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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 10:34 AM
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every time i go in everybody always says their the manager lol
 
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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 10:51 AM
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then you know they aren't one

i've been a manager for about 10 years here....if a customer is looking for a manager, I'm the man, but I also know about 1 in 100 of these types of customers is seeking me to give praise....the other 99 are named Karen
 
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Originally Posted by CaffeineBuzz
then you know they aren't one

i've been a manager for about 10 years here....if a customer is looking for a manager, I'm the man, but I also know about 1 in 100 of these types of customers is seeking me to give praise....the other 99 are named Karen
Lol.....
 
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All chief, but no indians.
 
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All chief, but no indians.
well sometimes they sell used Indians
 
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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 01:34 PM
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Might be the "CarMax" approach where the entire sales process happens with one person?
 
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Originally Posted by Jim Palmer - MotorcycleAgent.com
Might be the "CarMax" approach where the entire sales process happens with one person?
All the dealers I go to all have 1 sales manager. I'm in Mi.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 02:41 PM
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Don't feel bad. We make and ship parts to Mexico. Everyone there that ever learned how to read a micrometer call themselves engineers.
 
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Its funny at my business that I own, only titles we have are "I own the joint" and the rest are the crew. No titles, just job descriptions..
 
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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 03:50 PM
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Its funny at my business that I own, only titles we have are "I own the joint" and the rest are the crew. No titles, just job descriptions..
in your eyes, are they all equal?....if you had to call one of them to take care of things while you were out with a flu or something.....c'mon...isn't there one you'd trust more than the others?
 
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