gardnercook wrote:
The people were really terrific, but I was disappointed in their lack of a formal training protocal (and that may be just the store I worked at). .... I would have stayed on passed the holidays if I could have managed the backache.
ilene
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and impressions. I'm sorry to hear about your back. I'm going through the interview process at our local store. They don't seem very "modern" in their ways or very organized either. There are too many "managers" and not enough direction...a classic "too many cooks in the kitchen" scenario.
I'm on the fence about working there. A couple managers, who are really just the more senior sales people, are downright rude to colleagues. Some of the sales staff seems unmotivated...just bidding their time until they can get a sales job with a better salary. I haven't met the general store manager yet.
This all may be particular to my local store. I've shopped in SLTs in other cities and had better experiences, though didn't interview for a job with them.
Finally, I'm a little shocked at the low salary...$9/hr. High school kids working in mall clothing stores earn more than that in my area, and get good discounts. SLT is high-end retail and I would think they'd be interested in paying better in order to get and retain employees who are knowledgeable about their expensive cookware.