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Come into work, go  through your section of the store and make sure everything I clean, tagged, and presentable for the customers. There is a rotation on however many sales consultants their may be. whomever arrives on the parking lot first is the first person to greet and possibly solicit a sale to the first customer upon entrance into the store You learn to have a pleasant attitude , mingle with a customer and get to know them and what their housing needs may be. Management and co-workers play a role in he selling process as well because if a customer feels intimidated, disrespected, or just bothersome they will carry there business elsewhere. The hardest part of this job is hanging in when sales are challenged and the slow months approach. In some areas sales are not as easy and in some stores there may be too many sale people which will make it harder for another associate.

Overall I enjoyed the experience and meeting new people/customers.  I was overjoyed to see a satisfied customer.  I enjoyed getting to know my customers and being able to provide them with great customer service.  I enjoyed working with the credit manager; he cared about his employees and how they felt about their job.  He was always able to teach you something new each day, with a smile on his face.
As for the store manager, he was very selfish.  He would undermine our credit decisions and approve customers over their limit, which made our jobs hard in collections.   He never wanted to work as a team; everything was about sales (his department). 
I think that as a store manager, you should display teamwork, and always be concerned of the employees and their concerns, in which the store manager did not.  
The other office employees were very welcoming and a pleasure to work with.
Overall a good learning experience...

It's always a great day at Schewels in Amherst. We
have a great relationship with our customers and we are always being told they love coming into our store because everyone is so friendly. I have learned to rely on my instincts and own judgement when it comes to taking care of the customer because the Manager is an excellent example to learn from.  The hardest part of the day is closing time because we usually have people in the store and I have to wait until they are done selecting their merchandise so I can put their order in.  The Most enjoyable part of the job is
interacting with the customers on a personal level so I can better figure out what they are actually looking for. 

Before retiring, Schewel Furniture was the best employer I’ve ever worked with. I was Manager for almost 30 years. They let you run and manage your store as if it was your on. I managed 16 - 24 employees. Our goal was “always focus on making your customer Happy “. This was our main goal as well as making the store very profitable and closing as many sales as possible, daily. We all worked as a team! I’m a very positive and motivated individual. As already mentioned, the customer is number one all the time! This was what I enjoyed the most. It also was very challenging but it was fun. Daily, I worked with many “hats”! I would work as office support, sales closer, and helped in warehouse whether loading delivery trucks or loading customers. It was a great job!

It's not terrible being an order picker if you don't mind working a start to finish job and never know when you are leaving . Some days you're lucky to get 6hrs and other days you can work up to 12hrs .This place has extreme turn over rate which I believe is mostly due to the extreme heat/heavy lifting  as well as under compensation for the position. A normal work day can consist of loading/unloading 12 to 20 trailers with sofa's, recliner's, washing machines, and various other heavy items. Pulling picks isn't as bad but a lot of the order pickers are extremely old and beaten up as well as the safety guide rails in the aisles. Overall it can be doable but it's a tough job for lil pay and the hrs aren't consistent.

The schewel family has policies like "no family members can work directly under another" which is understandable. What's not is how if you are a Schewel that rule doesn't apply to you. They constantly favor their family and chosen few while gaslighting and disrespecting others. HR isn't there to help employees like it's supposed to, it's actually there to protect the Schewel family. On the sales floor managers somehow micromanage while never actually doing any work. Every year they set a quota that's higher than it had ever been before whether your store met the last quota or not. They don't want to pay you the bonuses so they keep the quotas out if reach.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good benefits, fixed schedules, some job flexibility 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Must work weekends, occasional evenings and nights, and holidays

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment promotes advancement, but managers all run stores differently, are sometimes at odds with each other,  and some play favorites

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work is unevenly distributed sometimes and some workers work less than others as a result

Retail business with ups and downs in customer flow depending on day of week.  Learned how to read/interpret credit reports with relationship to granting or increasing credit limits for new and existing customers.  Working environment is casual and friendly for the most part.  Hardest part of the job are collection calls for severely past due and legal accounts.  Most enjoyable part of the job is assisting customers with purchases, payments and resolution of problems

First few weeks were alright, but down the line it was terrible. Coworkers, especially sales associates, acting aggressive because things weren't done their way. Also, if they don't like you, you will be talked about frequently. Micromanagement is a norm here, don't bother fighting against it. Speaking of mistake, if you make one, all chaos. Customer were sweet, some had issues, but it's retail. I would never work here again in my entire life.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good benefits and opportunities to make extra money and advance. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Have to be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Generally good culture and management. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
As a former employee, a typical day was busy with varied tasks and workloads depending on business flow.

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