Recent content by FlowTeamChick

Anyone else noticing that labels for end caps are printing out of order? Set a few yesterday and labels were in wacky order. They started out not in order, then they went along like they should, and then there'd be a couple near the end that shouldn't have been there. Seems like this happened a...

We have a truck tomorrow (Tuesday) which isn't usually a truck day. Figured it was going to work out this way. Mean an 8-day stretch for me, but it'll be a fatter check and I won't complain about that.

The silica packs with little beads are the worst if they come open. The beads go all over everywhere. And I learned the hard way that picking up and carrying a partially destroyed packet to a trash bin is not a good idea if your hands are sweaty and the packet is sort of shredded and leaking...

Trucks for the whole district were cancelled for Saturday to allow time to catch up on back stock and OPU. We're behind on trucks because of various problems, but probably the DC needed an opportunity to catch up too. Everything seemed pretty normal on the zebra Saturday, for sure today...

Long time ago, I sorted the hard lines repacks. (Think they included Pets, Kitchen, Seasonal, Domestics, Toys, and Sporting Goods. Soft Lines - now called Style - Electronics, and HBA were in different ones.) My "sorting station" moved a couple times, but my process stayed the same: sort like...

Hmm, sounds like so much not fun. I like doing POGs but such massive changes ... yikes.

This paragraph tells me that leadership at your store is failing. Not sure walking out was the best idea, but sometimes it does take a drastic action to force some needed change. Their lack of apology and accountability when they failed to respond to walkie calls is what's unacceptable, to my...

"Let them eat cake" comes to mind (whether or not Marie Antoinette really said it). @StaticSun is right about some pound cake being really good, but having it served on a plate with maybe some fresh berries and whipped cream is better than a slice in a zip bag. Honestly prefer they didn't give...

I push OTC and PC repacks now, but used to do the ones for domestics. @MrT offers good advice about trying different things to find what works for you. As much as possible, try to keep like with like - keep window treatments all together and do as much of them at the same time as you can. Same...

Exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of when I first read about the whole digital label thing. Way too many ways things can go wrong, and it's going to be the customer who more often gets the short end of the stick.

Who's more open to feedback and seeking info? The higher-ups who are visiting? Given the current vibe at my store, not sure I'd be willing to say much of anything for fear it'd come back to bite.

Fair point. They're not cheap. And sometimes if a person does have them, they weren't made well and can be uncomfortable.

TTOG: It'd be really great if you wore your dentures. (Looked like this woman had only a few front teeth on the bottom.) They help with word formation and make it easier for people to understand you.

In my state you'd be okay. We have this info posted near the time clock.

I think so. When I worked in HR in another industry, I was allowed to answer "no" to the eligible for rehire question, but not say why. (Also not allowed to elaborate if the answer was "yes.")