I know, you’re probably thinking it’s a typo or something. Well then, you’re wrong. I’ve found myself a job at Blacks camping store in Richmond. Yeah camping… as if I know anything about camping? Anyway, I’m on a sixteen hour contract, but for the past two weeks I’ve been working full time hours. (Oh yeah I’ve been working for almost three weeks now - sorry I know I was a little late posting this up, but pft…)
My official job title is Sales Assistant, but really I’m the just the guy that pretends to know things when asked about them and usually answers a customer’s question by saying: “Erm… that’s a really good question, let me just get someone to answer that for you.” So far it’s worked, but we’ll see how long I can pull that off for. So any tips for getting by at work? Let me know.
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
god Julian working????? What is this blasmfomy
its james by the way, and gcse’s are now over!
its been a weird year of no julian, mike or stephen. but soon well follow suit and are all going into sixth form.
Im glad to see you guys are making movies still, i hope to bump into you sometime soon, and well done on finding a job.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Hey there dude, how are you? Aww… good luck with your exam results and stuff. Now are you still making films? (You better be!!!)
July 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am
I think you can get away with that for a bit, but after a month of so you’re going to have to get ballsy. At that point, I suggest pretending you know exactly what you’re talking about and loading the customers up with bullshit. If they are asking you questions that aren’t too specific, you can probably get away with just telling them to buy the most expensive thing to get the highest quality. Once you get good at that, you can proceed impersonating a camping aficionado and straight-up lying you face off. The post important part is, never admit you’re wrong and never stop talking until they buy something.
July 25th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
@ happyatom - Thanks man! Yeah we do try to sell the “add-on” products such as crappy little things, my boss reminds us about that most of the time. But working there is really very boring. I just can’t see how all the other employees don’t mind it, or even enjoy it.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Didn’t you do DofE with me? It was a long time ago and my old man’s brain has mostly melted… or were you too weak and feeble to carry that heavy bag around. I’m sure I wouldn’t have let you come just for the potential upset the sight of “THE HAIR” ™ coming out of a tent may have caused.
Anyway, my point is that surely that qualifies you to be in a camping shop.. working is of course another matter.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Thanks, Jackson. You summed me up there pretty well. Nah I didn’t do DofE, I was erm… too busy… erm… sitting. Oh and I love the way “THE HAIR” has been trademarked! (Don’t worry it’s still with me).