Rock Lobster
Executive Team Leader
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2011
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I actually disagree with this. Our APBP, Group AP Leader, Region AP Leader and DM (surprisingly) are all VERY invested into AP. Morale has never been higher for our district, from what I hear. The ETL-APs are very close in my district and we talk ALL the time about relevant activity. We haven't had any cuts in positions either. Most stores in our district have 3-4 TPS, 1-2 APS, and an ETL AP and the district external numbers are very high when compared to our peers around the country.
As someone who has gone to other retailers (as an APS, internal investigator, and Manager in AP), the grass is not greener on the other side. You will miss the tech, you will miss the reports you have handy all the time, you will miss your partnerships and the people. Target's AP is hands down the best in the business by a landslide.
My store is also completely invested into AP. I have them bought in to how it will benefit their bonus at the end of the year. TMs are excited. It's not easy getting people to care about shortage, believe me I know, but as soon as you rationalize with other leaders and how it directly affects their work centers, they will straighten out...eventually.
Good luck to you
I personally am appreciating the irony of AP lately. The workcenter is self-proclaimed as the objective problem-solver that deals in facts and uses evidence, yet it seems to be unable to do so when it comes to actually analyzing its own value and direction. When pressured it suddenly becomes the most fluid explanation without any actual use of facts to back their claims.
How much shortage does AP prevent with its current direction (no longer worrying about operations and only focusing on "bad guys") versus how much does our AP cost us right now? How much does this weigh in total shortage for the company and could the money be better invested in improving some other aspect of the business?