work for woot
Believe it or not, these bags don't stuff themselves full of crap. Woot employs a varied assortment of human beings to sell things, buy things, process things, repair things, and accomplish all those other tasks Lloyd Dobler is too good for. Take a look at the open positions to the right. If you think you can put up with us enough to get one of them done, email your resume (as a plain text, Word, or PDF attachment) to:
work@woot.com
We'll get back to you if we're interested. In maybe hiring you, we mean. Not anything intimate. You seem nice, but we're kinda seeing somebody right now.
Let us know if you're a:
Returned Product Processor / Tech
Put your interest in consumer electronics, gadgets, and computers to work for someone other than your clueless maiden aunt. We need a full-time employee to test returned products. The right candidate will be generally familiar with computer hardware and operating systems, able to work on a computer “test bench”, be able to lift up to 90 pounds, and live in the Dallas area. If you like to bake brownies and bring them into the office to share, that won’t hurt your prospects, either.
In this job, you’ll learn: quantum theory. By which we mean you’ll never be able to determine when the next packet is arriving. Ha! If only physics was done in front of a brick wall we’d have a Nobel Prize.
Intangible benefits: All the ghosts of Woot Manor will obey you. There’s the spirit of a broken blender, the soul of a washer/dryer, a smashed bottle of wine writing a song about his girlfriend who died when a train hit their car, we think we’ve even got a zombie iPod feeding on the Zunes at night. You’ll be lead lord/lady of the night.
Potential hazards: Poison bees. With hammers. Made of knives. Dipped in poison. But a different poison than the first poison so you can’t ever be immune.
If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: an immortal veteran of a thousand wars that shared a mind with an alien general with a robot hand that bound itself to a magical sword which opened a portal to a far off dimension in which you were in charge of testing returned products. Plus you’d shoot lasers from your fingertips. When you wanted to.
Degrees of separation from CEO: 0. A tragic accident means that his head will be fused to your body for the next six months. But you will get to drive his car!
Worst part of the job: Those bees we mentioned have their main hive above the CEO’s parking space. And they’re not giving it up, even if their run as Employee of the Month was over three weeks ago.
It’ll go better if: you get lots of rest and eat your vegetables. We want our employees healthy!
Make sure you bring: brownies! You didn’t really buy that vegetable crap, did you?
Initial Responsibilities:
- Testing/repairing hard drives
- Testing/repairing desktop and notebook computers
- Evaluate, troubleshoot, test, and repair customer returned product to component level
- Processing returned products
- Building pallets to return product to our vendors
- Moving equipment weighing up to 90 lbs.
- Full-time position, 40 hours Monday through Friday
Qualifications:
- Associates Degree or equivalent experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Basic knowledge of electronics equipment, computer hardware and operating systems required including Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Able to multitask and stay focused in distractive situations
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Requirements:
- Must live in Dallas area
- Must be able to type at least 50 wpm
- Must be versatile and willing to cross-train for Customer Service
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills as well as the ability to work independently and manage your time wisely
- Must be more intelligent, adaptable, and motivated than a typical bucket of gravel
- Must treat people as you would wish to be treated, unless you’re some kind of weirdo
who wishes to be treated badly
Salary: Based on experience
Local candidates only please (Dallas, Texas) - NO RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE
FOR THIS POSITION
Amazing company to work for with an open management style, fast growth, a productive
work environment catering to the self-motivated individual, and an existing team
of winners. We offer full medical benefits, 401K option, Paid Time Off as well as
8 paid Holidays throughout the year.
Woot Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Buyer
You're at Woot, so you probably think you know a deal when you see one. But we're not looking for any old discount-chaser here. We need a true bargain wrangler, somebody who won't be satisfied until they've sniffed out the cheapest needle in a warehouse full of haystacks. We need somebody who can buy the shoes off of a horse and make the horse think he's the one getting a good deal. Most of all, we need a fearless, intrepid explorer, who'd always rather be moving than standing still.
In this job, you'll learn: exactly where LeakFrogs come from.
Intangible benefits: first shot at the LeakFrogs, for your personal stash.
Potential hazards: watching your painstakingly crafted deal get ruthlessly mocked in public by our writers.
If Woot were a superhero team, you'd be: Acquisitor, who uses the power of the mind to manipulate reluctant sellers.
Degrees of separation from CEO: 3, unless you make a really awesome deal.
Worst part of the job: realizing the XV-208531 video cards you just bought are inferior to the XV-208531-A video cards you could've bought.
It'll go better if: you know where to find new iPods for, like, two bucks apiece.
Make sure you bring: your own bottle. In this job, you'll need it. Uh, bottle of water, we mean. Yeah, water. It's thirsty work.
Job Responsibilities:
- New vendor introduction to our business
- Deal research / analysis
- Deal negotiation / close
- Account maintenance / relationship building
- Internal sales - selling product/story/energy/ideas to our sales and product management teams
- Inventory management - monitoring for problem items in stock, creating awareness and discount programs to address
Prerequisites:
- Creative persistence
- Knowledge of where you're not going
- Convergent thinking
- No fear of asking dumb questions
- Dot-connecting abilities (written test may be required)
- Ability to work with people who might not be able to return the favor some day
- Possess solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Ability to learn technical information quickly
- Great Internet navigation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Detail-oriented with organizational skills
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, ever-changing, very demanding environment
No-Nos:
- Mediocrity
- Any level of comfort in stagnant cultures
- Stubbornness
- Fast talkers/slow typists (one or the other might be ok, but not both, unless able to actually do both at the same time)
Even though we're all about equal opportunity, xenophobes need not apply.
Local candidates only please (Dallas, Texas) – NO RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION.
General Warehouse Staff
Believe it or not, all those Woot orders don't pack and ship themselves. Until we find a colony of elves who want the job, we need human warehouse staff to get woots to wooters. That's where you might come in. In your dreams you run barefoot through a field of 32 megabyte memory cards. You look out over the city and wonder about the story of each and every Mustek camera. You stay in shape by lifting refurbished vacuums and tape a picture of an MP3 player to the inside of your locker. You’ve got what it takes.
In this job, you’ll learn: the lyrics to the Woota Loota song. Don’t worry, we won’t make you sing it all the time. Just when the tour groups come through.
Intangible benefits: Sometimes you’ll get to spend all day testing one of those little remote control helicopters while the copywriters sit at their desks steeped in jealousy. Or so we’ve heard.
Potential hazards: Warehouse sharks. No, really, it’s a big industry secret. I shouldn’t even be telling you this much.
If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the best friend with the signal watch. But hey, they always get powers eventually. Be patient, you gotta work your way up!
Degrees of separation from CEO: Who do you think hears the signal watch?
Worst part of the job: Once a year you have to stick your hand in that tree stump from Flash Gordon and try not to get stung by the scorpion beast. Strangely, this breaks no current OSHA regulations.
It’ll go better if: you marry into money.
Make sure you bring: your lucky abdominal belt.
Reporting to the warehouse manager, you will be responsible for:
- Pulling and staging orders in appropriate locations
- Loading and unloading trucks
- Maintaining inventory accuracy
- Maintaining neat, safe and organized working environment
- Performing other responsibilities as assigned
Requirements:
- Must live in Dallas area
- Pass background checks and drug screening
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to pass a basic math skills assessment test
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions with minimal supervision
- Ability to physically lift 75 pounds
- Forklift certified or have ability to become certified within three months
- Experience in working in adverse conditions (i.e. office, warehouse, temperatures)
Local candidates only please (Dallas, Texas) - NO RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE
FOR THIS POSITION
