Tht reminds me of being a teenager in the late 80’s working at a Best buy type store in MA called Lechmere.
At first on a typicle Tuesday night there would be three of us working sporting goods, three in seasonal, three in housewares etc etc.
By 1988 there was one of us working both sports and seasonal, one in housewares, one covering both stereo and records, one guy in TV’s...it was horrible.
eventually Montgomery Ward bought them out and both went out of business shortly after.
It’s too bad because in it’s prime Lechmere was a GREAT store and a great place to work as a teen.
I STILL have friends from that place, just got off the phone with one of them as a matter of fact.
We loved Lechmere! We bought our kitchen table from them in about 1983 or ‘84. It’s been chewed on by puppies and dogs and has a mildew stain on the top (not very large-from a leaking jug of water), but with the artful arrangement of place mats, it still looks good. I love it. It’s as solid as a rock.
I worked in the photo department. It was staffed by guys who turned out to be professional photographers for the past thirty years. Tell me of a department store today that has real-life experts at their counters.