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Circuit City: Simply Appalling

I was employed by Circuit City up until last month, when they started firing people who had been there for over a year for silly reasons no one ever gets fired for (Late due to traffic accident, drawers being less than two dollars short, unapproved moves in inventory for low cost items) it almost seems like now, they are weeding out anyone who knew old Circuit City, which is quite sad. I'd been with the company for three years, I was a well-liked, extremely knowledgeable sales supervisor, and I was let go for literally being 6 minutes late to a meeting due to a traffic accident. First offense. It was amazing.They gave my job to some kid, and they didn't give her a raise, or the options of bonus that I had. I'm not going to lie, I am very bitter, I cannot wait for their stores to close down. They business tactics were getting so sketchy, I was already searching for a new place of employment. It came down to, "sell it, even if they don't need it," and every bit of bad news was candy-coated. I remember, the last meeting I attended before I was let go, they said "Last year, Circuit City admittedly changed too much about their management structure." When I asked if that meant going back to the old ways, the managers wouldn't directly answer my question, just went at repeating my question, in a non question form. It's unfortunate. I was told by my operations manager that "Weak, whiny women, will never run corporations" such as Circuit City, he also ignored my pleas about sexual harassment from another manager. It's unfortunate, but I'm not the only one, if you look at employment forums and any news forum such as this, you will see disgruntled employees. Ignored by management, badgered by the fact they have been with the company a prolonged period of time, and making next to no money. Seriously, I eagerly wait the day when they close the stores, and I will be sitting in my shiny new office, laughing at what a silly kid I was for being sad about leaving hell.

Circuit City CEO: Come Any Closer and I'll Wreck It!

So, I am actually a Circuit City employee, and to be perfectly honest, I've seen this coming. We've been getting less and less product in, and less and less vendor support. The hours are almost nothing, and customer service and training are lacking in a big way. It's unfortunate, because when I started working for this company, it was an amazing place, but has never ever been the same since the Lay offs. Though my store wasn't particularly affected by it, it had a ripple effect throughout the company, and leftover associates were left fearing for their jobs. It really is awful to see, but Circuit City had it's time. And Schoonover, well, I met him, let's just say there are better people, being paid by the hour, not by the idea.

Good read, by the way. Have a good one everybody!