vuduchile 1,941 Posted March 22, 2006 Didn't you used to work for Circuit City? I'd like to ask you some questions if you don't mind. email vuduchile80@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrahmaBulls 276 Posted March 23, 2006 Never buy the service plan. HTH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EndGame 0 Posted March 23, 2006 Didn't you used to work for Circuit City? I'd like to ask you some questions if you don't mind. email vuduchile80@yahoo.com I worked at headquarters, but yup ... I'll shoot you an email. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigGuy 0 Posted March 23, 2006 I worked at headquarters, but yup ... I'll shoot you an email. I worked in a store as a Sales mgr and an Ops mgr, if you are thinking about coming on board...Run, don't walk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EndGame 0 Posted March 23, 2006 I worked in a store as a Sales mgr and an Ops mgr, if you are thinking about coming on board...Run, don't walk When and where? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigGuy 0 Posted March 23, 2006 When and where? Various stores in Central NJ from 99-late 04 and while I realize that the changes that were being made to emulate BBY were needed, the implementation was not done well and I left with a very bad taste in my mouth for the company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EndGame 0 Posted March 23, 2006 Various stores in Central NJ from 99-late 04 and while I realize that the changes that were being made to emulate BBY were needed, the implementation was not done well and I left with a very bad taste in my mouth for the company. Ah ... thought I might have talked to you before. I dealt with individual stores a lot. New Jersey wasn't one of my states, though. I disagree about the decisions to emulate BBY, by the way. While I had to hold the company line with the media, I think switching to hourly sales staff was a massive mistake. If you're trying to beat your competition, trying to become them doesn't usually work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigGuy 0 Posted March 23, 2006 Ah ... thought I might have talked to you before. I dealt with individual stores a lot. New Jersey wasn't one of my states, though. I disagree about the decisions to emulate BBY, by the way. While I had to hold the company line with the media, I think switching to hourly sales staff was a massive mistake. If you're trying to beat your competition, trying to become them doesn't usually work. I ended up watching alot of fellow mgrs get canned and I was there for the mass firing of all the good sales counselors as well. I watched many good people leave the company and yet somehow McC managed to keep himself in position, with all the sorry results kept coming in. Now what was once a proud company is a real shell of itself, a poor BBY clone at best. The brilliance of placing stores in "B" locations to avoid paying top dollar rent, poor advertising, lousy in stock positions on key items. Even now, take a mega hot item like the xbox 360..average CC gets 20, average BBY gets 80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EndGame 0 Posted March 23, 2006 I ended up watching alot of fellow mgrs get canned and I was there for the mass firing of all the good sales counselors as well. I watched many good people leave the company and yet somehow McC managed to keep himself in position, with all the sorry results kept coming in. Now what was once a proud company is a real shell of itself, a poor BBY clone at best. The brilliance of placing stores in "B" locations to avoid paying top dollar rent, poor advertising, lousy in stock positions on key items. Even now, take a mega hot item like the xbox 360..average CC gets 20, average BBY gets 80. With all of this said, I think they're moving vaguely in the right direction. Moving and upgrading the stores is a must, and they're doing it. McCollough leaving (whether by suggestion or on his own) is a HUGE plus. He was a God-awful CEO. There's still quite a climate of fear around HQ, though. I talked to a former co-worker the other day and he was thrilled to tears to have made it through February with his job intact. Sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillybear 365 Posted March 23, 2006 Every time I walk into Circuit City, there are no customers in the store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EndGame 0 Posted March 23, 2006 Every time I walk into Circuit City, there are no customers in the store. Individual stores have different results. Have you been to different stores? The ones near me usually have a decent amount of people in them. Of course, since being laid off from CC, I don't go to the store very often. I usually go to Best Buy or Office Max to get my stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmbassadorOfKwan 0 Posted March 23, 2006 EndGame..I saw something on the news last night that amused me. Did you see where Chesterfield is making a bid for the R-Braves? Talking about putting it at the Cloverleaf Mall lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EndGame 0 Posted March 23, 2006 EndGame..I saw something on the news last night that amused me. Did you see where Chesterfield is making a bid for the R-Braves? Talking about putting it at the Cloverleaf Mall lot. This is the same Chesterfield County that didn't want to chip in for the new stadium. Forget it .. they won't win the bid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
