The title above is a line that was given to me by my first department manager. Of course, I have no idea how to give an exact spelling for 'seein' and 'believin' but this is all that I could come up with.
Throughout my time in this line of work I have found, that this particular phrase is the truest statement ever made when it comes to retail. It has come in handy on many occasions.
Take for instance, a display or the way to operate a certain procedure for a department; you may know what you are talking about but let's say that the opposition has other ideas. At first you may get frustrated because you know that your way is tried and true, but the opposition wins out in the long run. Usually it is because the opposition is management.
But hold on, not all is usually lost. Because, you see, it is the end result that matters. And more often then not, it is the tried and true method that will win out, you just have to step back and allow the opposition to see for themselves.
Of course this is how you learn another lesson; they don't always know what they are talking about.
This little, three worded phrase kind of hit home this week when we, the employees, witnessed the grief that a fellow employee was being put through.
Some called it 'harassment', others called it 'not fair'. And in all reality they were all right, because the way the situation was handled was not that of company policy.
As employees, we have taken note of the changes and learned to adjust. After all, what choices does one have - you might say, 'they got you over a barrel'. We come from a different time and a different place; a company that took care of it's employees and in return the employees provided the company with the best support.
But now that those days are gone, we have become realistic and realize that we are vulnerable and have to be prepared. Now having witnessed what one employee has gone through, we know that it can happen to any one of us. Which leads me back to this little, three worded phrase.
Although we may have had an idea of what we were up against, we have now seen the reality and yes, we believe.
Talk at ya later!
Throughout my time in this line of work I have found, that this particular phrase is the truest statement ever made when it comes to retail. It has come in handy on many occasions.
Take for instance, a display or the way to operate a certain procedure for a department; you may know what you are talking about but let's say that the opposition has other ideas. At first you may get frustrated because you know that your way is tried and true, but the opposition wins out in the long run. Usually it is because the opposition is management.
But hold on, not all is usually lost. Because, you see, it is the end result that matters. And more often then not, it is the tried and true method that will win out, you just have to step back and allow the opposition to see for themselves.
Of course this is how you learn another lesson; they don't always know what they are talking about.
This little, three worded phrase kind of hit home this week when we, the employees, witnessed the grief that a fellow employee was being put through.
Some called it 'harassment', others called it 'not fair'. And in all reality they were all right, because the way the situation was handled was not that of company policy.
As employees, we have taken note of the changes and learned to adjust. After all, what choices does one have - you might say, 'they got you over a barrel'. We come from a different time and a different place; a company that took care of it's employees and in return the employees provided the company with the best support.
But now that those days are gone, we have become realistic and realize that we are vulnerable and have to be prepared. Now having witnessed what one employee has gone through, we know that it can happen to any one of us. Which leads me back to this little, three worded phrase.
Although we may have had an idea of what we were up against, we have now seen the reality and yes, we believe.
Talk at ya later!
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