Comments on: Working Unhappy in Retail http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/working-unhappy-in-retail/ You must by happy to do great work. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:23:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: veronicaromm http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/working-unhappy-in-retail/comment-page-1/#comment-426 veronicaromm Thu, 29 May 2008 05:37:12 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/27/working-unhappy-in-retail/#comment-426 Work happy guy, you know I think your posts are great so I play Devil's advocate. I am really not as concrete and negative as my comments. Thanks for visiting my sites too. <em>veronicaromm's last blog post..<a href='http://veronicaromm.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/609/' rel="nofollow">An American Crime</a></em> Work happy guy, you know I think your posts are great so I play Devil’s advocate. I am really not as concrete and negative as my comments. Thanks for visiting my sites too.

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]]> By: The Work Happy Guy http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/working-unhappy-in-retail/comment-page-1/#comment-425 The Work Happy Guy Thu, 29 May 2008 02:19:10 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/27/working-unhappy-in-retail/#comment-425 Hey Chris, you also make a good point. I hope "working unhappy in retail" is checking this out. I've worked for companies that have set the sales quota so high that no one every met it and therefore they never paid any bonuses. It was a drag to work for them. We do need to exceed our managers expectations, but they also need to understand what's achievable and what's not. Sales is not an easy job. It takes a special person to keep on asking customers even after they get rejected. Hey Chris, you also make a good point. I hope “working unhappy in retail” is checking this out. I’ve worked for companies that have set the sales quota so high that no one every met it and therefore they never paid any bonuses. It was a drag to work for them. We do need to exceed our managers expectations, but they also need to understand what’s achievable and what’s not.

Sales is not an easy job. It takes a special person to keep on asking customers even after they get rejected.

]]> By: The Work Happy Guy http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/working-unhappy-in-retail/comment-page-1/#comment-424 The Work Happy Guy Thu, 29 May 2008 02:13:13 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/27/working-unhappy-in-retail/#comment-424 Hey Veronica, good advice. The working world is a lot different from school. Although I do disagree with you that it has to be all business, meeting quotas and constantly pushing for more. Work can be fun and a great learning experience if an employee is given the chance. There have been many great employees run off by an arrogant boss. If this boss isn't careful he won't have any employees that want to help him meet his quotas. Hey Veronica, good advice. The working world is a lot different from school. Although I do disagree with you that it has to be all business, meeting quotas and constantly pushing for more. Work can be fun and a great learning experience if an employee is given the chance. There have been many great employees run off by an arrogant boss. If this boss isn’t careful he won’t have any employees that want to help him meet his quotas.

]]> By: Chris http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/working-unhappy-in-retail/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Chris Wed, 28 May 2008 14:54:15 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/27/working-unhappy-in-retail/#comment-423 Maybe the manager really needs to be a better manager but in marketing and sales, you have to be really a go getter to survive. You can't be shy. Exceeding your quota is not enough. You have to go beyond this. I've done sales and marketing and I'm pretty gregarious, but I still won't survive long as a sales and marketing person. <em>Chris's last blog post..<a href='http://watdawat.com/2008/05/28/feedburner-rss-subscription-and-comments/' rel="nofollow">Feedburner, RSS Subscription, and Comments</a></em> Maybe the manager really needs to be a better manager but in marketing and sales, you have to be really a go getter to survive. You can’t be shy. Exceeding your quota is not enough. You have to go beyond this.

I’ve done sales and marketing and I’m pretty gregarious, but I still won’t survive long as a sales and marketing person.

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]]> By: veronicaromm http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/working-unhappy-in-retail/comment-page-1/#comment-422 veronicaromm Wed, 28 May 2008 03:00:42 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/05/27/working-unhappy-in-retail/#comment-422 I hear two things, you like the people at your job, yet you are not good with people as you say and are in retail sales. Its not summer camp, you as a sales person have a quota, the manager has one as well as the store. It is his life, not for you. Can you see the differences? I know he may be a pain in the rear but he has a job to do and is not there to teach you. To me it is not a good fit, he won't change b/c you won't be around long enough. Thanks for the example, Veronica I hear two things, you like the people at your job, yet you are not good with people as you say and are in retail sales. Its not summer camp, you as a sales person have a quota, the manager has one as well as the store. It is his life, not for you. Can you see the differences? I know he may be a pain in the rear but he has a job to do and is not there to teach you. To me it is not a good fit, he won’t change b/c you won’t be around long enough. Thanks for the example, Veronica

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