Joined: 23 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Anyone here ever sell better grade shoes? | |
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I sell shoes. The pay has been extremely good thus far, but it's starting to worry me that there's so many sales people being hired. Even the very best salesperson cannot offset the fact that it's a numbers game first and foremost.
Management tells us that having a staff this full is GOOD for us and they're doing it too help us, not hurt us. We'll see if that's true if/when my paycheck goes down. They also say that we need to sell 5x as much to 1 person instead of selling 1 thing to 5 people. Easier said than done. Sometimes the people you're selling to can't even afford what they're buying, and extending credit to them is rough in this economy. I don't get why they don't just hire some quality salespeople with great customer service skills and fill out the rest of the man hours with part-timers here and there and cash wrappers. If I end taking a huge cut in pay, I'm going to leave. Replacing me is going to be TOUGH. Sure, they can find anyone to fill the position, but can they sell like I can? I know the inventory and I have a strong work ethic and great customer service skills. The thing I worry about though is am I going to find this everywhere I go? I have a few options in working elsewhere, but will it be more of the same? Worries me. |
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Joined: 28 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject: | |
 I work selling shoes also,the more hours and staff you r on the worse,I personally feel they do it so we lose money,they have the same or more amount of sales but we dont..I have been doing this for 16 years and I made more in the beginning then than I do now,because they werent overstaffed I hope that answers your question..get out now thats what I reccommend...
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Joined: 13 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject: | |
| Sadly this is the case for most retailers right now. I hear they are doing the same at Sears. More new workers equals lower commission for each employee. I would recommend taking off. The more people there are to steal a sale, the more your paycheck is going to take a nosedive. | |