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Today I went to a 99 cent store in my neighborhood. I needed a wire for my phone. I saw the stock boy that I know he has been working there even when the previous owners owned it. I said to him "It isnt busy today" he said "Yesterday it was" I then said to him "Do you think one day they will close this 99 cent store" he said "Nope they have a 15 year lease" I asked "when did they renew it" He said: "they just renewed it".
HOW DOES A STOCK BOY KNOW HOW LONG THE OWNERS HAVE ON THEIR LEASE. I THINK HE IS A LIAR WHAT DO YOU THINK? He would also tell me when I was buying clothes at the this 99 cent store that the clothes will be arriving later on that day, or he would say tomorrow and they never were there when he said they would be. BTW all the clothes they sell now are crap. They used to sell really beautiful clothes but now they are total crap. I have purchased tons of clothes there but stopped nine months ago - dont need or want any more and it is good I dont want or need any more because now they carry only garbage.
Dont you agree with me that Owners will not talk about lease renewal to employees it is not good business sense. And the owners will not brag about it to their employees. Owners think of employees as just employees and not people they share business deals with. Unless the employee is part of the lease negotiation owners do not share that info. And a stock boy is not part of lease negotiation or any other type of business deals that owners deal in.
Dear Debbie:
Since I don't know the stock boy you are referring to in your question I cannot say for sure whether he is sharing truths he knows or is making up stories; but I do know from over 30 years in the business world that rumors in companies are most often truth and all employees know these rumors. Also all employees of stores hear from other each other and other stores' employees what is happening around them so there is a strong possibility that he does know what his employer has done. But then again... a 15 year lease seems like a very long term lease for a retail store so I cannot tell whether this is true.
Many people tell customers things to sound important and often to make mistakes with their statements. In the future if you want to know what is really happening at at store, save your questions for the manager. You will be more likely to receive a correct answer to your questions.
I hope this helps,
All the best,
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Cynthia W. Lett
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Author of "That's So Annoying - An Etiquette Expert On The World's Most Irritating Habits And What To Do About Them" . One of the few Certified Etiquette Professionals (CEP) and Certified Protocol Professionals(CPP) earned by examination through the International Society of Protocol & Etiquette Professionals (www.ispep.org). I will be happy to answer your questions about business or social etiquette, international customs or protocol issues.
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Ms. Lett has trained over 100 etiquette professionals worldwide to teach the subject to professionals and children. She has worked in 102 countries and is expert in doing business in unfamiliar cultures. Ms. Lett is principal of The Lett Group since 1983. Professionally, Ms. Lett is the founder of and serves as Executive Director of the International Society of Protocol & Etiquette Professionals headquartered in Washington, DC.
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University Club of Washington, DC
She is an active member of the National Speakers Association, American Society for Training and Development; Women Business Owners; Professional Convention Management Association; and past member of the American Society of Association Executives; Foundation for International Meetings (Board of Governors 1986-1987). She was elected into Who's Who of American Women; Who's Who of Advertising Executives; 2000 Notable American Women; Who's Who of the World's Women; Who's Who of U.S. Executives and Who's Who of the World.
Publications
Ms.Lett is the author of "That's So Annoying: An Etiquette Expert On The World's Most Irritating Habits And What To Do About Them" available wherever books are sold and at www.thatssoannoyingbook.com.
She has been featured and quoted in publications such as Successful Meetings, Meetings and Conventions, Meeting News, Business Travel News, Washington Business Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Regardies Magazine, Wall Street Journal, The Robb Report, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Harvard Business Review, Ohio Business Review, Training and Development Journal, CIO Magazine and others
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Certified Protocol Professional
Certified Etiquette Professional
Certificate: Adult Learning Techniques - George Washington University
Master-Legal Studies - Antioch School of Law
BS - Restaurant, Hotel & Institutional Management - Purdue University
BA - Public Relations / Interpersonal Communications - Purdue University
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Distinguished Darden Professor - Purdue University
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During 1990, Ms. Lett planned a series of Business Exchange meetings in the Soviet Union for entrepreneurs from the United States who wished to learn about joint ventures with the Soviets in many different fields.
She is featured in the PBS special – Pioneer Living – as the protocol expert. Ms. Lett is also the etiquette expert for the Fine Living Channel and currently featured in Survival Guide – Office Etiquette. She is also a frequent expert on etiquette issues for Fox Cable News.
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