in my store deli/bakery people switch with each other. they have one department lead/back up and then the cake decorator. so if you work for deli you also work for bakery
in my store, they tell you you'll have to do deli and bakery but i rarely have to help out in bakery. i don't know how working in the meat department is but deli really is not that bad. it can be a bit stressful sometimes when you have to wait on customers and do all the back ups, etc. but usually it isn't that bad. on a typical day you will have to wait on customers (slicing meat and cheese for them), make back ups (sandwiches and salads), clean, stock up the shelves with the back ups, etc. personally i think morning shifts are easier. sometimes i go in at 7 am and make the cold case and it is better because there are not many customers to wait on while you work. they have me working closing shifts a lot though and they are not so bad either, just when you get most of the customers. if you work closing shifts in deli, at first it will be a bit daunting and take a while to get everything done. after a little while though it gets much easier and you can whiz through it! good luck with whatever you choose!
Unless they're hiring you to be the morning baker but in most cases that would be filled by a person with higher seniority.... if you work bakery you'll most likely do closing shifts, same as any department you pick.
Bakery, fwiw, has become a 24-hour operation lately at my store. It isn't clear if those folks are scheduled that way or are staying late/coming in early to get some stuff done.
Unless they're hiring you to be the morning baker but in most cases that would be filled by a person with higher seniority.... if you work bakery you'll most likely do closing shifts, same as any department you pick.
In my experience, hiring someone off the street to be the baker is never a good idea unless they've had some experience. It's simply too much for a novice to take on all at once. It's better if they spend a while packaging and labeling the bread so they can learn about all the different types before even attempting to try to bake it.
I completely agree. I think it's best to teach them how to break out everything first, that way they know what everything is.
If someone baked on their first day, they wouldn't know the difference between a french baguette, or a sourdough baguette, or the difference between sandwich and sweet buns, etc.
