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ttqs84
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16 Aug 2009, 4:07 pm

out of all places! Hot Topic seems like the idealistic minimum wage job for me! just wanted to share that with everyone.

http://www.hottopic.com

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16 Aug 2009, 4:45 pm

ttqs84 wrote:

out of all places! Hot Topic seems like the idealistic minimum wage job for me! just wanted to share that with everyone.

http://www.hottopic.com

Hot topic is the way that we rhyme
Hot topic is the way that we rhyme
One step behind the drum style
One step behind the drum style

You're getting old, that's what they'll say, but
Don't give a damn I'm livin' anyway
Stop, don't you stop
I can't live if you stop
Don't you stop

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awesome dude!

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16 Aug 2009, 9:46 pm

Yeah, I know a few people who work there, all of them say it's a pretty decent job, but as with any other it depends on who the manager is and how they treat their employees.

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16 Aug 2009, 10:55 pm

A store dedicated to drama... sigh...

I dunno... As of late I've been telling the fourteen year old's disaffected friends "go lengthwise - not across..." I get the nastiest looks.

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20 Aug 2009, 6:22 pm

*Feels bad for not knowing what Hot Topic is*
Is this a US-only store?
Congrats on the job

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21 Aug 2009, 6:00 am

I've never heard of it. Looks like emo stuff.
Well done though. I think.

At least you have a job.

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21 Aug 2009, 7:23 am

I tried getting a job there, but I wasn't able to. Congrats on the job.

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22 Aug 2009, 12:01 pm

Jkid wrote:

I tried getting a job there, but I wasn't able to. Congrats on the job.

thanx! i work around the Maryland area because there isn't one near DC.

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22 Aug 2009, 12:08 pm

Cool. What sort of stuff do you do, is it manageable?

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22 Aug 2009, 1:36 pm

At the hottopic nearest me the workers are all EXTREMELY nice and helpful. At hottopic there is also no dress code/uniforms and it's probably okay to be a bit different. I would think it better for an aspie to work at than other retail stores.

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22 Aug 2009, 3:21 pm

Daniella wrote:

I've never heard of it. Looks like emo stuff.
Well done though. I think.

At least you have a job.

Hot Topic are different in each location. I mean, if emo is big in one town, the local Hot Topic franchise in the mall is all emo, and if they are into BDSM, the HotTopic in that area is all leather and chains and furry handcuffs. I went into a Hot Topic in Duluth, MN and it had a whole section full of Sailor Moon black light posters, so it all depends on where you are.

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23 Aug 2009, 6:09 pm

buryuntime wrote:

Actually from what I understand there is in fact a dress code/uniform for their employees, which pretty much entails wearing merchandise (t-shirts, etc.) sold by the store.

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24 Aug 2009, 11:48 am

nothing says awesome job like being a mall rat/minimum rage junkie for some corporation.

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25 Aug 2009, 8:29 am

886 wrote:

nothing says awesome job like being a mall rat/minimum rage junkie for some corporation.

oh, charming! Please try to remember this is a support site.

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25 Aug 2009, 1:12 pm

activebutodd wrote:

Cool. What sort of stuff do you do, is it manageable?

i mostly re-arrange items, greet people in and out the store and tell them about the discounts and what not. i still have the fear of managing the cashier, though. :oops:

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25 Aug 2009, 1:27 pm

Yupa wrote:

buryuntime wrote:

Actually from what I understand there is in fact a dress code/uniform for their employees, which pretty much entails wearing merchandise (t-shirts, etc.) sold by the store.

well, i wore a Take That band t-shirt and no one here in the US has even heard of them let alone sell them, so it's allowed at Hot Topic.
there really isn't a dress code, just don't wear anything offensive to the company or to the public. like wearing anything Nazi related for instance.

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