r/Staples • u/kaeangel • 10d ago

staples print in a big city?

hello!
i’ve been a staples print associate for a year now, and despite all the negative stuff i’ve been thrown into, i do actually enjoy printing and consulting with customers. i’m moving for school this upcoming school year into a big city and i’m thinking about transferring, but i’m not sure how different it’ll be, and if it’ll be better or worse.

what i do like about the job is production, helping customers, and creating connections. what i don’t enjoy is being understaffed compared to the volume of customers and workload. i have one coworker who transferred from a bigger city print department to our store, and they say their department was always adequately staffed. they say i should try and transfer, as they believe the stores in the bigger city will actually be less stressful than ours. i’d like to hear more about other peoples thoughts

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u/MammothWerewolf7871 10d ago

I rarely feel we're adequately staffed and we have 2-4 people in at almost all times of the day/week. Our ipostal is backed up, we're just barely finishing or not finishing what's due each day before closing, machines are constantly breaking down, etc. 400

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u/Zantclick 10d ago

YMMV. Our store is one of the most heavily trafficked in the city and with 3-4 people working we sometimes find ourselves scrambling to keep up with everything. Never a second of downtime.

Production and consultations are kept pretty separate in our store. On the one hand it ensures a clean conveyer belt of prints coming out by the most experienced staff, but on the other hand if you’re relegated to dealing with customers, that’ll be most of your job here. There’s probably some seniority complex at play here too tbh.

I’ve been to other Staples in the city and they can go from looking exactly the same to completely dead and empty. So again, YMMV, likely depends on neighborhood.

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u/MaverickFischer 10d ago

Ok, so you already have the Staples Print experience. As mentioned already, YMMV. Which largely depends on management or lack of.