front end manager

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Bottle King

They under staff the shifts. When deliveries come during the day, there aren't enough people to help the customers shopping, check in the deliveries, and stock the deliveries. The delivery people are rude when you check in orders. The upper management is very cheap and stops managers from scheduling more people. You don't get to take a lunch break when deliveries are coming in if there aren't enough people there. The deliveries take the entire day and they order way more than they can fit on the floor. The store is hard to walk in. This place takes advantage of college age people. You will never be given a raise unless you ask them for one, and they don't always give them. I worked here for 4 years and only got a $2 increase in pay.

During the evening, the workers worked on the beer cooler. The managers didn't care about it and no one worked on it during the day. It would take a long time to fill up. It was horrible doing that in the cold, and every time you showed up for work from 5 PM-10 PM or on weekends, it needed to be worked on for hours.

When I worked there, they made us go around the store and ask everyone if they wanted something to eat from the place you were going to. You couldn't just go for yourself. Then you had to eat it in the small office area the managers worked in.

They don't give you any training on learning about wine. It is difficult to work here if you don't drink, when customers ask you for recommendations everyday. They allow the older people to work one aisle and then you won't become familiar with that aisle. The store is very big, if a customer asks you where a bottle is in that aisle, it will be hard to find it if you don't work in that aisle. Lots of customers were rude.

they're always hiring so you can always get a job. hours are flexible accept during the holiday season (November, December). if you're hired as a cashier it's a normal cashiering job just make sure you ask for I.D. if you're hired as a stock guy it's very physical, you move boxs of wine and liquor all day, you also have to remember information about specific wines. if you're hired for the vineyard a.k.a the cheese department you have to do the same things as the stock guys except with cheese instead of wine and also remember knowledge about cheese. The pay is average, if you're full time employee your eligible to sign up for health insurance through the company. the company owners visit the stores occasionally but not frequently so the regional managers and store manager are the people you'll be dealing with. you don't have to clock out during your breaks so you do get paid during your breaks, however the break rooms usually have nothing in them but a fridge and a microwave. overall the place is fine to work at for a part time job and has flexible hours even though the work can be very physical, during the holidays it will be three times as busy as it is during other times so if you have trouble with your back or with standing for long amounts of time probably not going to work out. you will actually learn some basics about wine and spirits. you also get an employee discount if you're over 21.

A typical work day includes intake of product delivery, order of new products, customer service and sales and merchandising. The general level of management at the store level is solid and helpful and invested in the employees. Once above the store level the management becomes seemingly a bit disjointed but still very focused on the customer base and also on the employees learning the product in order to better serve the customers.
The most difficult part of the job would most definitely be the hours leading into and during the holiday seasons.
The most enjoyable part of the job is most certainly helping customers to plan special events for either the personal or work life.

First off the Livingston location has NO COMMUNICATION whatsoever. The manager does not tell you important informations for example, during the virus there were supposed to be 15-20 people, on the 4th of July there were about 50-100 people in that store and no one informed the cashiers we had to hear through the grapevine and that’s just one of many examples. Customers as well as employees are supposed to wear masks, however, there are many customers that come in the store not wearing mask and NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT IT. . How do you as a manager and corporate let this slide? This shows you that this company have absolutely no regards nor consideration for their workers. I would run for the hills and find another job, not all jobs are good jobs.

Bottle king was fun, got an awesome discount on alcohol. Unfortunately that translates to spending too much money on booze every weekend. Co-workers were awesome and the customers are all just trying to get drunk so they're pretty laid back for the most part.

Place was nearly always understaffed except for Christmas time which was a nightmare with new seasonal recruits not knowing where anything is in the expansive stock room. The store manager was awful and wouldn't listen to the other managers requests to hire more staff. He decided we could each do the work of three people so he could save some money on payroll. Backbreaking 8 hour shifts trying to reconcile the short-handedness.

An 8 to 10 hour day of stocking re-ordering cleaning unloading liqour and providing customer service to those in need of help. How to properly speak to people and commit to an excellent customer service requirment (of which i recieved many customer recomendations). Management stayed on top of our emplyees to make sure shelves were properly cleaned and stocked and that our customer service rating were reputible. My co-workers were fun loving insightful and helpful 100 percent of the way. On holidays we could spend up to 80 hours a week working. The check at at the end of the holidays was stupendous.

This job is ok if you want to feel used. Store manager has the personality of a wet mop. Never says hello when you come in to work for the day. Upper management is just as bad. Most employees there are ok. Pay was ok but they tell you that you have a fulltime postion and then they only give you 30hrs a week. Then you still need to get a partime job to survive.The only time you get lots of hours could be just before a holiday. So basically they use you. Also if you want ever want a holiday off forget it not happening ever!!! Also the insurance that they offer stinks. The 50 copay just to walk in the door is rediculous.

Cashiering is more or less the same regardless of the employer, so this review will focus on the environment rather than the job itself.  This was my first cash-handling experience and they taught me well.  My co-workers were friendly and we formed a good working relationship with one another.  Management actively engaged with us on a daily basis, so there's a close relationship there.  The hardest part of the job is the customers, but they can also be one of the best parts of the job.

You’re expected to work 110% all day everyday while they pay you as little as possible under hot, sweaty and uncomfortable conditions. They won’t give you time off or benefits until you’re literally ready to leave because conditions are so poor and they fakebeleive you into thinking it’s a job that will go anywhere, which is just how they make you work harder for less.

A typical day at work would include coming in and getting on a register, ringing up customers, taking a break, stocking shelves, and then ringing up more customers until it's time to leave. I learned about different kinds of liquor and wines while working there. Certain managers had their favorites and the people they didnt like. Played favorites allot. I didnt like that part at all. There really wasn't any hard parts of the job, the job was very easy. I like that the time went by very fast, and it was an extremely easy job to do. They paid well, as well.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Front end manager 4 salaries reported	$17.68 per hour
Beer manager 5 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Market associate 3 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Housekeeper 2 salaries reported	$21.00 per hour
Office assistant 1 salary reported	$17.75 per hour

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