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| | | Author | Message | Stephen Perrera 
Posts: 823
Since: 5/27/2008
|  3/25/2009 2:52:42 PM 
Been looking around for a real career in the flooring biz. Not a lot to choose from.
I am ambitious, agressive, visionary and passionate about flooring. I sell my own jobs and can outsell any Joe salesman in the biz, even C1.
I actually went into a C1 and other stores pretending to be a consumer. Asked a lot of questions to see what their spiel was.
Many of them could not answer specific installation questions. And generally only know the basic things about flooring. Course I couldn't go to the local Prosource here because they know me. However those girls are really sharp, best in the business me thinks.
Also been to the big boxes same stuff. In a couple instances on inspections the big box manager came out and pretty much didn't know squat about flooring. sigh
I have sent in my resume (yes I have one) and didn't get any bites. Went to interviews yata yata, dressed in suit, tie, nice shiney shoes blah blah blah.
Leaves me wondering what those people are looking for. Just the average Joe that just has sales experience or someone who is truly experienced in all facets of the industry.
Someone splain it to me.
Last Edited 3/25/2009
7:17:04 PM
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| Rusty Baker
Posts: 111
Since: 6/7/2008
| 3/25/2009 5:15:01 PM
Several years ago, I sold for a big box for a short time. They gave an hourly wage plus 5% commission. After 3 weeks, I was making more than the store manager. They told me I was making too much and wanted me to sell just for the hourly. I quit.
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| Stephen Perrera
Posts: 823
Since: 5/27/2008
| 3/25/2009 7:16:07 PM
I helped this little old lady...client of mine buy Pergo at HD yesterday. What an experience that was.
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| Selva Lee Tucker
Posts: 634
Since: 5/25/2008
| 3/26/2009 2:41:51 PM
I went to HD once, applied for a job,
listed all my experience and training,
the manager never called back so I
went by the store, he told me his
flooring manager told him I was
making up all that experience and
training,,,,I gave him numbers to call
to confirm but he said he was not
going to do that,,,,later, I realized,
they don't want trained people who
know what they are doing, if that
were to happen, then, they can't
play dumb and stupid for
replacements.
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| Stephen Perrera
Posts: 823
Since: 5/27/2008
| 3/26/2009 3:03:45 PM
Yeah, I think the flooring managers don't want someone that knows more than they do. Might take their job.
Edit first post: The flooring managers came out to inspections, not just any ole manager.
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| John Draper
Posts: 76
Since: 10/29/2007
| 4/12/2009 9:00:30 PM
I worked for a big box store and all in flooring had to do jobs on the side so they could live.
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| Selva Lee Tucker
Posts: 634
Since: 5/25/2008
| 4/13/2009 4:57:37 PM
all my life, up until I said screw it and
went into flooring full time, I had to
work helping install to make ends
meet working for the state or a big
box, I worked for Home Quarters
many years ago, anybody remember
them?
they would not let me near the
flooring department after my first
day, so, I was moved to lawn and
garden and I had the most fun
learning about plants and gardens
and all the stuff, more fun than
floors!
anyway, always, two or three jobs at
a time,
slt
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