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In reply to the discussion: So I Walked In To A Fast Food Place...and??? [View all]RobinA
(10,071 posts)of the time period you mention, I can quite agree. I worked at the cusp, started when you could still get a knowledgable sales person who had been there for awhile and ended when the whole thing was just falling apart with interchangeable salesmatons, no training, not much staffing. It wasn't the salespeople's fault. I started as a salesperson, learned my department and made manager. I'd still be there, but a couple of mergers, major layoffs, and a lack of invsetment in...well, anything at the store level, convinced me i t was time to move on. I loved it while the gettin' was good, even though the pay was crappy. I knew my business and merchandise. The few people left in department stores are ripping their hair out doing three jobs and the salespeople last months and know nothing. Even I don't shop in department stores, and I used to be able to wax poetic about the department store experience. No more.
And right on to the dressing room searcher! The few times I venture into a department store I find myself asking, Do they really WANT to sell anything? They make it so difficult.