A "typical day" at work would be to multi task as in greeting every  customer coming in/or leaving, answering phones, cutting keys, and answering customers questions. Merchandising on some days, plan-o-grams, cleaning around registers and shelves if I am stocking them. Up-selling at the register and making customers happy.

Management come and go quite frequently these days, and not one is like the other. The BEST Manager I had at Aco Hardware recently left, and it's just not the same....nor as clean as I would like it to be. It's going back to the same rut it was in when I started, and I am ashamed on the appearance of the store. It lost its flare. 

My co-workers are "mostly" great people, but kind of lazy when it comes down to actually working. I mainly get a reply like "I don't get paid enough to do that". 

The "hardest part of the job" is when I feel I am the ONLY person in the store, and my calls aren't answered and I have to leave the register to show a customer where something is. I feel I should not have to do this, since it takes me from the register, and other paying customers. There are no benefits or raises available, so other employees don't "care" as to what gets done or how. I, on the other hand, would like to find a job that I enjoy and am able to excel in and the company values their employees and customers alike. 

The "most enjoyable" part of my job are the customers. They come in all different moods and personalities, and I love people. I can usually get the most grumpy customer to smile and joke by the end of the sale. I have made many friends working at Aco.

A typical day is as follows: Punch in, receive a list of jobs that must be done around the store, whether it be build an end cap, set a layout, fill empty shelves or flats, price changes, build furniture, receive and unload shipments. Along with the jobs we must present good customer service by helping customers find what they need, mix paint, cut keys, run the cash register. Management in the past has been very good and very efficient, but lately management has been slacking in efficiency as in we are not producing at the lowest cost nor producing the right amount, production has been decreasing steadily over the past two months. Co-workers are all friendly and understand what has to be done and willing to work together to achieve a set goal. The hardest part of the job is probably being expected to be in four different places at once, we are very understaffed and due to that production has decreased. The most enjoyable part of the job is/was the environment as in the customers are friendly and the co-workers are friendly as well.

Help customers, compete daily tasks given to you by a manager. I learned a lot of information about a wide variety of products. I also learned how to mix paint, make copies of keys, cut glass and plexiglass, and use a shade cutter to cut shades. The management was very good and very helpful and good at training new employees. All the co-workers were very nice some just had the lack of knowledge to the store and products and would often not be able to answer customers questions and often asked other co-workers for help. The worst part of the job was dealing with angry customers and that most of the customer base consists of people that are elderly and often need a lot of help. The most enjoyable part of the job was that everyone was very nice in the management and fellow co-workers and was enjoyable working with them.

Typical day at work is to come in early, about 15 minutes to get settled in, punch in for my shift and depending on which day of the week it is go do my job for that day. Tuesdays I might be putting up stock with floor employees, but Thursdays I might be doing a lot of paperwork. I have learned over the past 3 years that everyone is replaceable. No one is above anyone else when it comes to customer service and if you are rude to a customer even if it is justified, there are consequences. The hardest part of the job is customer delight. People talk about poor customer service and good customer service not adequate customer service. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people you work with and the relationships you form while working and full day with people.

The job itself is great; Through working at Aco Hardware I have learned a great deal about home maintenance and improvement. On the day to day running of things, it's fairly common for manager and coworker alike to by tied up with helping Customers, which tends to push both new and veteran employees alike to learn a little bit about every single part of the store. 

I've worked at a few Aco's and I have nothing but good things to say about the co-workers, and management no matter the location; we are all just people working hard to do a job well.

But the main problem I had, was the fact that due to the amount of people working at any particular Aco, the chances of going beyond anything but a Department Manager is a bit slim keeping you stagnating a bit in your position.

Most days at work you do the same thing, weather that be ringing up the customers for hours on end or helping them to find what they need while trying to get your work done. I learned to effectively cut glass, mix paint, use an RF-gun, and properly work the cash register. My coworkers were mostly in the same position as I, they didn't have much of a chance to move up in the company. The hardest part of the job was memorizing where a customer would find a certain item they needed for a project they had. The most enjoyable part of the job were the people I work with. They're almost always upbeat and know how to efficiently do their job.

A typical day for me was usually pretty busy. I worked mostly nights but there were days when I worked mornings and afternoons. I enjoyed assisting customers, helping them find items they couldn't locate, providing good customer service to ppl that came in the store, etc. I got along with most of my co-workers and most of them were helpful in assisting me when I needed the assistance. The hardest part of my job was making keys there were several customers that had to receive refunds for keys that were not made correctly. The most enjoyable part of my job was assisting customers and helping my co-workers and the cleanup detail.

First I had to open the store by turning off the alarm and then balancing register and entering figures into the computer. 
Check emails for the day, receive the truck, process the truck, 
give employees their job for the day, open the store, give excellent customer service to customers, suggest items, make sure they are happy and found the items they needed. Some days, order stock, price changes, change end caps, merchandise the store, do layouts when they are necessary. Close the store by straightening aisles, maintenance of the store, and close down registers.

A typical day at work involved organizing the staging area, handing out assignments, overseeing the quality of finished work, and loading finished pallets into trailers. I learned the importance of organization and teamwork. Positively motivate my team to get the job done accurately and efficiently. Hardest part of the job was the hectic spring season, an overload of work and not enough manpower to finish the job. The most enjoyable part of the job was my great coworkers and management team.

This was my first job, I started as a shy, self-conscious teenager.. My managers forced me to step outside my comfort zone. Because of them, I ended (after 2 years) as an outgoing, confident adult. I learned so much from my co-workers and management, I don't think I could have had such a great experience anywhere else. The management understood that I am a full-time student, and worked around my schedule. I enjoyed every aspect to this job, I couldn't have asked for better people to work with!

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