Catalyst Brands LLC

Cash Register Servicer

July 2018 • Valparaiso, IN

What I liked

Management is so friendly and understanding of anything personal going on in your life; and the other co-workers help everyone else in need.

What I wish was different

The training process was kind of disorganized, where I was confused about my duties for at least 2 weeks.

Advice

Great for college students looking to earn more hours and more money than on-campus jobs offer!

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Cashier

June 2019 • Spotsylvania County, VA

What I liked

The positive and welcoming work environment and independence

What I wish was different

A higher hourly pay

Advice

Take in every experience you have with customers because it gives you amazing insight on other people and how they operate and treat others, as well as the outside world as a whole

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sales associate

November 2017 • Big Rapids, MI

What I liked

I like the hours flexibility

What I wish was different

I wish we got paid more

Advice

if you get hired for holiday help that you have holidays avalible

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sales associate

May - August 2019 • Novi, MI

What I liked

I loved working at J.C.Penny during the summer they had a variety of benefits they offer while your apart of the team. My favorite thing was the incentives they gave for hard work. The company does help you to work on the connections you have with people expanding networking skills.

What I wish was different

I wish I could change the uniform policy so that it is a bit more lenient.

Advice

If you plan to work at J.C.Penny I will say that working here is not so bad over time. They break you in, a lot is learned and progression is made.

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Merchandiser

July - September 2018 • Valencia, CA

What I liked

I liked working with my coworkers, as they were very nice and helpful. I always love meeting new people and making friends, so that was a great experience for me.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Sales Associate

May 2017 • New Hartford, NY

What I liked

Close to home, fun experience fast pace environment positive

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

I enjoy customer service a lot

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Associate

May 2019 • Lincoln, NE

What I liked

The people were very friendly and I was able to understand all of the tasks I had fairly quickly.

What I wish was different

I wish I had a more consistent schedule, but I did say that I could work any time (so I could get more hours), so it is possible to have a more consistent weekly schedule.

Advice

It is retail. I was a cashier, I cleared fitting rooms, and I organized the sales floor. You have to be okay talking to customers and be nice.

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security engineering intern

June 2018 • Plano, TX

What I liked

Skills from the internship such as coding in .NET and MySQL commands against a SQL server database. Friendly nature of staff and managers. Inclusiveness of coworkers.

What I wish was different

More specialiazation in my field, however, that has happened in my transition to a full time associate. Can't reccomened this company enough.

Advice

Always take notes and push your limits that are set on you. Managers have a lot on their plate already. If you ask them to take things off their hands and demonstrate you have time to learn on your own, they will appeciate and assign more meaningful work.

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Womens Fitting Room Recovery

June 2019 • Eugene, OR

What I liked

The employees are amazing! Everyone is very kind and patient as you first get started, and they make the shifts go by faster. I like the projects that we get to do around the store to improve its overall performance.

What I wish was different

Scheduling is a little funky, and it can be hard to get time off if you need it, but as long as you let them know early enough they're still nice about it.

Advice

Don't forget about dress code! It can be really easy to forget, I had trouble remembering that we had to wear red shirts on the weekends. Working in retail made me a more empathetic and hard working person and I would recommend it as a great first time job.

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Sales Associate/Cashier

May - August 2018 • Tullahoma, TN

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Working at JCPenney, I learned to work with different types of people in all ranges of demographics. It was truly a great learning experience. Tolerance and teamwork were two crucial skills I was able to relearn.

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Operations associate

June - July 2019 • Corbin, KY

What I liked

Specific work, short hours, working with familiar coworkers.

What I wish was different

If it didn’t start so early in the morning

Advice

You need to be an early bird to have this job

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Sales Associate

June 2019 • Logan, UT

What I liked

It’s a goo environment and great coworkers.

What I wish was different

I didn’t have to work Sunday.

Advice

Find people that are easy to work with if you can. It makes it a lot easier.

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Cashier

June 2017 • Hiram, GA

What I liked

The people I work with and the guaranteed days off for class in spring and fall

What I wish was different

Pay rate, schedule consistency

Advice

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Retail

June - August 2019 • Ventura, CA

What I liked

Not really anything besides it being close to home.

What I wish was different

Wish they paid more and gave me more hours

Advice

Not to go into it. Definitely a dead end, entry level job.

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Sales Associate

September 2016 - August 2018 • San Bernardino, CA

What I liked

Very relaxed overall. Allowed me to practice my interpersonal communication skills as well as customer service skills.

What I wish was different

Job can get monotonous after a while.

Advice

Don't let rude customers get to you. If they say something rude, don't engage them. Pretend they said nothing and move on. If they still act terribly, offer to call a manager. In my opinion a sales associate isn't paid enough to deal with people like them.

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sales associate

June - August 2018 • Waldorf, MD

What I liked

What I wish was different

It was a rather boring job. I wish there was some more excitement or challenges.

Advice

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Store Associate

July - August 2019 • Frisco, TX

What I liked

The store was welcoming and held a wide diversity of people.

What I wish was different

The hours I worked were quite late and made transportation difficult at times.

Advice

Get comfortable shoes, because there is a lot of walking around, especially in such a large location.

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Merchandising / Planning & Allocation Intern

May - August 2018 • Plano, TX

What I liked

JCPenney provides the incredible opportunity to learn the roles of both an Assistant Buyer and a Business Analyst (inventory allocator). The program is well organized and structured with informative classes, and hands-on learning from an experienced buying team. They encourage their interns to explore all the career possibilities JCPenney has to offer.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Sales Associate

November 2017 - August 2018 • Victor, NY

What I liked

Having the opportunity to meet and talk to different people. There was a variety of customers who came in and I loved making their day if I could help.