ChronotriggerJM
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MADCATZ, ALL MADCATZ.
Cancel one, put a new one on some other game coming out. lolNow I feel bad that 1 time I actually pre-ordered there and cancelled it later.
Okay, real talk, it completely pisses me off that store employees gain or lose points based on preorders or cancels. I can see incentivizing pre-orders, but it's completely fucking stupid that if a person comes in and preorders 10 games with Employee A, then comes in the next day after he got fired and cancels 9 of those with Employee B, Employee B gets fucked up the ass for it. That makes NO FUCKING SENSE.
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.
What if you're really, really rich and money is the least of your concerns, would you recommend working at Gamestop just for the experience and shits and giggles? Mind you, you'd be, like, rich enough that you can afford to laugh at the manager's face throw a wad of bills at his like he's your bitch because you wouldn't care about getting fired at all.
A 15% discount and the ability to rent games for free.
Other than that? Lots of headaches from both customers and corporate.
It's OK. After a while you just DGAF anymore.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.
People trading in games that have maggots in the cases
have fun
People trading in games that have maggots in the cases
have fun
Lol WTF, seriously?
Don't. The phone call greeting is like 35 seconds.
What if you're really, really rich and money is the least of your concerns, would you recommend working at Gamestop just for the experience and shits and giggles? Mind you, you'd be, like, rich enough that you can afford to laugh at the manager's face and throw a wad of bills at him like he's your bitch because you wouldn't care about getting fired at all.
.no bran.
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.
Retail.
It's not a games job, it's a retail job.
"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?
The worse job I've ever had. Worked there back in 2001 and I have never had a worse experience in my life. At the time I had dropped out of college and it was the experience that pushed me to go back and get my degree.
Okay, real talk, it completely pisses me off that store employees gain or lose points based on preorders or cancels. I can see incentivizing pre-orders, but it's completely fucking stupid that if a person comes in and preorders 10 games with Employee A, then comes in the next day after he got fired and cancels 9 of those with Employee B, Employee B gets fucked up the ass for it. That makes NO FUCKING SENSE.
I've always had this morbid curiosity of working at gamestop. I've seen how stupid some of their salesmen can be. I mean anybody with a brain outranks those that have no bran. But I've always had this alter fascination with being the Al Bundy of Gamestop and having many stories to tell about Gamestop much like my time at Der Disnay.
Anyone work at gamestop or has worked at gamestop to tell me what I should expect?
I have the opposite problem. I'm basically being forced to apply there, but that is the one place where I'm not willing to work. Anywhere but there. Working at a GameStop just sounds like pure hell to me. I don't want to have to tell people to preorder a game that I feel will be shit. My conscience just couldn't take it.
Basically, I need to figure out how to subtly sabotage my application. GL if you really do want to work there for.
They tried to pull that on me constantly. Why do I have to specify that I want a sealed new game and not your opened copy that's probably used.
This is my least favorite part of working in retail.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.
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.
Philly area?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.