sales associate

sales assistant

TotalSports

-Festive season where by customers get their bonus and shopping for december, the store full of customers and shoplifters as well. That's a month whereby we all need to focus and get job done.
-I have learned a lot specifically "management process" which is the most difficult part in retail business.
-management cared about the well being of staff and  willing to give out knowledge.
-workplace was fun each day because of the energy level we had.Intereacting well with staff and customers makes the best environment ever.
-Stocktake and staff management was the hardest part.
-getting the work done, meeting targets and maintaining stockloss level.

fun, enjoyable, challenging and making the best of it
different people and there lifestyles and satisfying customer needs and keeping staff all on a same level of service
doing my job to the best of my ability striving to reach goals set by store and employing the correct staff
building good relations with staff, understanding them and getting the best out of them making our store a success and rewarding them fairly
trying not too loose stock,finishing certain administration work on time
interacting with different people daily, satisfying there needs and accomplishing our own set targets

Totalsports was a place with a good vibe. I had no problem with the management as the Store manager and Area manager were nice and understanding. I didn't spend much time there but it was a great working experience. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Learn more about management and daily administration.  Learn how to work in a team and leading a team

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with old staff that is not willing to adapt to change 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very healthy working environment always good support structure from management. Good customers service culture and team work 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Make every day a good and successful day for you and the company.

My typical day at work was okay. I had a good team so it was fun at times. The manager just made life difficult for us on some days but she is very good at her job. They set unrealistic targets which were hard to achieve on some days and we would job-ending threats if we don’t reach targets. they don’t put themselves in the employees shoes and that’s the biggest problem in TFG , that’s why most of us are so unhappy. 

Working at totalsports was supper fun and stresfull at the same time i learned to be focussed and have much more respect for other cultures, i think one of the things is to alwys e on time and to alwys keep yourself busy with something . With every oppertunity ive got thru out my retail journey ive learned and take notes ,,be happy wen u enter your work place leave your problems at the door and let every day be a productive day

The environment was scent, and allows indepth focus to occupation. Than the stress, and uncertainty going outside. I managed to skip, my shy mode in two days. As smiling and talking was part of mandate as pakers. Relevant to customers was a demand, a reason to be fluent in language.

To work at totalsports it’s quite interesting and it’s an awesome job because I’m from being a waiter to big cities like Johannesburg, so it was easy for me to fit in and become an amazing salesman man. The standard of living is very expensive this side when its pay day, I become stressed because I only work for bills and left with nothing. The living is very expensive

This type of environment is great for anyone who loves socialising and learning more about South African customers and their preferences.

It requires an individual to be have high interpersonal skills and patience. Driven to satisfy the customer. I learnt a lot about communication in this workplace and challenges included dealing with those demanding customers. All of which helped me grow and become a better me.

Specifically the Eastgate store, the management was very unfair. The was favouritism in the workplace. Worked longer hours then what you were scheduled for. When you don’t reach your target you got a warning, it was as if they wanted to get you fired. Your life is in that store, one cannot be able to balance social life and work life. I was even told I had no leave days and at that time it was my 9th month working for the company. 

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