Anyone applying at those times of the year are aware that these positions are seasonal as that's what it says in the postings when you apply online. I doubt they promised 15 people full-time jobs as everyone is part-time except for the management team a handful of non-management people. There is a chance of some seasonal people being offered permanent positions as our store retained about 8 seasonal people. Turnover is relatively low compared to other retail stores so you're not going to be seeing 15 new people added to the team when the slowest seasons in retail approaches.DoughHead wrote: ↑If you get hired anytime between October and December, you will be fired in the first week of January. No matter what they tell you, you absolutely will be fired. They hire a ton of people for the Christmas shopping season (boxing day specifically) and let them all go afterwards. My location had no problem lying to 15 new workers, promising them all they'd have full-time jobs.
The job itself was pretty enjoyable. You get a lot of pressure to sell product service plans (Future Shop warranty), but that's the only downside. The base pay is minimum wage, so I guess that sucks as well. But honestly, it's such a relaxing and chill job. Because they hire so many people around this time, most of your shift is spent standing around and maybe interacting with 2 or 3 customers per hour. The day goes by so fast.
If you like electronics, you'll love the job. Just don't expect to make good money or be with them past January 10.
And seeing as how you were "chill and relaxed" and "stood around talking to 2 customers an hour", it's no surprise they didn't keep you. At least pretend that you're somewhat engaged.