Recent content by Dijkstra

Not long ago, I posted in frustration at a lack of training a friend had. Honestly, there's not much anyone can do, though. My friend was hired a month or two before the seasonal hires, and now, he's having to help them learn. Pretty crazy considering that he was frustrated and worried about his...

I know that your store may be different, but in my friend's store, which is gigantic and insane, that hour is to really prepare for the day and assist guests. There's always something to be done, really. My advice is to take a deep breath, enjoy the small break in anarchy, and spend time giving...

Personally, I think calling out at all this week is going to get you whacked in most stores. A friend of a friend's store is pretty laid-back and cool about things, but the word is that this week is one that you show up and get sent home if you're truly ill. It'll help out in the long run, too...

This happened to me, and I'm still under 90 days. Luckily, I remembered exactly who the LOD was and everything, but it was almost a major problem. I'm just hoping it's been fixed considering the amount of things that seem to have gone missing mysteriously.

Actually, I'm sort of that TM in Hardlines but without the person training me well, but my time has been strange to say the least. I had very little actual training in anything, and when I ask a question, I get multiple answers even from the same person. Tonight, some of my TMs somewhat nicely...

I got really sick within my first week on the schedule, but luckily, I'd called at 8AM for a shift after 5PM and let them know that I'd be out for two days with an excuse from a physician. It still counted against me, obviously, but it didn't come escalate past the initial call. What WAS scary...