Give Me A Job Blockbuster!

[Rated R]

Now here is my dilemma, and I expect some negative responses to this, but I can't get a job at Blockbuster or any other video stores in my fair city. I have tried, I have dropped off applications and resumes, and followed them up but never do I even get a call for an interview. Seeing as though one of my missions whilist at school in Halifax is to work at a video rental store! But such a simple dream has been blocked! I notice that many workers at these such rental stores have little or no knowledge of movies whatsoever. And then I come along, I could probably answer most questions about modern movies(I'm not the best with silent, or even up until the 60's but I am working on it!). I plan to continue trying, considering the free time I have, which I need to be filled by employment that I will actually enjoy and do well(not half-assed). That is all I have to say at this moment.

[MuzzleBlast]

Screw Blockbuster. They are cowards, caving in to pressure from the Christians to not carry movies like The Last Temptation of Christ, or Trainspotting, or anything else the least bit controversial. :mad:

[Nate6]

Well, Muzzleblast, Blockbuster Canada is different from your American Blockbuster. I have rented both of the films you mentioned from them.

Anyway, I'm very surprised that you couldn't got a job at Blockbuster. A friend of mine works at our local Blockbuster, he's only 17. Do your available hours suck or something? Or are you a neo-Nazi?

[flashplanet]

Blockbuster may stock annoyingly, but I know working there is pretty good.
My friend used to work there. They barely got any customers so he just sat and watched DVDs all day. Somehow he got promoted to manager though so he had to do stuff until he quit. So what you have to do is keep wtaching DVDs until you get promoted, but don't stop wtaching DVDs until you're sacked. (Oh, and get a god reference :D)

[The Postmaster General]

those movies are available here in FLA, muzzle.




Blockbuster's manager told me I was perfect for the job, but wouldn't give it to me because i failed a drug test. The sad part was that I knew of the drug test, and detoxed myself for over a month before going for it. However, the drug test Blockbuster uses is a hair test, which basically informs them of anything you have ever done.


So, in short, I didn't get the job because I wasn't qualified - I didn't get the job because they didn't want me working there - qualified or not.

that was enough reason for me to NOT want to work there - sober or straight.

[Rated R]

Hmmm, well my hours are flexible despite school at Dal University. And no, Neo-Nazism is behind me(joking of course, I've never been a Neo-Nazi), but I just don't hear back...I probably wouldn't pass the drug test if they did that, but I know people who work at Blockbuster who have to be on drugs...it just wouldn't make sense any other way.

[idealdiscountdude]

Originally posted by Rated R
Hmmm, well my hours are flexible despite school at Dal University. And no, Neo-Nazism is behind me(joking of course, I've never been a Neo-Nazi), but I just don't hear back...I probably wouldn't pass the drug test if they did that, but I know people who work at Blockbuster who have to be on drugs...it just wouldn't make sense any other way.

Holy Shit!

I go to DAL to!

In all honesty though, do not get a job at the various Blockbusters in Halifax, especially the one on Quinpool Road. They have to be the biggest bunch of twats the world has ever seen. They know nothing about movies and annoy the heck out of me whenever I go in!

Try Video Difference or Super Video! The best video stores in Metro! The employees know their shit and are pretty darn cool.

[electriclite]

Originally posted by BubbaStrangelove
Blockbuster's manager told me I was perfect for the job, but wouldn't give it to me because i failed a drug test. The sad part was that I knew of the drug test, and detoxed myself for over a month before going for it. However, the drug test Blockbuster uses is a hair test, which basically informs them of anything you have ever done.




Not exactly. The hair test basically holds onto the presence of drugs longer than other tests. For instance, heroin remains present in your hair follicles 5 years after you've quit...... then again, so do POPPY SEEDS.

Thinking about this I realized, this may be why the heroin addicts I see have great hair............

[Rated R]

idealdiscountdude,

thanks for the advice dude, I appreciate it, and I have attempted those places as well, even though I just found out about Supervideo(and it's not even that far away from me!) I know that Blockbuster hires ass heads, but I wouldn't mind working there all the same...I was just using that as the main example because more people are familiar with it. I agree with you about Video Difference though, they truly know their shit, and I respect the workers opinions there. Quinpool Blockbuster, I hate it, and I hate everything about it. Bad service, know-nothings about movies, and all in between. Well here's hoping a job will come my way in the coming weeks...I will keep ya'll posted!

PS. It's great to see that there are people on this board who are actually real close to where I am. Hooray!

[walking meatloaf]

Do you seriously have to take a drug test to get hired at blockbuster? Are they scared employees are going to steal movie covers and use them to roll joints,or did they have problems with junkies walking in off the street begging for jobs? Oh and just so my post isn't completely useless all i can say rated r is keep trying until they get a restraining order against you,or try becoming friends with someone who works at a little local store and then ask him to get you a job.

[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by electriclite
Not exactly.


But basically.

[Rated R]

Right on guys!!!! I have an interview at Roger's Video this thursday! It's my time to shine everyone! Wish me luck, it'll be very much appreciated!!!! I'll let you know if I get the job or not.

[The Postmaster General]

Good luck dude.

Show up early, but not early enough for them to watch you wait, and realize you are odd.

Never-ever ask the interviewer, "How long do you think I'd have to work before I could get your job."

Never take prescription medications during your interview. Wait until your next dose.

Always look the interviewer in the eyes when listening, but never look them in the eyes and tell them that the flourescent lights really bring out their inner soul.

If the interviewer is a woman with a nice ass, do not point out her nice ass.

If the interviewer is a man, point out nice asses to him.

Do not ask for a bathroom break during your interview.

For an added edge, tell the interviewer that you want the job because you are an actor studying for a role. (You never hear stories about actors NOT getting jobs this way)

Do not accept pizza deliveries during an interview

[SonicDeathMonkey]

K, so I worked at BB for over a year and they carry different movies at different stores. My store had Last Temptation and Trainspotting. But, you do NOT want to work there. It is the worst job ever. They are Nazis and Fascists. If you don't comply with Corperate policy than you get fired or written up. Such as not selling enough Direct TVs or pushing promotional campaigns. If I were you, I would go to UPS or Home Depot and spend the extra $4 an hour that you make there instead of at BB renting movies. That's my two cents....

[Rocco]

It's sad, but it's a fact: Only dumbasses who don't know crap about movies get to work at movie rental places. You ask them hey, can you suggest any good movies, and they'll usually talk to you about crap like "Hey, man, You should see The Fast and The Furious. Man, that movie's badass, I've got 12 inch rims, and two 10s in my fucking rice burner." Right there I wish I could get away with stabbing them with a screwdriver.

[SenorSpielbergo]

I applied for Blockbuster and Hollywood Video and I didn't get a call or interview. The only reason I wanted to work at those places is so I could get 5 free rentals a week.

[bowieee]

Originally posted by Rocco
It's sad, but it's a fact: Only dumbasses who don't know crap about movies get to work at movie rental places. You ask them hey, can you suggest any good movies, and they'll usually talk to you about crap like "Hey, man, You should see The Fast and The Furious. Man, that movie's badass, I've got 12 inch rims, and two 10s in my fucking rice burner." Right there I wish I could get away with stabbing them with a screwdriver.

Ha ha ha..... that was funny. I feel your pain.

[Rated R]

Well shit, I never heard back again from Roger's video. Back to the drawing board I guess...I am frustrated. I have never really met a worker at a video store who knows movies as well as I do...I wish that panned out better for me...oh well.

[uncle_el]

Originally posted by Rocco
It's sad, but it's a fact: Only dumbasses who don't know crap about movies get to work at movie rental places. You ask them hey, can you suggest any good movies, and they'll usually talk to you about crap like "Hey, man, You should see The Fast and The Furious. Man, that movie's badass, I've got 12 inch rims, and two 10s in my fucking rice burner." Right there I wish I could get away with stabbing them with a screwdriver.

12 inch rims would be a tad small!!

i worked at blockbuster when i was a senior in high school and when i came back from college for winter break... very easy job. if you shave your head or just have really short hair, they have to take a urine sample.

and are you giving your application to a manager at the store, or just turning it in to some random employee?

as far as knowing movies, i would like to think that i was good at recommending movies, but most of the time, people are looking for a movie that will entertain the kiddies for an hour or so, and a movie that the parents can enjoy. it seemed like the majority of the time in which i offered real opinions/reviews about a movie, people didn't really seem to care

[Annie Hall]

This is why when it comes time for me to find myself a job (when I'm broke), I will go in search of the smallest, most personal Clerksesque rental place in town. The type that play old french films while they are waiting for customers...that is where movie buffs have the biggest chance of getting some decent work with some good customers.

Note: I have nothing but hatred for Blockbuster, where I frequent...an employee once looked at me and said 'uhh...you sure do rent a lot of movies.....do you, like, do anything else?'...shouldn't they be ENCOURAGING me to finance their store by dusting off the copies of Breakfast at Tiffany's and sparing them another worn copy of The Fast and the Furious?

[rushmore beauty]

Originally posted by Rated R
Now here is my dilemma, and I expect some negative responses to this, but I can't get a job at Blockbuster or any other video stores in my fair city. I have tried, I have dropped off applications and resumes, and followed them up but never do I even get a call for an interview. Seeing as though one of my missions whilist at school in Halifax is to work at a video rental store! But such a simple dream has been blocked! I notice that many workers at these such rental stores have little or no knowledge of movies whatsoever. And then I come along, I could probably answer most questions about modern movies(I'm not the best with silent, or even up until the 60's but I am working on it!). I plan to continue trying, considering the free time I have, which I need to be filled by employment that I will actually enjoy and do well(not half-assed). That is all I have to say at this moment.

Dude, I know what you mean...If someone in my grade names a movie, I can tell them who was in it and what year it was released.

[the movie guy]

I am SO gonna get a job at Hollywood Video...

Saturday night I went into my local Hollywood Video and asked if they had a few movies on DVD... American Beauty, True Romance, Scarface, Miller's Crossing, Spawn. Only "Beauty" was carried, and that was checked out, so I whined to them that their selection fucking sucked the big one and that they should dump these fucking straight-to-video movies they carry, and get some GOOD movies (though I didn't use my potty mouth). I then asked them to recommend me something that wasn't new, because I had seen all the new releases I'd wished to see... The lady recommended a bunch of movies I'd already seen, so then she started to feel sorry for me, and joked that I should work there if I'd seen so much of their selection. Well, later on, when I went around to look again for some other dumb movies, I heard a customer asking for "Sid and Nancy", and the lady was helping him look for it in the CLASSICS section... (I'll just pause for a moment to let that sink in... The what section?... CLASSIC.) Okay, so I said I'd help the customer, which I did, and then found the movie right away. By this time the lady that worked there had guaranteed me a job if I wanted it, so I'm going to apply online (and somehow say, "I'm that guy that knows about the movies, and stuff... Remember me?") sometime this week, and get some extra cash in the pocket.

And, Rated R... I feel for ya, buddy. Say, do ya have Hollywood Videos in Canada?

(And the movies I ended up renting were Idle Hands - 5/10 - and Montana - 8/10.)

[the movie guy]

Oh yeah, and I haven't ever done drugs, so any drug tests they wanna give me will be fine.

[Rated R]

I know what you mean by Hollywoods Video, and we probably have some around...I haven't seen them recently though. And man I wish you luck, because I think if you let it be known that you have knowledge in film, they will for some reason have a negative impression of you. This is because every video store I know has a bunch of idiots working there that have never even heard of Goodfellas! So I hope you make a breakthrough movie guy...godspeed

[Michael_myers]

I hate Roger's video with the power of 1000 suns. Blockbuster isn't to bad. Althought when I rented Texas Chainsaw massacre and Elephant Man on the same day, the guy looked at me weird before I told him off.

[studlyhorrorbuf]

All the Blockbusters where I live have shitty ass video collections. There horror selections are fucking puny! :mad: Worse of all, they put a Hollywood Video out of business that had an awesome horror selection and video selection in general. Seems nobody cares about old video rentals anymore. It has to be D.V.D. I fucking hate those fucking cocksuckers at Ballbuster. My personal name for Blockbuster. It was bad enough when Ballbuster put all the mom and pa video stores out of business. Now Ballbuster had to put the only video store that had an awesome video selection out of business too. Damn those cocksuckers at Ballbuster. So Rated R. why the heck do you want to work there so bad?

They really don't have much of a selection outside of DVD. Only in a world full of injustices where a puny (and I mean puny) Ballbuster will put an awesome Hollywood Video out of business. That puny Ballbuster, by the way, has no martial arts section, no academy award winning section, and a horror section with the dimensions of of four fout high, three feet wide, and one sided. Still this puny Ballbuster puts this Hollywood Video out of business. Oh, how it makes me so angry I wish I could bust their balls. Litterally sometimes.

[Gregorious8]

Originally posted by studlyhorrorbuf
All the Blockbusters where I live have shitty ass video collections. There horror selections are fucking puny! :mad: Worse of all, they put a Hollywood Video out of business that had an awesome horror selection and video selection in general. Seems nobody cares about old video rentals anymore. It has to be D.V.D. I fucking hate those fucking cocksuckers at Ballbuster. My personal name for Blockbuster. It was bad enough when Ballbuster put all the mom and pa video stores out of business. Now Ballbuster had to put the only video store that had an awesome video selection out of business too. Damn those cocksuckers at Ballbuster. So Rated R. why the heck do you want to work there so bad?

They really don't have much of a selection outside of DVD. Only in a world full of injustices where a puny (and I mean puny) Ballbuster will put an awesome Hollywood Video out of business. That puny Ballbuster, by the way, has no martial arts section, no academy award winning section, and a horror section with the dimensions of of four fout high, three feet wide, and one sided. Still this puny Ballbuster puts this Hollywood Video out of business. Oh, how it makes me so angry I wish I could bust their balls. Litterally sometimes.


That's funny man because I live in the same city as you & yes blockbuster has a shity horror section

[Rated R]

Well it isn't necessarily Blockbuster, I would rather work at an independant video chain such as the ones in Halifax like Video Difference and Supervideo. They seem to have smarter employees and managers that are not ass heads. One of my dreams is to work in a video store because I think I would enjoy it and be good at it....that's just what I think at present time because I have resorted to working at a gas station, and anything short of fast food is better than that@