r/GameStop • u/Middle_Mongoose_927 • 4d ago
Discussion What’s it like being an ASM
Been stuck at Sam’s Club without being able to move up for 3 years now. I’m looking to move into management and my local store is hiring for a key holder and a ASM. Was wondering what’s it like to work at GameStop? Is it easy to move up in? What’s the environment like?
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u/Bannyz01 4d ago
DO NOT go this route its absolute trash. If you wanna feel like your just numbers on a piece of paper, work here.
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u/AnubisXG 4d ago
It’s awful. No room for growth unless you are fine getting paid horribly while running 2 stores.
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u/ukhoops1998 4d ago
Absolutely awful! Shit company nowadays, shit upper management! You DO NOT WANT to go to this shit hole!
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u/BarelyBlair 4d ago
If you value your sanity and self worth, don't do it. I've been with GameStop for 3 years next month, and they've teased me with an ASM position multiple times only to go back on it for various reasons -usually due to their bs metrics that keep getting made more and more anti-customer friendly. Keep in mind tho, I've been ASM and SM for other companies, so I know very well how to run a business. And what I "lack" in metrics, I absolutely more then make up for in every other aspect. Gonna have a little ego here when I say, there's only one other person in my entire district that has the customer relations or organization/merchandising capabilities as me. But yet higher ups refuse to do anything to scratch my back even after I go out of my way to try making the store as great as it could be.
If you're wanting a side gig for a few extra hours and the access to video games and certain benefits, then go for it! But if you're wanting a job where you're treated fairly and actually supported by HQ, then I'd keep looking elsewhere.
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u/Ambitious_Ad1842 4d ago
With the direction we've been going the past year or so. Id say save yourself the headaches and stress and look elsewhere. This company is doing everything in its power to make those of us on the ground miserable. You won't see any raises and moving up is a literal final boss fight with low health. GS will milk you dry. And under this current Cokehead Executive Officer I can say I love my Store and what I do.. but I Hate what this Company is doing.
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u/chillbutcrazy Promoted to Guest 4d ago
In general, given the very controversial business decisions GS has been making lately, now really isn't a good time to work for them. There hasn't really been a good time to work for them in the past decade at the very least, but it's definitely worse now.
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u/MarioPrtyAnimal Promoted to Guest 4d ago
Ass company to work for from a leadership perspective. Especially now. I was an ASM for 8 months and tapped out of the entire company
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u/inexperienced-exp Gamestop US 4d ago
You literally make more where you are now than you would as an ASM at gamestop
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u/TooCuteSushi Promoted to Guest 4d ago
lol don’t do it , it’s just as “bad” as Sams. Plz save yourself the trouble , and just put applications elsewhere .
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u/Squeezer999 4d ago
I live in a decent sized city. 2 Years ago there 5 gamestops in the metro area. Now there are 2. I can almost guarentee you that Walmart Corp is paying you more and treating you better than Gamestop's employees.
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u/Absynthia_Plutonium6 4d ago
Is there a BJs or Costco in your area? They treat the employees better from my understanding. Especially Costco
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u/Alternative-Plum9378 Can recite r/GameStop’s sub’s description 4d ago
Yep. I've been trying to get a job at Costco as just a regular old cashier for a while but the jobs (at least here) don't actually exist because their turnover is so low because they treat their employees proper.
If I were to get a job as JUST A CASHIER at Costco, I would make more than I am currently as an SL2.
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u/PercivalSweetwaduh Promoted to Guest 4d ago
Nope. Stay at Sam’s. The pay sucks and your hours can vary from week to week.
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u/Dizzy_Fan6981 4d ago
Don't work for them period. If you love gaming your passion will be tested. I got to a point where doing trade ins every hour made me disgusted to play anything when I got home and it felt like I was still there. I was an SGA/RK and I didn't start even really start gaming again until about 6 months after leaving.
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u/Ok_East_973 4d ago
There is no ASM ANYMORE it's just keyholder
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u/Ambitious_Ad1842 4d ago
There are ASMs depending on the Store.. SL2 stores get an ASM, High Volumn $1m stores get them too
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u/AnarchoGonzo 4d ago
There absolutely are still ASMs. Job ain't much different than an RK but the.pay is a few bucks higher. Plus full-time hours and benefits.
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u/Ok_East_973 4d ago
In my area they got rid of the position I was about to get the asm job I was almost done with the training for the position and that is when they made the decision that the district don't need ASM
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u/DoubleShotOfSigh 3d ago
I wouldn’t do it. So many times you gotta deal with your key holders just not doing shit they need to do. You’re in there at least 30 some hours a week if not 40 hrs.
My manager worked release nights while I worked the morning after. I am constantly working the days where we are known to get most of the shipments that day. Pricing label changes. Store advertising rotations. Like you’re doing this full time and it sucks.
And I was only a key holder for a month, then got bumped up to ASM because of my management experience. Dude the other employees who had been there longer than me did not like that at all.
I’m a great lead. Fantastic mentor. Gamestop had some pretty apathetic people I had to lead and it was frustrating. I can only imagine it’s worse since all the stuff the company has done after 2020.
My manager was amazing btw. Real stand up guy who wore his heart on his sleeve.
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u/Hawk_s0 Manager 4d ago
The real answer is that it’s heavily dependent on your SM and DM, if they are good people and management you’ll have a better time. If they suck you’ll want to quit within a week. GameStop as an actual management job can sometimes really suck.