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Poor working environment

Co workers some of them are good some bad Long working hours and not paid The is no labour charter Employee don't know the rights because of the management pressure No challenges because of old people who work there I enjoyed speaking to head office only to learn more about my job and opportunity but the only problem was the RC DGM BRM

Pros: less opportunities
Cons: very long unpaid overtime working hours

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Poor working environment

Co workers some of them are good some bad Long working hours and not paid The is no labour charter Employee don't know the rights because of the management pressure No challenges because of old people who work there I enjoyed speaking to head office only to learn more about my job and opportunity but the only problem was the RC DGM BRM

Pros: less opportunities
Cons: very long unpaid overtime working hours

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Motivated and strong leadership

Sales targets, cash, staff management and basically to maintain profit and loss at all times as well as staff training .i do sectional stock takes to curb stock losses during annual stock take ,time management is one of the most important aspect in business it intales hands on in running the business

Pros: to climbe coporate ladder
Cons: to commit in my duties and attention to details

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Great experience working with suppliers

Meeting new people daily and always the difference in personalities. Everyday different and the challenges grows and motivate me to do things differently. My colleagues are the best as we believe in respect at all times. The free spirit of the people makes work a fun place.

Pros: was promoted and worked hard to become assistant manager.
Cons: Getting up early with stock taking and account drives.

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Fast leaner

I am very optimistic and a very excellent worker ,I can work under pressure, good team work and also can be a team leader,I started sales from shoes to furniture, I started working in rudis shop for four years then worked in Russell's furniture shop for two years ,then worked in OK furniture for two years as well,now I m working in lewis furniture is a year now.

Pros: I m a fast and excellent worker
Cons: can work under pressure

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I have learnt a lot in working with labour, salary negotiations and retrenchments

My typical work days are very long since there is extensive travelling. There are also lots of CCMA arbitrations. My relationship with co-workers is great since I am very out going and fun loving. I have learnt that patience pays. I enjoy travelling. Recruitment since we don't use agencies and portals.

Pros: Training
Cons: Lots of travelling

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Good learning curve

As a branch manager my responsibilities is to archieve sales and cash target. No supervisor or Admin manager,or 2IC to assists , Im leading the sales and credit team. Make sure that customer's buy and also pay. Receive and dispatch stock is stock clerk is on leave. Working debtors book,to ensure that we don't have Bad debts. Going out to ask payments to customers who missed their payments. Provide accurate customer's service. I've learnt to interact with people from different cultures. And I also learnt to multi task. I enjoy dealing with cuatomers and assisting them in solving their queries and complaints. And dealing with staff with different age groups,as you know that their behavior and thinking are not the same. Challenging aspects there's a lot of paperwork work

Pros: Able to multi task
Cons: Long working hours with no overtime, no opportunity for promotion.

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MANY CHALLENGES IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Deliveries to customers and capturing of data on the Lewis Systems. My co-workers includes sales people who firstly liaise with customers for prospective sales. To work as team brings positive results and improves the company's profits Capturing of data into systems brings challenges to my mind. Physical counts must corresponds with the systems that what challenges at work

Pros: Can open greener pastures and climb the ladder of success
Cons: Sometimes one is compelled the general workers

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Lessons learned

With Lewis Stores being my first official job, I haven't really had much experience of what is expected at a workplace. At first, I was appointed as a Porter,my duties was helping the Driver with deliveries and keeping the shop clean and that was it. Not more than five months later the Driver resigned and I had to step in. That was the moment I felt like I needed to prove myself, to show that I'm a hard worker. I was only 18 at the time and working with adults who have had much more experience than you, was proving to be a challenge at the time. I was working alone for months before they finally appointed someone to help me. After a year I was promoted to the Driver. What I enjoy most about working at Lewis Stores was interacting with clients. Some invited me into their homes and some wouldn't let me even enter their front gate. It's also where I've come to realise the good and the bad that one can expect at a workplace.

Pros: Great opportunity for promotion
Cons: Unpaid overtime

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Motivated and strong leadership II

I am in complience with policy and componies procedures at all costs. The govenment laws and regulations i always abide with e. g labour relations and conditions of employment

Pros: willing to climb copporate ladder in future
Cons: i am a can do attitude in all times

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