RadioShack Employer Reviews

A typical day at Radioshack, customer service and sales. Learning about new components and how they work.

Perform daily operations to run the business such as schedule making, overseeing employees, ordering supplies, and making sure our company sees a profit. Also I am a trainer for new employees and new managers. The hardest part of the job is the long hours upon one shift due to lack of employees. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing that one – more... has provided excellent customer service. – less

Being in management, my day usually begins at 9am. Start out with sales forecast for the day and track monthly sales to ensure on track. Counsel sales staff and ensure there questions and needs are addressed. Maintain profit increase per day and high end inventory counts per day. Daily interactions with customers and upper management,

Appear on time for shift work in uniform. Full sales and team administration. Inventory controls and monitoring. Reorders. Processing in house orders and shipments. Arranging weekly and monthly schedule for department. Unloaded and restocked inventory. face to face sales with target revenue goals. Monthly management meetings and store wide operations.

Overall Had A Good Experience At RadioShack ! Was Able To Move Up To Management Very Fast & Learned Alot Of Things !

A typical day at work was either opening or closing the store. I learned how to manage my time at work with school work and home life. The management and my co-workers were for the most part pleasant to work with. Sometimes I had Senior Management or co-workers that were not too pleasant but I learned how to work with or around them. The hardest part – more... of the job was trying to help a store full of customers (some good - repeat customers, some bad - thieves) and give each one of them great customer service with only two employees at any given time. Being a Store Manager I always had plenty of employees on hand but as an associate you do not control this issue. On the other hand the most enjoyable part of the job was when you had customers that recognized your efforts and hard work trying to juggle the customers, praised you for your work and great customer service, and waited only for you to serve them or would leave if you were not there.

I had many great days at Radio Shack (California) and many bad ones too. The Managers and employees are expected to work very hard and have a vast knowledge of all the products in the stores; not like in some other Big Box Chain Store, your knowledge is limited to your department or area. The pay is not the best since it is a proformance based paying job but you can make a lot of money if you are knowlegdeable, honest and a good salesperson that can create a large client list. One thing I can attest to is when I moved to another state (Virginia) the pay got worse. California is very fair with employees and that is why I liked working there as opposed to Virginia. – less

I liked working with my coworkers it was a good working experience for me. I learned a lot from working there

I've been with RadioShack for almost 2 years now and it's had it's ups and downs. But to be honest if it wasn't for all of the great people I work with I would have left a long time ago. They have dropped the pay with raising the expectations from you. They give raises to people they like and are good salespeople, not good in management and do not train – more... them properly. – less

A typical day at work contained different ethical backgrounds and personalities of people. I learned how to satisfy any customer no matter how nasty their attitude is. Management is as overrated as i thought it to be, i actually fell in love with it . My co-workers were amazing and make me feel glad to come to work everyday. The hardest part of the – more... job is managing the hours due to certain expectations. The most enjoyable part of the job is profiting and recognition for great sales. – less

Job duties included: cashiering, bank deposits, closing key holder, merchandising, contract wireless sales, and store cleaning and organizing.

The day begins with getting the store ready for the customers so we can have a productive day.Help customers with what they come in for.Make sure all associates know what performance is required from them that day.Meeting new people is rewarding.

Great place to learn a lot of information. If you enjoy technology you will love working here !

A typical day at work consisted of dealing with opening the store. merchandising, pricing, organizing, selling to customers, training, reporting and meetings with district or regional managers, and helping other store managers on occasion.
I learned how to assist customers and go beyond their expectations in order to have them become raving customers. – more... I learned about how to manage a P&L statement by what I sold, transferred, and discarded. I learned how to organize and make things very easy for customers and employees to purchase or do their jobs.
Management was very agreeable and helpful. They gave me the right amount of space in which to know, and then do my job with out being micro managers. They rewarded me with incentives, trips, and apparell and other merchandise from vendors for jobs well done.
My co-workers were a great asset as they helped me understand things I was not privy of. I had some that were computer specialists, cell phone gurus, and more.
The hardest part was terminating someone's employment. I overcame that by telling them that they would probably find something more enjoyable, and would pay more than what they were currently making.
The enjoyable part was overcoming the obstacles, having double digit sales and profit gains, and becoming one of the known people within my Region regarding personnel issues, cell phone sales, as well as other ongoing issues within RadioShack. I often times had other managers contact me as I knew my way around the corporation, the rules and regulations regarding vendors, how to sell things, how to handle people, and had become and expert in customer service. – less

Good place to work at first. New management changed the culture. No real regard for home life. Old management was good not sure of it now.

readio shack really has poor vales and managment you sold phones and helped customers
did planograms

I loved working for this company, fast paced , challenging.
Great team work and participation.
I would recommend this job for anyone !!

I been with this company for two years going on three and I am looking for better benefits higher pay ... A typical day is being really busy ...multi-tasking , fast pace, and mainly consist of activating prepaid and post paid , customer question , and informing them of any benefits for them

Selling phones are a huge part of the job so creating a friendly environment is a must. If you aren't a sociable person this is not the job for you. Biggest drawback would be worklife balance as well as no room for advancement after you become a store manager.

I liked working for all the companies that i worked for. I liked coming into contact with all the different people that I came into contact with.

The best part of the job is that you get to meet people all day.
You sale phones, help customers with projects, and keep the store neat.
Learn how to always be closing (sales).
Co-workers are great.
Management is terrible for the pay.
Constantly resetting the store (moving a bunch of parts to different parts of the store) which sometimes will take a – more... week to complete.
Schedule changes often without notice. – less