Some of the downsides of working at GameStop are the limited hours, dealing with extremely irate customers, and very limited women (my age) to work with.
The GameStop I work at is very limited on hours. As a Game Advisor, you can get anywhere from 10-20 maybe 25 hours a week. It's not the best place to work if you're wanting a job to support your family, but if you just want to work a couple of hours a week for a little extra cash it's great.
Dealing with irate customers gets repetitive. Some customers come in angered because their Xbox360 broke after a year or so, their Rock Band won't sync with their system, or something along those lines. The warranty has run out or GameStop cannot help you. Some items clearly say on the box "Do not return this product from where you bought it from. Please contact xxxxx company" or something very similar. I try to help them as much as I can within my power and with my training.
Yeah, I'm going to say it but you've probably already noticed. GameStop, at least the one I work at, needs more women employees. Roughly between the ages of 17 and 24, around my age. It's not because I want to stare at them all day so get that out of your mind. It's for social reasons. I like talking to the guys at work, but sometimes you just need someone of the opposite sex to talk to. It's just different talking to a girl oppose to a guy.
