mrknownothing
purveyor of things
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To that one new team member: You've been a huge help to us on the sales floor with helping guests, working re-shop, etc. And you're not afraid to ask questions. Kudos.
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oath2order
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To that one team member: Yeah nobody believes that you "have to pick up your mother from work" at 8:30PM on a Saturday night. We all know you goin' to the club.
Super
I can haz pda?
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To that one Electronics TM: Thanks for understanding about helping with spider wraps repeatedly cause I was having a hard time doing them on the big TV boxes and showing me a good way to do them. Now I feel better about doing them in the future and probably on Black Friday..lol
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The first time I did a spider wrap, I thought they were impossible. Now, I can nearly do them with one hand behind my back. Thus I am super patient and try to get all of our good cashiers used to opening them, so I can hand them the keys when I'm busy. It's such a proud moment when they get the hang of it!
mrknownothing
purveyor of things
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Don't your checklanes and service desk have their own magnetic keys? If so, you shouldn't have to carry one around.
forgetfulSDA
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Only bluray keeper stores have the mounted S3 keys.
mrknownothing
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I see. That would explain why the HELP button on the register lets you request a magnetic key. I never understood that until now.
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Not sure what bluray keeper store is, but at our store, only electronics, the GSA/GSTL and AP have a magnetic key at their disposal.
mrknownothing
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It means you keep your Blu-Ray movies in those clear security cases. It sounds like your store doesn't use them, otherwise you'd be running from lane to lane to open Blu-Rays for your entire shift.
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Thanks for the explanation! You are correct, our blurays are not in the clear cases....only some of our games get the cases.
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sher
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I still have occasional brain farts where I just can't remember how to open them!
To that team member who was working in the same dept as me (our shifts overlapped, and we had enough people on the floor that they had us both in infants), I caught you putting that crap in my cart! I would've understood if you were in boys/girls and happened to find some baby stuff, but you put all the hanging stuff from your cart's handle on my cart... then before you left, it appeared that you emptied half a z-rack onto my cart. You could've finished it if you didn't feel the need to go on and on about how tired you are and how they aren't giving you time to work in your area when I walked in (she's a brand specialist. her area looked perfect when I came in).
It wasn't too much or anything. I finished it all I just hate that she didn't even try. She dumped her cart into mine, then went to another area because everyone thinks I love infants. I don't. I just know the area because no one else ever goes over there... because they expect me to. It's a horrible cycle. I don't even remember if it was neglected first causing me to take it over sorta, or if I was sent there so much that everyone started neglecting it
To that team member who was working in the same dept as me (our shifts overlapped, and we had enough people on the floor that they had us both in infants), I caught you putting that crap in my cart! I would've understood if you were in boys/girls and happened to find some baby stuff, but you put all the hanging stuff from your cart's handle on my cart... then before you left, it appeared that you emptied half a z-rack onto my cart. You could've finished it if you didn't feel the need to go on and on about how tired you are and how they aren't giving you time to work in your area when I walked in (she's a brand specialist. her area looked perfect when I came in).
It wasn't too much or anything. I finished it all I just hate that she didn't even try. She dumped her cart into mine, then went to another area because everyone thinks I love infants. I don't. I just know the area because no one else ever goes over there... because they expect me to. It's a horrible cycle. I don't even remember if it was neglected first causing me to take it over sorta, or if I was sent there so much that everyone started neglecting it
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I hate when that happens Sher....we have some of our tm's that will "hide" their reshop so that it looks like they have done it.
to the new tm who left the 2 tier cart in the middle of the racetrack in front of the fitting room...you are an idiot. You and one of the other new tm's can't be bothered to finish ONE area in a 5 hour shift that comes after somebody has been in that area all day.
to the other brand attendant who closed tonight...the reason you can't finish what tasks are given to you is you talk WAAAAAY too much and take to many breaks off the floor, and you are constantly looking at, and responding to your phone.
to the people who have been pushing men's basics...shame on you!! It was slow the first half of the night so I did some much needed true zoning of the basics. I did 4 endcaps and 5 other 4 ft. sections and came away with 2 repack boxes of backstock. I am going to bet that the backroom ETL is going to try and get them to push said boxes back out on the floor but I made sure to show the closing LOD my work and how much backstock there was because of the little bit of true work I did. It would be nice if a) our tm's would actually zone basics and b)the backroom team would stop overpushing all of softlines. My other wish is that the backroom ETL would be shown the door...nobody respects or even likes him and he can't do his job.
to the new tm who left the 2 tier cart in the middle of the racetrack in front of the fitting room...you are an idiot. You and one of the other new tm's can't be bothered to finish ONE area in a 5 hour shift that comes after somebody has been in that area all day.
to the other brand attendant who closed tonight...the reason you can't finish what tasks are given to you is you talk WAAAAAY too much and take to many breaks off the floor, and you are constantly looking at, and responding to your phone.
to the people who have been pushing men's basics...shame on you!! It was slow the first half of the night so I did some much needed true zoning of the basics. I did 4 endcaps and 5 other 4 ft. sections and came away with 2 repack boxes of backstock. I am going to bet that the backroom ETL is going to try and get them to push said boxes back out on the floor but I made sure to show the closing LOD my work and how much backstock there was because of the little bit of true work I did. It would be nice if a) our tm's would actually zone basics and b)the backroom team would stop overpushing all of softlines. My other wish is that the backroom ETL would be shown the door...nobody respects or even likes him and he can't do his job.
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The everyone in the store yesterday - you all were great!! Thanks for a great first day on the floor. Sorry I'm not joining some of you on the lanes, but knowing I'd be welcome is nice. To the pharmacy TMs, I hope I didn't get in the way as much as I felt like it, but you guys are a fun crew and I'm looking forward to working with all of you!!
oath2order
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That's just like me in toys >.>
mrknownothing
purveyor of things
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To babytrees: They're brand TMs, not brand attendants. 
A brand attendant is a TM who does many of the secondary tasks normally done by cart attendants, and the position really only exists in high-risk stores.
A brand attendant is a TM who does many of the secondary tasks normally done by cart attendants, and the position really only exists in high-risk stores.
doxie71
Former Perishables Assistant
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To my one fellow PA: CALM DOWN. I'm sorry that you are never happy when you close on truck day because the truck is never done when you come in. Believe me, I try my hardest and work my ass off to get as much done as I can, and so do (most of) the people pushing truck. It also doesn't help that I haven't had an opening shift on truck day in a few weeks, I'm out of practice. I'll get back on top. Give it time.
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To babytrees: They're brand TMs, not brand attendants.
lol....hey, I was tired and pissy last night. I do know what I meant...but sometimes my fingers write something else.
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To Mondays ETL; when my newest TM wanted to switch to 930-4(not an actual shift) for Tuesday- why didn't you call me and ask me to move to 12-830 like she was scheduled?! I would have been better than coming in and being asked to do a split to cover the 4hrs she was ditching my closer alone! And why didn't you have the conversation hr made me have with her about the schedule coming out 2weeks early and waiting until the day before to switch with no coverage screws our whole team....
Also to my food assistant- you should have known better than to agree it would be fine- the FA dishwasher is broken! We can't do hours by ourself right now without being sooooo far behind because of it- you know better!
Lastly- to my almost new TM- thanks for no calling yourself out before I had to let you go myself. You must have known since you only showed up for 3 of your 10-12 scheduled shifts over the last three weeks.....
Also to my food assistant- you should have known better than to agree it would be fine- the FA dishwasher is broken! We can't do hours by ourself right now without being sooooo far behind because of it- you know better!
Lastly- to my almost new TM- thanks for no calling yourself out before I had to let you go myself. You must have known since you only showed up for 3 of your 10-12 scheduled shifts over the last three weeks.....
paidtosmile
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To that one team member... You're a sales floor team trainer. Not a team leader. When 99% of the store is on a check lane, including the LOD, and we're still backed up; if I ask you to take over for me so i can help a new tm, you get on the f*cking lane. It's my job to speed weave and answer questions, not yours. Not that you know anything about the front end anyways. You aren't my boss, and lets not forget who trained you on the sales floor when you started. Settle down.
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To that one LOD... I'm so glad you forgot the code to get into the cash office, and the code to get into the safe. It was really fun banking guest service lanes 15 minutes after the store opened last weekend.
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To that one LOD... I'm so glad you forgot the code to get into the cash office, and the code to get into the safe. It was really fun banking guest service lanes 15 minutes after the store opened last weekend.
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redeye58
Hasta Ba Rista, Baby!
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Her sister worked at OUR FA before calling out one day & never coming back.
mrknownothing
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To those two ETLs: Shame on both of you.
To that one TL: I'm sorry you got jerked around. I hope your new store will treat you better and recognize your potential.
To that one TL: I'm sorry you got jerked around. I hope your new store will treat you better and recognize your potential.
To that one new ETL who is clearly intimidated by my age and experience: don't worry, I'm not trying to undermine you. I just don't know the new store policies, which are clearly different from the old store policies, and it will take a while to get used to it. So quit freaking out.
To that one ETL at my previous store: you are never going to get a higher position if you don't stop picking at your skin (and eating what you pick). It is disconcerting to be in an interview, coaching, or just one-on-one discussion and have you do that because you're nervous.
To the TL who took over my old position: Two weeks in and you're complaining about it being stressful, and you have had prior experience. Imagine how I felt having no experience and trying to do that job?
And to all the execs in my old store. People can hear you when you gossip about team members on the floor. My husband walked by two of you as you were trashing a TM, and so have others who know where I work. Word gets around. And maybe you should have told my team I was leaving, instead of asking me not to say anything and then letting them hear it through the grapevine. You keep treating the TMs like mushrooms and they are going to quit, which is why your store sucks.
To that one ETL at my previous store: you are never going to get a higher position if you don't stop picking at your skin (and eating what you pick). It is disconcerting to be in an interview, coaching, or just one-on-one discussion and have you do that because you're nervous.
To the TL who took over my old position: Two weeks in and you're complaining about it being stressful, and you have had prior experience. Imagine how I felt having no experience and trying to do that job?
And to all the execs in my old store. People can hear you when you gossip about team members on the floor. My husband walked by two of you as you were trashing a TM, and so have others who know where I work. Word gets around. And maybe you should have told my team I was leaving, instead of asking me not to say anything and then letting them hear it through the grapevine. You keep treating the TMs like mushrooms and they are going to quit, which is why your store sucks.
I think it's the second hardest thing to learn; the first is the aisle numbering, as in even/odd endcaps, section, etc. And what section each letter is attached to!
SrTLtattedup
SrTL Hardlines
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Dear ETL HR,
You are blonde, straight out of college, younger than me, a brand new team member, highly UNPROFESSIONAL, you roll your eyes all the time,
you think you are above god, you don't even know what human resources means, and you think you can threaten me? wow you are seriously dumb. and you will not last long.
You are blonde, straight out of college, younger than me, a brand new team member, highly UNPROFESSIONAL, you roll your eyes all the time,
you think you are above god, you don't even know what human resources means, and you think you can threaten me? wow you are seriously dumb. and you will not last long.
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