How was your experience?  I work for Progressive and I pride myself on my customer service skills!
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Yes, it was great.  They gave me the best price on motorcycle insurance.  They were also great when it came to paying claims.
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There was a boycott today? I must've missed it. ALL of my guys came into work, and the company did a gangbuster business day today. 14 hours of clients, contracts, and high end custom cars. God, I love my job, and all the men and women who work for me. I'd like to thank them all for their loyalty to the firm. Not to mention their paychecks, which would have disappeared like smoke on the wind had they not shown up. Even my 2 Japanese Americans and my Laotian (He is touched by the engineering gods) came in. And they all kicked butt as usual. Yep, at Southern Cross Customs, the boycott was a non-issue.
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Yeah.  I worked at 2 call centers.  One lasted about 6 months and the other about a month.  It wasn't so bad, i was 17 but you have to have a lot of patience and be able to "bite your tongue" when you get rude people.  It sucks but it's a paycheck.  The best kind is "inbound" calls... that's where people call you and you don't interrupt their dinner.  You still sell things... you just don't call them at their house.
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If you are ordering from provantage.com, I have ordered from them many times and have never had a problem.  A good company as far as I'm concerned.
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I worked at Borders for a summer job and it was great - I would definitely recommend them as a company.  At the store I was at they tried to break up the day, so you're never anywhere more than a couple hours (register, reference/customer service, in back).  If you were in music or the cafe you only did that for part of the day, too.\n\nI was hired right when the store was opened, so I got to meet a lot of the corporate people and they were all very normal (a lot of people who go into those jobs started out in the stores and worked their way up).  \n\nThe only problem I had was that the employee discount was too good so I spent too much in the store (although full-time employees can borrow books).
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im with GratefulDead06. if they arent hurting you or your property, let them be. just like any store, they provide a service.
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There are those woh care about customer service. I take good care of my customers. I work in Telecom, highly paid. Give me a call and you will see.
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Michael, I would like to know if there is anyone else that has experience with this company. The OP's quesiton is not redundant. They are seeking more information, information I would like too.
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I'm a bartender at the VFW Post in my town! I love it! It is so much fun, I work about 4 to 5 days a week and have my days free, make pretty good money! Get an upront reserved parking spot and get a free drink after every shift! Cant beat that!!!
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I enjoyed it.  Everyone helped everyone else and the people who caused trouble didn't last very long.  \n\nThe bad thing is that both of the companies I worked for went under because they couldn't compete with goods coming in from other countries.
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Congratulations!  I'll tell you (as a supervisor and someone who does the hiring and firing in my deparment, AND the one who recommends promotions and pay raises) that one of the most important things is your work ethic.  Be at work like 10 minutes early to every shift.  Be READY TO WORK when your shift starts - not in the back putting on your hat and checking your hair or talking to your buddies.  Let your supervisor know if you are going to be late or can't work on a particular day as far in advance as possible, if you're stuck in traffic and are going to even cut it close (and you have a cell phone!) call and let them know!  It really helps to be available to them when someone else calls in sick - that lets them know that you need this job and you want this job, and that you're willing to go the extra mile for them.  Don't EVER complain to your boss about the job - even if you're complaining about mopping the floor while mopping the floor - it gives a negative impression even if you only do it once.  Also try to learn every single job in the place, know how to cook, how to run the register, how to run the drive through, how to open and close.  ALWAYS go the extra mile for the customer (even if the customer is a total Richard-head, that is making you warm up his big mac for the 10th time because he's too busy talking to eat it!), help the mother with 4 kids get high chairs and booster seats - or carry the 2nd tray for her if you're not busy. .  these people will appreciate it and you never know when one of them is going to talk to a manager (and you never know if one of them is your manager's brother-in-law!).  If you have regular customers, get to know them - those are the ones that are more likely to either complain about or compliment an employee.  Also try to continue your education, a person with a college degree and no experience is more likely to get hired as a supervisor/manager than someone with no college and 15 years of experience!
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my sister works at a hampton inn and she loves it. i visit her all of the time. she started out at the front desk...and learned everything just by working there. they have great customer service and that makes customers VERY happy which in turn makes the job easier, because the people are nice....good luck if thats what your going to be doing...it seems like fun
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The staff at any PC World are among the worst I have ever experienced in any retail situation. They lie, have no interest or experience, are invariably poorly educated, and couldn't give a fu*ck as they get paid minimum wage. \n\nIf you were any good at anything, would you work at PC World? No, of course not, PC World employs numpty dross because that's all they can get.\n\nSimple Solution....Don't buy from PC World.
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Yep, I quit my last job.  I worked in a furniture store, and for the most part it was okay.  But customers yelled at me for things I had no control over -- do they really think a cashier has control over the color of wood finish a bed has?  And my boss was a pain, she would yell at me for not going up to a customer and asking if they needed help every 20 seconds.  Excuse me for not wanting to harass people.  And worst was one of the assistant managers who was incredibly condescending.  So I quit and went back to school to get my masters.  Soon I'll own their asses.
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I worked at wendys this time last year for some extra cash when the kids were in bed and hubby was done with work. We had this really nice lady from ehtiopia working there ( her 3rd job no less ) she asked this guy if he wanted a combo ( was cheaper ) he yelled, DID I SAY I wanted a combo ? He kept yelling and I was over in the drive thru and I heard him and went over there ( the manager was doing something else of course )\n I was like sir is there a problem. He starts raving like I didnt say I wanted a combo and on and on ( the dining room was packed! )\n Finally after about 1 minute or 2, he stopped yelling and said "What do you think about that ? "\n I politely smiled at him and said, " dang mr, if this food wont give yiou a heart attack your ugly attitude will."\nEVeryone in line started laughing, hes screaming he wants my manager and my name, I said my name was juanita( it isnt,,lol )\n The manager came over and said sir we don't want your business and please leave. \n He called and made a big stink but you know what, that ethiopan woman was JUST DOING what she was trained to do. As my pastor says, some people have to act like that cause its the only power they have in their life.\n\n I gave my friend a hug and told her to chin up cause she was really upset.
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YES! Once I needed work clothing for a new job. I saw some things I wanted but could not afford. I was at J.C. Penney's and I talked to the manager, explaining my plight, as the clothing rounded off to perhaps only $65.00....therre were similar items on sale that were actually nicer, and I pointed out that fact. I was not pleading, or begging. I was so sincere. I needed the clothes for work as mine had been stolen, along with all I had had, the manager allowed me to go through the check stand with a variance of about $22.00 that made all the difference in the world and yes...I can now say I have negotiated retail. No, I haven't done this since. I was amazed and surprised and still to this day grateful. Thanks.....
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You may want to email Katie P. It sounds like she is pretty experienced, man.