working your way up, lot attendant and not manager, start from scratch |
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working your way up, lot attendant and not manager, start from scratch |
 May 18 2008, 07:32 AM
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AF Fiend  Group: Members Posts: 484 Joined: 19-May 05  |
i applied for this job at a car rental place as a rental agent, and also as a manager in training postion , and went for the interview. when i went to the interview, the manager told me that i had to start off as a lot attentant(washing cars and picking up customers). i was hestitant in the position, but later on accepted it.
i was told that even to do the managee in training postion, that one has to start off working as a lot attentant before he can become a manager- the manager that interviewed me said it took him 3 yrs.and how he had to work his way up too. he said everyone has to start off working as a lot attendant before even becoming a manager. pretty much working you way up into the company. is this the way it is with a lot of companies. one has to work there way up. it doesn;t matter about your previous work experience or even education. once your in a new company , you pretty much have to start from scratch. so what if you have a 4 year university degree in marketing/business, and your looking for work-and you get told you have to start off washing cars/picking up customers for like a year before you can become a rental agent and do that for a year or so before you become a manager. i was told i had to only do it for 3 months, but thinking now i'm doubting it with the co workers i'm talking to(both guy been doing lot attendant for 9 months before going to rental agent-and taht just rental agent lol. imagine hey making 10/hr ,but going to school for 4 yrs in univesity with a 40k debt. funny thing is even the manager/supervisor at the rental place doesn;t even make a lot of money, he only makes like 17/hr. seems pretty stressful position too from what i always see him doing. takes you 3 years to get a manager position and he only makes a 1k more a month than the lot attendants. is it worth it. i thought as long as your qualification match and you have the education and previous work experience , then why does one have to start from scratch. |
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May 18 2008, 11:23 AM
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AF Legend  Group: Members Posts: 29,765 Joined: 18-September 04 |
nobody with a real degree is going to try to get a retail management job
that's for liberal arts majors that realize that they need money or those without just a GED This post has been edited by mndeg: May 18 2008, 11:23 AM |
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May 19 2008, 07:56 AM
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AF Fiend Group: Members Posts: 484 Joined: 19-May 05 |
QUOTE(mndeg @ May 18 2008, 11:23 AM) [snapback]3703920[/snapback] nobody with a real degree is going to try to get a retail management job that's for liberal arts majors that realize that they need money or those without just a GED so what the different between retail management job and management job you get with a business degree. what do they do that is different. how much would a retial management guy make. this is at a car rental business. what kind of job can u do with a diploma in business management and a 1 yr info tech certificate than. |
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May 19 2008, 11:39 AM
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AF Supreme  Group: Members Posts: 10,089 Joined: 1-April 05 From: Alexandria, VA |
I hate to say it, but I agree with mndeg. Who on earth with a 4 year degree would go back to any form of retail?
 For example, in the company that I work for, we hire managers all the time. It makes no sense that they should start out in some lowly position if they already have the background. That's what training is for, to cathc them up to speed on that particular company's inner workings. |
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May 20 2008, 09:46 AM
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AF Fiend Group: Members Posts: 484 Joined: 19-May 05 |
QUOTE(ClearBlueWater @ May 19 2008, 11:39 AM) [snapback]3705925[/snapback] I hate to say it, but I agree with mndeg. Who on earth with a 4 year degree would go back to any form of retail? For example, in the company that I work for, we hire managers all the time. It makes no sense that they should start out in some lowly position if they already have the background. That's what training is for, to cathc them up to speed on that particular company's inner workings. yes but what if you have the education, but you don;t have the work experience. i did previous job in call centre though, but thats over the phone. what kind of work experience does the managers have, and do they have managerial exp, b/c i have none. i just have the education . |
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