Girlfriend's Work
Girlfriend works in a chain of jewellery stores. New national manager has instigated the following:

- staff purchases, which used to average only 1/3 of the retail price, are now only $10 less than the standard customer discount of ~15% (they still made huge profit if sold at 1/3 price)

- increased sales targets by 20% but reduced wages budgets by same, so no-one can ever get bonuses

- doubling the amount of work required to set up the shop in the morning & pack up the shop in the evening, but halve the amount of time allowed (paid) to do it

- sends his wife around "undercover" to take photos of shops if they are not open in time, or close early

- insist managers work weekends so they don't have to pay part-timers overtime

Surprisingly, loads of long term & experienced staff are resigning every day. Smart move in the lead up to Christmas

Bit of a difference from selling mobile phones to selling a luxury like jewellery, but apparently he thinks he knows...
(Barry Dangerous, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 0:24, 2 replies)

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Why do standard customers get a 15% discount?

Am I just not getting that?
(misskitty reeks of sex and turpentine; laudanum afternoons, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 3:18, closed)

Maybe that's haggle down range? Or special offers.
(Musuko, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 10:14, closed)