I like it when in an electrical shop about to make a significant purchase, and ask the spotty teenager about specific functions of the product,
in reponse to which they read out the description card by said product.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:15, 3 replies)

in fairness, as someone who's had this job...
they never train you
(likeajackhammer, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:56, closed)

But surely it's better to admit that you don't really know
Rathert than trying to bullshit the customer who can quite clearly see your eyes looking at the card as you talk to them?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 14:48, closed)

The o2 shop
Tards
(BiggestNizzy your company name here pm for rates., Tue 1 Jun 2010, 14:45, closed)

I am also someone who has had this job
And frankly there are 3 facts you need to know:
1) We're paid absolute peanuts, the money does not match any kind of commitment to commit to memory the vital statistics of some mid-range LG flat-screen TV and the other 800 items a store may be selling.
2) There is absolute no training whatsoever.
3) Most 16-20 year olds who are in this job are only there temporarily.

Furthermore, managers are absolute arse-candles. Bunch of feckless pen-pushers who are only slightly more qualified than the monkeys you berate (and thus wear a coffee and snot stained tie to remind you of this qualification) who scream at you if you display any level of honesty. You're the exception, if I said to you 'Sorry Guv, not a clue' you might appreciate the honesty but the average punter will probably not be too impressed.

I was actually paid worse at this job than I was at Tesco, and the thing is, would you come into Tesco and ask an assistant to name the ingredients and nutritional content of a Tesco Value Frozen Lasagne from memory?

If you're smart enough to recognise that the work-monkey knows about as much as you do about the product you're interested in, why bother asking in the first place? Do you really expect him to reveal any secret information that either the info-card or the display box don't already detail?
(kingh0 is grating the cheese of life, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 16:46, closed)