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Rules regarding working at Lego Store?

MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
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I'm interested in investing in Lego and I read that there is a 30% discount at start that becomes 50% after 3 months. I also read that reselling Legos you buy in this way in a breach of contract. I wouldn't want to immediately resell, but does anyone know the specifics of this? Would I be allowed to resell sets so long as I wait until they retire at all or can you not sell resell anything you buy from the store period. Also I've read that there is a limit to how much lego you can buy with discount? Thanks for answering my questions!

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  • HuwHuw Administrator Posts: 7,076
    I would assume that you are never allowed to sell them. I'd also assume that LEGO has no way of enforcing that in, say, 5 years, particularly if you are no longer working for the company.
    Mr_Crossgmonkey76
  • ShropshireShropshire Member Posts: 652
    There's nothing in law to prevent you selling anything you own, but as above there's clearly something in your employment contract that sets out the basis for receiving staff discount and abuse of that likely leads to consequences i.e. disciplinary action/dismissal/loss of benefit etc.

    If you're passionate about working for Lego for all the right reasons, really got to ask yourself if it's worth losing that by running a side-hustle.

    I myself would agree with above that any 'handcuffs' likely evaporate once you cease to be an employee (i.e. no longer governed by the contract) as you'd be beyond the reach of that consequence except maybe in terms of employment references
    Mr_Crossgmonkey76
  • BooTheMightyHamsterBooTheMightyHamster Member Posts: 1,528
    edited May 2022
    I worked for John Lewis for many years, and we got 25% discount on most things, including Lego.  Their rules were crystal clear.  Anything you bought with discount had to be for yourself, or as a genuine gift.  Any abuse of that was grounds for dismissal.

    Lego may not be that black and white, but I'd be very surprised if their contracts allowed staff to undercut them by purchasing goods at discount and then selling them on at a profit.

    But as Huw says, what you do with it after you've left their employment... well, that's a different matter.

    Morally, however, it's a whole other can of worms.  Imagine, for a moment that you owned a small, independent toy shop and you discovered that one of your employees was abusing the discount that you had allowed them?

    Is it ok, just because Lego is a multi-billion pound business?

    /clambers down off high horse
    560HeliportMr_CrossstluxWookie2Marshallmariogmonkey76andhe
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    You might also find you have a limit of one per set.
    Brainsluggedmonkeyhangeroldtodd33
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    MrJackson said:
    I have firsthand experience here having worked at an LBR store for 4 years, 3 as a supervisor, so allow me to chime in.

    First, I loved it there. Had a great manager and assistant manager who I'm still close with and visit when I can. Yes, it's a 50% discount after the 3 months, but it can only be rung up by the manager or asst. manager. You can't ring out your own or another employee's discount. There was also a spend limit for the year; I think it was either $2,000 or $2,500 but that was after discount if I remember correctly - believe it or not I never used all my allotment. Come Jan 1, it refreshes. And, yes, it's expressly in the contract that buying at discount and reselling is prohibited, but as you said, if you keep them for down the road, especially after you no longer work there, there's literally no good way to enforce that. And I don't think that stipulation applies after you no longer work there anyway. There's also nothing to stop you from buying a set for someone else with your discount and getting VIP points - though VIP is different now than when I worked there. It used to be $5 for every hundred spent and I think it's changed.

    We got to build all the display sets which was cool. That's how I got into Technic.

    There is not a strict limit of one per set but there was a moratorium on new releases especially on big sets.  We had to wait a month before they were available to use our discount on.  The notable exception was the UCS Falcon which came out in November '17 and was finally made available to us in March of '18 - just a few weeks before my time there came to an end. Between the 50% and my dollars I saved from VIP points that monster cost me $29.99.  That is not a typo. 

    Don't feel like you have to buy everything, either.  You can run out of space real quick. And while there's no hard limit on buying sets more than once, if you buy a bunch of UCS Star Destroyers, for example, you'll raise some eyebrows.  The store, and employee discounts, do get audited. 

    Feel free to shoot me any questions.  Like I said, I loved it there, and if it located where the second job I had after Lego was, I'd never leave.  Just couldn't do the commute anymore for a second job after teaching all day.
    Would I be allowed to buy sets without my discount to keep and resell later? Since I read that you're not allowed to buy gifts with your discount, only items for yourself I wonder if that same principle would apply in that case. Also how competitive is it? I checked the lego site and no store near my house is offering "Brick Specialist" jobs but could they still hire me anyways?
  • monkeyhangermonkeyhanger Member Posts: 3,161
    It does sound that the OP is looking to getajob at a Lego store specifically to buy cheap and sell at a later date. There's just no scope to buy enough to make it a decent proposition vs working anywhere else.
    Fizyx560HeliportBrainsluggedMarshallmarioCymbelineAstrobricksmadforLEGO
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    monkeyhanger said:
    It does sound that the OP is looking to getajob at a Lego store specifically to buy cheap and sell at a later date. There's just no scope to buy enough to make it a decent proposition vs working anywhere else.
    You're not wrong, but the more and more I read about working at the LEGO store the more and more I actually do want to work there. So even if I can't do this investing scheme, I'm still gonna apply!
    560Heliport1265monkeyhanger
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,443
    Maximus said:
    monkeyhanger said:
    It does sound that the OP is looking to getajob at a Lego store specifically to buy cheap and sell at a later date. There's just no scope to buy enough to make it a decent proposition vs working anywhere else.
    You're not wrong, but the more and more I read about working at the LEGO store the more and more I actually do want to work there. So even if I can't do this investing scheme, I'm still gonna apply!
    Sounds like you’re being seduced by the light side of the Force :)
    560HeliportMaximusandheOldfanKungFuKenny
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    You'll probably end up hating LEGO if you work with it and the people buying it all day.
  • monkeyhangermonkeyhanger Member Posts: 3,161
    CCC said:
    You'll probably end up hating LEGO if you work with it and the people buying it all day.
    Especially the likes of my kids pestering poor Sophie and Emily at the Newcastle (Metrocentre) store.
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,761
    Maximus said:
    monkeyhanger said:
    It does sound that the OP is looking to getajob at a Lego store specifically to buy cheap and sell at a later date. There's just no scope to buy enough to make it a decent proposition vs working anywhere else.
    You're not wrong, but the more and more I read about working at the LEGO store the more and more I actually do want to work there. So even if I can't do this investing scheme, I'm still gonna apply!
    Hopefully Im wrong, and your comments are on the level, but part of me thinks you say this now just because of the comments others made after you started a whole thread basically saying you want to work for a LEGO store to only get discounts on sets for future purchases only to sell later. If that is really the case, one can only hope that the manager sees right through your facade and stops you from being hired (as Im sure you are not the first with this 'idea').
    Yeah yeah, I sound like the morality police, and I get perks are a reason to be hired, but it sounds less like you want to work for a LEGO store and more like you are just solely using the job for your 'angle'. I mean, you DO understand that you just don't pickup your discounted sets and go home? I mean you know you have to do work there as well right (including picking up that LEGO minifigure head that some kid just shot out of their nose to the floor)? Also the pay may not be great on top of it all (especially if LEGO is giving out such discounts if you work there long enough).
    Again, I hope I'm wrong and you really now see it as an opportunity to work for a company that likely has other AFOLs working there and has an excellent fan base around it that you will be part of, but I doubt a handful of comments on a message board is going to all the sudden help you see that from what your first comment was.
    560HeliportBrainsluggedMarshallmariopxchris
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,217
    There are also 30/60 day 'no discount' windows on newly released sets.  LEGO closely tracks employee purchase amounts - so expect to get a not-so-gentle gentle reminder that sets purchased are for personal use and not for resale.  The manager of the local store also has access to those amounts, and then gets their own pressure if someone appears to be exploiting the discount.

    If on the first day after your probationary period you purchase six UCS Millennium Falcons, I wouldn't expect to work there very long.

    Also, you're not the first person to think that working part-time at a LEGO retail store is a great idea to get discount product.

    Side note, awhile back after Kevin Hinkle left LEGO, we sold a few Jean Grey/Phoenix demo/promo minifigs on eBay.  There didn't appear to be any fallout for that.
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    madforLEGO said:
    Maximus said:
    monkeyhanger said:
    It does sound that the OP is looking to getajob at a Lego store specifically to buy cheap and sell at a later date. There's just no scope to buy enough to make it a decent proposition vs working anywhere else.
    You're not wrong, but the more and more I read about working at the LEGO store the more and more I actually do want to work there. So even if I can't do this investing scheme, I'm still gonna apply!
    Hopefully Im wrong, and your comments are on the level, but part of me thinks you say this now just because of the comments others made after you started a whole thread basically saying you want to work for a LEGO store to only get discounts on sets for future purchases only to sell later. If that is really the case, one can only hope that the manager sees right through your facade and stops you from being hired (as Im sure you are not the first with this 'idea').
    Yeah yeah, I sound like the morality police, and I get perks are a reason to be hired, but it sounds less like you want to work for a LEGO store and more like you are just solely using the job for your 'angle'. I mean, you DO understand that you just don't pickup your discounted sets and go home? I mean you know you have to do work there as well right (including picking up that LEGO minifigure head that some kid just shot out of their nose to the floor)? Also the pay may not be great on top of it all (especially if LEGO is giving out such discounts if you work there long enough).
    Again, I hope I'm wrong and you really now see it as an opportunity to work for a company that likely has other AFOLs working there and has an excellent fan base around it that you will be part of, but I doubt a handful of comments on a message board is going to all the sudden help you see that from what your first comment was.
    I'll actually end up making more at the LEGO store than I do at my current job. On top of that LEGO is my largest expense right now and well I'm not gonna find 50% off a brand new Sian or Daytona anywhere else. I applied Saturday so I'm hoping I hear back tomorrow. 
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    SumoLego said:
    There are also 30/60 day 'no discount' windows on newly released sets.  LEGO closely tracks employee purchase amounts - so expect to get a not-so-gentle gentle reminder that sets purchased are for personal use and not for resale.  The manager of the local store also has access to those amounts, and then gets their own pressure if someone appears to be exploiting the discount.

    If on the first day after your probationary period you purchase six UCS Millennium Falcons, I wouldn't expect to work there very long.

    Also, you're not the first person to think that working part-time at a LEGO retail store is a great idea to get discount product.

    Side note, awhile back after Kevin Hinkle left LEGO, we sold a few Jean Grey/Phoenix demo/promo minifigs on eBay.  There didn't appear to be any fallout for that.
    Other than the discount what kind of free LEGO related perks are there? Gotta fund the hobby!
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,145
    Maximus said:
    madforLEGO said:
    Maximus said:
    monkeyhanger said:
    It does sound that the OP is looking to getajob at a Lego store specifically to buy cheap and sell at a later date. There's just no scope to buy enough to make it a decent proposition vs working anywhere else.
    You're not wrong, but the more and more I read about working at the LEGO store the more and more I actually do want to work there. So even if I can't do this investing scheme, I'm still gonna apply!
    Hopefully Im wrong, and your comments are on the level, but part of me thinks you say this now just because of the comments others made after you started a whole thread basically saying you want to work for a LEGO store to only get discounts on sets for future purchases only to sell later. If that is really the case, one can only hope that the manager sees right through your facade and stops you from being hired (as Im sure you are not the first with this 'idea').
    Yeah yeah, I sound like the morality police, and I get perks are a reason to be hired, but it sounds less like you want to work for a LEGO store and more like you are just solely using the job for your 'angle'. I mean, you DO understand that you just don't pickup your discounted sets and go home? I mean you know you have to do work there as well right (including picking up that LEGO minifigure head that some kid just shot out of their nose to the floor)? Also the pay may not be great on top of it all (especially if LEGO is giving out such discounts if you work there long enough).
    Again, I hope I'm wrong and you really now see it as an opportunity to work for a company that likely has other AFOLs working there and has an excellent fan base around it that you will be part of, but I doubt a handful of comments on a message board is going to all the sudden help you see that from what your first comment was.
    I'll actually end up making more at the LEGO store than I do at my current job. On top of that LEGO is my largest expense right now and well I'm not gonna find 50% off a brand new Sian or Daytona anywhere else. I applied Saturday so I'm hoping I hear back tomorrow. 
    Good for you!  Capitalism at its finest!!
    Maximus
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Given you have started a new thread about investing, I guess that is your primary motive here. So it might be best to keep quiet about that in any interview.
    BrainsluggedSumoLegomadforLEGO
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,217
    CCC said:
    So it might be best to keep quiet about that in any interview.
    That's generally a frowned-upon interview topic.

    'I'm here for the product discount.'
    andhe560HeliportmadforLEGOdavetheoxygenmanKungFuKenny
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    :-)

    It doesn't even have to be so explicit. Even saying something like I love LEGO so much and I spend $X on it every month might be an indicator that you are just as interested in buying the product (at a discount) as selling it for them.
    SumoLego
  • PDelahantyPDelahanty Member Posts: 308
    ...and I guarantee there are Lego Store managers who are lurking in this thread and wondering if Maximus is the person that just applied to their store.
    560HeliportMaximusSwitchfoot55SumoLegodavetheoxygenmanKungFuKenny
  • daewoodaewoo Member Posts: 795
    It wouldn't surprise me if corporate was lurking as well.  Regardless, the Lego Store Employees I like are the ones that actually enjoy the product and can talk knowledgably about it.  If you are one of those people, then great.  If not, then my guess is that you would find yourself in a run-of-the-mill retail job no different than any other.  I can tell those types as well - only there for the paycheck.
  • monkeyhangermonkeyhanger Member Posts: 3,161
    I don't get the impression that anyone at the Newcastle (Metrocentre) branch doesn't love Lego, and they all at least tolerate the kids (most seem to like my 2 girls). If you don't like Lego, then getting 50% off after 3 months, isn't much of a perk, but may be a major reason why others sought out that job rather than working in any other retail store.
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    monkeyhanger said:
    I don't get the impression that anyone at the Newcastle (Metrocentre) branch doesn't love Lego, and they all at least tolerate the kids (most seem to like my 2 girls). If you don't like Lego, then getting 50% off after 3 months, isn't much of a perk, but may be a major reason why others sought out that job rather than working in any other retail store.
    That 50% is how I'm gonna afford adding the Sian and the Daytona to my collection!
    560Heliport
  • BrainsluggedBrainslugged Member Posts: 2,201
    Maximus said:
    That 50% is how I'm gonna afford adding the Sian and the Daytona to my collection!
    The Sian is fairly regularly around £205 and I've seen it at £196. I suspect the Daytona will hit a similar price on multiple occasions over the next couple of years. The Sian is currently £242 / 31% off at John Lewis so don't feel like you have to build your career around getting one for at a good price.
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    Lego_Lord_Mayorca said:
    Writing as a former LEGO Store supervisor and Brick Specialist myself (and one from the post-pandemic era), I think the hiring, training, and working processes will suss out any people just there to fund their hobby. First of all, 90 days is a lot longer than you think when you'll be working at the store five or six days out of the week. That gives the Store Manager, Assistant Manager, and supervisors a lot of time to assess your behavior and performance, particularly with your guest interactions.

    Although some LEGO Stores are not run as well as others, this is not a job where you stand around playing with LEGO sets, socializing, and occasionally ringing up a guest or two. You will be required to interact with as many guests to the Store as possible during your shift. That means welcoming everyone that walks in the doors, striking up conversations, answering questions, and dealing with the full spectrum of guest attitudes and moods, which, depending on their age, may range from cute admiration all the way up to unbridled, arrogant rage. Regardless of how the guests act, YOU will have to always be pleasant, knowledgeable, helpful, and attentive. This is basic Retail 101, but LEGO puts particular emphasis on visiting the store as an experience. So that comes down to the employees making that experience as excellent as possible for everyone. Only the best is good enough and all that.

    While you are working, the manager, assistant manager, and supervisors will be monitoring you and pulling you aside to offer constructive feedback from time to time. They are logging these conversations so that they can track overall performance. So all of that is to say that is if you aren't giving your time on the shop floor your all, you might not make it to 90 days. Heck, I've seen some people not make it past 30. Random people are always coming into the store asking if the store is hiring. So it won't be a huge issue to let someone go if they aren't up to snuff.

    Don't get me wrong, this is still a fun job and LEGO is by and large probably the best company I've every worked for while being at the lowest rung of the ladder. But I've seen single-minded people get to work there thinking, "I need money", "I just want to hang out with cool fellow LEGO fans", or "I want to get cheap LEGO sets and then resell some", and they don't last very long.
    Thank you thats all good to know. How many days a week will they require me to work? After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no? Also how long do you think it'll take to hear back on my application? Thanks!
  • Lego_Lord_MayorcaLego_Lord_Mayorca Member Posts: 618
    Maximus said:
    *snip*
    Thank you thats all good to know. How many days a week will they require me to work? After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no? Also how long do you think it'll take to hear back on my application? Thanks!

    I can't say on how long it will take to get a response from the application, but I do know if they hire you, they will want you to work as often as possible. Certain weekends are "all hands on deck" affairs, so be prepared for those. In the USA, certain labor laws prevent work a certain number of back-to-back days, so you will get a full day off or two worked into your schedule every week or so. It does depend on the store and their own staffing requirements, however. I know from first-hand experience, though, working just one or two days a week will not cut it. After I got a full-time job, I was able to stick around and still work weekends, but I was a rare exception. When I voluntarily quit to get my weekends back, the store manager revealed to me that it was good that I did because he was mandated to have all employees work a certain number of hours a week and as the season wore on, he would've been in the awkward position of convincing me to quit so he could hire someone that would work 5 days a week at least.
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    daewoo said:
    It wouldn't surprise me if corporate was lurking as well.  Regardless, the Lego Store Employees I like are the ones that actually enjoy the product and can talk knowledgably about it.  If you are one of those people, then great.  If not, then my guess is that you would find yourself in a run-of-the-mill retail job no different than any other.  I can tell those types as well - only there for the paycheck.
    There is a difference between enjoying LEGO and knowing about the current product range and taking sales. I remember one store I visited in the US where one number of staff was clearly a huge AFOL. He talked to me for about 45 minutes, showed me photos of his MOCs, gave me his personal 'business card' that had his rebrickable details on. But that seemed to annoy the other staff that were busy at the tills, actually serving customers.
    andhe
  • BrainsluggedBrainslugged Member Posts: 2,201
    There are other ways you can try to increase your return on investment while working at the Lego store. They do come with additional downsides though...

    https://news.sky.com/story/woman-stole-lego-worth-thousands-of-dollars-10394682
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    edited June 2022
    Lego_Lord_Mayorca said:
    Maximus said:
    *snip*
    Thank you thats all good to know. How many days a week will they require me to work? After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no? Also how long do you think it'll take to hear back on my application? Thanks!

    I can't say on how long it will take to get a response from the application, but I do know if they hire you, they will want you to work as often as possible. Certain weekends are "all hands on deck" affairs, so be prepared for those. In the USA, certain labor laws prevent work a certain number of back-to-back days, so you will get a full day off or two worked into your schedule every week or so. It does depend on the store and their own staffing requirements, however. I know from first-hand experience, though, working just one or two days a week will not cut it. After I got a full-time job, I was able to stick around and still work weekends, but I was a rare exception. When I voluntarily quit to get my weekends back, the store manager revealed to me that it was good that I did because he was mandated to have all employees work a certain number of hours a week and as the season wore on, he would've been in the awkward position of convincing me to quit so he could hire someone that would work 5 days a week at least.
    How many hours are in a shift/what times do shifts go from?
  • BrainsluggedBrainslugged Member Posts: 2,201
    Maximus said:
    After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no?
    If it's possible to do one day a week and still get the 50% discount as well... sign me up! I could work for free and still save an absolute bloody fortune.
    legomentalMaffyD
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Brainslugged said:
    Maximus said:
    After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no?
    If it's possible to do one day a week and still get the 50% discount as well... sign me up! I could work for free and still save an absolute bloody fortune.
    Yep, sign me up for an hour's work sweeping up PAB spillage - if I can get the discount.
  • daewoodaewoo Member Posts: 795
    CCC said:
    daewoo said:
    It wouldn't surprise me if corporate was lurking as well.  Regardless, the Lego Store Employees I like are the ones that actually enjoy the product and can talk knowledgably about it.  If you are one of those people, then great.  If not, then my guess is that you would find yourself in a run-of-the-mill retail job no different than any other.  I can tell those types as well - only there for the paycheck.
    There is a difference between enjoying LEGO and knowing about the current product range and taking sales. I remember one store I visited in the US where one number of staff was clearly a huge AFOL. He talked to me for about 45 minutes, showed me photos of his MOCs, gave me his personal 'business card' that had his rebrickable details on. But that seemed to annoy the other staff that were busy at the tills, actually serving customers.
    I'm not advocating for that kind of conversation, though I admit that I've had them with a couple of Lego Store managers.  When I walk into the store I expect the Staff to be able to answer any questions I might have....which 99 times out of 100 will be about what they can order from the warehouse for the PaB wall or when the new BaM parts will be available.
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Yeah, I think most of my questions have been what have you got out back that is not on the shelves (or PAB bins)! But I imagine they get a lit of what should I buy type questions, and also need to get kids participating in the store activities, hunts, play tables, etc.
    daewoo
  • PDelahantyPDelahanty Member Posts: 308
    Maximus said:
    Thank you thats all good to know. How many days a week will they require me to work? After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no? Also how long do you think it'll take to hear back on my application? Thanks!
    How many hours are in a shift/what times do shifts go from?
    It really does sound like you want to work as little as possible.  I wouldn't be surprised at all if they sus our your true intentions and do not hire you.
  • MaximusMaximus Member Posts: 27
    PDelahanty said:
    Maximus said:
    Thank you thats all good to know. How many days a week will they require me to work? After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no? Also how long do you think it'll take to hear back on my application? Thanks!
    How many hours are in a shift/what times do shifts go from?
    It really does sound like you want to work as little as possible.  I wouldn't be surprised at all if they sus our your true intentions and do not hire you.
    I'm just very busy and don't have a lot of time. I'm young I need the money lol
  • im2cre8ivim2cre8iv Member Posts: 167
    Maximus said:
    I'm just very busy and don't have a lot of time. I'm young I need the money lol
    If you need the money then it seems like you’d want to work as many hours as you can.
    BrainsluggedWesterBricksPDelahanty
  • BooTheMightyHamsterBooTheMightyHamster Member Posts: 1,528
    I do find it strange how often I'll speak to a member of staff at a Lego store and realise how uninformed they are about the hobby.  I'll go in and ask about possible release dates for a set that's been discussed for weeks, if not months, on Brickset and the like, and I'll often get a blank stare: "Sorry.  Not heard of that."

    Most of them are happy to talk about stuff they've built, but I do wonder if a certain amount of apathy towards the subject is desirable.  I had a friend who had a weekend job as security / helper at Wembley Arena many years ago, and he said that they ideally wanted people who didn't like music, as they needed people to be constantly scanning the crowd, not turning round and watching the stage.
    560HeliportKungFuKenny
  • MugenPowerMugenPower Member Posts: 631
    BooTheMightyHamster said:
    I do find it strange how often I'll speak to a member of staff at a Lego store and realise how uninformed they are about the hobby.  I'll go in and ask about possible release dates for a set that's been discussed for weeks, if not months, on Brickset and the like, and I'll often get a blank stare: "Sorry.  Not heard of that."
    At the end of the day, this is still just a job for many people.  I've seen the same thing with car salespeople, where an enthusiast or even just a well-informed shopper will know more about the product than the dealership employee.  This is arguably worse considering a car costs many times more than a Lego set.  It's probably not a problem for the large majority of customers who come in off the street, for either Lego or my car sales example, so it's likely to keep happening.
    SumoLego
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Remember they also need to sell what is on shelves now, not what might be coming. 
    560HeliportSumoLego
  • MrJacksonMrJackson Member Posts: 453
    Ok, there's a lot to unpack here. 

    Maximus said:
    I'm just very busy and don't have a lot of time. I'm young I need the money lol
    Lego was my second, part-time job for just shy of four years. This was on top of teaching beginning band which is my bread and butter.  You need the money? That job paid off my undergrad, my Masters degree, and 15 credits on top of that so I could move up on the payscale and no longer need a second job. I worked on average 4 days/nights a week, typically Monday nights, usually 2 of either Friday/Saturday/Sunday, and one of the other weeknights. Be expected to work (or be available to work) on big events, big release days, Black Friday, etc. And we only had one kid back then.  So I'm not real interested in hearing about lack of time. The only reason I left was cause I simply didn't want to do the commute anymore. I would have worked there forever if it were closer.  Keep in mind that I have a fairly decent sized collection as well as a Lego city in my basement, so this wasn't just a job.

    I got a new second, part-time job at a local beer distributor not 5 minutes from home (interesting change, I know) and worked there only for as long as it took me to take and pay off an additional 15 credits and zero-out the loan I took out to help finance the downpayment of our house. When I told the owner I could work Friday Saturday and Sunday, I didn't quite mean Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday every. single. weekend. for the 18 months that I was there. I did what I needed to do at the time but it was a situation where I quickly realized that when the first day came that I was able to leave, I would. And I did. 

    PDelahanty said:
    Maximus said:
    Thank you thats all good to know. How many days a week will they require me to work? After the summer I probably won't be able to do more than one or two days a week, so will that slide or no? Also how long do you think it'll take to hear back on my application? Thanks!
    How many hours are in a shift/what times do shifts go from?
    It really does sound like you want to work as little as possible.  I wouldn't be surprised at all if they sus our your true intentions and do not hire you.
    This. In the three years I spent as a shift supervisor, I saw many people come and go. Some lasted a little while, some a good amount of time, and some a single day. I can't tell you how many times my manager or asst. manager would ask me about someone who came in and filled out an application. I may not be a mind reader, but being able to simply read people is often enough.

    As a vet teacher of 15 years, a former supervisor at an LBR store, and a father of two, all of your comments thus far have raised more red flags than a military parade in the former Soviet Union. Hopefully your intentions truly are forthright, but if you had to ask me what my thoughts were had you walked into the store and had this conversation with me back when I worked there, you........probably wouldn't like my response. 

    Good luck, though, and if things work out for you, good. 
    gmonkey76560HeliportkendalbricksBrainsluggedWesterBrickspxchrisPDelahanty
  • MugenPowerMugenPower Member Posts: 631
    MrJackson said:
    Hopefully your intentions truly are forthright, but if you had to ask me what my thoughts were had you walked into the store and had this conversation with me back when I worked there, you........probably wouldn't like my response. 
    My first reaction was that many of the questions he/she's asking (expected work schedule, employee/discount benefits, reselling...) are things he should be discussing with the prospective employer instead of asking random people on the internet.  But, I think he/she knows that the approach and reasoning behind these questions would immediately set off red flags to an interviewer, so those questions are being asked here instead.
    560Heliport1265
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,217
    MugenPower said:
    At the end of the day, this is still just a job for many people.
    I don't have any expectations what the guy behind the counter at Wal-Mart or Target knows the first thing about Apple products, the newest Android phone or which two-ply toilet paper is soft, yet provides adequate coverage.

    I just hope the LEGO people can cash me out, or can check the back if an item isn't out on the shelves....
  • BumblepantsBumblepants Member Posts: 7,538
    SumoLego said:
    I don't have any expectations what the guy behind the counter at Wal-Mart or Target knows
    This is the way.
    SumoLegoWesterBricksmaaaaaaapxchris
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    edited June 2022
    MrJackson said:
     I got a new second, part-time job at a local beer distributor not 5 minutes from home (interesting change, I know) and worked there only for as long as it took me .... 
    You missed out the important bit ... did you get 50% off beer ... ?
    BumblepantsSumoLegopxchrisPDelahanty
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,217
    CCC said:
    MrJackson said:
    ...local beer distributor...
    You missed out the important bit ... did you get 50% off beer ... ?
    Definitely burying the lead on this post!
    BumblepantsPDelahanty
  • PDelahantyPDelahanty Member Posts: 308
    SumoLego said:
     which two-ply toilet paper is soft, yet provides adequate coverage.
    I recommend Softly. It has a cute white bunny on the packaging.
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