hey guys pray for me

[guppy breeder]

i went into my lfs to turnin my application and got interveiwed after their quiz i took

[tyl089]

good luck.

[guppy breeder]

thanks man

[Au Duong Phong]

you'll get the job. You love fish, want the job, and they need an employee.
we'll hear the good news later.

[guppy breeder]

i do love fish and i hope they need the employee ill post if i do get the job or if i dont but ill kep yall updated

[ewurm]

Why do you want to work at an lfs? For the most part your job is to give morons advice, which they will ignore. Next they tell you which fish they want want to own/kill in spite of your advice. Lastly, they on occasion will bring the fish back the next day and blame the store for the fish death, as their water (pH of 4.9) is perfectly CLEAR and there is no way it is their fault.

[guppy breeder]

because of the discount the fish store gives me

30% discount and i dont care if they dont listen to me cuz no one does anyways

[tyl089]

someone whose smart will always listen to good advise especially if they really care about their fish (like me). Don't let the morons get you down, and you will get the job.

[davo]

Why do you want to work at an lfs? For the most part your job is to give morons advice, which they will ignore. Next they tell you which fish they want want to own/kill in spite of your advice. Lastly, they on occasion will bring the fish back the next day and blame the store for the fish death, as their water (pH of 4.9) is perfectly CLEAR and there is no way it is their fault.

you enjoying that job at the lfs then? lol

[mike dunagan]

wurm... give him a break... bad day at work? Working at a LFS can suck, but it can rock too... the discount is grand...

[rallysman]

I made it 2 weeks working at a fish store. The discount wasn't worth it in the age of the internet :)

Good luck on the job anyway, beats the hell out of flipping burgers.

[BallzDeepInU]

i dont care if they dont listen to me cuz no one does anyways

Way to keep ur chin up :ROFL:

[doubledragon]

workin at a lfs would def. have it's advantages, and disadvantages. I don't know if i'd wanna do it though.

[BushFishRox]

ya it beats flipping burgers, but you will also have to lie to customers as it is about the sale not making sure the fish stays alive...

[guppy breeder]

thanks guys ewurm can be mean at times but it dont faze me

[hayden]

if i worked at a lfs i would take home fish if any body asked where they went i would just say they died

[guppy breeder]

i was thinkin bout that

[BushFishRox]

ha ha but I think the video camera might give that away...

[guppy breeder]

i dont think my lfs has cameras

[joey020283]

hopefully your potential employer doesnt read this! LOL. always wanted to work at a LFS, never did though. good luck. i bet with the discount you get there, your whole pay will be gone befor you get it! mine would..lol

[guppy breeder]

ya expesily with the guppys being so good

[Fish_are_fishfood]

hopefully your potential employer doesnt read this! LOL. always wanted to work at a LFS, never did though. good luck. i bet with the discount you get there, your whole pay will be gone befor you get it! mine would..lol

Bingo!! I was going to hire guppy but he can forget it after all this crap I am hearing from this thread. :irked: :irked:

JK, goodluck bro. And even though you will have to give the fish out to some stupid people, at least you will be giving them a good life in the store.

[guppy breeder]

yup and save up for their 12 in silver aro they have

[Greenaveli]

because of the discount the fish store gives me

30% discount and i dont care if they dont listen to me cuz no one does anyways

That was possibly the best answer ever thought of to answer that question. LOL

[guppy breeder]

my lfs had a like 15 question survey to test my knowlege of fishkeepin and i passed with flyin colors


i know it was

[Newt]

Good luck!

Seems the good fishkeepers get burned out fast at LFS, just from dealing with all the dopes.

[guppy breeder]

im not gunna let it get to me

[guppy breeder]

any one else got any input

[-Asianguy-]

what kind of questions does a lfs ask?

[guppy breeder]

just some easy stuff but i dont know if all lfs's do it

[Dreamsofpeace54]

Working at LFS suck, im almost at my 9 month, at 2 different ones. It sucks, but discount plus the pay isnt bad for me neways.

[X24]

1. Do fish live in water? a. sometimes
2. How many oscars can live in a 10 gallon tank? a. as many as they are willing to buy
15. Is a red bellied pacu a pirahna? a. if thats what the customer wants, it is!


yes that is the 15. question test......for petsmart (lol jk)

[fish head )'>]

1. Do fish live in water? a. sometimes
2. How many oscars can live in a 10 gallon tank? a. as many as they are willing to buy
15. Is a red bellied pacu a pirahna? a. if thats what the customer wants, it is!

:ROFL:

3. If a compatible fish question starts with: "Can you mix.... " a.yes

[Dr Joe]

First, find out how the store does thing, don't try to change things when you first start (sometimes there are hidden reasons for what they do).

Second, do it their way (they're paying you) if it's a moral conflict state your objection/problem and ask if they would rather you leave (you were looking for a job when you got this one :D ).

Third don't steal... If they see your honest and a hard worker you will probably get more benefits than if you stole the stuff.

Fourth, be on time or early and be consistent.

Fifth, work you way up to ordering so you can get the really cool fish in there.

Sixth, ask them if you can put MFK stickers on the big tanks...then beg Neoprodigy for some (send him pix of bare, ugly tanks). :ROFL:

Seventh, start a hospital tank at home for sick or hurt fish that come in and the store might not want ot care for (hint hint)

Is this a local LFS or a chain?

Oh, and don't worry about ewurm, he's just repeating what his LFS says about him :screwy:.

Dr Joe

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[krzr3000]

After being at a chain store for over a year as a college job...lets just say less that 10% know what they are doing, or even take advice to heart. No matter how much people are willing to listen and seem to understand, they have no patience and know what they want. Kids will be your worst nightmare, especially when the customer has just set up a tank. The cycling process is non existent. One piece of advice...figure out a clear, simple, way to describe the nitrogen cycle in a tank. After a year, i'm still working on a way to get it to stick to these idiots brains.

[krzr3000]

Oh and another thing as has already been said....set up a QT/spare tank now! As big as you can. You will constantly come across beat up, sick, injured in general, fish you feel sorry for, or just those specimens that you can not handle possibly going to some moron who thinks it looks cool regardless or their setup.

[mishelly111]

I'd lvoe to work at LFS............Full time day job and family does not permit me to...:(

[guppy breeder]

First, find out how the store does thing, don't try to change things when you first start (sometimes there are hidden reasons for what they do).

Second, do it their way (they're paying you) if it's a moral conflict state your objection/problem and ask if they would rather you leave (you were looking for a job when you got this one :D ).

Third don't steal... If they see your honest and a hard worker you will probably get more benefits than if you stole the stuff.

Fourth, be on time or early and be consistent.

Fifth, work you way up to ordering so you can get the really cool fish in there.

Sixth, ask them if you can put MFK stickers on the big tanks...then beg Neoprodigy for some (send him pix of bare, ugly tanks). :ROFL:

Seventh, start a hospital tank at home for sick or hurt fish that come in and the store might not want ot care for (hint hint)

Is this a local LFS or a chain?

Oh, and don't worry about ewurm, he's just repeating what his LFS says about him :screwy:.

Dr Joe

.

ok thanks Dr Joe and this is a local lfs not a chain and i dont think they get sick fish the have a garentee on that

[krzr3000]

ok thanks Dr Joe and this is a local lfs not a chain and i dont think they get sick fish the have a garentee on that

Sick fish come in with shipments...aside from whatever you receive from customers.

[guppy breeder]

dude that sux krzr but i will

[guppy breeder]

well right now i dont have an extra tank to set up as a qt tank

[Andrewtfw]

Keep in mind that though the discount may be nice, you have an important service to do; as the lives of countless numbers of fish may soon be placed in your hands.

[ewurm]

you enjoying that job at the lfs then? lol

I would rather stab myself in the head. BTW< guppy breeder, I don't mean to tell you that you shouldn't work there, I just wanted to let you know what to expect in the worst situations. Those situations make me homicidal, but you might enjoy working there. I enjoyed it for 3 months. Sorry to give you the wrong impression, I sometimes say things in a WURM way.

[guppy breeder]

ok thanks the lfs that i might work at is just a lil one thats down the street from petsmart so think most of the idiots go to petsmart

[ewurm]

Let's hope so.

[dragonfish]

Yes most of the idiots do come to Petsmart, Petco, etc. But we don't get them all. There are enough to go around. I've been in enough stores around here to say with utmost certainty, dumb isn't limited to the chains. Good luck with your job. It will be what you make of it.

[ercnan]

because of the discount the fish store gives me

30% discount and i dont care if they dont listen to me cuz no one does anyways
Oxymoron here I'd say.

[ercnan]

ok thanks Dr Joe and this is a local lfs not a chain and i dont think they get sick fish the have a garentee on that
Don't be so blind, all "fish stores" be it chain or local, will and do get and sell sick fish, gaurentee or not.

[ercnan]

So, you are just going to "put in time" at this LFS.
Not going to say anything to the "joe" who walks in and wants a Pacu or an Oscar for his kids 10g because "nobody listens to you anyway".
Collect your check, the 30% discount, and go home.
Might as well get a job at McD's, at least they feed you after the "shift".

[BushFishRox]

So, you are just going to "put in time" at this LFS.
Not going to say anything to the "joe" who walks in and wants a Pacu or an Oscar for his kids 10g because "nobody listens to you anyway".
Collect your check, the 30% discount, and go home.
Might as well get a job at McD's, at least they feed you after the "shift".

wow mister negative... does it really matter? if they hire a student or what ever and the new employee starts telling people not to buy the fish or he wont sell them then that new employee will become a former employee very fast. it seem that it is only seniors that get warnings about that...

also all fish stores that I deal with treat their fish before they sell them so if they sell a sick fish it isnt intensional like you make it seem... :nilly::nilly::nilly:

[Dr Joe]

well right now i dont have an extra tank to set up as a qt tank

Cheap plastic tubs w/ sponge filters will due to start :D

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So, you are just going to "put in time" at this LFS.
Not going to say anything to the "joe" who walks in and wants a Pacu or an Oscar for his kids 10g because "nobody listens to you anyway".
Collect your check, the 30% discount, and go home.
Might as well get a job at McD's, at least they feed you after the "shift".

He wants a job not a reason to have a permanent stomach pump installed!

Besides McD's fish are just genetically unidentifiable :ROFL:.

Dr Joe

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[greyhoundfan]

Why do you want to work at an lfs? For the most part your job is to give morons advice, which they will ignore. Next they tell you which fish they want want to own/kill in spite of your advice. Lastly, they on occasion will bring the fish back the next day and blame the store for the fish death, as their water (pH of 4.9) is perfectly CLEAR and there is no way it is their fault.

no need to rain on his parade.. be happy for the dude..

[ercnan]

wow mister negative... does it really matter? if they hire a student or what ever and the new employee starts telling people not to buy the fish or he wont sell them then that new employee will become a former employee very fast. it seem that it is only seniors that get warnings about that...

also all fish stores that I deal with treat their fish before they sell them so if they sell a sick fish it isnt intensional like you make it seem... :nilly::nilly::nilly:

Sorry, but it's hard to wish someone luck on a job when they clearly state the only reason they want it is for the discount, and "they don't care".
And I did not mean to say they sell sick fish intentionally, only that they all have some sick fish, it's a fact. They may not know it's sick when they sell it.

[guppy breeder]

i didint mean it like that i will give them the advise but if they dont follow it i dont care and its not all for the pay or discount it to further my knowlegde of fishkeeping

Dr Joe thanks i will set one up once i get some money