Originally Posted by
wrk101
Off subject, but I worked at Sears in college for a while (1976+/-). They would schedule us to work 3 3/4 hours just to avoid having to give us a fifteen minute break. I took the bus out to the mall, got minimum wage, and worked just 3 3/4 hours. I might have netted $5 for a shift. They also required us to interrogate customers that brought in returns. And even then, we couldn't approve it without the manager signing off.
I finally wised up and got a job on campus.
I have avoided Sears ever since. They never understood that today's employee could be tomorrow's customer.
Wife and I walked thru Sears today. It was sad. Virtually empty of customers. No music playing. One of the employees was sitting ON the checkout counter near the door. They aren't long for this world.