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Originally Posted by Jmac
It's pretty much expected at my store that employees should purchase any major launch product (I've purchased and returned the Playbook, Transformer, and iPad2; still undecided if I'll keep the TouchPad or not ... My last day is next Thursday, then onto Power Engineering for much more $$$) and return it after 1-4 weeks of use. That way we can gain actual knowledge of the product and we are able to help customers if they come in with questions instead of just redirecting them to a 1-800 number.
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Originally Posted by dangonay
As Jmac said, at his store customers are "expected" to purchase a major product and then return it within 1-4 weeks (as per return policy).
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Originally Posted by parm104
LOL! Dangonay is completely missing the point...What is shitty about the company?
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I think you're the one missing the point. Jmac said what his company expects and I quoted him in reference to my post.
In Jmacs example it seems like the company is taking advantage of the employees. Training is something that should be done on company time and the employee should be getting paid for it. By having an employee purchase a product (with the intent of returning it) so they can use it at home the company is essentially having the employee "train themselves" on their personal time. Not only that, but the risk is also placed on the employee as anything that happens to whatever they bought would be their responsibility.
To me that's a shitty way to run a company by putting an employee in that position.