Any TK Maxx staff on the forum?
fizzycat
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I was in there this morning for a preview before they opened to the public. :cool: (Prize from local newpaper competition. Not so :cool:)
All the staff had to stand in a group at one end of the tills and a bloke called them out one by one saying things like 'He's got the best smile in the shop - the lovely Ricky!' and the rest clapped while the lovely Ricky and his smile walked to the other end of the tills.
Do they do this in all branches or is it just that the manager at my local branch needs certifying? And if they all do it, do you have to go through the whole performance every day before the doors open? :eek:
All the staff had to stand in a group at one end of the tills and a bloke called them out one by one saying things like 'He's got the best smile in the shop - the lovely Ricky!' and the rest clapped while the lovely Ricky and his smile walked to the other end of the tills.
Do they do this in all branches or is it just that the manager at my local branch needs certifying? And if they all do it, do you have to go through the whole performance every day before the doors open? :eek:
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Its usually to talk about where they are on sales and targets, what sections of the store needs boosting, which departments are doing well, who's going to be where etc.
The manager was probably joking around making the staff feel good or something, i dunno i haven't worked in one for years.
Im sure some tk staff post on here so you may get a better answer.
If you're on about the Birmingham one I know some of the management staff in there as i was offered a job there once so i will ask
Especially the changing room staff, they make me feel depressed just looking at them
Yes, it was the Birmingham one.
It was supposed to be some kind of re-launch (although it all looked pretty much as it did before!) so I wondered if it was a 'special occasion team talk'.
I got coffee and croissants, a chat with a stylist and £10 to spend. A good start to a Friday morning!
I would absolutely hate to work in somewhere like that, I think I'd rather have to be on the dole.
To quote the elderly Polish woman who stood watching the performance with me - 'I glad not to work here. My work not do this boolsheet'.
The 1 rule of TK is that staff are not allowed to hold clothes in the back (security reasons), they simply have to hope it doesn't get bought by a customer.
So staff used to shove jeans & shirts in big vases, hide them under shelves, mix them in with books etc it was quite funny.
I remember finding a shirt scrunched up at the bottom of a basket of pillow cases, i was told to leave it there as one of the staff was 'buying it on sunday'.
Try standing there for 2 hours not talking to anyone waiting for a customer to turn up, camera's watch you so you can't even arse about or chat it can get very boring.
Im so glad i don't work there any more
Lol, boolsheet, I'm going to have to start using that one on here.
T.K Maxx staff are allowed to save items. We do it all the time.
The prizes were tickets to a special opening for 50 people. Preview of 'relaunched' store and new stock. Breakfast (coffee, orange juice, croissants and muffins). Consultation with a stylist. £10 giftcard to spend.
Not comparable to winning the lottery but it was a nice way to start the day. And I used my £10 towards a beautful bag.
Ah ok I see. I thought you meant they literally just let you in an hour early