Earthbound Trading reviews

This is a job I took with no experience/no interest in retail because I thought the environment would be different from the HUGE corporate stores. During the holiday season rules were very laid back and it was very enjoyable to go to work but after the holiday season rules started cropping up. If sales weren't being met you could get in trouble and potentially even be fired. If your ADS (amount of money per sale) was low you could get in trouble and potentially be fired. It is ridiculous and puts a lot of pressure on employees, so much so that it pits employees against each other to make sales even though what Earthbound preaches is "team selling". The company is hypocritical at best. I would be reprimanded for things that management would do, or even reprimanded for things I wasn't aware was problematic. The training I received was extremely minimal. It felt like I was set up for failure and each fellow co-worker I discussed this with felt the same way. I do not recommend working at this company if you are looking for a decent amount of training at a decent pay grade.

The pay is crap and it's rare to have a Saturday off. They keep a very small staff so getting a shift covered in an emergency can be a really big hassle. Sales goals are astronomically high and at most times too high to realistically reach. The bonus structure is only good if you're an Assistant or Store Manager.