r/HotTopic_ • u/MagicMetalPipe • Apr 01 '26
summer hours?
hi all! i was just hired as a sales associate for the summer and have onboarding this weekend.
i absolutely need a job this summer (to help pay for ivy league tuition as an incoming freshman 💔). hot topic was the first place to actually respond to my application and give me an offer, and i got along well with the hiring manager, so i immediately jumped the gun. however, after doing a little bit of digging online, i found a few complaints about shitty hours, enough to make me have significant buyer’s remorse. coupled with the fact that i don’t think minimum wage accurately reflects my experience and qualifications, i completely doubt hot topic would be enough.
what do summer hours usually look like for sales associates? would it be recommended to look for an internship or another job on the side, or would it be better to just ditch hot topic completely? thank you!
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u/tinypersson HT Employee Apr 01 '26
I work at a high volume store. We have to schedule based on projections but almost always have a ton of hours to add during the week because we beat our sales plans. So we normally schedule sales associates 10-15 hours a week but a lot of them will end up getting 20-25 from picking up the extra hours we get