Becoming a HGV driver (connor)
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From: Brimstone on 11 Dec 2006 13:11 SteveH wrote: > Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> In article <1hq6zdv.s1thoreww13nN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH >> says... >>> Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>> All retail operations have a structure of store managers - area >>>>> managers - regional managers. >>>> >>>> (sigh) Yes, we know they do, but why are they needed? >>> >>> Because the Store Operations Director doesn't have the time or >>> resources to analyse individual store performance and issues. >>> >>> Do you have any idea how complex it is to analyse the performance of >>> even a small retail outlet? >> >> Retrieve sales figures from computerised database, look at what's red >> and what's black. > > Obviously it really is that simple. > > And you wonder why people think you're some kind of thick fuckwit > incapable of anything other than driving a truck. > > The importance isn't in what's red and what's black. The real skill is > knowing why something is red or black and what further action needs to > be taken. Why can't the store manager do that?
From: Conor on 11 Dec 2006 13:13 In article <1hq70z0.1002obism3alsN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH says... > Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > In article <1hq6zdv.s1thoreww13nN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH > > says... > > > Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > All retail operations have a structure of store managers - area > > > > > managers - regional managers. > > > > > > > > (sigh) Yes, we know they do, but why are they needed? > > > > > > Because the Store Operations Director doesn't have the time or resources > > > to analyse individual store performance and issues. > > > > > > Do you have any idea how complex it is to analyse the performance of > > > even a small retail outlet? > > > > Retrieve sales figures from computerised database, look at what's red > > and what's black. > > Obviously it really is that simple. > > And you wonder why people think you're some kind of thick fuckwit > incapable of anything other than driving a truck. > > The importance isn't in what's red and what's black. The real skill is > knowing why something is red or black > You don't need to be Einstein to work that out. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
From: SteveH on 11 Dec 2006 13:15 Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Obviously it really is that simple. > > > > And you wonder why people think you're some kind of thick fuckwit > > incapable of anything other than driving a truck. > > > > The importance isn't in what's red and what's black. The real skill is > > knowing why something is red or black and what further action needs to > > be taken. > > Why can't the store manager do that? Some can, some can't. Even those who can often need someone with more experience and skills to help the thought process. The area manager also collates regional information tracking localised trends and making recommendations to other departments in order to make improvements etc. If all managers were 100% capable of running businesses without any more senior intervention, they wouldn't be store managers. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: SteveH on 11 Dec 2006 13:17 Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > The importance isn't in what's red and what's black. The real skill is > > knowing why something is red or black > > > You don't need to be Einstein to work that out. You really don't know anything about this, do you? -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Brimstone on 11 Dec 2006 13:34
SteveH wrote: > Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> Obviously it really is that simple. >>> >>> And you wonder why people think you're some kind of thick fuckwit >>> incapable of anything other than driving a truck. >>> >>> The importance isn't in what's red and what's black. The real skill >>> is knowing why something is red or black and what further action >>> needs to be taken. >> >> Why can't the store manager do that? > > Some can, some can't. Even those who can often need someone with more > experience and skills to help the thought process. So they're poorly trained. > The area manager also collates regional information tracking localised > trends and making recommendations to other departments in order to > make improvements etc. A computer can do that. > If all managers were 100% capable of running businesses without any > more senior intervention, they wouldn't be store managers. They would, but you'd be out of a job. |