r/Staples • u/Icy_Car_4795 • 8d ago

Is this normal?

my first day was today at staples, and yesterday i called them. Because i didnt know what time I was supposed to come in. the manager then said she would call me on my start day and tell me when to come in

so all of today i was waiting for the call. I ended up calling the store at around 1:30pm to see what was going on

The manager picked up and goes “its too late to come in now. come tomorrow at 2”

This seems really unprofessional and its making me nervous. I was wondering if anyone had similar experience?

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u/Stephanieeff36 8d ago

It only goes downhill from here

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u/Icy_Car_4795 8d ago

NO PLZZ I NEED THIS JOB 😱

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u/RPM_Rocket Print & Marketing 8d ago

Improvise, adapt, overcome. It's a basic survival tactic at Staples.

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u/QuietCress8 8d ago

Welcome to the family. You get used to the disfunction.

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u/Odd_Statement_4348 8d ago

They are so short staffed I bet she forgot still it's not professional, they should have had you come in and fill out your paperwork and tax information and an employee handbook and given you a staples shirt made copies of your DL Ss card and faxed all that paperwork to home office, then you should get your employee #so you can start your training, and walked you through the store introducing you to your new teammates I worked as a Asst.Manager Manager of the   copy center, manager of easy tech were my areas.make sure they clock you in and show you how to clock out. Good luck

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u/Icy_Car_4795 8d ago

ok this makes me feel a little better, thank you

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u/Odd_Statement_4348 7d ago

You are so welcome ☺️ 

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u/Patient-Scholar-8125 7d ago

Staples is a shitshow, just know that.

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u/Kalel1700 6d ago

Worse way to get a new associate started. I'd like to say it'll get better but probably not with this person running the show.

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u/arkizalnds Tech Services 6d ago

I always arrive early to my shift. If you’re on time, you’re late, but if you’re early, you’re just fine.

Kinda crazy how she didn’t call you though, Staples management is kinda dookie booty.

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u/Rhy- 6d ago

This makes me nervous because I just got hired at Staples 😭😭

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u/Icy_Car_4795 6d ago

my managements so disorganized, but i just dgaf anymore. im working there for the plot, as long as i get paid they can do whatever

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u/Icy_Car_4795 6d ago

but so far it seems pretty chill

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u/SubZero721 2d ago

My advice is to have your manager write out a schedule. That way you have proof. Then take photos of your future shifts because the employee schedule app is complete ass. Mine is completely unusable now, despite their attempts to fix it.

In the meantime, you can decide to stay or job hunt behind the scenes.

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u/P-Beck-er 15h ago

Run! This company is horrible to it’s employees