A friend of mine is trying to decide between two job offers. One is for a
Manager Trainee position at the local Radio Shack. Thought I'd get on here and
solicit some input.

Good choice or bad choice?

What's the other offer? It would have to be pretty bad to choose the RS
position.


"SouthDakotaRadio" wrote in message
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A friend of mine is trying to decide between two job offers. One is for a
Manager Trainee position at the local Radio Shack. Thought I'd get on
here and
solicit some input.

Good choice or bad choice?

Radio Shack in Canada Stinks.......last resrot
"DougSlug" wrote in message
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What's the other offer? It would have to be pretty bad to choose the RS
position.


"SouthDakotaRadio" wrote in message
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A friend of mine is trying to decide between two job offers. One is for a
Manager Trainee position at the local Radio Shack. Thought I'd get on
here and
solicit some input.

Good choice or bad choice?

On 27 Dec 2004 18:17:00 GMT,
(SouthDakotaRadio) wrote:

A friend of mine is trying to decide between two job offers. One is for a
Manager Trainee position at the local Radio Shack. Thought I'd get on here and
solicit some input.

Good choice or bad choice?

Bad choice.

Unless of course the other choice is scooping up elephant poop.

But still then, RS may be the worse choice.
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"SouthDakotaRadio" wrote in message
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A friend of mine is trying to decide between two job offers. One is for a
Manager Trainee position at the local Radio Shack. Thought I'd get on
here and
solicit some input.

Good choice or bad choice?



While I have "normally" found the "help" at the shack lacking, I have no
idea what they pay. My guess would be little. Normally the term "manager
trainee" is a come on. What are they offering for pay / benefits? As for
what the company would be like to work for they are probably all different.
Like pretty much any chain store a lot depends on the person in charge of
that store. One may be great to work for, another in the same town may have
an asshole in charge.
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SouthDakotaRadio schrieb:

A friend of mine is trying to decide between two job offers.

Does your friend have any experience in electronics?
If not he will hold RS at the average (bad) level....

A Mngr trainee means just that. You still have work your way up and earn
it. How much he makes also depends on the area &/or location of the store,
your underlings, etc. Does he like the job? Is he already working for RS.
They will lie to you to get what they want (some - not all).
Does he have mngr and retail experience? Does he know RS products and
electronics in general? Do his fellow grunts like him? Is he a salesmen
with a proven track record? Does he like enjoy dealing with people /
shoplifters? ;-)

If he ain't got that swing - it don't mean a thing........... yes I've been
there.........................

"SouthDakotaRadio" wrote in message
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A friend of mine is trying to decide between two job offers. One is for a
Manager Trainee position at the local Radio Shack. Thought I'd get on
here and
solicit some input.

Good choice or bad choice?

"lismacab" wrote in message
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Radio Shack in Canada Stinks.......last resrot
"DougSlug" wrote in message
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What's the other offer? It would have to be pretty bad to choose the RS
position.

Agree. Radio Shack is smelly. But Future Shop (in Canada they are a minium
wage help electronic store that has the worst Point of Sales system - you
cash out at the sales guy's station then you have to stop at the enterance
of the store to get your packages zapped out before leaving), and the sales
guys stick to you like old gum on a shoe to get you to buy an extended
warranty) is worse. They are really stinky.

Few if any of those dolts know a thing about computers. (I buy
professionally from computer wholesalers and commerical resellers).

"Manager Trainee" is a glorified grunt. If this guy's friend wants to break
into the real business world, go work in an office
and really get into the operations of a business (auditing accounts
receivable, writing monthly reporting, answering the
phone, working out logistics, or assistant with the operations of an office.

Unless his friend wants to go into retail. Then Rat Shack may be a way in,
but wouldn't stay there long unless there's actually
a posting where the friend is Second in Command at the store rather than
being a glorified sales grunt getting paid 80% by commisssion with a title
that doesn't mean anything.

Even write out a few courier slips (heck doesn't matter if you're an MBA.
You will still fill out the courier slips!)

What he would get at Radio Shack is not much more business experience than
working graveyard at the local gas station.

Best would be to review the other alternative against what the Radio Shack
one is.

"Manager Trainee" is alot of standing at the cash register, and he will be
on sales for the first while. That's before he gets a
few subordinates under him. Which will be quite awhile. "Movin' on up from
the East Side and getting a piece of the pie" is dependent on how much the
store makes each month (and Higher Authority is always watching). If he
directly increases
the sales, then he'll be moved up (unless someone Up There moves somewhere
else).

I'd check the store out. Check the guy who is the franchise owner (not
nessesarily the Manager), check the staff to see if
they are happy where they are. Is this guy comfy with the junk that Radio
Shack sells? (Most of it isn't junk, but some is)

Check and question everything.

that is the perfect description of Best But stores.
snip
you cash out at the sales guy's station then you have to stop at the
enterance
of the store to get your packages zapped out before leaving), and the sales
guys stick to you like old gum on a shoe to get you to buy an extended
warranty) is worse. They are really stinky.snip

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"lismacab" wrote in message
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Radio Shack in Canada Stinks.......last resrot
"DougSlug" wrote in message
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What's the other offer? It would have to be pretty bad to choose the
RS
position.

Agree. Radio Shack is smelly. But Future Shop (in Canada they are a minium
wage help electronic store that has the worst Point of Sales system - you
cash out at the sales guy's station then you have to stop at the enterance
of the store to get your packages zapped out before leaving), and the
sales
guys stick to you like old gum on a shoe to get you to buy an extended
warranty) is worse. They are really stinky.

Few if any of those dolts know a thing about computers. (I buy
professionally from computer wholesalers and commerical resellers).

"Manager Trainee" is a glorified grunt. If this guy's friend wants to
break
into the real business world, go work in an office
and really get into the operations of a business (auditing accounts
receivable, writing monthly reporting, answering the
phone, working out logistics, or assistant with the operations of an
office.

Unless his friend wants to go into retail. Then Rat Shack may be a way in,
but wouldn't stay there long unless there's actually
a posting where the friend is Second in Command at the store rather than
being a glorified sales grunt getting paid 80% by commisssion with a title
that doesn't mean anything.

Even write out a few courier slips (heck doesn't matter if you're an MBA.
You will still fill out the courier slips!)

What he would get at Radio Shack is not much more business experience than
working graveyard at the local gas station.

Best would be to review the other alternative against what the Radio Shack
one is.

"Manager Trainee" is alot of standing at the cash register, and he will be
on sales for the first while. That's before he gets a
few subordinates under him. Which will be quite awhile. "Movin' on up from
the East Side and getting a piece of the pie" is dependent on how much the
store makes each month (and Higher Authority is always watching). If he
directly increases
the sales, then he'll be moved up (unless someone Up There moves somewhere
else).

I'd check the store out. Check the guy who is the franchise owner (not
nessesarily the Manager), check the staff to see if
they are happy where they are. Is this guy comfy with the junk that Radio
Shack sells? (Most of it isn't junk, but some is)

Check and question everything.

"doenja" wrote in message
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that is the perfect description of Best But stores.
snip

ROTFLOL!!
Have to remember that one. That is the only store (best buy), that I
absolutely will not go into any more. I bought a Lap Top there years ago,
and the assholes trying to sell me "extended coverage" for $400.00 was un
real. After I got past the damn sales man, then the cashier started in. When
I said "no just ring it up", he proceeded to tell me how glad he was he
bought it for his because he "punched a hole in his screen". At that I
stopped, looked at him and said " so if I buy this coverage, you are going
to put it in writing that a year from now I can kick a hole in the screen
and come in and get a new one"? He of course started back peddling, I
laughed, told him I was not born last week, and left. I had this kind of
experience with them a couple times before this, ever since that last time I
have never set foot in there again. It just takes too long to get out the
door with what you buy. The best part was when I complained and the company
sent me a letter "claiming" the sales guys do not get anything for selling
this added crap. They really expect me to believe those clown are that
annoying because they are just bored? LOL
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