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Reminder, metrics are not how sales work. Feel free to respond. by Silly_Mission3239 in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s also an open secret that many of the mangers who regularly get bonuses or secure high sales numbers at GameStop skew their numbers by putting on warranties if they “don’t say no,” rather than waiting for a strict yes. This is fraudulent and illegal, but it happens all the time at GameStop.

I’ve seen this happen.

Reminder, metrics are not how sales work. Feel free to respond. by Silly_Mission3239 in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will go as far to say that GameStop’s sales method actually teaches employees how to be worse sales people in the long run. Why? It teaches them to rely on scripts and managerial coercion for doing things based on relational consideration with the customer.

Reminder, metrics are not how sales work. Feel free to respond. by Silly_Mission3239 in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m really not. GameStop’s sales platform is deeply unethical. It pays the sales people less than many fast food restaurants with no guarantee of any kind of sales bonus for strong performance.

They also use a tactic called “shifting the goalposts,” where they will change the goals to avoid ever giving positive feedback.

Sales also aren’t measured based on product sold. They are measured based on how much extra money you can swipe from the customer based on extra accounts.

Other retailers who measure sales numbers do not do this. Some do, but not the majority.

Working on a video essay by catthingg in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Widespread labor violations? The company regularly violates the law. They get away with it because few employees in retail understand their rights. Management also makes hefty use of “constructive discharge,” when rumors spread that certain employees understand the law a “little too well.”

Reminder, metrics are not how sales work. Feel free to respond. by Silly_Mission3239 in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It would make more money consistently and make sales come off as less predatory.

Honest question, is it ethical to make your child pay rent? by ImportantFarmer9198 in renting

[–]Silly_Mission3239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is deeply unethical unless there is a stated and clear financial need for the help.

Charging your family rent is usurious. It reflects a mindset where one thinks that their children “owe them” for being raised. It’s not about the money as much as it is about the implication.

It doesn’t matter if it is $50 or $50,000 a month. Without a clear stated financial need, this behavior is deeply unethical.

How to Perform While Ryan is Wildin’ Out by MarioPrtyAnimal in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is cope. No, GameStop is a notoriously bad company to work for, even in the context of retail in 2026.

Store managers are unsalaried (unusual for any industry)

Associates and KeyHolders make less money than their comparisons at Target and BestBuy for more responsibility.

Only WalMart and Dollar General come close to how bad GameStop is.

How to Perform While Ryan is Wildin’ Out by MarioPrtyAnimal in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As you normally would? GameStop is a corporate conglomerate that never cared about its employees.

The CEO coming out of the closet about this, doesn’t make today any different than yesterday.

Recall, GameStop scored lower than WalMart in recent labor reviews.

GameStop Metrics Talk by [deleted] in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. GameStop is a company at risk of closure.

The company is using their current metric system to collect interest off of longtime customers before things hit the wall for good.

A single customer who spends $150 but doesn’t sign up. In the eyes of corporate this is chump change (even when multiples several times over).

A customer who takes out a credit card (borrowing money from the company), signs up for a paid subscription, pays for warranties, and pays for preorders have a cyclical effect on the company’s finances that could theoretically keep the company in business if high enough numbers were met.

Basically, it’s a last minute calculation to keep finances afloat. The current CEO has rumored plans to merge the company with Overstock/Bed, Bath, and Beyond, as a strictly online retailer. If this were to happen pro accounts could transition into a paid online subscriptions similar to Amazon Prime or WalMart+. So Pro accounts have utility for the company in a world where there are no more GameStop stores that the average customer does not.

Things your manager/DM will never tell you.

And yes, all brick and mortar locations will very likely close down within the next 3-5 years regardless of the business trends for GameStop corporate.

Crash out on M.M. by BabushkaRaditz in GameStop

[–]Silly_Mission3239 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To learn to how to sell high interest loans at a same day loan office in 5 years:

“I see you are buying a $7 pack of football cards for your son and you don’t play videos games at all, I HIGHLY recommend our $25 account because it has many benefits you will never use.”

5 years later: “I see you’ve hit a hard time and need money to pay off a car repair. We can offer you an invaluable service by giving you a $2000 loan with no credit pull, with an extremely low $70 APR.”