Retail & Hospitality

Was everyone's first job at a Fast Food joint? I feel like that's almost every hospitality professional's first taste of working with customers.

Are you able to get health insurance through your employer? I'm getting booted off my parents' insurance in a few months and I found out my employer keeps us at PT so we don't get insuranc… more

How do you react when your boss asks if you want to go home because they have to cut hours? Personally I jump at the chance without any hesitation.

Do you think it's sad or a little weird when your coworkers come into your store or office when they're off? I would get it if they were shopping, but we have this guy who comes in and hangs o… more

What strategies do you use to work your shift? Do you use a routine or do you work on whatever is in front of you? I usually have a 30min routine I do first thing and then I plan the rest of my shift … more

Got a Tesco interview on Friday and I'm so nervous 😭 I'm 17 and work at Greggs, been there about 6 months now. I have pretty bad social anxiety so I'm overthinking everything. I've ha… more

How long has it been since you took a day off just do to what YOU wanted to do? For me it’s been a couple years. I am long overdue for a day of fly fishing or maybe an overnight hike and camp. What ar… more

How do we present our transferable skills if we’ve never worked?

I’ll give you an example (not mine)

Prefect in high school
Has done voluntary work experience in job centre for a month let’s say

💭 How/when do you disclose that you were let go from your last job in an interview?

Our new store manager treats our schedules like suggestions. He is always keeping us past our scheduled time off by 30 minutes to an hour, at least. He thinks because he is letting us stay clocked in,… more

What’s the worst job you have ever worked? For me it was definitely Taco Bell.

So recently started a new job been there about 6 weeks now. I had to leave early and call in this week and to make up for it I told my boss id work Saturday. So Saturday im putting in my hours and I asked… more

Anyone else having a hard time finding serving jobs lately? I have 16 years experience in fine dinning, fine dinning casual, and James Beard-winning restaurants and I can't get a single callback o… more

I wish there were a nice way to say to a customer, 'if you'd like me to help you, please put down your phone.' When did it become socially acceptable for people to be chatting on their pho… more

Retail and hospitality careers often teach skills that don’t show up on a résumé. What’s a skill you learned on the floor that still helps you today?

If you had the choice of being paid salary or hourly which would you pick and why? I'm currently hourly. I make $30.93 an hour on regular time and $46.70 for overtime after. I realize that sometim… more

Have you ever been aware of team members actively conspiring to get a team mate or leader fired? How did you handle it? Were you in on it?
Was it justified? I know of two recent scenarios of people whe… more

Love the environment, but hate the job itself. Constant pressure to talk to people and get demos (most people don’t by the way... they just want to shop and that’s okay!) so if you like the products i… more

The best managers I’ve worked with weren’t the loudest. They were the most consistent. What leadership habit has made the biggest difference during a busy shift?

What’s something customers think is a small request that actually creates a huge ripple effect behind the scenes? Working in retail taught me that the customer experience is often powered by a lot of … more

We work in an environment where respect is expected as a two way street. If a customer curses, hollers, or threatens an employee, it is a reason to be asked to leave.

I never thought I would be one of those people who just walk out of a job on the first day. I tend to have a high tolerance for crazy customers, crappy coworkers, incompetent managers, awful working c… more

Hello everyone I wanted to see what yall think I work as a MaîtreD (banquet captain) and a hotel/Restaurant/Banquet hall little back story we get pay hourly and tips are “optional” however I’ve ran pa… more

Well I am on the verge of being fired because my pursue of a degree doesn’t align with my current job and now I’m on the edge of trying to hurry up and find a job before I get cut off 😐

What is your company's policy when it comes to allowing customers to cuss, yell, or threaten you? I've never worked for a company that was so willing to let customers freak out on us. It feels… more

Solid experience for more than 20yeaes as Assistant Store Manager. decided to leave to job where i am at my comfort zone for more than 20years. leave the comfort zone and now moved to the new organiza… more

Are you a generalist or do you have a very specific talent? I've worked all across our building so I feel I have naturally become a generalist. Which do you think is more valuable to a career?

My manager often sends us home in the afternoons as we are not very busy. I ha.ve worked there for 10 years and have recently been told that I am on a zero hours contract. I have asked many times to see my … more

Is it ok to lie on your resume to make you sound more experienced. I know people do it but could they catch you out!!
I'm from Reading , England

I’ve been struggling to find a solid job in the Roseville, CA area.

I have my BSIS Guard Card, a bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, security experience, and grocery/customer service experience. I’m looking for decent pay, good l… more

👀 What's the pettiest thing a manager has ever done to you or someone you know?

What do you dislike most about working retail in the summer? For me, I hate, hate, hate being all sweaty at work.

My manager often has me do a task or two after I clock out. They're not anything big. Take the trash out as I leave, push a couple carts up to the door, etc. They take 5 to 10 minutes at most. Is … more

Excited to connect with professionals in Retail & Hospitality and explore new opportunities as a Client Advisor.
With experience in luxury retail, customer service, and creating memorable client experien… more

Hot take: Customers remember how you made them feel more than what you sold them. What’s a service interaction you’ve never forgotten, either good or bad?

How often do you and your coworkers discuss your pay? We get raises once a year, and everyone goes around asking everyone else what they got. So, I guess you could say, we're all pretty comfortabl… more

I know it's not a place to get legal advice
I have taken a second job in retail fashion which schedules me pretty much a month in advance but on the other hand the first job (cafe) only puts out th… more

What do you think about the impact of food delivery apps on the restaurant industry? Has it affected your job? How? Do you see more orders? Less dining in? The same dining in? I know personally I’m or… more