Great, until you make more money then they want you to. Read "Cons" for all details. - Store Leader GameStop Employee Review

1.0
Jul 16, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employees, I loved my employees, all hard working, knowledgeable, and just a delight to be around. Its a shame to leave such a wonderful team of individuals.

Cons

The fact that GameStop targets higher paid employees and makes a game plan to filter them out. I work for over 7 years for GameStop. With me putting my all into this job I was very successful. Next year with a 3% pay raise I would have been paid over the salary threshold for USA (about 48k). GameStop did not like this, so the accused me of discount abuse, by saying I took advantage of the system and discounted a $6 item to $0.... I simply replied yes I did, my guest had a broken one that they had just paid fot that was crushed, GameStop has always said take care of your guests, don't worry about it, it will all be ok, just make sure your guest leaves happy... COMPLETE BS. It's funny they even went as far as to accuse me of taking monies from the resisters! With that I asked for proof. The only response was "oh on our hidden cameras we saw you"... Oh ok show me I would like to see this footage because I absolutely do not recall anything of the sort. "We can't show you as it will jeopardize the hidden cameras" hmm ok the show me where any proof is please, we are never off on my the registers we aren't missing any products, so where do you GameStop as a company have the audacity to accuse me of something that even now after accepting my resignation still say I did not do? Also to clear things up I gave my resignation because HR VP, threatened that the police will come to my house and arrest me. So my attorney advised to resign for if I did not they would still most likely fire me. For still only doing the right thing and taking care of my guests. You can take what I'm saying as there has to be another side, this person is just an angry previous employee, but I can honestly tell you I loved working for GameStop, its just so unfortunate that because the company is spending millions of dollars to add their name to movies and snacks for example, Spiderman Homecoming*; that they have to get rid of the employees that actually are there to help grow the business, for a employee that gets paid far less, that will eventually the same thing happen to.

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You get real management experience fast. You can honestly say you handled: Inventory control Cash handling Customer conflict Sales goals Scheduling pressure Loss prevention Store operations Merchandising Trade-ins Tech/product support Opening and closing Problem-solving without backup That is valuable on a resume. You also learn independence. If you can run a store alone, you can handle pressure, prioritize, and make decisions without someone holding your hand. It can also be good if you like games, collectibles, tech, consoles, and talking to customers who care about that world. And if the store has decent traffic, you can build strong customer relationships. Regulars matter.

Cons

Being “store manager” but also being the only person there is often exploitation dressed up as responsibility. You may be expected to do the work of: Manager Sales associate Inventory clerk Security Customer service desk Tech advisor Cleaner Cashier Loss prevention Complaint handler All at once. The biggest cons: You are accountable for problems you may not have enough staff, payroll, or authority to fix. Upper management may push metrics, warranties, memberships, preorders, and sales goals without giving enough labor or support. You may get blamed for shrink, low numbers, customer complaints, late tasks, missed calls, or messy inventory even when the real issue is understaffing. Breaks can become fake breaks. If you are alone, you may not actually be able to step away. Safety can be an issue, especially with cash, consoles, theft, angry customers, or closing alone. The title can sound stronger than the pay. GameStop management responsibility has historically outweighed compensation in many stores. Burnout risk is high. You are constantly “on,” and there may be no one to absorb pressure with you.

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