Here’s another classic venting from Job Vent. Check out the original and leave your comments here.
Again this is NOT my story, but it is true.
Ok well I am currently employed by this joke of a corporation. I just recently lost my job, and I thought “well I guess it’s time to start my career. So I got a call from a man who is now my District Manager and I thought this was my ticket into a great, and rewarding career in Photography. Boy was I wrong!!!!!!! Not only do I absolutely hate this job, but it has made me hate my passion, which is photography so much that I have pondered and almost been forced to sell my camera, My pride and joy. I also might add that it is now a necessity that I sell my camera to stay afloat financially, Since this company doesnt care at all about its employees, nor do they pay them the right amount of money for the ridiculous amount of work that is demanded of you. First of all, when I was hired I was trained with 4 other “Candidates” and they have all since quit and I am the only one that is still employed by this awful company. The only reason I havent quit yet is because I cant find another job at the moment. I hate this job so much that everyday I go in I want to just close the studio and go home. Everyday I also feel like I am the manager of this location because my manager is never there, so all of this studio failing buisness is on my head!?!!?!?? She is constantly telling me that the studio which is a new one might i add is failing and if I dont get “sits” in the door through “aquisition” of new customers then she will be forced to cut hours.
Three things here:
First of all: You are getting paid all of the money in the studio because you are the manager! SHe never aquistions, just acts like she is on the phone or doing paperwork, even when we have zero appointments on the books. You get your butt out there and do it if the studio is REALLY in that much trouble! Youre the manager!!!!!!!!!! I get paid a whopping $9 dollars an hour, averaging $450 every two weeks, not even enough money to get me through HALF of a week(I drive an hour round trip to work 5 days a week)……..not enough money to go in everyday and pull my managers weight!!!!!!!!!!!!
Secondly: this corporation does not care at all about its customers, I am disgusted by the lies in all of the meetings that I have attended where my district manager drones on about customer service and then immediately goes on to talk about how we shouldnt even know the bottom photo collections because all we should be selling are the $400 collection. well I got news for ya bub, we are located inside of a wal mart, these people come here to save money and dont have $400 to drop on these crap photos, that as a photography student I can tell you lack all creativity!!!!!!!!! And most of the people come in to buy the $7.99 advertised offer which is a hell of a deal, almost too good I dont know why you would buy anything else honestly….They don’t care about the customers at all….
Listen I could go on for days, But I think I have spoke my peace!
DO NOT work for this place if you know whats good for you!!!!!!!!!!
I wish I would have known about this website before I ever even considered picking up the phone and accepting this interview……Cant wait till I can tell my boss how I feel, leave and never come back.
Oh, how easy it is for a bad job to ruin what you once thought you loved…
