Got hired at bmw, job title is different tho. help? UPDATE. WE GOOD!

souljaman22

souljaman22

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I was recently hired at BMW, I was told I would be training at the loaner desk and other more computer oriented jobs. Long story short, after my drug test came back I went in for the final paperwork and my job title is service porter/concierge. Coming from my previous job (fast food) I'm not turning it down. But I would much rather be at a desk, or with customers. My excellent customer service is what got me the job in the first place as the boss frequently comes to the restaurant I work at. Any tips on trying to change my job title? Anyone here ever work for bmw or as a service porter anywhere? Any room for growth? How should I go about this? Thanks
EDIT: Everything is cool! I'm only learning the service porter position because they want me to know how to handle things in more than one area. Will be working the loaner desk soon. Crazy thing is I'm really enjoying being a porter right now. [emoji]128517[/emoji] Gonna miss it.
 
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You don't have the necessary clout to speak up in this situation given your resume. But in time you will. You just need to be patient and concentrate on providing great customer service then assess advancement opportunities once you've demonstrated your worth and potential.

Congrats on the job.
 
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Damn they pulled the okie doke on you. Those jobs sound nothing alike. :lol:

With that said, it sounds like you'll be up and about instead of sitting which I think is healthier for your mind and body. That job you want will be yours in due time. Ask about it in 6 months or when you notice an opening. Have fun and get that paper.
 
You have much better opportunities working for bmw. Suck it up. Don't forget to take the loaners to the club and stunt.
 
Be appreciative your boss saw something in a waiter at a restaurant and decided to give him a shot w/ BMW. Enjoy the job/experience and try to move up as time passes 
 
Sounds like You have to get your weight up, to move on to the department you thought you were applying for.

Do what got you the look/position and within 6 months you should be flourishing.
 
I disagree that you should suck it. Was it ever talked about that you may be considered for a job other than the one originally talked about? If not, that's just a plain ole bait and switch.


You should at least ask them about it. At the end of the day, if you're ok with the position I say stay. But it's kinda shady to switch up like that if they never talked about it with you.
 
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I work for BMW of North America even tho I'm thinking about leaving soon.  Service porter can be a tough job depending on how busy your location is, you gotta work fast and deal with a lot of bs cause the customers coming in are spending $3,000 and up for a service.  It's pretty demanding work for the low pay.  I don't know too much about the grown prospects?  It'll be pretty hard if you want to transition into a job for the factory
 
Just be wary. Some jobs never let you climb the ladder if you start on too low of a rung. (The perception of "Oh, he's just a X, he's not qualified for Y", even if you were already well-qualified BEFORE you even got there.) My buddy works as a lab tech at the same company as me, and they won't ever upgrade him to Engineer because he's a tech and they have no reason to promote him (he'd get paid more, and then they'd have to find a new lab guy) even though he has more of a technical background than some of the other engineers here. He doesn't like his job, but it's hard to find a better job, so he doesn't have many options besides just letting it ride...

I got a part-time job at a furniture store during school, and they promised me I'd be transitioning to mostly sales after a short period of moving furniture, "to get me familiar with all the products I'd be selling." (All of my previous jobs had been customer service/sales.) 6 months later and I hadn't gotten a sniff of sales, still just moving furniture around. (Driving the delivery truck was dope, though- one of the only good things about that job.) Luckily I had already started working another job, so I left those ******* behind. (No really, the store was run by the two daughters of the original owner... ole boy moved to the Phillipines for the "slower pace of life," lol)
 
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Just get some clarity of the situation. Could have been an honest mistake. Could have been intentional.

Never speaking up will never resolve the issue. Asking could.
 
Preme23 said:
Did your pay change? 
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Appreciate everyone's input, yes I'm getting paid a little over $4 more an hour so I can deal with it for now. It's just why tell me one thing and go a completely different direction? I'm willing to put in the work, would've said yes from the beginning. Something just seems off about the whole thing
 
Souljaman22 said:
Appreciate everyone's input, yes I'm getting paid a little over $4 more an hour so I can deal with it for now. It's just why tell me one thing and go a completely different direction? I'm willing to put in the work, would've said yes from the beginning. Something just seems off about the whole thing
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Talk to whoever put you on like literally the first week you there.

That way you know where you stand and if you are going to have an opportunity to get the job you really want.

It's better to know now. Since its a pay upgrade , it's still a win win for you now.
 
You should really speak up about the situation. Could be an honest mistake or could just be they're trying to pull one over on you. I had a similar situation happen to me once. I was hired by a company to do sales. I went to the training location after a few days I found out I was now the Sales Manager and working at a different facility. I was qualified to be the Sales Manager from previous experience but I didn't want to the job since I was still in school. And on top of being promoted and transferred with out anyone telling me my pay was also cut. Needless to say I went to lunch and never came back. I got a job with the competition within a few days and after 3 years working there and several promotions and pay raises I couldn't be happier. I just wouldn't want you to go through that.  
 
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I work for BMW of North America even tho I'm thinking about leaving soon.  Service porter can be a tough job depending on how busy your location is, you gotta work fast and deal with a lot of bs cause the customers coming in are spending $3,000 and up for a service.  It's pretty demanding work for the low pay.  I don't know too much about the grown prospects?  It'll be pretty hard if you want to transition into a job for the factory
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Personally from working in a dealership I cant say I've ever seen a porter move up the ladder. Not saying it doesn't happen, but I haven't seen it.
 
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Personally from working in a dealership I cant say I've ever seen a porter move up the ladder. Not saying it doesn't happen, but I haven't seen it.
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I don't work at a dealership but I've visited numerous dealerships on the job and I haven't heard of it happening either.  Most of the porters I seen were young guys that moved on to other things after awhile
 
Nah bruh f that noise everyone is talking about. Walk off and find another gig. They clearly bait and switched and figured you would do exactly what youre doing now and taking the position anyway. Thats not what you applied for and you shouldnt settle for that just because its a high profile company.
 
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this is how goldstreets are formed
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:lol: I'm assuming he's like 21. Who gives a damn. Might as well use the perks of a 10 dollar an hour job.
 
Speak up and ask the guy who got you in/who hired you. You were told one thing and another happened. See what he tells you. If he says thats the best I can do for you, take it, work, and look for something you want. Make paper in the mean time.
 
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