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    Saw this on Reddit. More Layoffs?

    For those of us who have worked only in stores, can you say a little about what all these positions do? (Well, I know what a trainer does. Not the others though.) If so many DC staff are being laid off, how are DCs going to function going forward?
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    Officially fired today.

    I've worked in different situations with people who require accommodations, and those employees can do wonderful work if they're in positions to which they're well suited and properly trained. Huge problems arise, for everyone, when that doesn't happen. The person requiring accommodation is...
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    Saw this on Reddit. More Layoffs?

    Interesting. My store is definitely sloppier than it used to be, but my friends who no longer shop there blame corporate's decision about DEI and kow-towing to the Orange Guy. If that doesn't change, it won't matter how neat and tidy things are.
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    water bottles at the register

    Same at my store on the reason, but the "transparent" part isn't enforced at all. I've seen some without screw-on caps even. When bottled water is given out, that's usually just on the unload line when it's hot or at the check lanes during 4th quarter when it's super busy. I just bring my own...
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    Officially fired today.

    It's unfortunate that Brad wasn't placed in a position more suited to his skills and given proper training. And it's unfortunate that you got caught up in the fallout from the lack of planning. Hope you find something better!
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    How bad is it to use your discount for a friend?

    Didn't know about this, but my attitude about this subject is to not abuse the privilege. Can probably count on two hands the number of times I've used my discount for other than myself in 15+ years. And never for something expensive like a gaming console or a Dyson.
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    MEGATHREAD Signing Tips, Tricks and Quips (along with howls of despair)

    This. A gazillion times this.
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    MEGATHREAD Signing Tips, Tricks and Quips (along with howls of despair)

    I have seen this. Back when Seasonal at this time of year was the "stock up and save" thing with products like cleaning supplies and personal care items, there was a spot on a shelf for those quart-size spray bottles. The capacity was maybe 8, but the SFC was something like 700. Maybe if they...
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    MEGATHREAD Signing Tips, Tricks and Quips (along with howls of despair)

    This makes me nuts. I get it if the count is off by 1 or 2; it's usually because of the space the self-pusher takes. But the capacities are sometimes so ridiculously off that they must be just pulled out of the air. (Besides that, the math is sometimes just goofy; if a product has 2 or 3...
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    MEGATHREAD Signing Tips, Tricks and Quips (along with howls of despair)

    I wish. There have been some POGs with a large time frame that take a while, but nothing like what the zebra says. And others with a small time frame which, when I look at the POG details, I can tell will take longer.
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    MEGATHREAD Signing Tips, Tricks and Quips (along with howls of despair)

    Why?! There aren't already enough choices? Or are those sections no longer just deodorant and have others products in some shelves? Already, guests stand in front of those sections for a long time, either looking for what they've been using or trying to decide with so many choices.
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    Question for ETLs at stores with no SD.

    Strikes me as odd also. I'm just a TM but have been through periods with no SD at my store. An SD from another store will work a day or two per week at my store and ETLs at my store pick up some extra duties with extra oversight from outside the store. As for oversight via cameras, thought that...
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    To that one Team Member - II

    They didn't have a Guest Service register open? What about if a guest wanted to return something and didn't pay by card in the first place?
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    overtime and taxes

    Forgot about this since I so rarely get OT. This and "no tax on tips" were added to the so-called OBBBA as sweeteners to get legislators to pass it. Only temporary though.
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    To That One Guest - II

    TTOG: If you're looking for a certain kind of soap, just ask if we carry it. Instead of generically asking if we have bar soap other than Dove, and I point out the Ivory, the Dial, and the Olay, and then you say "but what about Zest?" Why not just ask about Zest in the first place? Minor...
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