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johony

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not sure, have to wait for bash to give me some shifts..i hope i can do some next week, but i have to wait and see.

oh and i'm definitely starting off at home entertainment :)
 

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omg how did u score that!! so lucky!!! Home ed is definetely better than apparel.
 

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Chubby said:
omg how did u score that!! so lucky!!! Home ed is definetely better than apparel.
probably because carl interviewed me, i'm not sure. but most of the people went for recovery, checkouts and nightfill, the main jobs.

btw, for casuals it's:
$9.34 for 16 and under,
$10.80 for 17yo,
$12.61 for 18yo,
$14.95 for 19yo,
$16.82 for 20yo,
$18.69 for 21 & above.

the wages indicated are for your first probation period, then it keeps moving up as you stay longer with the company.
 
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How long is the probation period? lol I got a group interview with BigW macq next tuesday
 

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got the 2nd interview next tuesday after school. im assuming its at the store because they didnt say where it was over the phone, and i forgot to ask lol
 

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noir. said:
What store? It's best you check because sometimes the interview/induction is held at another store within the area ;)
i sent an email, and got a reply, its at the store im applying at.
I heard this interview is meant to be the easiest to get thru (compared to other stages), anyone know if thats the case?
 

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had my 2nd interview on tuesday, the nightfill manager seem pretty good.
hopefully he rings me up soon to say ive got a job
 

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i had a group interview on the 5th of october (2 weeks ago). they called up my references this monday.

they get back to us, whether we were successful or not, right?

:-( i want the job! lol
 

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the manager says ive got the job, but im still waiting for information on when initiation is. he also said i should have received info. from the recruitment manager of the area (or whatever).

how long does it usually take from the 2nd interview (with the manager) to the initiation?
 

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Just make sure you go for Recovery.

Checkouts really, really, really, really suck. It's easy work, but i hate it.
 

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yay, i got the job. had induction on thursday :)

wooo!

what goes on in recovery? :-S i'm a checkout chick!
 
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one-love said:
yay, i got the job. had induction on thursday :)

wooo!

what goes on in recovery? :-S i'm a checkout chick!
Recovery is basically when the store nearly closes about 1 or 2 hours before it closes, the recovery people take out old stock/rearrange stock/front face stock/make everything neat etc. for the nightfillers to put in the new stock or replenish the old stock. That's the gist of it anyway.

Which store are you at?
 

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recovery is so fucking boring. i want to kill myself when i do it.
 

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genril said:
recovery is so fucking boring. i want to kill myself when i do it.
seems like every job at big w makes people want to kill themselves. :rolleyes:

unless you do lay-by or home entertainment, which isn't so bad.
 

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pLuvia said:
Recovery is basically when the store nearly closes about 1 or 2 hours before it closes, the recovery people take out old stock/rearrange stock/front face stock/make everything neat etc. for the nightfillers to put in the new stock or replenish the old stock. That's the gist of it anyway.

Which store are you at?
Ahh... yeah,
I'm at Liverpooool lol.

I should go buy my uniform now...
 
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Apparently the uniform is changing according to what my store manager said (I'm at the macquarie one, I didn't even know it was the biggest out of the NSW stores lol). I hope it changes because wearing a tie is really crap and looks really bad lol hopefully the new one doesn't require a tie :)
 

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yeah, i went in today to get the top. there were no size 12's and they said no new stock are going to come in till they get the new ones (those come in march). LOL.

so the lady said she's going to ring up other stores for me. :-O so i'll need to drop by tomorrow again.. oh wells
 

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pLuvia said:
Apparently the uniform is changing according to what my store manager said (I'm at the macquarie one, I didn't even know it was the biggest out of the NSW stores lol). I hope it changes because wearing a tie is really crap and looks really bad lol hopefully the new one doesn't require a tie :)
The new Big W ads have the new uniform on display, and as far as i can see, no ties. :) They look 100x better as well.
 
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pLuvia

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Oh the new ads? are they the new uniforms? I got to look into it lol. Now I'm seeing more Big W ads since I've been employed at big w lol
 

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