A new trend has been appearing in this economic climate that has been a good thing for specialty furniture retailers. People are not only looking for the best value for their money but they are also looking for new ways to brighten up their living spaces.
More and more families are tightening their budgets and staying at home. Going out to dinner and the movies can be expense and there is a trend right now to stay at home or nest. Nesting can be a great way to save a little money and become closer as a family.
La-Z-Boy has noticed a trend of families coming into their showrooms looking to re-do their family rooms because the noticed their sofa, love-seat or recliner have seen better days. They figure they will be spending more time in their family rooms and want to invest in their homes.
Consumers are not only looking for a great deal but even more important a great value. Furniture can be beautiful and cheap but will it last you for 10 years?? Chances are if you buy furniture at drastically low prices your furniture will not be lasting more than a couple years. This is why people are coming into La-Z-Boy.
La-Z-Boy’s furniture is built to last. When I started telling people I was hired by La-Z-Boy there was an overwhelming response of “they make great furniture” or “their furniture really lasts.” With not much money to go around people want something that they do not want to worry about in the long run.
This February I was part of a 7 person training class. I never expected this many people to be hired on at once especially in this economy. As we started out three week training course I came to realize that this company really cares. They care that we are prepared when we hit the sales floor, that we know our product, that their furniture is quality and full of value. I have never had this much training for a position and I wish more companies approached their sales training in this way.
La-Z-Boy sincerely wants you to find the best furniture for your house and family. They have prepared us to answer your question from day one and to show you the value in our furniture. There is a sense of security in this statement. We want you to know that everything about your furniture. There is nothing to hold back. I feel very secure in my company and I hope you will too.
Please come and see me at the La-Z-Boy in Fairlawn Ohio and I will help you design your nest for comfort and longevity!
Your La-Z-Boy Sales Consultant,
Alison
Showing posts with label hiring freeze. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
A Crazy 30 Days- Downs and Well Downs
It has been almost one month since I was let go from my last job and as many would suspect this month has not been the greatest experience of my life. I filed for unemployment for the first time at the ripe age of 23. I have gone store to store asking for applications, feeling almost like a desperate puppy trying to find someone to feed him. Although I am not that bad off there is an emotional weight that searching for employment in that fashion brings. It is quite depressing.
I have heard "we are always taking applications" and that in "spring we will be hiring" or there was the occasion "no we are not hiring at all." Times are tough and my experience in the world is low. Finding a position that will pay my bills but not defeat my mental state is trying.
Why can't I get a job, I have a college degree? Isn't that why I went to college in the first place? Didn't they jam it into our brains in high school that if we want to "make something of ourselves we need to go to college." I'm starting to feel that if I didn't go to college I would be better off that I am now. I would possible have had a job, although not "prestigious", a job just the same. I would have no student loan debt. And I am pretty sure my credit card bills would be less seeing as college "free pizza promo" is how I ended up with them in the first place.
The other day I thought that my life was going to turn around. I had swallowed my pride and went to Dillard's to ask for my old job back. This is the job I quite only a couple months prior to take the one I was let go from. They let me come back and the next day I was going to start the re- training process. I showed up for the first day ready to join the other new trainees to find out that there would be no training class. They had forgotten to call me to tell me it had been canceled. There was a mix up with corporate and the hiring freeze had not been lifted. I along with the other people happy to land a new job were completely let down. It was a huge blow to have lost my job again.
Its hard to be positive, but I have to try. I don't have much else to do besides be positive and keep looking. There's nothing else anyone can do. I was promised many things when I was growing up, and they all included a life better than my parents. Well that hasn't happened, maybe someday it will. I was spoiled into thinking that life would be easy. Reality has set in now and life is hard. Life is a struggle. Just now I am reminded of my favorite song from White Christmas: Counting Your Blessings.
I have heard "we are always taking applications" and that in "spring we will be hiring" or there was the occasion "no we are not hiring at all." Times are tough and my experience in the world is low. Finding a position that will pay my bills but not defeat my mental state is trying.
Why can't I get a job, I have a college degree? Isn't that why I went to college in the first place? Didn't they jam it into our brains in high school that if we want to "make something of ourselves we need to go to college." I'm starting to feel that if I didn't go to college I would be better off that I am now. I would possible have had a job, although not "prestigious", a job just the same. I would have no student loan debt. And I am pretty sure my credit card bills would be less seeing as college "free pizza promo" is how I ended up with them in the first place.
The other day I thought that my life was going to turn around. I had swallowed my pride and went to Dillard's to ask for my old job back. This is the job I quite only a couple months prior to take the one I was let go from. They let me come back and the next day I was going to start the re- training process. I showed up for the first day ready to join the other new trainees to find out that there would be no training class. They had forgotten to call me to tell me it had been canceled. There was a mix up with corporate and the hiring freeze had not been lifted. I along with the other people happy to land a new job were completely let down. It was a huge blow to have lost my job again.
Its hard to be positive, but I have to try. I don't have much else to do besides be positive and keep looking. There's nothing else anyone can do. I was promised many things when I was growing up, and they all included a life better than my parents. Well that hasn't happened, maybe someday it will. I was spoiled into thinking that life would be easy. Reality has set in now and life is hard. Life is a struggle. Just now I am reminded of my favorite song from White Christmas: Counting Your Blessings.
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