ChronotriggerJM
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MADCATZ, ALL MADCATZ.
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I kind of want to work at Gamestop. Tell me what awaits me.
- Thread starter Douche McBaggins The 3rd
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Cancel one, put a new one on some other game coming out. lol
Winterfang
Banned
Bunch of nerds assuming that you know everything about games for some reason.
Damn... I've cancelled so many games, not to mention a PS4 and an XB1 preorder.
I'm sorry GameStop employees, please forgive me of my sins.
Bad hours.
Bad pay( you get to work with games, that is your pay!) they say. Mostly because any young kid will take your job, so it's not an easy job to get or keep despite being a shitty one.
Angry customers 24/7 no matter what you do
People trying to return everything
Being told to push subs and reserves at every transaction. Even if they're just buying batteries.
Loud kids
Kids and adults that won't get off the demo stations and let other customers use it
People who stay there for HOURS.
Worst job I ever had.
It's not your fault. It's a stupid system. It should count the cancel towards whoever got the reserve in the first place not who got the cancel.
Bad pay( you get to work with games, that is your pay!) they say. Mostly because any young kid will take your job, so it's not an easy job to get or keep despite being a shitty one.
Angry customers 24/7 no matter what you do
People trying to return everything
Being told to push subs and reserves at every transaction. Even if they're just buying batteries.
Loud kids
Kids and adults that won't get off the demo stations and let other customers use it
People who stay there for HOURS.
Worst job I ever had.
It's not your fault. It's a stupid system. It should count the cancel towards whoever got the reserve in the first place not who got the cancel.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Because it's 20 shits for one giggle? Why would you do that to yourself? There are like six billion other things to do with your spare time if money is not a concern. Hell, if you really had fuck-you money you could open up your own store and run it at a loss.
Is it really just 15% off? Crazy that I get more of a discount at Best Buy, and I don't even have to work there.
Clueless parents
15% discount
You have the ability to tell "Gamestop stories" more than anyone else
People are generally nice if you greet them with a smile
Overall I generally like working there a lot... Whenever they call me in anyway
15% discount
You have the ability to tell "Gamestop stories" more than anyone else
People are generally nice if you greet them with a smile
They'll work you like a dog during the holiday and never call you ever again and tell you you're still employeed and drag you on for weeks/months saying "next week we'll have something for you."
Overall I generally like working there a lot... Whenever they call me in anyway
SlasherJPC
Banned
Preorder, preorder, preorder! Also people aka customers treating you extremely shit at times. It's not always bad but it's retail and as fun as it can be, it can always be as equally bad. I don't regret my time there and if you really just went a taste of what its like, wait till they do temp holiday hiring.
drtomoe123
Member
People trading in games that have maggots in the cases
have fun
have fun
It's OK. After a while you just DGAF anymore.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Why
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Hate from GAF.
Kageshinzo
Member
Lol WTF, seriously?
There was a gamestop in my district back in the day that got a Dreamcast that was packed full of termites and the store had to be shut down for months because of it.
Imagine that nightmare.
"Hi, thanks for calling gamestop, where we accept used games for store credit and cash, AND we are having a promo on iPads and various other tablets for 40% off, 75% off if you are a power up rewards card member with us, my name is X, how can I help you?
Forearm Star
Member
First question.. How old are you? You won't make much which is why I ask.
So if you do do it be informative and keep the fanboy shit to yourself. Be clear and explain things to your customer don't just go off on a tangent
So if you do do it be informative and keep the fanboy shit to yourself. Be clear and explain things to your customer don't just go off on a tangent
You'd still have to deal with the shitty or (rightfully) pissed off people and unless you start throwing a shit ton of money at everyone it'll still be a shitty job.
EDIT: Wtf at the cancel pre-order system?
I pre-ordered Mario Kart 8 then cancelled it to pre-order one at a gamestop closer to my job so I don't have to take an extra bus fare
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Retail.
It's not a games job, it's a retail job.
It's not a games job, it's a retail job.
Shoot, I work retail and my job sounds a helluva lot more fun. We get nice customers and while we get a little of the sell this service I don't get dinged if I don't and I definitely don't get dinged if some one returns it in my line <- the managers might though. They have introduced numbers of at least a few things they expect our store to be able to sell a week. For non managers it just means the managers try to tell us we need to push it and even try to introduce bonus's if we do manage to (But I haven't seen even any "don't sell and we won't give you any hours"). Granted, I also have really good managers and our head manager knows how to hire (that is really important) and my coworkers are good (also important. Even if they are nice to you if they tick off the customers you will deal with crappy customers who are angry).
Not all retail is the same (There are some things that are universal, min wage, variable schedule, these days most places only hire part time
so not enough hours). Hell, even the customers are not the same. And retail jobs that have a "cool" status tend to be a lot worse (cause they can get away with it cause they can get kids who don't know better to work there). Of course, some jobs (like walmart) suck even without the "cool" status (I don't think I could handle walmart customers, I don't even like going in that place to shop).I'd try to find a place where customers enjoy shopping at if you had to work retail. Usually means you get happy customers who are much nicer to deal with when they like you (cause they associate you with a place they like). Also, look to see if the employees actually seem happy (usually means they are happy with how they are treated. And if you are observant, you can tell the difference between employees that are told to smile or else, and truly happy employees).
breakfuss
Member
Not to mention a retail job that requires you peddle pre-orders all day. I wonder if doing so is worse than convincing people to sign up for store credit cards. That was the absolute worst thing about working retail for me. Especially when I didn't make my goals.
Though at least with GS you're surrounded by stuff you love and not racks of brassieres.
I'll never forget that I did all of that and got reprimanded for not saying the location of the GameStop...
Oh I forgot the worst part. Parents treat the store as a day care. They will drop their kids off and leave them at the store for HOURS.
Same here! After I quit it was back to school for me.
Same here! After I quit it was back to school for me.
deranged_666
Member
I personally know 4 people who worked at Gamestop, they all hated it. They treat their employees like crap apparently.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Less than 10 hours a week, minimum wage and tons of bullshit from management and higher ups.
I worked at a Funcoland just as they got bought by GameStop. My boss had me work open to close on my days and when he was supposed to come in at 1:00 and help until close, he'd show up at 4 and play Tony Hawk for a couple hours before leaving. I paid him back by going to Best Buy the morning of PS2 launch and getting my system before clocking in 2 hours late, after he handled our pre-orders by himself.
You can expect shitty pay and frustrating nerds who insist on preaching to you about why your favorite games or systems are the wrong choice. There's also sometimes fun. Oh, and get ready to read off a short paragraph of shit every time you answer the phone. "Thank you for calling GameStop where you can now pre-order Final Fantasy 13 Lightning Returns, my name is blank how can I help you today?"
But hey, if you're young and it's a first job, or if you're not young and want an easy way to pick up a small amount of extra cash, it's not so bad. Just go in knowing it sucks as much as it is fun.
You can expect shitty pay and frustrating nerds who insist on preaching to you about why your favorite games or systems are the wrong choice. There's also sometimes fun. Oh, and get ready to read off a short paragraph of shit every time you answer the phone. "Thank you for calling GameStop where you can now pre-order Final Fantasy 13 Lightning Returns, my name is blank how can I help you today?"
But hey, if you're young and it's a first job, or if you're not young and want an easy way to pick up a small amount of extra cash, it's not so bad. Just go in knowing it sucks as much as it is fun.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Normal retail job. Not a bad one to have on the side if you can put up with people to get a discount and rentals.
rainking187
Member
I remember the time I was trading in some games and preordering something and the manager was happy to help me. When I mentioned I wanted to cancel a different preorder he made another employee come over and do it.
Haven't worked there, but I go there a ton and hit a lot of their midnight releases.
I imagine the worst thing about working there will be customers who are just horribly misinformed, have crazy opinions, and are just flat out wrong about a ton of things. You wouldn't believe some of the absolutely pure *NONSENSE* that people have spouted while I've waited in line for a midnight release of a game. Some of the stuff people have said made my head feel like it was going to explode and it was a level of crazy where it's just better to keep your mouth shut than trying to inform them of anything.
You will not run into many people who keep up with the games industry like GAF readers and it will eat at your soul.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Its depressing enough shopping there!
I worked at game crazy in college and it was okay. About the same amount of hassle and tedium as working at subway which I also did later, but with lots of games around.
This one motherfucker though, he always was trying to shoplift and he was terribly obvious at it.
And the other guy who came there after working his late shift job at the slaughterhouse covered in blood and shit stains. Fuck.
I worked at game crazy in college and it was okay. About the same amount of hassle and tedium as working at subway which I also did later, but with lots of games around.
This one motherfucker though, he always was trying to shoplift and he was terribly obvious at it.
And the other guy who came there after working his late shift job at the slaughterhouse covered in blood and shit stains. Fuck.
tokyostomp
Banned
I want to know more of this story.
In any case a this is a non-issue. Bomb the interview. Just spout a bunch of stupid shit like pondering why there are so many games that feature Nazis as the enemies rather than the righteous saviors as they were in real life.
You should also comment on how games would be improved by featuring uncensored rape scenes. Allude that Little Big Planet would have been a much better game if it had done so.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Lying/bullshitting people, I guess? That's what most people at those stores seem to do. I'm sure there are many very decent people working there as well, but from what I can tell they're not really allowed to show that they're intelligent, thinking people. Getting people to buy/pre-order shit at all costs, that seems to be the goal. Wouldn't want to work there.
Ugh so much fucking this.
I bought a "new" copy of rock band 2 for 12 dollars at a gamestop and it came in a crappy standard bluray black case instead of a clear PS3 case
The code on the manual for exporting was good though so whatever.
This is my least favorite part of working in retail.
I routinely go out of my way to make sure the customer isn't getting fucked, and spend a lot of time getting scolded by my boss for it, but I wouldn't feel too bad getting fired for being a decent person /shrug
I worked at the King of Prussia mall and this happened everyday. Also, crazy coworkers. I worked with thieves, compulsive liars, drug addicts, and deviants. It's been 13 years since I worked there and it still stays with me. The shit I saw, man.
Philly area?