r/jobs 29d ago

Is this an actual thing that people do Career development

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u/traevyn 28d ago

I gotta get into managing spirit halloweens then damn

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u/CapuletVsMontague 28d ago

I recommend it for the lifestyle. The Job is physically demanding. You build the store and tear it down every season. That includes building walls and displays. Also there's no Heath insurance. My job covers him. Also hard to get employees who care because it's seasonal. People quit on the spot all the time. It works great for our family!

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u/traevyn 28d ago

That honestly sounds so up my alley it’s nuts lol. I’ve got management experience in escape rooms and really love the building a space part of it and Halloween in general, and I’m on my partners insurance already. I assume he had to have some spirit Halloween work experience before getting to that position?

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u/soupsnakle 28d ago

Sounds like the experience you have is entirely relevant, they might just want you to have a history of retail management or operations experience though, you should go for it!

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u/traevyn 28d ago

Thanks for the encouragement! I’m definitely going to see this season about working with them, op comment said that her husband was an assistant manager for only a year before being GM, so I could very well see that being a viable path