Do not shop at Toys R Us.

[hunter1828]

I guess the important question is: who told you you could leave? The manager or just another employee. If it didn't come straight from the manager you should have checked with the manager (or shift supervisor) before actually leaving. If it did come from the manager or shift supervisor directly to you then you've got a reason to complain.

hunter1828

 

[Silver Moon]

Ken,

A little constructive criticism here - your post is probably not a good idea. There aren't that many Toys'R'Us stores on the Cape, and ENWorld gets over 60,000 hits a day. It wouldn't take much for some troublemaking punk kid to pass a printout on to your manager. Telling people to avoid your employer is not something that contributes to continued employment. If I were you I'd edit the first post and title of this thread to something less specific (and get Numion too as well, since he quotes it) or even ask a Moderator to delete it altogether.

SilverMoon (former Retail Manager)

 

[KenM]

. Telling people to avoid your employer is not something that contributes to continued employment.
SilverMoon (former Retail Manager)

Thanks for all your concern, everyone. But when I started last month, I asked if there was any way I could stay on after the Xmas season, they said no. While I like they're honsety in that area, that really mean since there is no chance for me to stay on, no incentive for me to really work hard to impress them. I'm alot more upset at being lied too then not getting paid. They orginally said we would be getting paid, then took it back. It was a manager that told us we could leave and get paid.

 

[Dingleberry]

...that really mean since there is no chance for me to stay on, no incentive for me to really work hard to impress them.

Other than the fact that they may be called when you apply for your next several jobs, of course.

 

[KenM]

Other than the fact that they may be called when you apply for your next several jobs, of course.

Only if I put it down on the job application that I worked for them.

 

[Dingleberry]

Only if I put it down on the job application that I worked for them.

My mistake. I didn't realize you were going to be dishonest.

 

[the Jester]

It was a manager that told us we could leave and get paid.

I'm not sure- I'm not a lawyer- but I believe that constitutes an oral contract that they MUST fulfill. You could call the labor dept. if you want to make an issue of it.

 

[nopantsyet]

Well, it's *another* reason not to shop at ToysRUs. But the fact that they sell lots of crap is enough to keep me away.

Unfortunately, their mass presence has over the years put small toy shops out of business, so it's hard to find good toys, and when you do you pay a premium.

I blame "Santa Claus."

(Yes, this is what the holiday season does to me.)

 

[aurance]

My mistake. I didn't realize you were going to be dishonest.

Get off your high horse. It's pretty standard practice to leave out work experiences that ended unfavorably from one's resume. To do otherwise would be foolish.

 

[jdavis]

I could always shop at Wal Mart, they never do anything wrong.....no wait they are even worse. Well there is the K Mart, they haven't gone out of buisness yet, oh wait they don't have crap and I got children who want presents. See I'm out of choices here, it's Toys R Us or Wal Mart (and trust me Wal Mart would of just fired you for leaving early, they are much harder on their employees than that). I'm sorry you had a work problem but that's not going to explain to my child why there is no Formal Funk Brat doll under the Christmas tree, she's not really concerned about boycots.

It's not the worst work story I've ever heard, I can just ask my mother how Wal Mart is treating her and get hours of horror stories. The Wal Mart store here has a turnover rate of about A dozen employees a month.