[kerberos3]

I used to work at RadioShack right when Len Roberts took over as president. I can tell you that if you work in a company owned store, they own you. It is a typical retail store which is there to make money; not to make employees happy. I was able to learn a lot of life lessons, make contacts and finally leave that place for a much better job. In the past ten years, the competence of the RS staff has gone downhill. One reason is they moved off of commission based sales to minimum wage with some bonuses. The people that work there now can be likened to fast food employees.

One of my favorite things they would do during the holiday season was to cut your commission rate since there would be more sales and they didn't want you to make too mcuh. This would keep your earnings in step with the rest of the year although it was a lot more busy. Merry Christmas !!!!

[MinuteGal]

You hit the proverbial nail. My Radio Shack is manned (?) by two airhead young ladies, barely out of their teens. They can't answer any technical or electronic-type questions beyond the mundane at all. One hardly speaks English. They chatter somehow with each other at the back of the store till one happens to come to and notices a customer who's been waiting for assistance.

I went to another Radio Shack in a Chicago suburb where there were two clerks. One of the two was a man dressed in full female clothing, low heels, reddish-blond curly wig and garish makeup and jewelry. I kid you not!

My sister was waiting for me in the car and I told her "Ya gotta see this, let's go back into the store!". The he/she/it saved us the trouble by going outside for a smoke. My sister about had a stroke as did passers-by.

I can name the store location, but won't do it on the web!

Leni

[razorback-bert]

When I was in the electronics business, I used hire RS managers as salesman and they were shocked to find they made more from us as salesman with fewer hours.

There is a lot of bullying teens to work "of the clock" in mall stores, I was told this by the kids, who said don't tell my parents or I will get fired.