manager

cashier

CHKD Thrift Store

I just graduated High School in January (early graduate), and this is my first job. I started in March, and this is a terrible place of work, please do not work here. There is so much gossip, the management is terrible, its constantly war between people that work here and constant talking-behind-backs. Management is unsympathetic, no sense of understanding or care for their employees, no patience and has zero respect for anyone besides their favorites- which- there are PLENTY of favorites, and you'll realize them immediately. I am the youngest of my staff and I'm definitely outcasted from the rest of my coworkers due to being the youngest. I only get along with three people in the entire staff, and only one of them I feel comfortable and completely at-ease with. This an extremely (and unnecessarily) stressful job, you will never be told you do anything correctly- everything you do will be reprimanded and you will never receive good feedback on your work. Your personal business is spread around like wildfire and you will be judged regardless of what you do. This is an overall toxic work environment with terrible management and no stable sense of teamwork whatsoever. 

I actually loved working for this company because it was a friendly place to work. There was a lot of different duties that 
I enjoyed completing as well as collecting donations for the children of CHKD as well as selling merchandise. I am very dependable and always on time, and when I work, I work hard! I managed about 6-10 people on a daily basis and my co-workers were very friendly as well. The hardest part of the job was actually no part.  I did my job as completed everyone expected of me. I tried my hardest everyday to make duties done by my co-workers as well as myself were done.  Last but not least, one of my most enjoyable parts of this job was doing it all for the children.  I also enjoyed taking the responsibility to get things done and do them right the first time asked.

It was great for a first time job. The store doesn't get too busy or loud. They play music on the radio to help the time go by. Most of the managers and coworkers were nice. There are regulars who are kind. On the busiest days we received free lunch.

However, the schedule is inconsistent (unless you're a sorter) so you MUST have open availability to keep this job. The night shift is usually very slow moving and boring, but you have to look busy. The cash registers are old, so basic math skills are a must (for example, there are customers who will pay for $20 worth of items with $100 in cash).

Overall, it was a great first time job for me, but I just couldn't keep up with the open availability that they wanted being a full time college student.

My Manager needed to learn how to talk softer versus being so loud.  The Assistant Manager 2 or M3, needs to be resolved of her title as she is not manager quality and does not know how to lead or take lead.  The other Assistant Manager or M2 is very underpaid and under estimated.  The pat rate for the other employees is very low for the work that is performed.  Hardest part of the job is being talked down to by customers, and the best part of the job is knowing  the money made is going to a great cause.   I learned that many people are very charitable and want to help, but some people think that because it is a "Thrift Store", they can talk at and down to the employees and not keep items left where they were found and place trash where they wish.

Working at the CHKD thrift store may beneficial for the children at the hospital, but it is not the most desirable job to have. It is made very clear from the start that having a flexible schedule is required, but requesting time off is terribly hard. On days when an employee has an emergency that is not medical related, your only options are to bring a doctor's note for your absence or be written up. The environment can be very dirty. The expectations of the workers are way too high. The rules are so strict that it makes it extremely hard to actually enjoy working for the establishment.

The work was fine, but the manager, when I was there, was rude to her employees and even more rude to the assistant managers. Sometimes she would curse or say something to make the assistant managers to cry. Other times, she would do it in front of customers, who sometimes scolded her for being rude or sarcastic to either the assistant managers or to the customers themselves. There were times when customers would leave the store without buying anything, feeling insulted. The manager's manager was basically the same. There were also times when assistant managers didn't get a lunch break on a 9 hour shift.

I loved my job here. I would recommend this job to anyone if they have all their positions filled. Without the employees that you need there, you can find yourself filling in for all positions at any time. You can advance pretty quick if you are good at your job. Environment is fun. The only real problem I ever encountered was people calling out all the time and having to work 12 hour shifts just to cover. I wasn't the only one. There were times the ADM would have to cover shifts at different stores. 

The management puts their priorities before others, doesn't take notice of personal life or overall mental or physical well being. Scheduleing is out if wack, and you dont even leave at the time you were scheduled to leave, which wouldnt be an issue if you get paid overtime but you don't, of course. Customers are the only some what good part of the job. A job is a job of course and you have to get what you can, but i do not recomend this place for those who have other choices.

when i was working here it was well taught experienced place i did learn new things i learned to bale clothes and card board n a little about the forklift some days was OK my goal was to learn something new everyday when was there the hardest part of the job was dealing with rats and snakes on the outside crew on old 50ft trailers dealing with the smell of wet clothes from it sitting so long for years the best part about the job is that i got the experiences that i needed and till this day i use most of it on the job(s) that i have

Being with this company is very strenuous and stressful. There is little time to be spent with family or other activities outside of work. Management expects you to make your job a top priority over any and everything else. They constantly express to employees how replaceable they are and use very poor communication from upper management to lower management. Managers are expected to work over time on salary pay. Some managers work over 90 hours in a single week and are only compensated for 20 of those 90 hours. Health benefits are great.

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Manager 1 salary reported	$600 per week
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