JCPenney

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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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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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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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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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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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.