"lismacab" wrote in message
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Radio Shack in Canada Stinks.......last resrot
"DougSlug" wrote in message
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What's the other offer? It would have to be pretty bad to choose the RS
position.

Agree. Radio Shack is smelly. But Future Shop (in Canada they are a minium
wage help electronic store that has the worst Point of Sales system - you
cash out at the sales guy's station then you have to stop at the enterance
of the store to get your packages zapped out before leaving), and the sales
guys stick to you like old gum on a shoe to get you to buy an extended
warranty) is worse. They are really stinky.

Few if any of those dolts know a thing about computers. (I buy
professionally from computer wholesalers and commerical resellers).

"Manager Trainee" is a glorified grunt. If this guy's friend wants to break
into the real business world, go work in an office
and really get into the operations of a business (auditing accounts
receivable, writing monthly reporting, answering the
phone, working out logistics, or assistant with the operations of an office.

Unless his friend wants to go into retail. Then Rat Shack may be a way in,
but wouldn't stay there long unless there's actually
a posting where the friend is Second in Command at the store rather than
being a glorified sales grunt getting paid 80% by commisssion with a title
that doesn't mean anything.

Even write out a few courier slips (heck doesn't matter if you're an MBA.
You will still fill out the courier slips!)

What he would get at Radio Shack is not much more business experience than
working graveyard at the local gas station.

Best would be to review the other alternative against what the Radio Shack
one is.

"Manager Trainee" is alot of standing at the cash register, and he will be
on sales for the first while. That's before he gets a
few subordinates under him. Which will be quite awhile. "Movin' on up from
the East Side and getting a piece of the pie" is dependent on how much the
store makes each month (and Higher Authority is always watching). If he
directly increases
the sales, then he'll be moved up (unless someone Up There moves somewhere
else).

I'd check the store out. Check the guy who is the franchise owner (not
nessesarily the Manager), check the staff to see if
they are happy where they are. Is this guy comfy with the junk that Radio
Shack sells? (Most of it isn't junk, but some is)

Check and question everything.