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Forum: News September 18th, 2010, 08:29 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,359
Posted By empbal
Why is now a good time to quit? At this point you...

Why is now a good time to quit? At this point you might as well stick it out for another month or so until your store closes and you can collect unemployment.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? September 4th, 2010, 08:50 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,207
Posted By empbal
They'd probably put you on their shit list and...

They'd probably put you on their shit list and find a reason to fire you.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? August 27th, 2010, 09:13 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,495
Posted By empbal
Link that post, please. It looks out of context.

Link that post, please. It looks out of context.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? August 22nd, 2010, 09:35 AM
Replies: 2,433
Views: 673,894
Posted By empbal
Why would they spend time trying to keep people...

Why would they spend time trying to keep people in the stores when they know they're just going to close the stores anyway? They're trying to keep people with the Blockbuster brand by converting them...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? July 20th, 2010, 10:22 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 14,702
Posted By empbal
Is that the wording? "Would you like to secure...

Is that the wording? "Would you like to secure this transaction: Yes/No"

If so, why would anyone hit No unless they knew what it meant? "OMFG I DONT WANT MY CREDIT CARD UNSECURED"
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? June 26th, 2010, 09:13 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 25,939
Posted By empbal
I'd go so far as to say that all of these...

I'd go so far as to say that all of these programs and upsells negatively impact a salesperson's ability to provide great customer service. If we weren't forced to offer 3 things at the register,...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? June 24th, 2010, 08:33 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,592
Posted By empbal
We'll see what happens between now and next week...

We'll see what happens between now and next week when it's time to pay $42 billion in debt next Thursday.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? June 14th, 2010, 08:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,495
Posted By empbal
I just really hope they close my store. I can't...

I just really hope they close my store. I can't take much more of this and before I quit I'd like to at least be able to collect unemployment.
Forum: News June 13th, 2010, 07:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,330
Posted By empbal
What's REALLY going to happen (or would have) is...

What's REALLY going to happen (or would have) is they call swearing up and down that they returned that movie to the kiosk and not telling NCR that they returned it to the store. Then they'll...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? June 11th, 2010, 06:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,906
Posted By empbal
I saw a memo from Tim, a zone VP, that went to...

I saw a memo from Tim, a zone VP, that went to RDOs, and ours forwarded it to DMs, and our DM forwarded it to stores. You can tell the Zone VPs are putting a lot of pressure on the RDOs, and it all...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? June 8th, 2010, 10:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,567
Posted By empbal
I'm surprised we're still open.

I'm surprised we're still open.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 28th, 2010, 05:25 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,081
Posted By empbal
That would motivate me to not sell. I'd love if...

That would motivate me to not sell. I'd love if my store closed. That sounds so bad, though. And I feel sorry for all of my great coworkers who rely on that income.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 24th, 2010, 07:35 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 12,605
Posted By empbal
My response to that will be "Yeah, you know why...

My response to that will be "Yeah, you know why the DISTRICT didn't hit the numbers? It's all about YOUR leadership and these kinds of threats are no way to lead."

But then I'll be fired.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 24th, 2010, 08:58 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 12,605
Posted By empbal
The thing is our DM actually told us not to say...

The thing is our DM actually told us not to say it's only for the summer. We get called and threatened 2-3 times per shift, so whatever. Not my problem. I stopped caring for this company. I'm not...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 12th, 2010, 11:49 AM
Replies: 2,433
Views: 673,894
Posted By empbal
That still doesn't keep our employees from...

That still doesn't keep our employees from putting them back in BSI.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 11th, 2010, 07:32 PM
Replies: 2,433
Views: 673,894
Posted By empbal
Or you have stupid coworkers who put it out of...

Or you have stupid coworkers who put it out of alphabetical order.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 4th, 2010, 10:50 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,998
Posted By empbal
As if labor isn't tight enough already. What a...

As if labor isn't tight enough already. What a waste of time.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 2nd, 2010, 07:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,042
Posted By empbal
If they know it's foreign, you can make fun of...

If they know it's foreign, you can make fun of idiot customers together. That's what I do.
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? May 1st, 2010, 09:03 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,998
Posted By empbal
TNR Update

So how are you guys doing on TNR these days?

We went from 18-20k/week two to three years ago and we're still under 6k for this week with only one day left. Everyone at my store is panicking because...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? April 27th, 2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 23,819
Posted By empbal
The reverse stock split hasn't happened yet....

The reverse stock split hasn't happened yet. Shareholders vote on the reverse split May 26. The increase is due to the contracts secured with the studios that give us titles on release day while...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? April 24th, 2010, 09:07 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,598
Posted By empbal
We can order movies and have them shipped...

We can order movies and have them shipped directly to the customers' house in about 2 business days. It's $3.99 per movie and they have 7 days and a 10 day grace period. Works for games too.

By the...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? April 24th, 2010, 01:40 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 23,819
Posted By empbal
My DM has been wanting more $5 bundles, too, but...

My DM has been wanting more $5 bundles, too, but when our goals are in terms of total bundle sales, you can bet I'll try to turn that $5 bundle into two $3 bundles by getting them to grab an extra...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? April 6th, 2010, 05:09 PM
Replies: 778
Views: 122,848
Posted By empbal
"If you plan to shoplift, take the wrappers with...

"If you plan to shoplift, take the wrappers with you and hide the security labels so I at least don't know something was stolen."
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? March 31st, 2010, 08:45 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 22,825
Posted By empbal
Maybe our new upsell will be selling shares...

Maybe our new upsell will be selling shares directly?

"Would you like to pick up a few shares of Blockbuster stock with your movie today? They're on sale for only 25 cents each!"

"That gumball will...
Forum: Are You An Employee Of Blockbuster? March 19th, 2010, 09:54 PM
Replies: 1,540
Views: 451,210
Posted By empbal
I understand where you're coming from, but if you...

I understand where you're coming from, but if you just take off the dollar without really letting the customer realize that they were supposed to pay it or making it seem like a favor, they start to...
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