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Staples, Inc.

Technology Sales Associate

January 2016 • South Burlington, VT

What I liked

Very flexible hours. Nice associates.

What I wish was different

Less stressful managers

Advice

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Sales Associate

May 2018 • Overland Park, KS

What I liked

The enviornment and my coworkers, it was an easy job

What I wish was different

Im not a morning person and I only had 7am shifts

Advice

Work hard and out of your way and do just a little bit extra to get the hours you prefer
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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Framingham, MA

What I liked

Great work environment with people that were passionate about what they were doing and were committed to doing a good job. The Agile development process kept the work fast-paced and challenging.

What I wish was different

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Cashier

June - August 2018 • North Bergen, NJ

What I liked

What I wish was different

I wish that I would have done something that aligned better with my future goals.

Advice

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Sales Associate

July 2017 • Logan, UT

What I liked

Great work environment

What I wish was different

More hours

Advice

N/A
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Software Developer Intern

May - August 2019 • Tampa, FL

What I liked

I loved the work environment! Everyone was extremely nice and I was able to ask anyone for help.

What I wish was different

More details of the job before arriving.

Advice

Don’t stress over the job, they try to make life easy for you.
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Associate

July 2018 • Rochester, MI

What I liked

I like the work environment and my associates are fun interesting people to work with.

What I wish was different

I wish I had started sooner.

Advice

Working hard pays off.
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Sales Intern

June - August 2017 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

The pay, the location, my co-workers

What I wish was different

I didn’t like the work I was doing. B2B outside sales is grueling and there was a lot of behind the scenes political drama happening between sales managers and between employees.

Advice

It is an extremely high stress environment and competition between fellow employees is very high which causes a lot of conflict.
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Technical Intern

May - August 2018 • Framingham, MA

What I liked

Phenomenal people that I got to work with!

What I wish was different

More interaction with the other interns.

Advice

Make sure that, in addition to your technical work, you do networking!
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Customer Service Representative

May 2018 • Fond du Lac, WI

What I liked

Coworkers

What I wish was different

Mean customers

Advice

Have thick skin
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Technology Sales Associate

June - August 2019 • Leesburg, VA

What I liked

Meeting people in the community and serving them.

What I wish was different

Higher pay.

Advice

Let how things work quickly and everything goes smoothly.
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Retail Salesperson

July - September 2018 • Torrance, CA

What I liked

I enjoyed my coworkers and the customer relations that grew as a result from this position.

What I wish was different

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Sales Associate

May - August 2019 • Pinole, CA

What I liked

The people I worked with.

What I wish was different

I wish I did not have to wear a polo.

Advice

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Tech Sales Associate

February 2019 • Manhasset, NY

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Great opportunity.
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Sales Associate

May - August 2018 • Tampa, FL

What I liked

Good opportunity to move up in the company but not in the areas that I'm interested in working in. The people were really nice

What I wish was different

Good opportunity to move up in the company but not in the areas that I'm interested in working in. I wish we had more people on staff so I could have learned more about the copy center department

Advice

Be prepared to work hard
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Sales Associate

June - August 2018 • Yorktown Heights, NY

What I liked

Other employees were really nice!

What I wish was different

I wish I had a summer job that was more outdoors, instead of being cooped up in a retail store.

Advice

Look for a job that fits you and try to avoid "a job's a job" mentality, even if only for a summer job.
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Sales Associate

March - August 2019 • Sedalia, MO

What I liked

Simple tasks, managers work around your schedule.

What I wish was different

Can be very repetitive.

Advice

Overall average job, nothing too bad nothing too great.
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Sales Associate

June 2018 • Adrian, MI

What I liked

The team was really supportive and knowledgeable

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Learn patience.
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Sales Associate

May - August 2018 • Massapequa, NY

What I liked

I liked working in a fast paced environment with many other associates who had a common goal. My general manager was very clear on the goals that we needed to reach and was very engaging with both the customers as well as the employees.

What I wish was different

I wish there was more training so that customers wouldn't have to wait as long on certain requests they had.

Advice

I think that working retail is a great way to build up customer service experience by being directly immersed into the area.
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Print and marketing associate

April 2017 • Sea Girt, NJ

What I liked

I liked the many connections I was able to make with other people in high positions. It also taught me a lot about different computer programs and responsibility.

What I wish was different

I wish I worked less and enjoyed my summer more. I hit my 40 hour mark every week and wish I didn't offer myself up to do that all the time.

Advice

If you are not good with people or unable to deal with people being extremely rude to you all the time, DO NOT take up this job.
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