Should I do this unpaid 3 day trial for a retail job

phill99

bluenoseam wrote: »

I wouldn't with the premise that if there's enough work to offer me a 3 day trial then I should be paid for that work - it's unreasonable to expect 21-24 hours free labour! A single shift I'd possibly consider it, but 3 full days, that smacks of a store knowing they have something coming up & need extra staff for it!

I think you are completely wrong. For the first week in a job (and often much longer) you are being carried by other staff and managers.

A 3 day trial will only test ransferable skills -team work, time keeping, self discipline etc.

OP I think if you take this attitude with job seeking, you will be unemployed for a long time.

xapprenticex

If you have never dont it before then do this on this occasion, try your best, keep management sweet. If it turns out to be a scam, then dont do it again.

TL:DR
On this occasion, do it.

fluffypaws

xapprenticex wrote: »

If you have never dont it before then do this on this occasion, try your best, keep management sweet. If it turns out to be a scam, then dont do it again.

TL:DR
On this occasion, do it.

well , i have done this before, years ago for costa, a 4 hours shift unpaid with no job at the end

oh i don't know Carl, I feel !!!! so maybe i 'll just do it, i have got other interviews coming up tho.

Marktheshark

All the warning signs that this is a very crap employer.

Johnnytwostep

Yes you should do it. Its not like you will be doing anything else, and may lead to a job

PlymouthMaid

I think it is a blooming cheek to expect 3 days' work for nothing but if this is they things are now I suppose you have to do it if you want a job. Is this sort of thing common nowadays?

fluffypaws

PlymouthMaid wrote: »

I think it is a blooming cheek to expect 3 days' work for nothing but if this is they things are now I suppose you have to do it if you want a job. Is this sort of thing common nowadays?

If i would be doing 'productive work' then they should pay. The job would involve unpacking deliveries and till work which is what i'm already experienced in. So i would be doing productive work which should be paid at minimum wage. I would work unpaid for a day shift. But 3 days is very worrying as i do have other interviews and could be using the time job seeking.

It can be the normal thing now i guess. Such retailers like to use unpaid workfare, funny that i have never heard of unpaid cleaners, but in retail this seems to be a norm that you work for free..

Marktheshark

At the end of the day, you have to have some value placed upon yourself.
You are not a slave and no person is "lucky" to have a job selling your labour to make others rich.

There is either a job which is paid from day one or there is not.
Pride in yourself is the best attribute you have as human.

fluffypaws

Marktheshark wrote: »

At the end of the day, you have to have some value placed upon yourself.
You are not a slave and no person is "lucky" to have a job selling your labour to make others rich.

There is either a job which is paid from day one or there is not.
Pride in yourself is the best attribute you have as human.

Your absolutely right. Because i lack confidence right now, I guess I feel like i'm lucky to get a no pay job slave offer lol

[Deleted User]

Have you had an interview? Can they reason why exactly 3 days?
-I would only do it if you didn't have anything else to do.


Years ago I remember doing a day's trial for an Opticians before an interview even commenced - I remember the Director yelling "who was I" when in the back area when I did this half day so clearly he had no idea how people were being recruited into his business, never heard from them again.


If you feel so grieved what stops you taking part and unless they VERY clearly spell it out, raising a money claim online for the hours at national minimum wage if you happen to be unsuccessful.
It would certainly deter them from these crazy practices in future
That said I quite enjoyed at my last trial that I could say it definitely wasn't for me 4 hours in and walked off knowing I was glad not to be offered the job for real, the only time I'd let wages go is for an early release.