GameStop hiring 15,000 temporary employees this holiday
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Oct 27th 2009 at 9:00PM }
While the employees will be considered "seasonal," they will reportedly receive the same benefits to working at the company as any other employee, including game borrowing and an employee discount. No word on whether they'll also get the complimentary demoralization and up-selling technique training.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Shadowfax (PSN: u2fan4894) @ Oct 27th 2009 9:03PM
I'm guessing they'll know even less than your average Gamestop employee?
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Oct 27th 2009 9:06PM
Is that possible?
RANDOM G [XBL: NYMZ777, PSN: NYMALICIOUS] @ Oct 27th 2009 9:15PM
No, it's not.
fundando @ Oct 27th 2009 10:44PM
I'm applying since it doesn't look good for me getting any jobs in my field anytime soon. If I get hired I'll bring up the average know-how by a lot.
Matt @ Oct 27th 2009 11:45PM
"No word on whether they'll also get the complimentary demoralization and up-selling technique training."
That shit's standard.
RagnarokSam @ Oct 28th 2009 8:39AM
it's funny that i'm reading this as i'm filling out my W-4 forms for it...I have no soul left.
MechaGamerX @ Oct 27th 2009 9:04PM
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE
YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED
Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Oct 27th 2009 9:07PM
We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your wallets. We will adapt your brain to worship us. Resistance is futile.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 27th 2009 9:05PM
Grunts? Oh God.....they're preparing for war
Shadowfax (PSN: u2fan4894) @ Oct 27th 2009 9:06PM
We never saw it coming... we just never saw it coming...
Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Oct 27th 2009 9:09PM
One guy with an M249 can wipe them all out.
I'm gonna label this under 'not an issue'.
MechaGamerX @ Oct 27th 2009 9:14PM
*Puts Master Chief helmet*
I need a weapon.
Special Agent Steve @ Oct 27th 2009 9:24PM
Mecha... I can't take you even HALF seriously with that Bart Simpson Avatar.
MechaGamerX @ Oct 27th 2009 9:28PM
That's not all you see on my avy...
Special Agent Steve @ Oct 27th 2009 9:36PM
But 90% of it.
Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Oct 27th 2009 9:06PM
Really? I thought 'grunts' were 'peons'.
Gamestop. So evil and successful even we Sith have taken notice...
HighFiveJesus @ Oct 27th 2009 9:23PM
so you went from being a Dr. to a fictional alien life form authority.
Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Oct 27th 2009 9:24PM
I'm sorry...the Sith are lifeforms now? I'm pretty sure I'm human. Superior, yes, but still human.
Reader @ Oct 28th 2009 12:33AM
Yes they are life forms... and yes they are aliens, even if they're human aliens.
Filthy Assistant @ Oct 28th 2009 8:47AM
Something need doing?
*chops down tree, brings it to Game Informer factory*
BleachMan! @ Oct 27th 2009 9:07PM
I was a seasonal Gamestop employee about 3 years ago, from the beginning of November to New Years. It was alright, nothing to bitch about. I was able to get Rock Band at a discounted rate and borrowed some used games, like Resident Evil 4.
BleachMan! @ Oct 27th 2009 9:09PM
Oh yeah, training-wise, I had to memorize a different greeting for phone calls every week. It was a very chill store though, with a cool manager, plus I had two other friends from high school working with me too.
Electro Poof [Super Nintendo IT ONLY DOES EVERYTHING - Now Only $29.99] @ Oct 27th 2009 9:21PM
Cool story, bro?
Markez @ Oct 27th 2009 9:10PM
Mid 40s ma - "Yes, do you think my son will like this Monster Bass game, or, erm, this bear killing, simulator thing?"
Temp - "Oh hell no."
Temp - "Hey... Hey. Hey ALEX, is it my break yet? What? Get the goddamn pizza out of your mouth. What? Alright then."
Cougar sidles up to the counter - "I guess I'll take the bear game, with the orange thingy for the Wii. Does that have cheevos? What are cheevos, my son said something about cheevos. And I'll uh, take this Cleveland Browns console 'skin' thingy"
...
...
Cougar - "No goddammit, I don't want to preorder anything just get me out of here"
Cheesus Crust @ Oct 27th 2009 9:11PM
How does one apply? Can I do it online? I can't be bothered to go there myself.
CaramelZappa @ Oct 27th 2009 9:33PM
If you can't be bothered to even go there, how are you going to bother with actually doing your job should you be hired?
Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Oct 27th 2009 9:34PM
GameStop employees do work?
Cheesus Crust @ Oct 27th 2009 9:36PM
I'll advise them over the phone.
Morisato @ Oct 28th 2009 6:34AM
Are you from India?
shadowhowl1900 @ Oct 27th 2009 9:27PM
can i work from home, too busy playing uncharted 2
TheK3vin @ Oct 27th 2009 9:36PM
And IIIIII helped.
Dragod @ Oct 27th 2009 9:34PM
Heh. I went to an interview when my town had a new one opening up. I know quite a bit about video games, and I'd venture to say that I knew the most about the games coming out and on the shelves.
Who did get hired? 3 bimbos who couldn't tell the difference between a Wii and a 360, and a pretty boy who knows that "Pokemon is pretty popular with the kids".
Markez @ Oct 27th 2009 9:41PM
HURRAY BIMBOS!
I didn't pay any attention to anything else you said. Maybe one of those spam accounts linking to that stupid spammy dating site will show up and agree with me. HUZZAH!
Dragod @ Oct 27th 2009 9:46PM
You are precisely the reason.
Dammit.
AoE @ Oct 27th 2009 9:48PM
Dragod I hope that store is near me, because in all honesty I'd rather buy my game from a bimbo than from a gamer-geek who wants to chat my ear off because he sees I'm buying a game he likes. That's been my usual GameStop experience, the one with the gamer-geek who wants to be my friend when I just want to be a customer. Please tell me where they hired these "bimbos" as you say, so I can shop at that location instead. :D
Dragod @ Oct 27th 2009 9:51PM
I hate you all :'(
My point is that I would actually be able to help those that need help; Parents who don't know what their kids like and need some suggestion. Sure, bimbos might be fine for you and me, but bimbos just can't help the person who walks in looking for a gift that their kid won't hate.
No Kill Tayler @ Oct 27th 2009 10:35PM
I actually like chatting with gamestop employees
most agree that they like the Go, which is odd. (I own one)
TheK3vin @ Oct 27th 2009 9:40PM
I joined the force about a week ago- according to the guy at orientation they hire about 85% of their temporary employees permanently, but I'm guessing that number might go down a bit this year considering the amount of hirees.
The best way to get a job there without some good credentials is to just spend some time getting to know the people who work there, making friends, and doing more than one application- like once every other month. They throw out ones that aren't recent enough.
CaramelZappa @ Oct 27th 2009 9:44PM
What do they pay you, if you don't mind me asking?
jynxycat @ Oct 27th 2009 9:51PM
They actually aren't allowed to throw away applications that aren't over 6 months old.
BrianValentine @ Oct 27th 2009 9:49PM
I bought a 360 used with a warranty. It red ringed in like 3 months and I brought it back and they replaced it. When I got home I realized I left a game in the defective console. I called them and told them I'd left a game in there. The dude said he'd take it out and have it ready for me to pick up. I came in a couple days later to get ... Read Morethe game and the dude said he forgot to take the game out and his manager sent the console away to be refurb'd. He assured me he'd e-mail the place and get it back or have it replaced. I called a few times over the last month and they said they still didn't have the game. So, I go in today and talk to the manager and she said that there's nothing they can do and that I'm shit out of luck. That's not true, is it?
BrianValentine @ Oct 27th 2009 9:50PM
i hate my local gamestop for this
OnToGloryReturns @ Oct 27th 2009 10:49PM
Ask for their DM's number and discuss it with him and/or call their customer sevice line. You probably won't be able to get the game itself back but they should be willing to compensate you with a gift card of a fair value.
They should have seen the game when they tested the system - if they didn't test it they were in error as it is required.
The store manager should have handled it right then and there for you but escalating it should resolve the issue.
OnToGloryReturns @ Oct 27th 2009 10:53PM
addendum to that:
I thought you had traded it, in which case they would have to have tested it. If it was just a return on a defective refurb they would not.
In any case since the manager told you they would get the game back they should be willing to compensate you with a gift card of the value of the game. Just make a little noise with the DM and customer service center and you should be taken care of.
Again - the manager should have handled it - you don't lose a customer over a minor issue like that.
fohf @ Oct 28th 2009 1:43PM
so YOU left a game in the console and rather than going back to the store immediately YOU waited several days before following up.
Perhaps the guy shouldn't have promised you compensation for the game, but YOU are the one who lost it.
jynxycat @ Oct 27th 2009 9:50PM
Stores hiring people during the holidays?
How is this different than almost any other retail job? :P
snichols @ Oct 27th 2009 11:24PM
This isn't news, it happens every year. Twice a year actually since it also happens during the summer.
And yes, the up-selling training is the first thing they teach you. I don't know if they still use the slogan, but it used to be "every customer, every time."
CH3BURASHKA @ Oct 27th 2009 10:02PM
I need money, love games. No job. I'll try out for my local store.
Unless they get all asshole-ish and decide 17 year olds aren't technically people.
OnToGloryReturns @ Oct 27th 2009 10:54PM
technically, they're not.
Lurkero @ Oct 27th 2009 10:17PM
Temporary workers is every season, this isnt really news. Every store from Borders Books to Toys R' Us is hiring seasonals