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"As executive it was extremely rewarding. I built this region from the ground up. I hired the entire management team and together we grew. I learned how to work with professional recruiters and learned a lot from them since I had only worked with Human Resource Directors as a district and school administrator. Together we nutured and supported one another. We were servicing 51 schools. I never hated the position because my regional colleagues and CEO were great to work with daily."
Posted 11 years ago in Santa Ana, CA
General Manager at Noble Trading
in China, ME

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"Great, So much to learn, Eye opening"

What do you like about working at Noble Trading?

"Sourcing New Products, Travelling, Power & Cement sector is a hugh industry like Apparels and Textiles"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Well , they are ok people, very well educated and busines oriented class"

What don't you like about working at Noble Trading?

"Handling of Finances , payment, trust in the supplier with whom you work"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When an advise is given - please do consisder & discuss"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Manager at Teavana
in Las Vegas, NV

What do you like about working at Teavana?

"The people at the store sales reps and the customers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Unless your friends with someone, your not going anywhere...And get ready for some ups and downs. The company is not consistent with anything!!"

What don't you like about working at Teavana?

"They really don't care about support for their managers. If you are doing good they leave alone and I mean really alone. If you are having a hard time, they micro manage the crap out of you."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not put as much pressure on the manager and staff, product is that good it will sell it self. Stop playing favorites."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
General Manager at Starbucks
in Tustin, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Learned a lot, put in a lot of time and effort."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Guests were great and attentive, they cared about who was behind the counter."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be open to learn and get crossed trained. Don't be shy."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Lack of help from my regional, I was very understaffed and was overworking my staff too much."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to of your partners and be genuine about their need, ideas & concerns."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
General Manager at West Plains Resaw
in West Plains, MO

What do you like about working at West Plains Resaw?

"That it is a challeging career and everyday is something different."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"that it is a great company to work for and would encourage anyone to apply."

What don't you like about working at West Plains Resaw?

"That I have gone as far as I can go with this company and there is no chance for more advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would like the company to expand our product base more and be more open to newer technology."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
General Manager at Burger King
in Richmond, IN

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"As a GM less than a year, I can excel in customer service and team building, while still learning."

What do you like about working at Burger King?

"It is a visible position with a chance to meet many people. I like having the opportunity to mentor many young workers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a new franchisee that I've yet to find out enough info about, but it seems to have a handle on restaurant operations. Be prepared to work long hours and be available when you're off work."

What don't you like about working at Burger King?

"I dislike not getting 2 days off in a row, and medical benefits just went up 400%."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue improving communication and training for employees and managers, and pay merit raises to employees."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
General Manager at Teodora Restaurant
in New York City, NY

What do you like about working at Teodora Restaurant?

"I really feel comfortable working here. I spent 12hs a day there and that is very important to me."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"this person will have to work like he/she owns it. that is what I can say"

What don't you like about working at Teodora Restaurant?

"I reached the max I could there, next step is to become the owner of the company, because I just work like I own it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"well in this case, I am the team leader, besides the manager, so I am there guiding everybody and working as hard as everybody, being the example."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
General Manager at Hollywood Video
in Bossier City, LA

What do you like about working at Hollywood Video?

"Watching my sales go up at each and every store I got to work at."

What don't you like about working at Hollywood Video?

"Doing the over night inventories and hanging new release posters on a windy day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Unfortunately, Hollywood Video has closed down. I have no suggestions to give ."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Manager at Party America
in Orlando, FL

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"I love parties and Party America was one of the most enjoyable jobs I had."

What do you like about working at Party America?

"I enjoyed each and every customer and helping them choose the right products to put together a perfect party or wedding."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No, there are no tips for anyone as the company is no longer in existance."

What don't you like about working at Party America?

"I did not like the fact that the owner closed his doors forever."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As the store closed amd there were no more Party Americas, there will be no suggestions."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Manager at Miami International Merchandise Mart
in Miami, FL

What do you like about working at Miami International Merchandise Mart?

"every thing was under my controle plus I love that business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"you have to be expert and love what to do"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Manager at Panda Express
in Chicago, IL

What do you like about working at Panda Express?

"I enjoying running a business and managing people as well as delegating jobs."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very energetic and outgoing. They only want young and energetic people to run their stores."

What don't you like about working at Panda Express?

"The upper management treats their GM's as if they are hourly employees. They expect you to give your life to this job and even when you do give most of your time its just not enough. Getting days off is also a pain even with the proper notice. You also lose your bonus after getting written up once, it could be a forgotten signature on a sheet of paper. They have not vacation days, sick days. They only have PTO. They give great insurance but no time to use it unless you want to use PTO."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would allow my General Managers the freedom to run their stores the way they would see fit. I would be able to monitor them by their results on the P & L, the cleanliness of the store and through secret shoppers. I would not have them be stuck in a prison AKA their store."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
General Manager at Nutrition S'Mart
in Miami Lakes, FL

What do you like about working at Nutrition S'Mart?

"the Health benefits of knowledge I gained working in the Natural Food Industry"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not share your thoughts with the share holders if they ask how you would change to better the sales. One share holder has shown to be very shortminded but then afterwords welcomed that advice after my departure to better the awareness of the store."

What don't you like about working at Nutrition S'Mart?

"Company dominated by the major investor who was out of touch with the US market!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"well since my departure and my knowledge of the implementation of a true advertising campaign that I requested from day one, only that they survey an area better before opening any new stores for traffik flow and ease of accessability."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Manager at Alcatel-Lucent
in Santa Clara, CA

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"Good experience in mobile phone industry."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"It's a very international company with people from all over the world"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Find value you can add, tell what you really can do."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"It has too many branches in different locations and regions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to implement new technologies and challenge to new product development."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
General Manager at Walmart

What do you like about working at Walmart?

"I love working with the assocaites and managers who work for me"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would say awnser your questions to the best of your ability"

What don't you like about working at Walmart?

"Lately promotions have been not on merrit. I beleive that promotions should be given based on performance and how well you manage your team"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always work together as a team and you will always be able to accomplish your goals"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Manager at Retro Fitness
in Philadelphia, PA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"There is nothing more amazing than helping remotivate people"

What do you like about working at Retro Fitness?

"There is nothing more amazing than helping remotivate a person who gave up on their health and life. The reward of watching people reach get a step closer to their dream goals each month was and still is heart warming. the amont of loyalty you recieve form those you help is amazing. when it cme to marketing the company members would go well out of their way to help the business grow even further. when I saw meber handing out flyers, and bringing in family or coworkers just to meet and work on the programs that I put into place, really motivated me to work harder for them each day. This field of work thought me how to be people strong and yet still people humble. I learned from the eldest to the youngest member each day a new lesson or abetter way to self develop as a person and as a manager."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure I have energy, drive, understanding and desire. Keep an open mind show my willingness to learn."

What don't you like about working at Retro Fitness?

"The company was to family based. Forthe proper growth you needed to be part of the family."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"TEAM GROWTHTEAM SUPPORTTEAM RESPECTCompany loyalty.Company support."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Manager at KFC
in Canoga Park, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"It was great working for Glenn I'm just sorry he closed the doors"

What do you like about working at KFC?

"every thing it was great the owner just went out of business"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"always do your best and Glenn would work with you and help you out"

What don't you like about working at KFC?

"That the owner closed his doors and went out of business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"if he ever opens another store work for him he was great"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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