assistant retail sales manager

retail sales associate

store manager

receiver

retail assistant manager

Atwoods Ranch & Home

Atwoods management, with some exceptions, is unaware of the most basic aspects of management. From having respect for one's subordinates to having clear plans and goals, most management at the company fails to meet even the humblest expectations.

Management makes changes that affect associates' jobs without telling them. An entire section of product will be moved from one department to another without any sort of warning or explanation, for instance.

In the midst of a pandemic, many workers wear masks wrong or not at all. Other precautions are ignored. They have no interest in their workers' or customers' well-being.

There's a lack of direction and training. Management will confront associates, demanding to know why something hasn't been done. It doesn't seem to occur to them that associates need to know about said task before executing it. How something is supposed to be done is subject to endless speculation among associates, as they'll receive different instructions at different times, often from the same manager.

Some managers speak (or yell) disrespectfully to their employees, in front of customers or over radios that most of the store can hear, including customers. This is wildly unprofessional, and it absolutely should not happen. Disputes are part of work, and they should happen calmly in a back office with a mediator.

Some workers receive radically preferential treatment. They'll come in an hour or two late every day for months without so much as a warning. One such worker was promoted to department head, then promoted to a clerical position, while being unable to come in on time and doing a poor job all the while. He was promoted over others who were there longer and who did their jobs. 

Meanwhile, those who are reliable and perform well seldom receive encouragement, and almost never receive raises and promotions. They are driven elsewhere by the apathy.

Many workers toil at a lower wage than those who are beneath them in rank, and who have been with the company a shorter time. No explanation is ever given for this.

Lest it seem all bad, the atmosphere is usually relaxed, and many of us move between roles a lot to help others. This eases the burden when one area of the store is understaffed. Service is pretty good. Many associates are fun to work with and care about what they do. They are not the problem.

On the whole, it's a dumpster fire tumbling down a cliff. Steer clear. You can make more throwing toppings on a pizza or pushing a broom, with less headache and more chance of moving up. 

If Atwoods wanted to improve, they could reward the competent and end the favoritism, while improving the training. This isn't mysterious or difficult. I guess it's just too much effort, though.





I worked at atwoods part time at first. Got terrible hours as a part time associate, the manager would just hire more people in turn cutting everyones hours to make room for the new associate or spread us too thin and not put enough people on shift instead of making current employees full time like we all had been asking for months. 

There was only 1 full time cashier at my location. 

Another cashier that had worked there for 2 years, asking for full time almost for the whole time, was denied over and over even though she was perfect for being full time. She had open availability but still never got made full time.

 I had told the manager i was looking for a new job because i needed more money. So in turn he made me full time to try to keep me from leaving, because out of the part time cashieres i worked the most hours and picked up the most slack when they needed more help. 

I think it was 1 time I remember clearly that my manager yelled at me, but i was just trying to help him get to his confrence call on time, and another time, he talked down to me in front of a customer because i had told the customer we wouldnt accept a coupon from a completely diffrent store, after he talked down to me the customer did as well. 

They accept the return of items that the return policy says they wont accecpt, the worst one ive seen was boots, the policy is you cannot return boots unless they are the wrong size and you are exchanging them only (unless the size you need they dont have) if the boots are visibly worn they shall not be returned but the manager would return them and tell us to put them right back on the shelf, because the manager has the attitude of the customer is always right and we must do anything to keep their buisness even if it goes against the morals of the company.

There were many times the cashieres were left to do other employees work (as in notbin our job description at all) because there was no one on the schedule for that job, in turn it left either the cashieres short handed or no one to do the job that needed to be done because there werent enought of us to do it all

Overall working at Atwoods was not the best, i can say if it had been my first job i would of been terrified going into the job World after that.

What I have learned at Atwoods is to trust no one, I guess that is any job but in particular Atwoods. Management is where all the drama is, they always have something negative to say about someone and quite frankly if you disagree you’re the next victim of cut hours, and terrible days at work. I have been with Atwoods for 11 months and have seen 1 raise while being here. I’m not one to complain but the past 4 months have been so dreadful coming to work everyday. My raise was given after 5 months. I work at one of the smallest stores with 20 associates, I know it’s hard to give people raises when they “want one” but I am not only a cashier when we don’t have anyone to work that day but I am also a sales floor associate who works very hard at anything I do. Loadouts, cleaning up messes, cleaning chickens, working freight, being put on tasks no one else wants to do. I am fine with doing those things but when given a .25 cent raise it is very degrading. I am a senior in high school trying to save for college, and maintain a 4.0 GPA so when I come to work everyday  dreading it, it puts so much stress and heartache on me. I am very easy to get along with but I don’t always agree with what goes on behind the scenes. I feel as if you aren’t a managers favorite you will never move up nor get a raise. I feel as if corporate should really try and help out the sales associates of Atwoods and not just the managers who make 46,000+ a year. I want to one day become something larger than just a “sales associate” for Atwoods because customer satisfaction is huge to me. I have built such strong relationships with customers I serve everyday. I hope to get some justice about this.

Also I have a suggestion for corporate: I have recently had major feet issues due to lack of good shoes. I don’t get paid near enough to afford shoes that will last and be stable enough for me to stand in 8 hours a day. If we could get offered even $25-50 every 6-12 months for shoes, vests (we have to buy those as well), Atwoods shirts, and so on it would be more helpful than nothing at all.

I was the Import Coordinator and a Buyer for Atwood Distributing, LLC.  I purchased toys and home decor for @ 60 stores in the Mid-West.  I had to meet with vendors, select inventory for the various departments and insure delivery of said products to each location.  I had sales goals that were to be met and exceeded as the years passed and the company expanded.  I did this successfully. 

As Import Coordinator I was in charge of all purchases made for the company from overseas.  I was responsible for arranging transportation from the overseas ports, inland freight for the delivery of the containers once they reached the United States and payment of all associated invoices for said shipments.  I dealt with U.S. Customs and the Department of Homeland Security on a regular basis.  All invoices, packing slips and customs clearance documents were sent to me for processing as well as Duty invoices and seizures.  During my career, I handled over $250M worth of product.  

It's difficult to say what was most enjoyable of my job as I truly loved what I was doing.  The hardest part of my job was not getting paid an adequate wage for the services I was providing.  I stepped up to cover responsibilities of a retiring Buyer but was denied advancement or a raise in pay.

The managers seem to like to put you in the middle of drama (which effing sucks) and the people who work there are either completely oblivious to the way people feel or they don’t care at all. If you’re having a bad day, all of the sudden you’re just a bad worker. They don’t keep track of your time when you first start, and they’ll just assume you haven’t shown up those days unless you argue with them a few times. The rumors spread around the store to everyone, and it can be really damaging to someone’s mental health. Trust me. And with the salary you make, you can’t afford therapy to deal with the things people say about you. There’s almost no opportunity to move up in the store… unless someone dies first. That’s just the plain truth. They completely turn a blind eye to health problems unless it’s one of the “favorites” who’s hurting. The people that work there will be your friend to your face, and then the next day you’ll go in, and everyone hates you because of something someone spread about you that’s not even remotely true. If you have beliefs, Atwoods doesn’t care. They will force you to listen to Christian music, and say Merry Christmas. 

This job has drained me of my cheer to be there. 
The people gossip, most are teenagers and many are supervisors/micro managers and not because of qualifications but rather their expierience, that being the amount of time they have worked there beyond all of us newish people.
You are always watched under surveillance and by your co-workers, I do not trust those I work with unfortunately because everyone is talking about one another and ratting out one another to get in good graces with less than kind higher management. 
Accountability is lacking in all departments  
Management is poor, store conditions are poor, communication, training and overall respect are poor, organization is poor, prices are always wrong, labels are never in the right place, always searching down prices, labels, barcodes, clearance tags etc it is overwhelming and over simulating at all times plus the a/c doesn't really work, the ceiling is falling apart, the store is unclean so it is really not an ideal place to work although the hours can be pretty flexible.
If they could replace management and quit hiring teenagers and give better training than a series of videos, a good makeover and re-adjusted attitudes, it could be a good chill place to work and a more healthy environment. 

I have been working at AtWoods for 6 months now and now time for an honest review. 

Firstly when you’re hired, I strongly recommend look at every aisle because many customers will ask “Where’s this” or “Where’s that”. It will help you save time rather than asking someone or finding someone if you don’t have a radio. 

Normally on the first hours is (if on the floor) opening and unlocking various stuff to start the morning (which the manager(s) usually does that). 
Responsibilities include — Cleaning out the chicken troughs, setting out the display guns, getting the service desk ready (if cashier), and/or freight. 

During the mid-morning, your manager(s) will assign different tasks. You will also have to bring in carts as a team if possible throughout the day.

As you work, you will work as assigned in your departments or help with other departments, pull in pallets of feed, and/or work on freight. 

During the closing hours, everyone will help together by – cleaning the bathrooms,  sweeping all departments, take out the battery’s, take out all trash, recovery and facing. The manager will let you leave once everything is done (but no later than 1 hour and 15 minutes after closing). 

This is usually a typical everyday work I have to do. 


A typical day at work for me would be, I come in put my belongings in my locker,clock in and Find out if I am the Service desk lead for the day, cashier or Department lead. I do my daily tasks, help keep the store tidy and assist customers in a timely and pleasant manner. I learned patience and self control. In customer service you don't always meet the most pleasant people and you have to control yourself not to stoop to their level and just smile and kill them with kindness...Our management we had at that time was one of a kind, they where all great managers very laid back and understanding and supportive. The hardest part of the job is self control... When you have a customer completely being mean and nasty to you and calling you names and putting you down completely diminishing your self worth over a price, is very hard not to stick up for yourself at their level. the most enjoyable part was the friendships and bonds you create with the customers, and the employees. Seeing that you can put a smile on 95% of peoples faces and possibly make them feel better about their day just by being nice and helpful is everything.

If you do not like being around any drama at all then good luck being there, you can’t let the people there get the best of you which can be hard sometimes. The only time you get paid time off, vacation hours, or sick leave is if you’ve been a full time employee for at least a year. If you work in pets, clothing, housewares, seasonal, or footwear you will pretty much be guaranteed the closing position, but if you work feedroom/load out, farm/auto, hardware, or cashier you could have either opening, mid shift, or closing. The managers aren’t too bad and you have about 4 managers and 2 3rd keys, if you’re on their good side but there’s a couple of them that don’t play by favorites and they’re great to work with, the other managers though are a bit too deep into the drama. It’s a good place if you need a job to start out on and though it does have insurance and other benefits I would definitely suggest not building a career here unless you’re planning on working for corporate. 

A typical day at work includes opening and closing the store, helping customers, product issues, stocking shelves, counting down the registers, managing employees and tasks. I think the employees need product training, need to take their job responsibilities more seriously. 
The Company tends to take advantage of salaried employees concerning the amount of hours required to be working.
No set standards to follow to ensure advancement within the company.
While at this company I have learned to be patient and be more agressive in managing a store. I enjoy having a steady job and a salaried paycheck.
The hardest part of this job is the fluctuating hours and not having a regular schedule or set days off. Also being the middle man between what corporate wants done and what the main manager wants done instead. My coworkers I believe have a lack in work ethic and do not appreciate having the job.

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