Fair enough. But who searches the searchers
When I worked for Music Zone we got searched and the security only got searched at Xmas time, one guard was sacked for having over £300 of gear in his bag on the way out.
Is working in Gamestation really that good of a job?
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When I worked for Music Zone we got searched and the security only got searched at Xmas time, one guard was sacked for having over £300 of gear in his bag on the way out.
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I worked a summer with them, the job is as dull and boring as all retail work is.
Interesting.
Near the end of my employment at a certain bank, I was asked to assist another branch in searching for a loss of £25,000. I managed to search through the books and find pretty much to the minute the money left the branch, and after a bit of research (unsurprisingly considering the employment process), it turned out a temp they had employed had walked out the door with a bundle of £50 notes in his pocket. They couldn't prove it however as he had successfully avoided all the CCTV.
I wonder if banks now search cashiers when they leave at the end of the day.
Near the end of my employment at a certain bank, I was asked to assist another branch in searching for a loss of £25,000. I managed to search through the books and find pretty much to the minute the money left the branch, and after a bit of research (unsurprisingly considering the employment process), it turned out a temp they had employed had walked out the door with a bundle of £50 notes in his pocket. They couldn't prove it however as he had successfully avoided all the CCTV.
I wonder if banks now search cashiers when they leave at the end of the day.
I worked for GAME in Perth and it is easily the most enjoyable job I've had. It was a small store and we were all trusted to just get things done instead of constantly being given specific tasks, unlike when I moved to the bigger Glasgow store where there was a large staff and the manager was infuriatingly inflexible. I quite after a week there having worked in Perth for two years.
You got to know the regular customers, could stand away chatting to them for ages about games, or whatever else you wanted, and it would inevitably lead to a sale when they started asking for recommendations. The discount was a bonus too, and GAME seems to attract older customers as opposed to moody little teenagers which I definitely counted as a plus point.
You got to know the regular customers, could stand away chatting to them for ages about games, or whatever else you wanted, and it would inevitably lead to a sale when they started asking for recommendations. The discount was a bonus too, and GAME seems to attract older customers as opposed to moody little teenagers which I definitely counted as a plus point.
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All sorts of things that people might not want to see. A woman might have sanitary products in there. Why should she suffer the indignity of having someone know exactly when she was menstruating?
Give over, women always have that sort of stuff in their bags anyway and usually aren't too bothered about it. End of the day though if you are bothered about it then get one of those little cases that stores all that kind of jazz in it.
The people who are searching the bags aren't really looking for things like that though and will show a certain level of discretion as opposed to running to the nearest spotty co-worker to tell them that one of their fellow employees is carrying female hygiene products!
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My point is that there are lots of things you might have on your person that you don't want others to see. That doesn't mean you are guilty in any way which is what Freelancer was saying.
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Worked in gamestation for a year and a half at uni. It was more enjoyable until game took over then it became a lot about selling targets of insurance. It did lose is more laid back attitude at the point. the people i worked with were nice. massive geeks obviously but very friendly.
the 40% discount on used stuff was definitely a bonus as was the borrowing of items ( legally of course )
never had any problems from customers really apart from a couple of people. most of the time the managers would side with the customer and that was that. kept people coming back instead of going to GAME, quite a few people would often come in and complain about game. especially regarding the returns policy. We were rather light on that front.
as for searching. it was standard practice. the main manager would search every ones bags and then would ask one of the employes to check their bag. was just standard. happened in every retail job i worked in.
Do i miss it ? No. but it was a lot better than working in Schuh in oxford street i can tell you that and the people who you are working with you actually have something in common, games after all. so it was the best retail job ive had. not that im a serial retailist mind
the 40% discount on used stuff was definitely a bonus as was the borrowing of items ( legally of course )
never had any problems from customers really apart from a couple of people. most of the time the managers would side with the customer and that was that. kept people coming back instead of going to GAME, quite a few people would often come in and complain about game. especially regarding the returns policy. We were rather light on that front.
as for searching. it was standard practice. the main manager would search every ones bags and then would ask one of the employes to check their bag. was just standard. happened in every retail job i worked in.
Do i miss it ? No. but it was a lot better than working in Schuh in oxford street i can tell you that and the people who you are working with you actually have something in common, games after all. so it was the best retail job ive had. not that im a serial retailist mind
I wouldn't mind working at my local store tbh but then again i wouldn't mind working anywhere at the moment as i don't have a job
this!
but saying that, our local game/gamestation is pretty tidy, not many people go in there anymore funny considering i live in what can only be classed as a dump
Yeah that was in place at B&Q 20 odd years ago when I worked there part time.........Though we had coloured plugs.......and the people who stole stuff had scratched markings on them so they knew which one they were pulling out. Did no good at all.........and the biggest tea leaf was the store manager.....I was at college with his son and their house was like a B&Q warehouse.
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Gamestation would be the same as working at Blockbuster or HMV, you get stuff a few days before it's released 
the stock guys I used to work with in HMV had Black Ops a full week before it was officially released in the UK.
So there are benefits, like staff discounts, and you get to talk about games/movies all day.
But retail jobs don't exactly pay enough to retire on lol
the stock guys I used to work with in HMV had Black Ops a full week before it was officially released in the UK.So there are benefits, like staff discounts, and you get to talk about games/movies all day.
But retail jobs don't exactly pay enough to retire on lol
I think people are going a little far on the searching thing...
It's not like they make you empty the contents and go through it all. They are literally asking for you to open the bag so they can peer in quickly and check there are no games or whatever. It's no different to when you go to a sporting/music event or similar where they ask you to open your bag on the way in.
Another factor about Game is that it's a very male dominated store anyway, not too many girls work in them. I also think people are being silly if you think girls are really going to be hung up or offended that people know they might be carrying tampons in their handbags... perhaps if you are still in school maybe.
I'm sure you could be asked to be searched by a colleague of the same sex if it was a real issue for you.
It's not like they make you empty the contents and go through it all. They are literally asking for you to open the bag so they can peer in quickly and check there are no games or whatever. It's no different to when you go to a sporting/music event or similar where they ask you to open your bag on the way in.
Another factor about Game is that it's a very male dominated store anyway, not too many girls work in them. I also think people are being silly if you think girls are really going to be hung up or offended that people know they might be carrying tampons in their handbags... perhaps if you are still in school maybe.
I'm sure you could be asked to be searched by a colleague of the same sex if it was a real issue for you.
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I'm not surprised.
I knew of a supermarket manager who was on the take but no one could prove it.
I worked for Game for 2 years. Really enjoyed it. I got on well with everyone, including the manager, who was a top guy.
Obvious statement that retail sucks is true, but I found it depended on who you worked with, sure you'd get the odd problematic customer, but in general I didn't find it too bad.
As another person in this thread has said, I didn't get to play games all day unfortunately, but I did get to play the new releases on my lunch break days, sometimes weeks, before they were released to the public.
We were always searched, and I accepted it, because it was company policy. It's no doubt the same for every other retail company around. It's nothing new, I don't understand why people are questioning it heavily.
Obvious statement that retail sucks is true, but I found it depended on who you worked with, sure you'd get the odd problematic customer, but in general I didn't find it too bad.
As another person in this thread has said, I didn't get to play games all day unfortunately, but I did get to play the new releases on my lunch break days, sometimes weeks, before they were released to the public.
We were always searched, and I accepted it, because it was company policy. It's no doubt the same for every other retail company around. It's nothing new, I don't understand why people are questioning it heavily.
arent your held personally repsonsible if your till if short at the end of a shift?
my missus used to work in a supermarket and she said anyone whos till was short got a right bollocking, ive seen cashiers in boots ask for money from another till for the person they were asking tell them they arent allowed becausre every penny has to be accounted for aswell
