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Are we going by volume or what here, cause WalMart and Target both require internet only apps. If you're lucky you may find a machine in the store. When Brandy moved down here the only place that took a paper app was Marshalls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wraith
I remembered WalMart after making that post, and Target was probably the other one I was thinking of. At least one of those two was supposed to have a kiosk in every store for applications. WalMart, probably. Although now that I think of it, I've seen those kiosks at both places. I remember wondering why my local Target felt they needed three of them, all lined up together. They can't ever really need all of those at once, can they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer
Nicer looking clothes for the interview, i'd like to add as well... The clothes issue mostly targets bums difficulty with finding work. (this is the least of many such difficulties they have), I'm sure some very poor families may have it as well.
White skin helps, as does knowing Ogre :o
Sigh...Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
While I was stating that while they might not be needed as a rule, not having them hurts your chances of keeping, or advancing in whatever job you might get.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wraith
Again, you'd be at the whim of the bus schedule (which if its late, and thus they are late, they get an infraction). Some people would also be unable to do a closing shift, or a full closing shift, because the last bus for the day would be far in advance of when we'd be finished closing a store. Essentially the shifts you could work would be limited to those within the bus schedule.Quote:
Some method of getting to work is obviously required, and I did not dispute this at any point. You do not need it to qualify for a job, and employers do not check as part of your qualifications. Unless something has changed recently, it is illegal for them to check. All they're allowed to ask is "can you get here?" How you arrive is irrelevant, and certainly does not require the purchase of a car.
Its not Walmart, but the policies are similar for a reason. Also I don't post a name so that the thread I post in doesn't show up in a Google search, or isn't immediately knowable via a casual read. Anyone who really wanted to know who I worked for would only have to click my signature link to my portfolio and then read my resume. :noob:Quote:
Exceptions. Fair warning, you may have just given a pretty big clue as to who you work for. It was big news when a major retailer made that move a couple years ago, because nobody serious had ever done that before.
That and I only post stuff that isn't confidential, or that isn't already public knowledge via sites like glassdoor.com, their own press releases, or that could be found doing a google search. If you came in and asked for a job, you'd immediately find out we only accept online applications.
My argument was that continuing to hold this job would be easier, more convenient, or at least afford you more opportunities with said job, not that it'd be impossible to obtain one. Your post made it seem like someone without these things would have a similar experience as a person with them. This seems untrue simply from experience.Quote:
For which you do not need a personal computer with internet access, nor a smartphone with wifi to accept.
Some type of phone to recieve calls on is the only thing that's been mentioned so far that really is a requirement at the general level, not counting obvious things, like the ability to actually do the job.. Oddly, the one thing GGT did not mention - unless you count the extremely specific 'smartphones with wifi' requirement.
We don't seem to really be in any serious disagreement here, since a good portion of what you posted was arguing with things I never said. My point with that post was to point out exactly what you yourself said, that GGT's post was at an extreme not reflective of reality.
You are not as interesting in your resume as you are in your posts :mad:
What from my posting made you think I was interesting?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Is this like a question suggesting insecurity, as in why would anyone think you're interesting. Or is this a question asking what part of my resume did that for you, so I could highlight more, if it's something people like. Personally, I always just imagined you to be hot, that's why I think you're interesting.Quote:
What from my posting made you think I was interesting?
Self deprecating humor. That and I don't think I describe myself or post about myself doing interesting things, hence the befuddlement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lebanese Dragon
Obviously, I didn't mean to imply that's true for every job, everywhere. :p But it has become more difficult for homeless, veterans, people in "transitional housing" with no fixed address, and no cell phone or internet to meet job requirements. It's not so much employers doing 'background checks' as requiring rapid communication (as Illusions said) for schedule changes, extra hours, and coordinating staff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wraith
Read your local Want Ads. Not sure what your area employment looks like, but mine has many temporary, part-time and flex-time service jobs---requiring a personal cell phone (not provided by employer). Not a "home phone" land line, but mobile instant contact. Even for janitorial, assembly line, and fast food work. Larger employers list reliable transportation (meaning your own car, in places with crappy bus service) so they can move people where they're needed. Filling in for sick calls, adding someone on third shift when things get busy...etc. That's also common practice for staffing agencies, who need people who can answer calls immediately.
And maybe you don't "get it", either. It's not only possible but pragmatic to start tackling unemployment from a local/community level. Not waiting for government stimulus or mega-corporations to lead the way, hoping it will trickle down. That hasn't worked very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by RandBlade
For that bottom-up type of enterprise to work means consumers have to be smarter and choosier. Not just looking at a price tag at check-out, but also recognizing "hidden" costs and long term "prices" paid for the cheaper import.
Because there exist a subset of people who merely see a product's category. For instance a Cup would be a product category. Whether the cup was made of glass, plastic, metal, etc. would be subsets of that category. You can then further refine by whether that glass cup is made of high quality glass, or some cheap glass, etc. Since they are viewing what they are buying as a category, and not what is in the product, or what went into its production, and just assume that they are buying top quality regardless of the actual price they are paying, they can then be surprised when they bought the cheapest item in that category, and discover it isn't up to their standards because it is cheaply made. This is mostly due to people not knowing the cost to produce something, both materials, labor, shipping, packaging, profit, etc. or how these differences are going to affect their usage/interaction with the product they are buying. What this results in, usually, is surprise when a really cheap product doesn't turn out how they expect it to. To give a simple breakdown: You have Product X. The cost to make it with high quality materials and labor, and the cost to ensure its shipped and shelved in top condition to ProductMart is $50. The cost to make it with low quality materials and labor, and just get it on the shelf is $5. If a person understood the first part, that it takes $50 to make top quality Product X, they would then not expect a $5 version to be made/produced the same way, or have the same qualities as the $50 version. The drive to make things cheaper, while also satisfying the desire for a top quality product, has resulted in us becoming very good at making cheap products that look like top quality ones (think making plastic look like chrome, steel, wood, etc.) but do not behave like them.Quote:
Originally Posted by GGT
Beauty of the market, as consumers, we don't need to know how much they profit in order to make the optimal purchase for us. We just need total price and the qualities of the good we're buying. In theory, we should just buy the best quality/per dollar that suits our needs (without considering resale), then you may buy something better than what you need.
In my experience consumers often use price as an indicator of quality, such that they view expensive things as being of high quality. I'm pretty sure this has been demonstrated in many categories besides fine wines. Moreover, many consumers are influenced by simple things such as being told "this is very high quality" or "this is actually 1080p HD video on an HD-TV" or even "this is advil, the other stuff is just nasty old ibuprofen".
They might be influenced, but they certainly don't make their decision based mainly on this factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
This may hold true for certain categories of products, for instance cars, electronics, homes, etc. but from my frequent experience, the less someone knows about what makes a quality product in a specific category, and the less they know about how much this should cost, the more likely they are to be upset when the $1 version of a product doesn't perform as well as the $15 version. Car companies and Electronics companies have frequently tied how they market their product to the fact that luxury and quality cost more, where-as makers of everyday items like shower curtains, desks, shelves, etc. have not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
This is a humorous mistake people make, and sellers take advantage to that. There is a connection between price and quality, but sellers take advantage of that connection, and try to say since i have a high price this suggest my quality is good. It does suggest that, but it doesn't prove that.Quote:
In my experience consumers often use price as an indicator of quality, such that they view expensive things as being of high quality. I'm pretty sure this has been demonstrated in many categories besides fine wines.
And let's not forget healthcare :noob: :p :(