retail assistant manager

store manager

sales associate

shift leader

assistant manager

SHOE SHOW INC

A typical day of work at Shoe Show in my former role consisted most commonly of beginning my shift around five pm, after which I would begin to search through the store to find anything out of order, such as trash, shoes gone astray, or anything else tainting the otherwise relatively clean establishment, whilst keeping an eye out for any customers in need of assistance as well as frequently operating the cash register and making runs to the bank for change, unless of course it was a Tuesday, in which case I would sort and open boxes containing merchandise which I would then place in their appropriate locations, all whilst ensuring everything was as ordered, accounted for, as well as documenting such.. Management was fair, friendly, and fun to be around most times, though they are of course very serious, focused, and typically fair when the need arose. A positive real example of management's behavior came to me in the form of happening to mention I enjoyed opening freight within earshot of the store manager and later realizing I was now always scheduled for freight, such an easy thing to do for someone, yet many managers would not have done the same. Coworkers were encouraged to socialize and make friends with one another, which may have occasionally gotten slightly out of hand. I learned a lot about different types and styles of shoes, as well as effective ways to clean, maintain, and waterproof said shoes. It also taught me that I (who wore black leather velcro strap sneakers throughout highschool and some college) actually have an interest and enjoyment in footwear. I would say the only difficult thing this role has to offer are the holidays, the immense rush of shoppers scrambling to grab a last minute present in what is likely the pinnacle of procrastination (seeing as Christmas takes place on the same day every year, and having an entire year to buy presents, yet these actions do reveal a warming truth, millions panicking and going to extreme lengths purely for the cause of giving someone they love a little more happiness. The most enjoyable part of the job was connecting with coworkers and meeting new people everyday in the form of the customers, such casual small talk and conversation with people who were once strangers though have since become close friends can elevate otherwise meaningless things is a flawless example of love and friendship being the best way onwards and upwards.

I travelled far and wide for this company and met a lot of talented, hard-working and loyal people, but Shoe Show keeps shooting themselves in the foot by not offering competitive pay. Everyone knows it, yes, even you Mr. “Head of Stores”! The Home Office is full of miserly penny-pinchers and they are in for a rude awakening if they continue on this path and keep bleeding all their good employees. 

How can you expect to have stores making one to two million a year in high-theft, competitive areas be sustainable when you’re offering pay that only high schoolers can live off of? Tell me, why do you think that you have so many stores running shrinks that would make any self-respecting manager resign in shame? Penny pay, penny work.

What I loved about this job was both a blessing and a curse: I was constantly challenged to find solutions to problems on my own rather than being spoonfed by a corporation that wanted to micromanaged how I breathed while clocked in. It gave me a sense of ownership of my accomplishments and it was great experience to learn how to successfully run a business. But it was also incredibly frustrating because not everybody is comfortable in an environment like that, nor can we expect them to be. If your trainer was great and you were self-motivated then you were golden, but if you didn’t have a good trainer…there are little to no company resources available to guide you on how to do your job correctly. 

I hope they pull their heads out of the sand. I truly loved working for this company and I owe them a lot but they will only keep losing good people until something changes.

At opening, I would count the money and put it into the register and get ready for our first customers.  During our slow periods, I would take freight out and organize the inventory on the shelves.  When a customer would walk in the door, the first job is to greet them and make them feel welcome, then help them with any needs they may have whether it be shoe sizing, returns or exchanges, or simply looking.  During hours I was constantly maintaining the store's appearance and keeping it clean and neat while pricing shoe's, and helping customer's.  At the end of the day it was my responsibility to clean the store including windows, doors, mirrors, vacuuming, and taking out trash.  It was also my responsibility to count the money and make the nightly deposit.

I liked the job because it kept me busy at all times.  Even when there seemed to be nothing to do because we were caught up on weekly freight and markdowns, there was always cleaning and organizing to be done.  I also had to learn to multitask and leave and come back to a task when needed.  I really enjoyed working with the public also.

The hardest part of the job was being away from my family for some of the more important events.  Since I was working retail, I was expected to work holidays and I hated missing every family event that we had.  

I had wonderful co-workers who were very pleasant to work with.  They were both easy to talk to and made the work day more enjoyable.

It was a really great career for me at the time, I worked with Shoe Show for almost 7 years, one of if not the youngest Manager in my district. I ran the Oak Hollow Mall store I loved working in the mall with the long extended holiday hours, sometimes I would open a hour early just to get a jump on sales. Sounds crazy to some but I loved my job. But then, sales began to fall ( due to a struggling Economy) a lot of lost jobs in my area and a loss in interest in Oak Hollow Mall, stores began to pull out of the mall and the list goes on....  Opportunity for monthly bonus, I always tried to keep the atmosphere positive and fun we were always laughing and sharing ideas on how to cook different foods when we were had a little down time you know in between customers. Our store was always clean and we didn't have to run around cleaning and making sure the store was together when visitors were expected, because it was done on an daily basis. This  is a wonderful company to work for, maybe one day I will be in a position to come back, I hope so.

A typical workday, most of the time, I had a new hire. I would come in an hour early because I had 0 staff, do paperwork with new hire, open store, train new hire to run register, by lunch I got to take a 15 to 30 min break in my car outside with a radio just incase, next day do it all over again because the new hire wouldn't come back and I had another lined up. Cooperate expected me to take care of absolutely everything by myself. I fell 3 weeks behind on truck from no staff and got a write up for it...I was running the register and trying to do truck and training new staff that quit daily from the pressure of having to learn so quickly.  Before this nightmare, my first district manager had common sense and would make sure I had help or she would come herself to help. It was an amazing job. I loved it. I would have stayed forever, but then she left and I got a baboon as a replacement. He just wanted to butt unto everyone's personal lives, make assumptions, and eventually, put them on leave because of what HE thought was best when HE didn't even know what was going on and listened to rumors and made assumptions. Couldn't train a staff member to save his life either

I loved my job! My distract manager was very tough, things had to be up to her satisfaction. I grew so much as a person and a professional. My DM taught me more than I could have image. The GM of the store always seemed to skim by. Errors was made frequently by him, and amount of work I learned how to do so 'our store' wouldn't be in trouble. Most learning was from DM and calling other stores asking questions. Left for job in my field of study, and as I hoped my hard work and love for my job would be acknowledged, not sure if this ever happened but only few months after I left, GM was fired. Now store has multiple issues with employees from what I heard. I overall LOVED my job and would go back in a heart beat!! Even with all the stress it was a fun family like place to work. Hats off to my DM, she made a huge impact on me. I think of her often when faced with obstacles, I will always strive to be better than I was due to her "momma" like role to me. I wish to get back working for this company one day be GM of store and make her proud!! She really was one of those people you never forget, who's words stay with you through out life.

Assisting customers in a timely manner and ensure them they get the best deal for their money. Customers are always first and always right in some circumstances. I have a great DM, shes always looking out for what best for me within the company. Managers are responsible for the overall operation of the store. I would like to have better health insurance and better discounts for eemployees. The hardest part of the job I guess is all of the stock that we get on a wkly basis, sometime managenent does not allow partimers to open stock, run shoes, do markdowns, ring up customers and its more workload on the keyholders to get everything done in a timely manner. Some time that frustrates me. That stresses me out and I really dont agree with that at all. I think everyone should be trained at some point on how to do these tasks. The most enjoyable thing about my job is meeting the customers and the great relationship that I have with most of the customers. Im learning to have more patience with customers, so this job is helping me as well

There is no room for growth in this company. You start out as a sales associate making less than $8 an hour. If you are promoted to key holder, you make less than $10 an hour. Yes, you can make commission, but it’s not at all deserving enough. Pay raises are an absolute NOT in this company. We as employees are not treated with the respect and dignity we deserve. We are taken advantage of, not paid well, there is not much of a work/life balance. The company does not care if you are struggling to make ends meet with your biweekly paycheck, they will never give you a pay raise! You can voice your opinion all you want about ideas you have to better the company, but they will not be acknowledged. The management is poorly selected, and the turn over rate with ShoeShow Inc. is incredibly outstanding. Since I have began working here alittle over 4 months ago, I have seen at least 10 people come in and quit because they are not treated how they expected to be. This job may be good for a high school student with no prior work experience, however, if you are trying to make a career in retail, SHOESHOW INC. is not the place to be! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I honestly would have to say there was nothing worth noting about working at this company. The main manager would come and go as they pleased, committing time theft constantly. I was treated as if I couldn’t do much because I was a sales associate, but they sure made me do a lot. I did most if not all the back room stocking, and there was constant times I did more than what I was supposed to do. Co-workers were a bit odd even had an older co-worker record one of the teen associates. Nothing was done about it… I had to leave because the environment was toxic and bad. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part was not knowing what my manager would have me do, or if my days would change all of a sudden without a heads up.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment was very toxic to be honest. Had an older co-worker film a teen co-worker and nothing happened, even after the managers found out. Most if not everyone talked bad about one another behind each other’s back.

This place is good if you need a job now but not a long term kind of place. Employees are lazy, always on cell phones, doesn’t take pride in appearance of store . They are just there for a paycheck. Store managers have to work extra hard to make up for the bad employees and when you do good and your store is clean , your reward is to make you go travel to other  stores with issues and help clean them up. Some store managers are never in their store. Upper management will make you stay away from home days at a time at other stores even if you don’t like traveling . Some store managers have alot to say about procedures and policy’s but can’t even manage their own store. Too many chiefs not enough Indians. They won’t give anyone a raise. When slow, your hours will get cut. This is a good place to work if you want to claim something is always wrong with you and you can stay home and get away with it. all you have to do is wear a brace and kiss up to management and they hold you job.  They require a lot for the amount they pay sales associates. Stay away from this place. 

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