Price Rises and the Community

[get2grips]

I HATE the term HR: it is demeaning and ugly.

They are people.

[DanJ]

I HATE the term HR: it is demeaning and ugly.

They are people.

As far as many HR depts are concerned staff aren't people, they're not even human, they are simply a resource to be used like any other.

Having said that when I'm planning a project I make d**n sure my human resource allocations are firmly nailed down, preferably through their feet so they can't wander off for a coffee or something when they should be working. 

[Leman]

Teachers and pupils in schools have now turned into UK economic HR, and nothing more!

[Techno]

Jehova, how desperate for a job would you have to be to apply to a firm who wrote THAT?

Maybe there's an alternative scenario......of sorts.
I believe a firm MUST advertise the fact that they are recruiting......Even if they already have folk lined up to fill the vacancies.
By making the jobs sound as potentially awful as possible....No one applies....And the already mentioned folk above, simply stroll in to their new jobs.
Not saying that's what's happening in this case.....But it's a thought.
Cheers - Phil.

[sebigboss79]

I HATE the term HR: it is demeaning and ugly.

They are people.

Whatever you call them is of secondary importance. HOW you TREAT them is the issue I am taking.
As you said they are human being not robots. If you want ever obyeing robots seek elsewhere. If you want humans that try to advance you then you are welcome.

[get2grips]

Whatever you call them is of secondary importance. HOW you TREAT them is the issue I am taking.
As you said they are human being not robots. If you want ever obyeing robots seek elsewhere. If you want humans that try to advance you then you are welcome.

Hear hear: my point exactly.

The term HR is inhuman; as are many of the companies who use HR departments to brow beat and bully their staff.

The lovely side to all of this is that, the "strong culture" described in the advert doesn't see to be working does it?

[sebigboss79]

Hear hear: my point exactly.

The term HR is inhuman; as are many of the companies who use HR departments to brow beat and bully their staff.

The lovely side to all of this is that, the "strong culture" described in the advert doesn't see to be working does it?

Apparently not

And tbh HR departments are part suffering from it and part to blame as well.

[get2grips]

Apparently not

And tbh HR departments are part suffering from it and part to blame as well.

For sure: part of the modern world.  I, for one, don't like it.

[skywalker]

I for one have no objection to reasonable price increases, especially when raw materials/utilities etc are on the rise. Giving a great customer service keeps me loyal. I was an avid GW fan for about 16 years but the way they had to reinvent the wheel so that the latest 40K codex was the army that won started me looking elsewhere for new things to feed my addiction, plus the 50% to 80% price increase for the essentials (Rule books etc) was too much for my wallet to bear.
I am not the quickest builder of armies but this year I am hoping to get into Napoleonic in 10mm so once I decide on a rule set I will be looking to make a few  purchases.

[Ithoriel]

HR - Human Remains 

[andys]

The friendly* HR department at my place are "fondly" known as Human Rectums**




* I'm lying. No one would ever describe them as that.
** I'm not lying. A complete bunch of ****holes.

[get2grips]

The friendly* HR department at my place are "fondly" known as Human Rectums**




* I'm lying. No one would ever describe them as that.
** I'm not lying. A complete bunch of ****holes.

Shh...they're always listening

[Maenoferren]

Well if no-one else is going to apply I think I shall... beats joining the army to see the world
I might need some help with the letter..... unacustomed as I am to job applications of late...
tough choice Head Teacher of a small school or world travel....hmmmmmm

I have always fancied Mongolia and of course Northern Canada, Colombia and New Zealand.... I can bring you back some pressies if I get the job

[sebigboss79]

Hate me guys but I think I gonna apply....

[DanJ]

Hate me guys but I think I gonna apply.

Good luck, if nothing else the experience would probably interesting...

After a more detailed read of the job advert and the GW vacancies site (it has a certain morbid facination), a couple of observations.

There is no salary, elsewhere on the site they say pay depends on experience and how well you do.  Fair enough but some sort of indication would be useful.

No indication of skill set they're looking for, marketing analysis would probably be useful as would business analysis and probably experience in developing retail and customer service.

The post is only looking at the shops, nothing about how they fit into the wider business picture, I wonder if that means they aren't capturing the kids like they used to and management only see a dip in shop sales and not the overall picture.

No indication about developing or changing the product range, the shops can only sell what they're sent, without a product revamp I think GW will continue to dwindle.  I suspect the LotR injected a huge amount of cash but the Hobbit films don't seem to have had the same impact on the imagination and only 1 bloke at the club has bought any Hobbit stuff because basically it's the same as the LotR and people have got bored playing a bloated skirmish game.