Thread regarding Sears layoffs

You know that I love you guys and gals that have to be out there saying they are sorry for the state of affairs. I am one of you. I took some abuse today from customers today with two rookie techs on staff and just me running front of shop.

"I need a new battery RIGHT NOW and a cheeseburger with fries and Cream soda." No appointments. I it want RIGHT NOW. "NO"... I replied. "Well, Hmpff, I want to to speak to the manager." the retort would be. "I am the manager."

No. Dial 911 if you need to.

So what if they fire you, they are going to lay everyone off very soon. Get your hours and money while you can.

God speed to you. you sure got it right, we all see it, too.

Home office is not going to approve overtime. You aren't supposed to work over, even as a manager, if you aren't exempt and you punch a clock. They may even fire you for working over since they do not want to pay any overtime unless a store is in the process of liquidation. This is why they made all the asst mgrs non-exempt and now make them punch a clock and not work over their standard 48 hr week.

you can wait it out but remember the condition the company might be in when it ends you might not get any severance.....

What I need to do, it to do what I need to do best and that is grow plants. My future is not cars. I took a break because of my wife and children and she knows that my decision is made. I took advantage of what I could.

My future is plants but not the agronomy plants. My degree is in horticulture. I do and have done numerous community gardens.(fruits and vegetables) And "Yes", if you have to ask. I could easily pass any drug test. I see that industry as were I belong as a professional and I don't do any drugs...right now.

Who knows? I would love to be in charge of a legal marijuana grow operation but is it legal federally? I see so many problems that I can't do what I want to do. I have a wife and two children, do you really think I want to sit around and get stoned all day long? NO. Do I want to sit around and work for Sears all day and burn through cash and end up on the street? NO.

How do you balance what I should be doing with the ridiculous laws? I am not a pothead but I have smoked. People brew beer and don't get drunk on the job. There is a way.

I can do retail and sales but what I really love is just working with plants.

Explain that to my wife who has never hit the pipe in her life. She is not making that much money.

I think I know my next move. That is what I hooked up via Sears Auto. Every car I own are all serviced and ready to go out west SYW VIP Platinum style. New everything at a discount.

My she is a he and I am a he as well. I don't mind helping out. I would just like to get paid for it. I am a manager but I am SNE so I have to punch the clock.

If I go for 90 hours for 9 days straight that will be the litmus test. How many can people can say that they would do that for Sears after getting "robbed" 30 hours the pay period before? I still have more hours scheduled on that two week schedule and who knows what happens.

I am going to do it and I am going to do it for all of you it make me wonder how badly so many of you have been robbed of hours. I am going to create a benchmark for us. I am a newbie to SHLD so I will take that abuse. I used to be a golf course Superintendent and made a lot more money then with Sears. Another failed industry the golf business is. I have worked at five courses in the last 20 years. I hate golf courses because there are golfers on them that ruin everything. It's a 100 hours a week job. I think I will manage just fine with 90 in nine days. It is hard on my wife and kids but they are used to it. I did sales in the green industry for 7 years.

I ended in up in Sears Auto. It is important to see every single facet of what goes on. You meet a lot of folks and you meet some talented ones who are neglected. Obviously there are jerks by they are everywhere.

Finding people that actually care about what they are doing is pretty rare. I care though. You care too. That is what make us better then they are.

Fight club.

ZHD

If you truly feel like you gotta finish it out by all means do it but know that there is plenty of compnaies out there that would love to have a hardworking loyal associate and would treat you with so much more respect and integrity than what SHC does. This company asks for everything out of you including time away from your family, I learned this first hand, but when a company demands that it has the responsibility of giving you the respect you deserve. If your mind is set then best of luck however I will say this any company at this point is better than working for that joke of a business and it will be a lot easier to find something now than when thousands of people are out of jobs and the credibility of sears on your resume erodes even more. Good luck to you

My guess is that she doesn't mind you working so much right now and not spending as much time at home as she'd like because she knows that you'll soon be spending a LOT more time at home once your job is eliminated once Sears Holdings goes out of business (and according to Fitch it'll likely happen within the next two years too!).

I think I will wait it out also. It's sad to see this company go down hill. Management did it to us. No cashiers, too many coupons at the register, takes too long to get check out. Inventory low, name brands disappearing, nothing exciting about Sears. Be real about the problems, don't sugar coated the problems. After all we are transforming to a integrated retail company. Hang in there.