Terrible Manager - Part Time Sales Associate Build-A-Bear Employee Review

1.0
Aug 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Experience with children Improved social skills/highly interactive with diverse groups of people The cute kids and families

Cons

THE MUSIC The screaming kids Working at a hot stuffing machine while lines pile up Horrible managers My manager hired me, then refused to give more than 8 hours a week, despite my availability. On top of that, three managers at once had very different styles, one was laid-back (trained me), but the next day the other manager yelled at my 'stuffing job' even though I had never been taught his way. A few managers took themselves way too seriously, cared about ratio of scents/sounds sold more than the guest's overall experience. If I didn't sell a sound they'd be mad even though the guest explicitly stated beforehand they didn't want one.

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