Figured I'd post a quick hello to all, just recently found this place and so far I'm enjoying lurking on all your posts ^_^. I've been with spot(that's what you guys call it hmm?) closer to 2 years than 1 and am actually enjoying it for the most part..weird right? Most of the ETLs and SrTLs at my store are respectable and honest people who have been straightforward and supportive so that probably has something to do with it. When I first started there were a couple Execs that I had problems with but they have since disappeared (hooray!).
I started like most people do on the registers and have been tossed about the front everywhere except Starbucks. Currently I am in a comfortable routine of spending every waking minute at the photo lab and plan to continue to do that until they take away the wet lab. :cray: I've also spent a little bit of time out on the floor, but can't stand the distractions (read: guests). It's all okay, but "specialty" positions are definitely the way to go. The only thing I thoroughly do not enjoy is softlines, if I had to spend any real amount of time there I would most likely end up checking myself into a white, padded room. All those clothes...so tightly packed together...squeezing in from every side...crushing...suffocating...you get the point.
I did also have a question for anyone who may care to answer; I am going to be interviewing for a GSA position and really have no idea what to expect, so, what should I expect!?. I couldn't find much about these low level interviews here but would be super grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. What kind of questions will I be facing? Will it be more "Tell me about a time.." or will it be "What would you do in this situation: " type of stuff. I'm sure some of you have been on one side or the other of GSA interviews, input from either side would be super-fantabulous.
Will the fact that I am already used for covering GSTL breaks/lunches aid me at all? I am fairly confident that I know most of what there is to know as far as GSAing goes. I know the opening/closing routines, CO, etc... I am sure I still have things to learn but I would feel comfortable running the front end.
I feel like it will be an uphill battle seeing as my ETL-GE is not very fond of me (I have already whined about her in my only other post), so if I can pull off a decent interview with my other interviewer I'd be satisfied.
Well, thank you for any help you can offer me and I hope to get to know you all better! Hopefully I haven't scared anyone off with my incoherent intro post...hehe
P.S. How careful should I be as far as revealing my identity goes. Have I posted too much by identifying myself as a one of the few wet photo lab team members left who is applying for GSA? Am I being a paranoid parrot, does it even matter?
I started like most people do on the registers and have been tossed about the front everywhere except Starbucks. Currently I am in a comfortable routine of spending every waking minute at the photo lab and plan to continue to do that until they take away the wet lab. :cray: I've also spent a little bit of time out on the floor, but can't stand the distractions (read: guests). It's all okay, but "specialty" positions are definitely the way to go. The only thing I thoroughly do not enjoy is softlines, if I had to spend any real amount of time there I would most likely end up checking myself into a white, padded room. All those clothes...so tightly packed together...squeezing in from every side...crushing...suffocating...you get the point.
I did also have a question for anyone who may care to answer; I am going to be interviewing for a GSA position and really have no idea what to expect, so, what should I expect!?. I couldn't find much about these low level interviews here but would be super grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. What kind of questions will I be facing? Will it be more "Tell me about a time.." or will it be "What would you do in this situation: " type of stuff. I'm sure some of you have been on one side or the other of GSA interviews, input from either side would be super-fantabulous.
Will the fact that I am already used for covering GSTL breaks/lunches aid me at all? I am fairly confident that I know most of what there is to know as far as GSAing goes. I know the opening/closing routines, CO, etc... I am sure I still have things to learn but I would feel comfortable running the front end.
I feel like it will be an uphill battle seeing as my ETL-GE is not very fond of me (I have already whined about her in my only other post), so if I can pull off a decent interview with my other interviewer I'd be satisfied.
Well, thank you for any help you can offer me and I hope to get to know you all better! Hopefully I haven't scared anyone off with my incoherent intro post...hehe
P.S. How careful should I be as far as revealing my identity goes. Have I posted too much by identifying myself as a one of the few wet photo lab team members left who is applying for GSA? Am I being a paranoid parrot, does it even matter?
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