TESCO WORK EXPERIENCE
I been here in Hatfield over 2 weeks now for Tesco work experience in Fashion Buying department with 2 other friend from course Mary an Giang but they are in Design department.Welwyn Garden City is a beautiful city we are staying in B&B close by there,David&Eileen`s B&B lovely, quiet and we sharing the room with Giang to save on accommodation.:))
Tesco is just outside the city which we get shuttle bus from Welwyn Garden City station, it is a huge complex with lots of different company head offices.
First day I meet the girls from the department, Sarah-Fashion Buyer Assistant, Lisa-Trainee Buyer, Fashion Buyer was on maternity leave that reason Sarah was in charge of the department.From the first day the treat me so nice, but job itself was not that interesting at all.
The main reason for me to choose buying department- was my Turkish background and Turkey being huge in textile- thought will be good career choice for me back in Turkey.
Now you might wonder what is gone wrong that I think of this way.
Buyers have all different task everyday; Mondays meeting day- they talk about numbers all day,new lines, best seller, worst seller;what can they do,promotion decisions, all happens very fast. It has no creative skills which is the reason I choose this course to create something, design something.I found very stressful that you deal with suppliers all they either by phone or e-mail. Check posts for some samples from suppliers about quality of garments and give feedback's for each item and details.You are basically in the whole processes for each item anything goes wrong you are responsible so you need to be very carefully but you do not have time for that :)
Department is such a mess `cos all bought samples, supplier samples, production samples, red seal or green seal samples kept in the cupboards well!! almost:))
As I am quite tidy person I could not stand that :)) and I could not not really help them with other tasks as e-mailing or calling supplier or hobs I create a job to myself which they were really happy with that.Especially when I am done :))
But I had a great time here, seeing working environment was good also had a great time in the Fashion show end of the 2.week below some pictures from that; can see what type fun we had :P
I loved that day the most, being in the backstage and the party later on maybe it is what should I do :)
