Work Progression

[Stormy]

I really thought i was getting somewhere with work now i feel slightly on the downside of it all.

 

I think some people see supermarket jobs as "not a proper job" or see it as lower than some other jobs.

 

Anyway i did not want to be a check out girl all my life i really did feel lower than low i am now feeling like im making progress stepping up to team leader which in convenience is a management role NOT just running a department. I am then aiming to go for store manager after signing this off.. unfortunately i have to go through the motions to get to this but i feel it will be well deserved i am hard working and determined

 

Any what i want to know is what are your opinions on people that work in supermarkets? Or in my case in convenience supermarkets (which is the smaller ones)

[Andy]

My opinion,

You work Hard for low pay.

Both Kells and I have worked in shops

I started behind the till and worked up to manager.

and Kells started on the shop floor and ended up as a shift supervisor.

Once you have management experience and especially if the put you through NVQ's

(I ended up with a level 3 retail management NVQ) Then you can parlay that into a much better managers job elsewhere. 

Keep at it.

[Devildust76]

I worked in Sainsbury's for a while and I worked in retail for years before I went into nursing. I think they are hard work and if you've never worked in either environment you assume it's a basic job. You should be very proud of yourself for taking the initiative and wanting to progress. if the opportunities are there why not?

[Devildust76]

I still miss my job at Disney sometimes and love retail at Christmas. I'm always nice to staff in shops because I've been where they are and I despise those idiots who rant and rave when they don't get their own way!

[Cherrie-Nanook-Indy]

After some of my shifts here at the hotel I do sometimes think, god why didn't I just go and work in asda or something would be much easier - then I think actually its probably not as easy as it looks. I don't think people who work in supermarkets are any lower down the "class" scale than I am, I am working class and proud of it. I work dam hard for my money, wether I work in a hotel a shop or an office, I think so long as you know in your heart that you do the best you can then it doesn't matter what avenue you take - a paid job that you enjoy doing is hard to find these days.

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