Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 199 Location: a place that consists of fire
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject:
Yeah, i think the ps3 controller handles are just a little bit freakishly built. I bet they will have the most sales for the controller alone for all those women that want to experiment...
italian_ice Xbox-HQ Elite Member
Xbox Version: 1.4 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Jun 10, 2006 Posts: 341 Location: USA
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject:
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Wow I heared wal-mart paied good???
Wal-Mart pays top management very well. However, as an hourly associate you get crappola. Most associates start between 6.00-7.00 per hour.
Once you get into the entry level assistant mgr position you go to a salary pay and it gets a little better.
The Store Managers can retire after several years though. With bonus, they make upwards of $150,000.00 and up depending on whether they are a metro store or not. Most district managers become millionaires.
I have now been working for WallyWorld for about 9 months. Started out under 7 bucks, now over 9. The Asst. MGR training program is on hold until third quarter is over, meaning I can't get into a Salary position until after November. Then, I have to go for what they call a Co-Manager (nice pay raise for that), and then a Store MGR. One guy I work with who's a Co and just had his 10 year anniversary got turned down for a store nearby. Was a little disheartening for me because I thought he was one of the more knowledgable associates I have ran into.
Not to be a smartass, but women have a better shot at getting into upper mgmt with WalMart. They are on a huge kick of hiring women into salary positions. _________________ Xbox 1.4
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dbeal Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Jan 09, 2006 Posts: 619 Location: Indiana, USA
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 5:19 am Post subject:
I know when people that work at wal-mart find out how much I make they cant believe it. I was a resaurant mgr for like 7 years before I cam to work at wal-mart but every time I put in for the management training program the tell me Im not ready. The last time they told me that I told them is it because im black and they got mad
freakman Xbox-HQ Experienced
Xbox Version: 1.4 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 199 Location: a place that consists of fire
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:27 am Post subject:
lol, you could of got yourself fired for saying somthing like that. What would be funny is if i could see the reactions on their face when you said that.
italian_ice Xbox-HQ Elite Member
Xbox Version: 1.4 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Jun 10, 2006 Posts: 341 Location: USA
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject:
I know we are getting far off the subject...sorry for the regression to the original post
I would have loved to see their faces when you said that...lol. But, in all honesty I would have to say you should try to jump into a department manager position.
I started out as an I.C.S. associate. Needless to say, I kissed serious behind to get noticed. I always volunteered for the jobs nobody wanted and continued to ask the assistant managers if they needed help with anything. By my second month I was noticed to the point that I got associate of the month. My prize was a paid day off...big whoop.
At month three the ICS lead took a position in another store so I applied for the lead. This jumped me from a level 3 pay scale to a level 7 which is the highest hourly pay schedule wal-mart offers to its associates. Then my 90 day review (exceeds expectations), and a merit raise later I got to my current pay scale. When Sporting Goods dept mgr came available I jumped on it because I knew that I wouldn't be seriously considered for the training program if I didn't manage a dpt on the front end.
Without having worked with SWAS (store within a store), examining P&L's,
and getting more comfortable with the telxon, I knew I would hear the same thing you have been hearing when it came time for the interview.
I suggest you find a department that is struggling and save it. That will get you seriously noticed as will running a consumable department. I chose sporting goods for two reasons. One, it's one of the few level 7 dept mgr positions, and two it has major compliance issues since we sell guns, fishing and hunting licenses. But consumable dpts have such an inventory churn that if you run one of those flawlessly you will get noticed big time!
Good luck, dont give up. That salary paycheck is just around the corner!! If you have to, transfer to another store. Do whatever it takes to get noticed and get into that Dept Mgr position!
Again, sorry to the original member who was looking for help. Didn't mean to go so far off the beaten path! _________________ Xbox 1.4
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dbeal Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Jan 09, 2006 Posts: 619 Location: Indiana, USA
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject:
I dont try anymore after almost 4 years working thier any time I put in for any type of position they always seems to find a way to give it to someone else and everytime I ask them why its always like because you unload trucks and you dont work on the sales floor like everyone else if you want to move up you need to come work on the sales floor. But I can because if I do I have to give up $1.50 shift premium that I get for working back there. I can do anything in the store I can even run a register and they still cant seem to find a good reason to give me any job. Im 28 years old and Im not going to kiss anyones ass when they all know im smarter than them anyway Im going back to school to finish my degree. Wal-Mart is a joke.
freakman Xbox-HQ Experienced
Xbox Version: 1.4 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 199 Location: a place that consists of fire
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject:
Yeah, thats messed up that they wont let you up your position at work. f-them. good luck with getting your degree tho
XB0XERS Xbox-HQ User
Xbox Version: 1.4 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Jun 19, 2006 Posts: 10
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject:
i think i know what your talking about because when i had put halo 2 onto my xbox i used boxplorer and selected which files i wanted to write to my drive since i only had a retail drive, played multiplayer maps only and did not have enough room to fit the campaign on... so im suggesting you download and ftp boxplorer to your xbox, run it and select the mulitplayer file and all the ones you posted above sept the introduction and other campaign one.. that should work.. if not keep add the other maps untill you are able to halo 2 correctly (i think there was also a folder or something in the map menu u also needed too.. its been like a year since ive done it so..)
freakman Xbox-HQ Experienced
Xbox Version: 1.4 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 199 Location: a place that consists of fire
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject:
Ive got halo 2 on my computer and ill just use flashFXP to trasnfer them to me box, ive already deleted the campaign maps. But that list that i gave on my first post, I know i can delete one or more of those so it will still work and save as much space as possible. I had it on there once before and i remember deleting one or more of em. but i just need to figure out which ones i can delete from that list.
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