Recent content by FlowTeamChick

Whatever you do, be very careful to avoid favoritism or even the appearance of it. It's happened before at my store and created a lot of resentment - kind of the opposite of your goal! There's a TL at my store who will ask TMs what their favorite beverage, snack, treat is and then requisition it...

TTOG: It's not nice to open a bag of Halloween candy, eat a couple pieces, then leave the open bag on a shelf. At least it was a small bag and it didn't spill, so I guess thanks for that. Next time, just pay the $4 and take the bag home with you.

If this has been asked in this thread before, my apologies. Does anyone know why we can't pre-tie revisions? There are some that are pretty extensive even though no shelves move, with lots of new product coming in. Sure would be helpful to have accurately printed pick labels on all those cases...

It'll be interesting to see if not having displays leads to guests opening boxes to see what the thing looks like. (Like the pictures on the box aren't helpful, I guess.)

Here's something I've been noticing lately: The SFC is set at what it should be, say 8. But the SFQ is at 26 or some weirdly much larger number than what will fit. I don't know how the quantity can possibly be more than the capacity and at first, I thought I was looking at it backwards. These...

I wish the Chatbot feature was more intuitive. Had to use it today for a glitch with a recently set end cap and hope I did it right enough that I'll get a response that's actually helpful. Probably 75% of the time, I have to back up and try another button because I picked the wrong one.

I'm GM with a primary focus on OTC and Personal Care. Will have to give this some thought - I'm a "can't think of anything right now" person who then has a brain flash when I'm in the middle of doing a task: "Can't someone think of a better way to do this?" This is a good forum to reach a wide...

Anyone else think it's stupid that the new guided POG process has setting the ISM AFTER setting the product? Or maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but I thought it again today while setting an end cap. Of course, it makes sense to put up backer paper, place table tents, etc. before filling the...

Given how important it was to your friend that she have that day off, she really should have followed up better to make sure the request was processed. She made an assumption and it turned out to be wrong. And it sounds to me like she was hired seasonally. There's never any guarantee that that...

Don't think I remember this either or perhaps it was before my time. However, it sure was nice to have a well-zoned store and reshop at a minimum when I started my truck shifts. It's been a very long time since that's been true.

Have you asked your doctor for their medical opinion? Also, I wonder if wearing a back brace would help? (I know nothing about your diagnoses, so the brace idea is totally off the cuff. Could be exactly the wrong thing - which is why I think talking to your doctor is best.)

Same at my store. We used to be more stable than most, considering how high turnover is in retail. Not this year. It's not all because of an awful SD either. We had a couple guys on unload who couldn't be bothered to show up on time, which is kind of a problem when there's a truck to unload.

Exactly. Walkie chatter at my store is awful, depending on the ETL and TL staffing for the day. Yesterday was stupid. It's really kind of embarrassing, knowing that guests can hear it too. We don't have the time management stuff going on, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Used to be able to get away with this, but now TLs will name missing TMs over the walkie. They're such a stupid waste of time. There are a few of us who hang on the outside edges and bolt as soon as we can.

The story I've heard is that the SD is saying a former TL has told lies about him. Nothing to do with his micro-managing or his slimy way of interacting with TMs. (It's nothing *inappropriate* - more like the kind of thing where he probably thinks TMs are laughing with him when they're really...