Archived Testing 1...2...3...4...5...5...4...3...2...1

[EverythingJoe]

So many years ago, when I first heard "Testing 1...2...3...4...5...5...4...3...2...1" over the walkie, I thought it was a new team member, so I kept saying, "You're working!" After a few times of that, an ETL pointed out to me that it was not a team member doing that, but it was something from headquarters. But really, what is the purpose of this?

 

[CeeCee]

I’ve never heard that. Does it happen often?

 

[Ringwraith917]

I've heard it. Not very often. Less than 5 days per year. Several times a day on those days though

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

When there was 4 buttons box the bathroom, you could hit all 4 buttons to make it happen.

 

[GoodyNN]

So many years ago, when I first heard "Testing 1...2...3...4...5...5...4...3...2...1" over the walkie, I thought it was a new team member, so I kept saying, "You're working!" After a few times of that, an ETL pointed out to me that it was not a team member doing that, but it was something from headquarters. But really, what is the purpose of this?

That's from HQ? How??

When it kept happening at my store, we thought a guest had gotten hold of a walkie and was trolling us. Because no TM would admit to being involved, and it was always the same voice For half an hour or more a day. It got to the point where LOD would tell us all to go to 3 and stay there because it was so disruptive.

 

[Formina Sage]

Yeah there's a way to make the Indyme do that. You can probably program a call box to trigger it.

 

[qmosqueen]

Yeah there's a way to make the Indyme do that. You can probably program a call box to trigger it.

I’m sure Jake knows how to trigger it.

 

[Fix It]

It’s a programmed call button. New ones come programmed with that message too. I’ll set one off every 6 months or so just to watch everyone’s reaction.

 

[starmaster1000]

4 buttons box the bathroom

What was the purpose of this box?

 

[Tessa120]

What was the purpose of this box?

At a guess (not being there), an emergency. Previous job, I walked by the bathroom door and a man asked me to go in and check on his wife because she had been in there a long time. Long story short, they took her out by ambulance.

 

[starmaster1000]

At a guess (not being there), an emergency. Previous job, I walked by the bathroom door and a man asked me to go in and check on his wife because she had been in there a long time. Long story short, they took her out by ambulance.

I see. In IKEA, the stalls have an emergency button.

 

[redeye58]

What was the purpose of this box?

The box itself set off a reminder for restroom checks; the 'test' series was to make sure it was working.
When ours was going off randomly, a TM noticed kids pushing the button just to 'see what it would do'.

 

[mandie89]

I remember that happening at our store last year, I thought it was one of the ETLs because his voice sounded just like that.

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

The box itself set off a reminder for restroom checks; the 'test' series was to make sure it was working.
When ours was going off randomly, a TM noticed kids pushing the button just to 'see what it would do'.

This isn’t the box that just has the one button for “restroom checkup is complete” right?

 

[garbage]

This isn’t the box that just has the one button for “restroom checkup is complete” right?

It is. There is a little remote on the cart attendant bathroom checkup cart. The remote is supposed to be used to “reset” the restroom checkup reminder. Some CAs don’t know what button to press, so they just smash them all and set off the “Testing 1234” bullshit.

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

It is. There is a little remote on the cart attendant bathroom checkup cart. The remote is supposed to be used to “reset” the restroom checkup reminder. Some CAs don’t know what button to press, so they just smash them all and set off the “Testing 1234” bullshit.

Oh I didn’t know about the remote I only know about the wall mounted box in the bathroom

 

[buliSBI]

I wish I took the box from my last store and hid within the parking lot and punched it all day.

 

[redeye58]

Ours is tucked under one of the sinks.
I observed a kid punching all the buttons while waiting for his mom to come out of the stall.

 

[PackAndCry]

My store's restroom checkup box is under the counter at the service desk, and even then nobody ever bothers hitting it, and after our remodel, I think the checkup log went away too.

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

I thought that box only has one button?? I only felt one the one time I hit it