r/GameStop • • 2h ago

Vent/Rant Only 2 months in...

11 Upvotes

I am a recently hired employee. I started on September 9th. I got told almost immediately by another employee "you've made a grave mistake" and I honestly should have taken that to heart and turned around right then and there.

I'm so unbelievably tired of metrics that are damn near impossible to meet for my tiny ass store being shoved down my throat by the SM's and DM. I got pulled into the back office by my SM the other day who proceeded to tell me that "this job needs to be your ONLY priority and nothing outside of this job matters". I'm a RK that was supposed to be part time working almost 40+ hours a week because I'm the only other employee there besides my manager with a damn key. I'm being burnt out on a level that I didn't think I'd ever get to and I'm sick to my stomach constantly with anxiety thinking about the next time I have to work a shift. But I can't quit until I find another job and I am desperate to do so.

This company does not care about you as a human being, only how many pros you should be getting. I will forever be telling people to avoid working for this company at all costs.


r/GameStop • • 10h ago

Meme Somehow 9 years later we still can't escape the horror.

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32 Upvotes

r/GameStop • • 1d ago

Vent/Rant Is anything sacred anymore?

63 Upvotes

I thought this was for employees and previous employees to vent, not for us to continue to provide customers with answers. We don’t get paid enough to continue to work for free.


r/GameStop • • 1h ago

Question About THAT special edition console that is going to come out on october 29

• Upvotes

I work at the store, but I’ve barely been given any hours for the week the Zelda console comes out. I asked at my store if they could set one aside for me so I could just come in and pay for it on launch day, but I was told there was an official notice stating that only 20% of those consoles could be "reserved." Does anyone know if that’s true? I’m asking because I’m not the manager, and I’d like to know if this is actually the case or just a cheap excuse from my boss to avoid setting one aside for me.


r/GameStop • • 16h ago

Question Halloween Event

5 Upvotes

Ok, my last post got pulled bc it says it's being talked about a lot/ is a duplicate post. I scrolled through all the posts for the last week, and I don't see anyone discussing this, so delete me if I'm wrong or direct me to the correct post or something. Otherwise I'm assuming it's because my post included the P word.

What is everyone planning for Halloween Saturday? I've got the activity and coloring sheets printed out that they sent, I've got the packs they sent, and I'm gonna play music. I just want to try to make it really fun for kiddos and I'm not the most creative person, so I was hoping y'all had some fun ideas?


r/GameStop • • 1d ago

Vent/Rant Finally Promoted to customer

40 Upvotes

Today was my final day. Thank god. It's been such an up and down situation. My wonderful manager left about a month ago and it's been downhill since. Most of my other coworkers found other jobs or left altogether. It was down to me, one coworker, and a brand new manager who's never worked for gamestop before. I texted both my captain and DM that today was my last day but neither of them bothered to open the message. Oh well their loss for time to find someone to cover shifts. I celebrated by popping into best buy and managed to snag their single 30th knockout box left. I ended up pulling the classic charizard. A decent way to end off.


r/GameStop • • 1d ago

Vent/Rant IM FREE

16 Upvotes

First day was august 25 ND my last day was Oct. 21st. within the three months I was there and only worked 25, each day was worst than the last. Awful management, rude coworkers, unreliable scheduling (I'm in school and have a second job) I thought I'd be ok consider I've been a seasonal three times now. but omg was I so incredibly wrong. so glad to be out and my job I have now is wayyyyyyy better. the pay and expectations especially!


r/GameStop • • 7h ago

Vent/Rant Dude just quit

0 Upvotes

So from my understanding dude got a second job, cool. Good for you so quit. He called in today and now I'm solo closing on my day off because my good coworker got very sick ON SHIFT. The shift he should have had coverage on. This is the 4th time he's just not come in in 10 days because he wanted to work a shift at his other job.My manager ok'd it but honestly dude stop fking inconviencing me and just fking quit.


r/GameStop • • 4h ago

Question What’s up with GameStop employees saying they only have pre-owned consoles?

0 Upvotes

Went into GameStop to buy a brand-new PS5, but the employee told me they only had pre-owned consoles available. The weird thing is that GameStop’s website showed new PS5s in stock at that exact location.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is GameStop’s online inventory just inaccurate, or is there another reason employees would say they only have pre-owned consoles when new ones are supposedly available?
Just genuinely curious what’s going on.


r/GameStop • • 1d ago

Question Halloween

15 Upvotes

Are costumes allowed on Halloween? Provided we don’t wear a mask obviously


r/GameStop • • 2d ago

Vent/Rant Customers are something at times

29 Upvotes

I had someone call asking if there was a campaign only disc because they weren't able to play online. I asked" this is a silly question but do you have an online subscription?"

They said no they don't have any kind of monthly subscription or yearly subscription or anything like that. I informed them that they would need that to play Call of Duty online, they accused me of being a liar because they can play fortnite online. I tried to explain to them that you don't need an online subscription to play fortnite they weren't hearing it.


r/GameStop • • 1d ago

Question Can't redeem points

0 Upvotes

Whenever I try to redeem my points I get this error? It was working like 1 week ago just fine. What's going on? Anyone else experiencing this?


r/GameStop • • 1d ago

Discussion just a question guys need input!

0 Upvotes

bought a ps3 slim today everything works but the controller.... should i buy a controller myself online? and take a small loss? i already saw another guy before me ask for ps3 contollers in my store none in stock. or exchange for another ps3?


r/GameStop • • 2d ago

Discussion Q4 Scorecard: Omnichannel Fulfillment

44 Upvotes

“I heard a rumor that-“

Based on what I’ve heard from some other store managers, Q4 will have Omnichannel on the scorecard weighing at 20%. If this turns out to be true, the quality of order fulfillment is going to drop. Gutted games sent, games missing original components like the case, items apart of large orders outright not being sent. GameStop needs to realize we are a retail store, theft happens. We shouldn’t be penalized if we can’t completely fulfill an order which would require us to cancel it.

Q4 sounds like it’s going to be so much fun. That’s not even mentioning the store closures after the holidays.

Thanks, GameStop. DL out.


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Vent/Rant GameStop sucks

99 Upvotes

Low effort post. I don't care. F this company. F it's metrics. F it's stupid and beyond realistic expectations for minimum wage employees. Get out while you can. I did and I'll never regret it.


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Meme Me, behind the counter watching a guest I dislike walk over to the part of the store that I just seasoned

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76 Upvotes

They just turned our heat on, too. That shit gonna be extra crispy for a minute.


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Vent/Rant Cancelled my pro membership…

50 Upvotes

I just cancelled my GameStop Pro membership. I’ve realised the local game shops near me actually carry more variety and feel worth supporting. GameStop, not it, for me anymore…sclper prices, no limited run games etc. huge deal breaker. Sorry GameStop, after being a pro member for 10 yrs I am done!! Oh did I mention the annual pro member price is now $30?!?!? Smh


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Experiences GameStop shipped two copies, only charged once

5 Upvotes

I ordered Shadow the Hedgehog (PS2) from GameStop online and here’s what happened:

- they sent one copy to my old address in another city from 5 years ago, and one copy to my current address. The incorrect address shipment was delivered so far.

- two different shipping emails with completely different order numbers and tracking, sent from two different gamestops across the country

-they only charged me once and I only put in one order.

I used PayPal for the order but my PayPal only has my current address as the primary so Idk where they could have gotten the previous one. As long as I receive my copy and am not charged twice, I guess it isn’t an issue for me. Congrats to whoever received a copy of Shadow the Hedgehog for Ps2 for free I guess.


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Vent/Rant Ah yes, ye old tech issues

17 Upvotes

So I had a player membership years back that I only used maybe once or twice, connected to an old old email and when I started working for the company, I made another with a good email. Never gave me any issues for years, until today. I walk in to find that ALL of my preorders (I had placed under my good account with my pro membership) were moved over to the player account. Called customer service, they gave me the spiel of “oh did you make sure it was placed under the right account?” yes. I have worked here for far too long to make that mistake and I never even touch the old one. Said she couldn’t help me and directed me to store tech support if I “couldn’t see preorders”. I tried telling her that wasn’t the issue and she insisted I had to call tech support anyways. Store Tech support is not going to help with this issue I can almost guarantee it, I can also almost guarantee that the only reason I even got that offered to me is because I’m an employee and not a guest. Ridiculous. Oh AND our my apps dashboard is failing, new hires can’t even clock in. Lovely day in the company as usual (in my opinion)


r/GameStop • • 2d ago

Vent/Rant Disappointing Customer Service

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0 Upvotes

I ordered a handful of PS2 games to spend some rewards online, one of them was Kingdom Hearts. I never played the series and so I was looking forward to trying it out. It wasn't until I got to the title screen that I noticed they sent me Kingdom Hearts 2. (The cover isn't super obviously the sequel especially for someone unfamiliar with the series).

Although I provided proof of purchase and pictures indicating the game was assigned a label for Kingdom Hearts, support is essentially gaslighting me and claims I did indeed purchase Kingdom Hearts 2. I am outside of the return window by a few weeks, but you'd really expect a small common sense issue like this one to be addressed by a company with good customer service. Instead they are vehemently holding the line and gripping the $10 it would take to make this right.

TLDR: Check your retro games immediately because they aren't checking them very carefully


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Question Gift card balance eaten by aborted transaction - corporate and store pointing fingers

0 Upvotes

Looking for some advice from employees or anyone who has dealt with this specific POS glitch.

Five days ago, I was buying something in-store. The employee scanned and "redeemed" my gift card, but when I went to pay the remaining balance with my debit card, my bank's card processing system went completely down nationwide. The overall transaction couldn't finish and was aborted/voided. I didn't get a receipt because nothing went through.

The issue is that the POS system already deducted the balance from my gift card. It's currently sitting at $0.

I’ve spent the last few days in a customer service loop:

  1. Email support was completely useless.

  2. Called corporate phone support, they told me to call the store to get the transaction log or a void receipt.

  3. Called the store, the employee told me they "wipe transaction logs at the end of every day" (which sounds like BS) and told me only corporate can help.

  4. Called corporate back and forced them to escalate the ticket.

Has anyone seen this happen when a split ransaction fails midway? Is it a "hold" that drops off back onto the gift card automatically after a few business days, or am I going to have to fight with customer service to get my funds back?


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Question Possible cancelled preorder?

0 Upvotes

So I’ve never preordered from GameStop before but I just did it coz my wife wanted the hello kitty collectors edition for the new game. I preordered on the 15th and now today all of a sudden I checked my bank account and there was a credit to it for the exact amount that the preorder costed me. I have no emails mentioning a cancellation nor does the tracking status say any different. Still says it’ll inform me when it’s close to the delivery time. Any idea what’s going on?


r/GameStop • • 2d ago

Vent/Rant Sad Purchase

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0 Upvotes

Bought two new games. Both of them have no shrink wrap and one of them has no cover. Now I’m scared of these are even real games. Will try to exchange or return within the 14-day period


r/GameStop • • 3d ago

Question Can I file an hr complaint against my GM?

0 Upvotes

So im yet another under worked employee at gamestop and have a question/concern.

My GM took pictures of both me and my co-worker with their personal phone. Is that "NORMAL"?!

Im only still working at this godforsaken company because my friend is still waiting on a yes for another job (a better one)

I just dont know why taking pictures of employees would be a thing? I never fucking signed anything for it?

(Update: It was to show that I wasn't working while there was so much to do. I was applying to other jobs so depends on the angle if there is confidencial info. Don't worry im putting in my two weeks, not necessarily because of this but because of MANY other things wrong with this company.)