lol i work at best buy selling cameras/mp3 players mostly (im in digital imaging and wireless). E is right about managers. they all suck on the corporate tit. theres so much red tape its crazy. but i can understand it because they sell a lot of high priced stuff and have to deal with morons all day no matter how dumb their policies are. for example we had one of the LP guys caught stealing shit. (the "security" guys in the front of the store in yellow shirts) and when it happened managment was VERY hush hush. they wouldnt even tell their own employees what happened. of course you can figure out what happened through rumor and gossip, i just thought it was stupid when the management actively told people in the know to keep their mouths shut. but whatever, i have fun at work, i tell customers the truth, and if i dont know something i either ask someone who does or i do some googling for them to find the answer. i try to always be very nice, and most people are nice back, but some people are just complete douches. maybe its just the holiday season lol. i literally had a guy get mad at ME because what he was looking for we didnt sell and/or didnt exist.
we have this little book of the dumbest things people ask, youd be amazed. examples:
woman standing in checkout lane - "where do i pay for this?"
man walks to the very back of store - "are you guys open?"
hillbilly looking at ipods - "i have a degree in electronics and im trying to explain battery life and gigahertz"
but all in all i like it there. not as much money but a lot better than delivering for pizza hut. most of the people in my store know what they are talking about. im learning little by little. our store is one of the best in the district yet we are probably the smallest
and yea markup is insane on certain things. ill never buy cabling at full price again! or rather as long as i work there lol.