promoted....kinda

cubbieman · 07-13-2008, 01:45 AM

it's a pay raise, and apparently more responsibility, so I guess it's a promotion, but i'm not supervising anyone yet

as many of you know i've been working at wal mart pushing carts for too long now(since 5/26/07) so I asked what I could be besides cart pusher. the only other option is cashier because i'm not 18 yet, so I wasn't really excited about that, but my assistant manager overheard and told me he'd been wanting to talk to me about that. He said he's only been with the company for 3 years(he's been salaried for over a year) and told me what steps he thought I should take and he wanted to get me inside to take on more responsibility, so i thought about it over my lunch break and decided to switch to cashier. i start the 19th and we're going to work out a schedule tomorrow

tippmann7 · 07-13-2008, 01:57 AM

well if your getting paid more to sit at a counter than you are for walking around pushing carts all day i would be happy with being a cashier. i myself am looking to get a job at walmart, or anywhere rite now lol. i need something to do until i gota go back to school and i could realy use the money.

Asphalt Cowboy · 07-13-2008, 02:00 AM

Awwright, congrats.

AKHunter · 07-13-2008, 02:20 AM

Good for you! Any time you can show initiative at all, do it. It will get you far in life. Just don't be an ass about it

. I mean that in the best possible way.

troy2000 · 07-13-2008, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tippmann7

well if your getting paid more to sit at a counter than you are for walking around pushing carts all day i would be happy with being a cashier. i myself am looking to get a job at walmart, or anywhere rite now lol. i need something to do until i gota go back to school and i could realy use the money.

Trust me, tippman...Walmart cashiers don't sit, any more than supermarket cashiers do.

Congratz, Cubbie. Not just on getting the promotion, but also on impressing someone enough for them to take an interest in helping your career along in the company.

nathangdad · 07-13-2008, 04:15 AM

Do a good job and start asking how to become a department manager in an area such as sporting goods, home improvement, or auto supplies.
Then work toward an assistant managership for an entire store.

Windwalker · 07-13-2008, 07:32 AM

Congratulations on the promotion.

Brother Bob · 07-13-2008, 07:57 AM

Ditto!

Seabeescotty · 07-13-2008, 08:54 AM

And another DITTO!!!!!

billy · 07-13-2008, 09:12 AM

DITTO DITTO DITTO!

TexasT · 07-13-2008, 09:55 AM

Congrats, cubbie.

neophyte · 07-13-2008, 10:02 AM

cubbieman: Sir; you de man

More money for your hobbies. Meeting and greeting all the passer throughs. Learning more to make more.
Any which way you look at it. Yahooo . Sir; congratulations.

Mike Franklin · 07-13-2008, 10:12 AM

The easiest way to get out of a minimum wage job is to get a promotion with a raise.

SwedeSteve · 07-13-2008, 10:44 AM

Way to go cubbie !! We are all rootin' for ya !!

stalebiscuit · 07-13-2008, 01:50 PM

good for you, let me tell you, its hard for us younger guys, we work harder sometimes than the ones who have been there for a while, when i was at kroger, i did everything it felt like, and the pay was bad......but you, you keep with it and good things are bound to happen

Cyrano · 07-13-2008, 02:34 PM

Cubbie, one bit of advice: get youself a pair or really comfortable sneakers and put some good insoles in them. You are going to be standing on a hard floor all day - those rubber mats they put at the cash registers are worthless for foot comfort - and that's harder on your feet than moving around.

I spent 16 years at sea walking on steel decks and pacing the bridge in leather shoes, and I never had foot trouble. After I'd been ashore awhile, I ended up supervising the plan room of a construction company, in the one room in the company that was not carpeted. The company refused to either carpet the space or allow me and my people to wear sneakers. Inside of six months, I had massive foot troubles and eventually had to have surgery. My heels still ache constantly as a result of that job. So learn from my example and pad your feet as far as possible if you're going to be standing on a hard surface all the time.

racdrof · 07-13-2008, 07:07 PM

The more jobs at wal-mart you can learn and do will help you and the company. Do as many different jobs as you can and do them well, that promotion will be there.

Moss500Bantam · 07-13-2008, 07:09 PM

Hey! Congrats!
That's how you work your way up in the world. One speed bump at a time.

toolman · 07-13-2008, 07:21 PM

Good job, man! My dad used to tell me "sitting on your ass doing nothing all day will only get you so far..." I respect anyone who tries to better his\her situation.

cubbieman · 07-14-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathangdad

Do a good job and start asking how to become a department manager in an area such as sporting goods, home improvement, or auto supplies.
Then work toward an assistant managership for an entire store.

you have to be 21 to work in sporting goods, my store sells handguns. my manager had me help him build a feature back there yesterday, but to be job coded back there you have to be able to run the gun counter

also, I'll have a year and a half in the front end when i turn 18, i'll have a better shot at customer service manager then department manager, but who can complain about $13.20 with an extra dollar per hour in the summer and another extra dollar per hour on sundays to cashier?

07-13-2008, 01:45 AM	#1
cubbieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,550	promoted....kinda it's a pay raise, and apparently more responsibility, so I guess it's a promotion, but i'm not supervising anyone yet as many of you know i've been working at wal mart pushing carts for too long now(since 5/26/07) so I asked what I could be besides cart pusher. the only other option is cashier because i'm not 18 yet, so I wasn't really excited about that, but my assistant manager overheard and told me he'd been wanting to talk to me about that. He said he's only been with the company for 3 years(he's been salaried for over a year) and told me what steps he thought I should take and he wanted to get me inside to take on more responsibility, so i thought about it over my lunch break and decided to switch to cashier. i start the 19th and we're going to work out a schedule tomorrow

07-13-2008, 01:57 AM	#2
tippmann7 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Attica, Ohio Posts: 924	well if your getting paid more to sit at a counter than you are for walking around pushing carts all day i would be happy with being a cashier. i myself am looking to get a job at walmart, or anywhere rite now lol. i need something to do until i gota go back to school and i could realy use the money. __________________ energizer bunny arrested, charged with battery

07-13-2008, 02:00 AM	#3
Asphalt Cowboy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A one horse town in E.Kansas. Posts: 353	Awwright, congrats. __________________ Yes, I Ride A Motorcycle. I Have To, It's Cheaper Than A Shrink.

07-13-2008, 04:15 AM	#6
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,905	Congrats Do a good job and start asking how to become a department manager in an area such as sporting goods, home improvement, or auto supplies. Then work toward an assistant managership for an entire store.

07-13-2008, 07:32 AM	#7
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,997	Congratulations on the promotion. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

07-13-2008, 02:20 AM	#4
AKHunter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 899	Good for you! Any time you can show initiative at all, do it. It will get you far in life. Just don't be an ass about it . I mean that in the best possible way.

07-13-2008, 07:57 AM	#8
Brother Bob The Mayor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Olive Branch, MS. Posts: 3,046 Blog Entries: 3	Ditto!

07-13-2008, 08:54 AM	#9
Seabeescotty The ol' Coot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 4,567 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	And another DITTO!!!!! __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

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billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 14,225 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	DITTO DITTO DITTO! __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because what if I'm wrong?"- Bertrand Russell

07-13-2008, 09:55 AM	#11
TexasT No Whining Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere. Posts: 4,937 Blog Entries: 17	Congrats, cubbie. __________________ I walk like this because I can back it up.

07-13-2008, 10:02 AM	#12
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,342 Blog Entries: 2	More money cubbieman: Sir; you de manMore money for your hobbies. Meeting and greeting all the passer throughs. Learning more to make more. Any which way you look at it. Yahooo . Sir; congratulations. __________________ Craig May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you. Numbers 6:24

07-13-2008, 10:12 AM	#13
Mike Franklin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 1,276	The easiest way to get out of a minimum wage job is to get a promotion with a raise. __________________ Aim real good we're nearly out of ammo.

07-13-2008, 10:44 AM	#14
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,538 Images: 1	Way to go cubbie !! We are all rootin' for ya !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-13-2008, 01:50 PM	#15
stalebiscuit Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: atlanta, but much rather be in valdosta Posts: 1,793	good for you, let me tell you, its hard for us younger guys, we work harder sometimes than the ones who have been there for a while, when i was at kroger, i did everything it felt like, and the pay was bad......but you, you keep with it and good things are bound to happen

07-13-2008, 02:34 PM	#16
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,981	Cubbie, one bit of advice: get youself a pair or really comfortable sneakers and put some good insoles in them. You are going to be standing on a hard floor all day - those rubber mats they put at the cash registers are worthless for foot comfort - and that's harder on your feet than moving around. I spent 16 years at sea walking on steel decks and pacing the bridge in leather shoes, and I never had foot trouble. After I'd been ashore awhile, I ended up supervising the plan room of a construction company, in the one room in the company that was not carpeted. The company refused to either carpet the space or allow me and my people to wear sneakers. Inside of six months, I had massive foot troubles and eventually had to have surgery. My heels still ache constantly as a result of that job. So learn from my example and pad your feet as far as possible if you're going to be standing on a hard surface all the time.

07-13-2008, 07:07 PM	#17
racdrof Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 206	The more jobs at wal-mart you can learn and do will help you and the company. Do as many different jobs as you can and do them well, that promotion will be there.

07-13-2008, 07:09 PM	#18
Moss500Bantam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 257	Hey! Congrats! That's how you work your way up in the world. One speed bump at a time. __________________ I don't know how a PC works. I just know how to use it. I know how a gun works, and how to use it.

07-13-2008, 07:21 PM	#19
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,852 Blog Entries: 24	Good job, man! My dad used to tell me "sitting on your ass doing nothing all day will only get you so far..." I respect anyone who tries to better his\her situation. __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!