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I work at Zellers and I always feel like such a crook every time I have to push the store credit card on someone. I watched an older employee take advantage of this old woman who could barely remember her name (she literally signed the application for her because she couldn’t see the page herself), and that shit was just wrong. I think I’d rather stay in fast food than keep doing this kind of work because I don’t think I can live with myself in the long run if I do.

So many people have worked in retail by now that you’d think someone would start gathering people to get stores to stop peddling their bullshit.

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I work at Gamestop and this dude is 1000% right. Seriously, everything he said is true.

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Does working at gamestop for 3 years count? And my managers have never threatened my job once since I’ve worked there…so like I said it’s probably a gamestop by gamestop basis that’s also dependent upon the area that you work in and if the manager that works above you is already a douchebag or not. I can tell you right now I’m not like most gamestop employees in the fact that: 1.) When I search for your used game I make sure to give you one of our best looking copies…in the case the game that we have looks shitty and it’s our own copy I make sure to tell the customer about it to warn him ahead of time to let him/her make his own decision on it. If they take it I remind them about the return policy: 7 days if they don’t like it, 30 defective. 2.) I’m a hard ass when it comes to trade-ins on discs cause I know I gotta sell that shit back to people and I look at it from both a business and a consumer perspective. If it has a knick in the disc that I can feel with my finger nail…i’m refurbing it…period. 3) I’ll ask for reserves and subs but I ain’t gonna go outta my way to push someone to do it, I’d rather not annoy the customer to all hell cause I’ve been on the other side of the counter before. I’d rather them feel comfortable and come back into the store thus equaling more sales in the long run. Again…both a customer and a business stand perspective. 4) I probably do a serious taboo on this one…If the game is shitty…I mean like reeeally bad. I’ll question the customer if they REEEEEALLY wanna get that. I try to keep up to date on gaming news and reviews. If possible I’ll try to suggest something else that’s better in that genre if I can. 5) I’m only going to suggest the subscription to people who I think it would benefit most…namely the people who come into the store more than 3-4 times a year and often spend money inside especially 360 and ps3 owners.

My manager on the other hand is a different story…he sometimes doesn’t seem to understand when to just back off. But I’m pretty sure it’s probably cause the DM is trying to cram his foot up his ass…at the same time though badgering the customer ain’t gonna do it as is clearly evident. It only pisses off both parties.

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3 years? Alright I’ll give you that Veteran status:rofl: gives retail purple heart medals I was at my 4th year before I quit (it started going to hell at mid year 2). I have come up with a theory that all DMs are actually retail-bots and not real human beings. Every DM (our store had about 3 replacements) have been total dicks and finally assumed they build these people in a secret facility near Canada.

I’ve always told people time and time again, “if you treat your employees nicely they’ll perform at their highest caliber.” One reason whenever I manage temporaries, I joke around and a little more understanding; Its necessary tho: These are retirees who only work 10-20 hours for some extra cash, not computer literate, and vulnerable to any type of airborne fucking disease. But I know if I crack the whip and act like an ass, there will be conflict and unneeded drama. If ANY positive aspect of working retail I learned it would be that it taught me HOW NOT to manage a store. It taught me that people are willing to go to extremes just to get “dat numbers.”

Gamestop or not, I think we can all agree on one spectrum: ALL fucking customers are annoying… especially the 16-21 demographic.

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yeah gamestop sucks and I haven’t bought a game from there in years. shame that all the places vids like this are linked are on sites where the people already know that gamestop is ass. I remember when the gamestop at my mall was a software etc. and the gamestop that is in the shopping center near the mall was a funcoland. those places were awesome back then and they actually gave you decent money for trade ins.

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especially hate the people who bring in a shit load of stuff to trade in RIGHT BEFORE WE CLOSE…

Douchebag with bunch of shit: stares at the clock…hmmm…it’s 1:00. I coooooooould possibly take in all this stuff I wanna trade in…but nah I got NOTHIN to do all day so I’ll just chill till 8:30 before walking my 5 bags of bullshit down the street to gamestop. The employees love it when I show up with all that stuff at 8:55! =D

that or the drunk and/or weed smokers that show up…leeeean over the counter and go

Marlboro from FFX: takes in a deep breath…HHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII…
Me:…OMG!!! gets hit for 9999 damage and falls over with the sign ‘OVERKILL’ appearing over my body
Announcer: KO!..HYPER COMBO FINISH!!!

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Although I understand the gamestop hate, I don’t particularly agree with all of it. Sure, I can buy games online cheaper, but I like getting the game the day I want it, and being able to physically hand over my cash and hold the game in my hands before deciding to purchase it. Plus, I get to talk to a lot of really cool people (yes, the employees at the local gamestops are cool for the most part. There have been a few bad apples, but you can always leave ^_^), getting the latest info on games and personal opinions from people with different tastes in games and different views on brands/technology.

If I wanted to get all my stuff cheap, I’d buy online every day. If I don’t want to risk anything and get a more personal experience, I go to the pawn shop, then Gamestop/similar store.

Anyways, the mark-ups and corporate tactics are bullshit, but very few businesses are out there to be fair to the consumer. They’re there to make money while providing you with a service.

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lol i been sayin this for years

any place like this is a scam, but not as shameless as gamestop

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Amazon will do every thing in their power to not compensate you for a negligent seller or buyer. They will just tell you that their policy is that you come to a resolution with the seller all the while they charge around 40% in fees to use their site.

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Hmmm…the first part of this for taken down due to some violation.
It looks like the rest will follow.

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Thanks for posting this up, hope they don’t all get taken down.

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wow…Youtube taking that down? I smell bullshit. What the hell did he violate?

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i wanted to finish watching these too. Dayum, dayum damn!

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So far it’s only the first part that was taken down…the rest are still up.
Whistleblowerzero’s Youtube profile

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Thanks Geese for posting this up! Never will shop at Gamestop ever again!!
Damn Con artist’s.

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They took down the video with the most views, so it looks like it’s not as big a deal.
In the long run though, all he’s really said is that working at Gamestop is like working at any large retail chain.

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Just wanted to post up and say the removed-from-YouTube section 01 has been uploaded to Gametrailers.

Having seen it, there’s no reason it should have been pulled.

Also, I watched the rest of it, and, well, it’s nothing I don’t already know. I’m inclined to think, however, WhistleBlowerZero is an SRKer, as there’s ALOT of SF references and art used, especially things like ST:HDR.

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I don’t know if he’s an SRKer, but he made a lot of references to fighting games, and he used the credits theme from KOF 97, so he’s definitely big into the games.

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i’m almost certain its an srker,
terms like top tier, the sonic huricane reference, hdremix, located in southern california.

but i never knew it was this bad, i’m never going there again

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Chiming in with Gamestop war stories?
I was a 2-year veteran of that battlefield of hell, survived through a Christmas with only 4 hired employees (including a store manager who embezzled $1000’s in cash and merch and was fired and cuffed the next month) and dealt with dozens of Red Ring’d 360s in the first weeks of their launch.
Crazy shit man…crazy shit.

And yes, I also believe that all Gamestop District Managers are soulless automatons who aren’t programmed with even a rudimentary knowledge of video games. There must be a secret facility somewhere on this continent where they melt down leftover N64 cartridges to make their bodies.

My regulars weren’t all that bad though, most of them I could even say I actually liked to talk to. VG Retail fortunately limits the amount of cranky old people and vile soccer moms you come in contact with, since the overwhelming presence of a store full of things they don’t understand in the slightest usually just prostrates them and thus they take whatever you as a friendly neighborhood gamer have to say as gospel.
Only the occasional annoying-as-piss hyperactive kid, dumbass stoned teen, or DAT MADDEN could make me grit my teeth.