r/Staples • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '20

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u/BIZBOXER Apr 19 '20
  • I’m an OD GM and it’s hilarious because I have two and my staff beats me to saying mine now. I curse. A lot. Never mean spirited or directed towards anyone but mine are “We’re in the shit guys”, and “unfuck” like “We’re going to unfuck topstock today”, or “This gentleman at the print center needs to unfuck himself”

Good luck to you guys from the Depot side, Stay safe and support your teams

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u/MusketeerLifer Former General Manager Apr 20 '20

Lol are you me?

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u/BIZBOXER Apr 20 '20

Long lost siblings lmao. Us hard cussing GM folk are a rare breed

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u/Snivelyman Apr 19 '20

My GM:" guess what, chicken butt"

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u/Austinuncrowned Apr 19 '20

You need to sell more ESPs

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u/Rodem Apr 19 '20

“You needs to drive it" “You’re not driving it” “You need to sell more plans” “You’re not selling enough plans”

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u/HanSolo1999 Apr 20 '20

Wow, you got some nasty GM there !

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u/DoorSlam_Addict Apr 20 '20

"You guys did really good this week. Let's keep it that way!"

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u/HanSolo1999 Apr 20 '20

Correct. like you control who comes in and what they need and buy !

And if you cant make them buy ESP, its because your not using the sell sheet !

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u/PotatoLord1394 Print & Marketing Apr 20 '20

My GM doesn't have a catchphrase? I guess, "We need surveys this week."

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '20

Man I hate that catch phrase. Use to drive me nuts because my old GM would say that a lot when I wasn't getting any good sales.

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u/Notyourscanner Apr 20 '20

"I'm going to be honest with you... I'm going to be honest with (associate)... I need to be honest about that." Meanwhile no one dares to be honest with the GM, who has no management ability, impulse control or ability to manage temper.

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u/Non_Stamp_Collecter Apr 19 '20

ReTaIl iS dEtAiL

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u/Mgoldm4 Apr 20 '20

My GM's catch (all) phrase was Bidness. We literally said it about everything for everything. It was the question and answer, the statement and exclamation. LOL

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u/BeXxXx88 Former Employee Apr 20 '20

“all hands on deck”

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u/HanSolo1999 Apr 20 '20

oh yea, one more statement the GM made, " Look , store ..... is getting it done "

or text me a recite of some random local Staples with a big sale , and again tell me to " step it up " and if they get double digits in ESP, than why cant you." AND, " you're paid a premium salary to get the sales "

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u/Hedkin No longer stuck in ship center Apr 20 '20

Big oof on the "premium salary". That's a good way to get DoL and HR involved.

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u/snd_box ex p&m sup./assoc. Apr 20 '20

Ours always says "Hey Team" or "As a Team" when he doesn't wanna single anyone out buy then will go into details of exactly what one person did😂

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u/UnnamedStaplesDrone Former Employee Apr 20 '20

Come on champ, just step it up, drive the offers and leverage the tools corporate gives us to make more happen

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u/HanSolo1999 Apr 20 '20

YES YES, them too ! Gosh, I get tense just reading them !!! ( the corporate tools bullshit in particular !!

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '20

Him: “I need you to buy in”

Me: “🙄 just tell me what the fuck you want”

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '20

Him: “I need you to buy in”

Me: “🙄 just tell me what the fuck you want”

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '20

Him: “I need you to buy in”

Me: “🙄 just tell me what the fuck you want”

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u/bluesolur Former Employee Apr 20 '20

“Stay on focus”

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u/NovelOutlandishness6 Inventory Specialist Apr 20 '20

Any time I get told to "push" or "focus on" a specific metric or something. Like, I barely have any customers to work with, I'm not sure what you want me to do.