retail assistant manager

production associate

retail sales associate

cashier

assistant store manager

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas

What is the best part of working at the company?
I loved the people I worked with. I also enjoyed being in the TEO program. I ALSO RECEIVED MY CPR CERTIFICATION WHILE I WAS THERE. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When we get behind on racks and have to run them quickly to get them out on the floor.


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
At Goodwill they hire all different types of people with different backgrounds and cultures they even work people with special needs which is amazing. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It's a pretty easy job. I go in in the morning clock in I find whatever task is assigned to me sometimes I work different  task while I'm there sometimes I run racks sometimes I would Barb clothes and run them through the computer and many other task as well.

I came into the store, went to my assigned area and started sorting & hanging clothes. It's different at Every Goodwill! So I learned to hang  by Colors & then I learned how to hang by Sizes. I believe I learned that doing things at my own pace I can do more Productive Work!  The workplace culture was great. I loved my Job, The Pay wasn't too great with Kids & A Husband!! The hardest part of my job was learning how to hang items like they wanted them. And I couldn't ever figure out how to Barb the clothes. The Most Enjoyable Part of My Job was learning to actually work & Be Independent.. Also My Co - Workers Made It Fun & Enjoyable! It was a great place to go first thing in the morning because They always had me laughing & Welcomed Everyone that came in contact with the Store!

There's a reason that Goodwill is constantly in the state of "urgently hiring". The store manager is unprofessional, rude to customers, and plays favorites with his employees. They treat their employees like the donated trash they sell to people. Employees are almost never treated like a priority. It seems like the managers want to help deal with customers as little as possible; they either hide in the back or goof off in the office the entire day. Employees are neither treated or paid what they deserve and their complaints are almost never listened to. Even key holders are getting sick of the bs whether they want to admit that or not. For the sake of your sanity, don't work here. Working at a thrift store is not as cool as it seems, ESPECIALLY f*cking Goodwill.

The work is defiantly challenging, I tracked my steps in a single eight hour shift and averaged about 20,000 steps. If your doing the grunt work make sure you wear a back brace. A couple different times the store was hopelessly understaffed and I had to lift 150 pounds plus by myself. Some  store managers are great and pitch in to help. Others just slack off then look super busy and helpful when upper managment comes in. If lots of people donate at once it's easy to get overwhelmed, and corporate doesn't seem to want to do anything to help, but will be quick to get on your case if their terribly high standards start to slip. 

A typical work day is supervising, training, teaching 12 participants with Intellectual Disabilities. Transport when needed. Prepare snacks and lunch for Job Training and Work Activity. Do all daily and monthly documentation for USDA, set all transportation and help get bus passes through Medicaid and paycom. Take all participants for annual physical and conduct staffing. I work with the public in finding jobs and any other service that they need, if I can't help I give them resources that will. I get alone with all my co-workers and are there when they need me. The hardest part of my job is not being able to help.  The joy of my job is being able to help one person.

There are 3 jobs to do at any given goodwill store. Take donations in and sort them, then put them on the sales floor, pricing donations, and sales floor responsibilities like zoning, cleaning, and register. As in the description, easiest job I've ever had, just not a job I would like to have for life. They did help me get into school though and they have a lot of workforce development programs. Great stepping stone for sure. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
A sense of helping the community,  a feeling of finally actually being happy to go to work, an honest sense of family.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
We get pretty busy most days and people get emotional about their bargains

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Incredibly inclusive. We are a diverse-ish group of different socio-economic backgrounds and and age etc, typical work mix, but we all look out for one another.

Ensure production is moving along at a high rate; spend as much time as possible myself with this in addition to the daily reporting and problem-solving issues.  I have learned to respect all different kinds of people, and to communicate as effectively as I can with all the different styles and personalities required.  I enjoy my co-workers, like to have fun, while working as hard as we can as a team.  The hardest part of my job is meeting the production goals without enough hands.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I do not know if there is a best part.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not having complaints to their hotline addressed in an appropriate timely manner.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I feel as if it was very I do you wrong and nobody knows and you cannot tell.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Receiving donations at donor door, pricing items and placing them on the shelves.

Management only looks out for themselves and doesn’t want to give you proper time off unless they’ve asked you a million questions. They overwork you for so little pay and wonder why they can’t keep anybody. They really don’t care about their employees. My last straw was when I caught covid and not only was I not paid for my time off but I wasn’t contacted to be informed when I could come back for work. They called me and said I was pointed for being a no call no show. 

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