My oldest son is being watched

[jsharr ★]

They had a corporate event this weekend. Multiple store managers came to Wade trying to get him to transfer to their stores or wanting to know how he is number one every week.
 

Wade’s manager called the guys bluff and Wade will be working at another store this week. It will be interesting to see if in a new environment he still is a sales leader.

Wade even got a text from the district manager wishing him good luck.

Wade is nervous but I have let him know that this is nothing but good as upper management is watching him and other stores want to someone like him on their team.

[Razors Edge ★]

It's good to be Wade!  Way to go!

[Kirby]

Good luck to him, but it's always good to be noticed in a positive way.

[donkpow]

When you're good, you're good. No matter where you are.

[Razors Edge ★]

44 minutes ago, jsharr said:

My oldest daughter is being watched

Think many proud parents say that about their daughter's OnlyFans' account?  I wonder if @Kzoo has an opinion?

[Kzoo]

4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Think many proud parents say that about their daughter's OnlyFans' account?  I wonder if @Kzoo has an opinion?

Pfffft.  I always have an opinion.

 

[Bikeguy]

49 minutes ago, jsharr said:

I have let him know that this is nothing but good as upper management is watching him and other stores want to someone like him on their team.

Yeah...  if Wade is number one at the new location,  then doors will open.  Wade will need to consider what he likes (or will like) to do.

[Further]

My son stopped back at T mobile to see somebody. They offered him a managers job and his own store.

Thanks but no thanks...

[bikeman564™]

go Wade

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

Number 1 in sales is a good place to be. My sister’s husband worked sales at Tiffany’s jewelry store. He was number 1 for many years. Not just his store, but corporate wide. He gave lessons on his secrets but they just didn’t believe that it was as simple as treating customers well. He retired but went back on an appointment only basis. 

[jsharr ★]

I should have mentioned that the manager at another store was bragging about how he could outsell Wade and Wade's manager told him to prove it and either come to Wade's store, or Wade could go to his store.   Pretty cool that Wade's manager has that much faith in him.

[jsharr ★]

49 minutes ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said:

Number 1 in sales is a good place to be. My sister’s husband worked sales at Tiffany’s jewelry store. He was number 1 for many years. Not just his store, but corporate wide. He gave lessons on his secrets but they just didn’t believe that it was as simple as treating customers well. He retired but went back on an appointment only basis. 

Yep, Wade is honest and fair and he treats the guys in the tire bays doing the installs right.   It is very cool to have people that have known Wade for years come to me and brag on him and how great he is at this job.

[maddmaxx ★]

Go to the other store and wade right in.

[jsharr ★]

20 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

Go to the other store and wade right in.

You know, you guys can all call and order a set of tires from him this week

[Wilbur ★]

7 minutes ago, jsharr said:

You know, you guys can all call and order a set of tires from him this week

Does he deliver?

[groupw]

Great to see him excel! 
My son was given management his own Subway to manage about a year after moving to Lincoln. They gave him a store in a truck stop and he made it a model of efficiency and quality. They offered him a store near a college that should have been successful but was losing money. 
He fired everyone there and started fresh. Within 6 months he had it profitable. Problem was they saw how good he was at training staff and kept stealing people for other stores! He had to keep hiring and training new people. That meant he had to put in a ton of hours. The pay was good but he hated having no life. 
He demoted himself to part time and made up the income with the race organizers he worked for as well. They eventually caved and asked him to take his first store and promised to back off on the demands. 

[Airehead]

Wade is polite and kind. It matters a lot. A good motto is do your work well and be kind. 
 

what was his current store manager trying to accomplish?  I would not let my number one go. 

[jsharr ★]

1 hour ago, Airehead said:

Wade is polite and kind. It matters a lot. A good motto is do your work well and be kind. 
 

what was his current store manager trying to accomplish?  I would not let my number one go. 

Adam wanted to prove Wades worth. He did not like the store manager getting in Wade face,  telling him he could outsell Wade so Adam decided to make him put up or shut up. They swapped stores and Wade killed it today. Everyone at the new store was very impressed.

[Airehead]

1 hour ago, jsharr said:

Adam wanted to prove Wades worth. He did not like the store manager getting in Wade face,  telling him he could outsell Wade so Adam decided to make him put up or shut up. They swapped stores and Wade killed it today. Everyone at the new store was very impressed.

Got it. 

[Airehead]

Who does he work for?

[Scrapr ★]

7 minutes ago, Airehead said:

Who does he work for?

Discount Tire

[jsharr ★]

20 minutes ago, Airehead said:

Who does he work for?

Discount Tire

[Airehead]

Einstein wants to know if the two stores are the same size and same customer base. 

[Kirby]

2 minutes ago, Airehead said:

Einstein wants to know if the two stores are the same size and same customer base. 

And are they staffed at generally the same level?

[jsharr ★]

2 hours ago, Airehead said:

Einstein wants to know if the two stores are the same size and same customer base. 

 

2 hours ago, Kirby said:

And are they staffed at generally the same level?

I will have to ask Wade he’s more up on the demographics, the size of the stores, their average volume, etc. but he’s always one of the top salesman and among all the stores

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

9 hours ago, jsharr said:

Yep, Wade is honest and fair and he treats the guys in the tire bays doing the installs right.

A son is often a reflection of what he values in his father, and the son learns this not primarily from listening to what his father says, but from watching how his father behaves. 

[Wilbur ★]

5 hours ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said:

A son is often a reflection of what he values in his father, and the son learns this not primarily from listening to what his father says, but from watching how his father behaves. 

I am sending that to Hallmark.

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

[bikeman564™]

18 hours ago, jsharr said:

You know, you guys can all call and order a set of tires from him this week

I wish I needed taars

[bikeman564™]

how'd everything go @jsharr

[jsharr ★]

33 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

how'd everything go @jsharr

He did well. Yesterday was his early out day so he only worked until 130. But he had good sales and the store manager and other team members were impressed. This is in an area that has lots of apartments and lots of low income, very different demographic than his existing store but he did well. 

[Razors Edge ★]

2 hours ago, jsharr said:

He did well. Yesterday was his early out day so he only worked until 130. But he had good sales and the store manager and other team members were impressed. This is in an area that has lots of apartments and lots of low income, very different demographic than his existing store but he did well. 

Do folks come into tire places just to shop around?  I guess I'm more a "I need tires - now" - and drop by whatever tire shop has my choice in stock.  The Civic has some small tires, and damn those were a pain to find in stock. Ended up with some Coopers vs a bunch of random no-name or weird-name tires.

I gotta think he has good sales skills that make folks feel like he is working with them to find a good match for their needs and purse strings.  Nothing worse than an overbearing sales guy.  The ones who help and give you space are true diamonds.

[jsharr ★]

10 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Do folks come into tire places just to shop around?  I guess I'm more a "I need tires - now" - and drop by whatever tire shop has my choice in stock.  The Civic has some small tires, and damn those were a pain to find in stock. Ended up with some Coopers vs a bunch of random no-name or weird-name tires.

I gotta think he has good sales skills that make folks feel like he is working with them to find a good match for their needs and purse strings.  Nothing worse than an overbearing sales guy.  The ones who help and give you space are true diamonds.

Some do, esp if they are in the market for wheels as well as tires.  Wade says the store he is at is lower volume and lower income, so he is really focusing on trying to connect with the customer during the walk to the car and the inspection of the tires.  Discount Tires has a name for this process, and the manager at the store told Wade that his version of the process was the best he had seen in a long time and he wanted Wade to spend time with the younger guys at the new store teaching them how to do this well.   Wade is very polite and personable with the customers, and I think this goes a long way.    He told me it is easier to ask someone to spend $1000 on tires after you have spent a few minutes getting to know them and showing them you care.    

I think you are right about gaining trust.  Wade often tells me about someone that came in to look at wheels or tires and then left, maybe to comparison shop, and then comes back to the store and waits for him to help them.    He is doing something right for sure.

 

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

1 hour ago, jsharr said:

Some do, esp if they are in the market for wheels as well as tires.  Wade says the store he is at is lower volume and lower income, so he is really focusing on trying to connect with the customer during the walk to the car and the inspection of the tires.  Discount Tires has a name for this process, and the manager at the store told Wade that his version of the process was the best he had seen in a long time and he wanted Wade to spend time with the younger guys at the new store teaching them how to do this well.   Wade is very polite and personable with the customers, and I think this goes a long way.    He told me it is easier to ask someone to spend $1000 on tires after you have spent a few minutes getting to know them and showing them you care.    

I think you are right about gaining trust.  Wade often tells me about someone that came in to look at wheels or tires and then left, maybe to comparison shop, and then comes back to the store and waits for him to help them.    He is doing something right for sure.

 

That’s how i worked at the bike shop. Ask questions, repeat their answers to gain understanding. Show them options. Working one day a week I was outselling full time employees.