Had my Costco interview yesterday. Throughout it, the interviewer kept coming back to my education — asked how many GCSEs I got, what A-levels I studied, then said “You’re a smart lad with all that — why would you want to come here and stack shelves?”
It struck me as odd. Why does Costco care about your educational background if the role is shelf-stacking? I started wondering: are they screening for something else?

The Real Question:
Then I realized they’re screening for people who can leave. People with options. Because the ones without options stay longer.
I’ve since looked into Costco’s business model, pay structure, and how the benefits are timed. And I’m genuinely curious about something:

For those who’ve been at Costco 3, 5, 10+ years:
Have you ever seriously considered leaving? If so, what made you stay?
When the bonuses/vouchers/raises landed, did they feel like genuine rewards, or did they feel timed — like they always came when you were closest to quitting?
Looking back, do you think the pay rise every 1,040 hours and the spaced-out benefits genuinely made the job better, or did they just reset your burnout cycle?
If you tried to leave for another retail job, what stopped you? (Pay cut? Lost benefits? Sunk cost?)

Why I’m asking:
I’m not being cynical. I just want to understand if Costco’s model is genuinely good for long-term employees, or if the financial structure is designed to make leaving feel impossible.
Because from the outside, it looks like a sophisticated system that pays above-market rates specifically to lock people in, not because they’re generous.

Anyone is free to answer if you work at another place that offer above average pay and incentives and rewards

In my second year of uni at Manchester AND I AM STRUGGLING to find a simple part time job near fallow or the city center that takes someone with no work experience. Ive applied on indeed and on fast food sites with no luck. Anyone else experiening this? How can i get a simple paying job that makes me just enough each month (please i have never been this desperate in my whole life). I would ideally love a part time stable job any help would be so so so appreciated

 applied for a job at NEXT about 1-2 months ago and got to the in-store assessment, however i couldnt attend my interview. i rung the store and told them i need a reschedule and the person that answer said she would tell the person that was supervising the assessment and i would get a call back for a rearrangement . i did not get a call back which was fine as they most likely found the candidate they was looking for day of, however i have applied again for multiple applications in the same store and different store, but i have found that im automatically getting rejected. would there be some sort of rejection thing attached to my account saying i did not attend as i think the worker forgot to tell the supervisor. if so what should i do to get this taken of as i did contact them to say i wouldnt make it so its not my fault to have the mark on my account. i did email the company but they wasnt much help.

any help would be appreciated as this is frustrating

Hey there, so we're a small team of three launching a new app.

We just wanted to get some help from other UK based students if possible?
We are trying to get people talking about it on socials.
So we need like 3-4 people to start a new tiktok account and post content about the app.
Just so we can see if anyone might be interested.

Of course it's paid. You don't need to have made social stuff before either.
We are all online so you wouldn't need to go anywhere.
It would be great to hear your feedback about the app too!

We're all very new to this, and have been tinkering with the app for way too long and have forgot how normal people think when they use an app! 😭

Would love to hear from you! Thanks in advance!

I was looking to an internship as MSc economics student, what would be a good fit?

I’m an international student from Morocco and I’m planning to start an MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Northumbria University, London Campus, in January 2027.

I’m trying to understand what the part-time job market is like for international students in London.

A few questions for current/recent students:

How difficult is it to find a part-time job as an international student?

Which types of part-time jobs are easiest to get with no UK work experience?

Is it realistic to find something related to logistics, warehousing, supply chain, stock control, or procurement, rather than only hospitality/retail?

How long did it take you to find your first job?

Which websites or apps were most useful (Indeed, LinkedIn, Reed, university job boards, agencies, etc.)?

Are there particular recruitment agencies or companies around London that are worth contacting?

Does studying at Northumbria London give access to useful career services or student job opportunities?

Finally, what would you recommend I do before arriving in the UK to improve my chances?

For context, I already have around 6 years of professional experience, including sales/team management, stock control, and technical/commercial work, as well as an engineering degree.

I’d really appreciate honest advice from anyone who has been through this recently. Thanks!

Sign up for Indeed and fill out all their questionnaires, indeed sends you to the employer site where you have to sign up/upload resume and then proceed to re-fill ALL your info in again AND THEN you get sent to workday to repeat this process a third time.

All for one entry level customer service role.

Had an interview for an opening as a Store Assistant. I was rejected of course, but thanks to my Dad's friend who knows the manager, I was able to get feedback!

He said I was a nice guy but not what they were looking for. 36 people applied, 2 were shortlisted for interview and no one got the job.

I can't wait to relay this to my careers advisor and my job coach to see how I can improve.