James
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Anywork work in retail management?
Thinking something along the lines of department manager at a supermarket or something?
I graudate with a degree in Computing in a year but something at the back of my mind is telling me that i'd quite enjoy this 
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Lawrah
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My friend started Retail Management at Uni, and hated it. so she left.
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James
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You mean she started studying it? Or actually doing it?
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Lawrah
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em Studying for a degree in it i think.I dont think its what everyone thinks it is
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Carl
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Try Marks and spencers they have a management scheme that you can get on with any type of degree.
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corsa5dr
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I'd stay in Computing if I were you
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Kathryn W
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My mum's been a manager of quite a couple of places.
She was the manager of a local Petrol Station couple of years back, she loved the job untill she got a gun pointed at her head, so she decided to leave.
Then she went on to be a cash office manager in a morrisons, loved her job in there although it was a tiring job and didnt pay to much.
She has now just been given a job as 'checkout' manager managing around 60+ staff and all the tills, customer service etc, she's done it before and enjoyed it, although can get quite busy.
She also got offered ADM with the store, this is where she manages a number of departments, although she decided that she wouldnt go for that due to experiencing the job she has now first.
So all in all i suppose it is a good job!
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Lynny
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im a pub manager, similar industry. the supermarket Aldi pay their managers 36k 
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K17STY
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tesco are even higher 50kish
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James
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Well i'm not planning on changing my degree, I can get into it with my degree anyway.
Theres a woman on that Sainsburys website that got onto the graduate scheme with a degree in biology
I just think it would be quite interesting and you can become a duty manager in 2 years!
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--Dave--
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banter
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James
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Duty managers get £27k, not as much as id thought
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--Dave--
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I'm seriously considering getting a retail management job in Lakeside shopping centre.
Might take over a store like Topshop or Kookai, somewhere where there's lots of fitties
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James
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PMSL, well I might apply, see what happens
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--Dave--
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The main reason would be so that I don't have to commute to London. Saving me £150 a month.
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James
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Where do you work in London Dave?
I've been offered a job near Kings Cross when i graduate
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Melville
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quote:
Originally posted by lynny_sxi
im a pub manager,
Metro center?
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by Melville
quote:
Originally posted by lynny_sxi
im a pub manager,
Metro center?
oui? im shift leader which is bottom grade manager.....although hopefully start new job in 2 weeks 
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--Dave--
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Where do you work in London Dave?
I've been offered a job near Kings Cross when i graduate
Near Trafalguar Square mate 
Kings Cross is where the hookers come out at night  
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James
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Perhaps if I work then when your still working there we could dock?
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corsa5dr
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If you are going to do it for the money try to get on the Aldi/Lidl district manager scheme. Long hours but silly money for fresh graduates, plus you get a company car.
Had an interview for Lidl's district manager scheme when I finished uni, didnt really fancy working 6 days a week and long days.
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James
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Im not really doing it for the money, Ive already been offered a well paid I.T job for when I graduate, I just think I would quite enjoy it 
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gianluigi
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you need experience, and sales is a dog-eat-dog look after number 1 business.
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--Dave--
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see this makes me wish I went to Uni being offered jobs and all that instead of having to go through the hassle of searching.
I'm on the lakeside website now
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James
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quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
you need experience, and sales is a dog-eat-dog look after number 1 business.
It wouldnt really be sales though. Not the roles im thinking of though.
e.g. a department manager at Sainsburys doesnt do anything to with Sales, he/she manages people/budget/stock etc....
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