f to call on a tuesday night. Im reading some stuff on the internet, about how stores rip people off. Mainly Circuit City, since thats where I work.
Now let me give you a little background information first. Im a 19 year old college student in need of money (aren't all college students?). Ive been working for Circuit City for about 8 months or so. Before this I worked at Publix making $6.50 an hour after my raise (safe to say I was poor). I got sick of cleaning toilets (and I wasn't even a janitor) so I applied at CC. I was hired as a product specialist in the technology department (Digi cams, Camcorders, Computers etc...).
Now as Im sure most of you know Circuit City (as with most retail stores) sells an extended warranty plan. Im sure most of AT knows that it is indeed a ripoff as well (for the few that try to defend it, go read consumer reports, Rip Off Reports, or any other website that takes complaints).
Now Circuit City pretty much forces its employees to sell this warranty (why wouldn't they, its a great money maker for them). They threaten employees with a cut in hours, or even termination if their numbers aren't above a certain percent. Obviously being a college student in need of money, a cut in hours or termination is not a good thing. Now some of you may remember quite a few months back I had posted about tips on selling this warranty. It appears I picked up really well. Infact Im one of the most proficient at selling this warranty, while keeping lying to a minimum. (Its more of stretching the truth, I don't outright lie). But hey, I did what I had to do to take care of my a$s first ya know?
Turns out Circuit City has created a new line of workers. A couple of people in each store have been promoted to whats called a Senior Product Specialist. Basically a glorified Product Specialists that performs well and is a bit more knowledgeable. Obviously these promotions were based upon numbers (*mostly*). I was one of the guys who got promoted. Ok, so now Im making $10 an hour, which isn't HORRIBLE for a college student, but by no means good.
My question now is, if you were in my position what would you do? Would you quit, and looking for take another job that pays even less, or isn't as enjoyable? (For the most part I enjoy working at CC, I just don't like selling warranties) Or, would you just stick around and do whatcha gotta do to get paid?
And if you respond with a "Don't whore yourself out to that company" please offer some other ideas. I can't just quit, Ive got tuition to pay and car payments to make. If I were to quit I'd need to have another better paying job and something more stable. So where? What should I look for?
Well this post was longer then I intended, hope you got this far and I appreciate all your responses.
Now let me give you a little background information first. Im a 19 year old college student in need of money (aren't all college students?). Ive been working for Circuit City for about 8 months or so. Before this I worked at Publix making $6.50 an hour after my raise (safe to say I was poor). I got sick of cleaning toilets (and I wasn't even a janitor) so I applied at CC. I was hired as a product specialist in the technology department (Digi cams, Camcorders, Computers etc...).
Now as Im sure most of you know Circuit City (as with most retail stores) sells an extended warranty plan. Im sure most of AT knows that it is indeed a ripoff as well (for the few that try to defend it, go read consumer reports, Rip Off Reports, or any other website that takes complaints).
Now Circuit City pretty much forces its employees to sell this warranty (why wouldn't they, its a great money maker for them). They threaten employees with a cut in hours, or even termination if their numbers aren't above a certain percent. Obviously being a college student in need of money, a cut in hours or termination is not a good thing. Now some of you may remember quite a few months back I had posted about tips on selling this warranty. It appears I picked up really well. Infact Im one of the most proficient at selling this warranty, while keeping lying to a minimum. (Its more of stretching the truth, I don't outright lie). But hey, I did what I had to do to take care of my a$s first ya know?
Turns out Circuit City has created a new line of workers. A couple of people in each store have been promoted to whats called a Senior Product Specialist. Basically a glorified Product Specialists that performs well and is a bit more knowledgeable. Obviously these promotions were based upon numbers (*mostly*). I was one of the guys who got promoted. Ok, so now Im making $10 an hour, which isn't HORRIBLE for a college student, but by no means good.
My question now is, if you were in my position what would you do? Would you quit, and looking for take another job that pays even less, or isn't as enjoyable? (For the most part I enjoy working at CC, I just don't like selling warranties) Or, would you just stick around and do whatcha gotta do to get paid?
And if you respond with a "Don't whore yourself out to that company" please offer some other ideas. I can't just quit, Ive got tuition to pay and car payments to make. If I were to quit I'd need to have another better paying job and something more stable. So where? What should I look for?
Well this post was longer then I intended, hope you got this far and I appreciate all your responses.
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