Credit crunch has officially affected me!

[today]

We have 2 massive Next's in Exeter, they could shut down one of them and I don't think they'd notice as one of them is central, and one of them is way out of the way, where all the small businesses are. How big is your store, because that is not alot of staff in one store...

Head Offices suck don't they? Hehe, they'll probably reading us talking now

We have quite alot of staff but its all 4 hour shifts now, due to cut backs, used to be all days and maybe odd one or two doing a 4 hour shift.

We also cut back our opening and closing times to
9:30 to 5:30 instead of 9:00 to 6:00.

[Pyroka]

We have quite alot of staff but its all 4 hour shifts now, due to cut backs, used to be all days and maybe odd one or two doing a 4 hour shift.

We also cut back our opening and closing times to
9:30 to 5:30 instead of 9:00 to 6:00.

Why the hell are they cutting back opening & closing times? The amount of rent they pay will be the same, the amount of money they earn will be less. Do they think they'll save more money on cutting back 1 hour? That really is bad planning by head office. :S

It was sorta expected the whole laying off of staff, everyones gonna start doing it eventually. Does your store have day targets and Next card targets?

[today]

Why the hell are they cutting back opening & closing times? The amount of rent they pay will be the same, the amount of money they earn will be less. Do they think they'll save more money on cutting back 1 hour? That really is bad planning by head office. :S

It was sorta expected the whole laying off of staff, everyones gonna start doing it eventually. Does your store have day targets and Next card targets?

We have store targets which we dont reach often. Normally were down a 2-3 grand.

I know, that's what we didnt get why close eailer when you still pay the same rent, your loosing even more money now.

[partie2]

The pub I work in is closing as of next week therefore I am now just another unemployment statistic.

I feel your pain the same has happened to me

[Pyroka]

We have store targets which we dont reach often. Normally were down a 2-3 grand.

I know, that's what we didnt get why close eailer when you still pay the same rent, your loosing even more money now.

Wow, I looked at my store report on Saturday (week ends on Sat, starts on Sun) and we had gone over our weekly target by about 3k, and that didn't even count what we had earned on the day. O_o

Yeah they're not saving nay money on staff... except an hour perhaps, but some staff are bound to stay a bit longer, our work just flings out hours on-the-spot depending on how much needs to be done lolol. It's well funny, I just decided on Sunday that I felt like earning an extra 30 quid... you know, because I can!

Stuff like this actually happened in Primark though tbh, we had to get our hours tightened and they wern't giving out much overtime (they used to give out LOADS), because they had to meet their budget...

[Immenseman]

ah well im just looking forward to staying in bed

[today]

Wow, I looked at my store report on Saturday (week ends on Sat, starts on Sun) and we had gone over our weekly target by about 3k, and that didn't even count what we had earned on the day. O_o

Yeah they're not saving nay money on staff... except an hour perhaps, but some staff are bound to stay a bit longer, our work just flings out hours on-the-spot depending on how much needs to be done lolol. It's well funny, I just decided on Sunday that I felt like earning an extra 30 quid... you know, because I can!

Stuff like this actually happened in Primark though tbh, we had to get our hours tightened and they wern't giving out much overtime (they used to give out LOADS), because they had to meet their budget...

Yeah its strange, past two weeks we've been in the minus each day due to all the returns we've had from sales. Which has had a affect on us as a store and company.

[Pyroka]

Yeah its strange, past two weeks we've been in the minus each day due to all the returns we've had from sales. Which has had a affect on us as a store and company.

Seriously? We've been in the plus all the time... wow, I doubt Debenhams are doing much better though are they hehe. I'd be worried for all the big names like Wallis and Jane Norman. I heard from an employee at Karen Millen that they've been told their company is going to go under Administration soon, but they're not plastering the windows with Sale banners because they reckon themselves as 'too posh for that'.

Jane Norman will be next, then Reiss, then Moss Bros. I could bet on this stuff LOL.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...iceland-retail

[today]

Seriously? We've been in the plus all the time... wow, I doubt Debenhams are doing much better though are they hehe. I'd be worried for all the big names like Wallis and Jane Norman. I heard from an employee at Karen Millen that they've been told their company is going to go under Administration soon, but they're not plastering the windows with Sale banners because they reckon themselves as 'too posh for that'.

Jane Norman will be next, then Reiss, then Moss Bros. I could bet on this stuff LOL.

As i said, everyone thinks Next is doing better then people think, which is not the case.

Specially when i'm doing Best Sellers the figures for the top twenty items, total costing and profits, have gone down so much to what they used to be, its shocking.

[Immenseman]

thanks for talking about your jobs in my unemployment thread guys