Job Title: Office Administrator
Location: USA
Submitted on: 26-Apr-05
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Stock plummeted drastically. Company is expanding too quickly and not
upkeeping the existing stores. Stores have become uncomfortably
crammed with product. Company is trying to go beyond "hunt, fish,
camp" theme, but is overextending itself. Stock rooms were shrunk for
sales floor expansion, but we began receiving twice as much product
(most of which we had no use for).
We were able to trump all competetion in our area, but stores near a
Cabela's didn't fare as well. Company gave us freedom to "deal" with
customers as needed to retain business and stay one step ahead of
everyone else.
AT MY PARTICULAR STORE: Women seem to be something of a necessary evil
to this company. Promotions were impossible to come by. I watched
several exceptionally qualified women get passed over while a poorly
qualified, and sometimes obviously dishonest, man was offered the
position. Male sales managers also seemed to make more than women in
the same job. There was a pervasive idea that female workers should be
cute and act dumb, otherwise you were just a "@itch". It didn't seem to
be as bad at our other stores in the general area, but it wasn't that
much better, either.
Employee morale was amazing at the beginning, up until I was there for
about 2 years. Right before I quit, I used to dread going to work
because not only was my day going to be miserable, but I would listen
to everyone else I worked with be miserable as well.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO WORK HERE AND ADVANCE: Be willing to accept all
transfers. They like to move good people around, and you will move up
much, much quicker. Don't turn down too many transfers, or you are
dead in the water. It's not a bad place to work all considered. I'm
sure I had unusual circumstances, and not all stores will be like the
one I worked in. But if you seriously enjoy the outdoors, even just
take a part-time job here, if nothing else it's worth the 20% discount.
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