Templejazz Posted October 8, 2005 Report Posted October 8, 2005 Decided to take a hiatus from school teaching. Don't really like it and have been wanting to become more involved in a career that A) keeps me close to education, B) musical instruments and hardware, and C) won't make me feel as if I wasted my parents' money spent for college. At the beginning of September I took a fulltime/manager-in-training position for Music & Arts Center, a major music store chain that does band/orchestral instrument rentals, sells sheet music, drums, guitars and other hardware. It's been awesome!! Doesn't pay much but advancement was promised pretty quickly..... Now, I was thinking in a year, maybe two, I'll be manager of my own store..HAH....In about a week I'll be manager of a Music & Arts Center store in NJ. I'm excited, anxious, a bit overwhelmed, but I can't wait cuz opportunity's knocking pretty loud right now. Can anybody here who's ever been a manager give me any pointers about manager/associate relations, organization, training people, telling them what to do running a retail store, how to fit in a life aside from work..etc. etc. etc.? Very excited, Bill Quote
Ron S Posted October 8, 2005 Report Posted October 8, 2005 Yeah, Congrats! In what towns are the store you're in now and the one you're going to manage? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 8, 2005 Report Posted October 8, 2005 New jobs used to get me going. I got "f***ed (really badly) twice and stopped. I hope your new opportunity works as you dream it might. It sounds good. All the best. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted October 9, 2005 Report Posted October 9, 2005 Good luck to you, Bill. Quote
7/4 Posted October 9, 2005 Report Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) Well..she-it. Not only are they part of Guitar Center, but the store in Lawrenceville is in the same mall where my Dad had a book store in the late '70s. I even worked there for a year or so. Have fun... Edited October 9, 2005 by 7/4 Quote
GA Russell Posted October 9, 2005 Report Posted October 9, 2005 Congrats Bill! I am under the impression that retail stores will hire just about anybody willing to work for the low wages. As a result, it is not uncommon to have employees who will do just enough work not to get fired. So I recommend that you be ready for employees with bad attitudes. Don't let it grind you down! Quote
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