I know I may sound spoiled or like I don't want to work, but I have recently joined the overnight grocery team and have been made to do all the conditioning on back stock days. This is the first time I have ever had to do work like this, and I can usually cram in half the store, but the whole store??? We are really understaffed, and I personally think it would be more beneficial if we all did back stock and conditioning.
It is possible for one experienced person to condition the entire store in an 8 hour shift. But, not reasonable. Most stores take about 7.25 hours to condition properly. When the store manager adds extra duties, then it takes longer. For instance, condition the wine, liquor and beer or double block facing the canned veggie aisle.
Your coworkers should be assisting you when the end of the shift is near. They should be conditioning a little as they run backstock.
It is a mind numbing job for most people. They might be trying to test you to see if you are going to stick around. I put on my headset, crank up the music, then start at one end and go to the other end of the store.
I am not sure what rules your night manager expects you to follow but follow their rules on conditioning. We are supposed to level everything and then bring all products 2 deep. I bring extra forward if it is on sale or sells quick. I usually do one side of the aisle at a time. I will start on top shelves to mid waist shelves and work across 12-16 feet. Then come back across on the bottom shelves. Use both arms and don't worry about breaking boxes. Use caution around glass tho. ;)
You are newer so it is not practical for you to condition the entire store. Do your best and don't goof off. If anyone tries to write you up, refuse to sign it. Let the union fight it if necessary.
I ****ing hate conditioning, by the time you're done the customers have already trashed everything again it's the most thankless task you can do.
lol.
Someone has to do it. Do it once and don't look back. If you didn't condition, the customers would rip the shelves apart.
Frozen takes about 2.5 hours to condition. My fingers hurt after 45 minutes. Then, I don't feel anything for 45 minutes. Then, they start hurting again.
I ****ing hate conditioning, by the time you're done the customers have already trashed everything again it's the most thankless task you can do.
lol.
Someone has to do it. Do it once and don't look back. If you didn't condition, the customers would rip the shelves apart.
Frozen takes about 2.5 hours to condition. My fingers hurt after 45 minutes. Then, I don't feel anything for 45 minutes. Then, they start hurting again.
Truthfulness. Kohls dept. store, where I live, looks like a 2nd world flea market. NOBODY straightens/replaces SHEEEEIT in there.
It is possible for one experienced person to condition the entire store in an 8 hour shift. But, not reasonable. Most stores take about 7.25 hours to condition properly. When the store manager adds extra duties, then it takes longer. For instance, condition the wine, liquor and beer or double block facing the canned veggie aisle.
Your coworkers should be assisting you when the end of the shift is near. They should be conditioning a little as they run backstock.
It is a mind numbing job for most people. They might be trying to test you to see if you are going to stick around. I put on my headset, crank up the music, then start at one end and go to the other end of the store.
I am not sure what rules your night manager expects you to follow but follow their rules on conditioning. We are supposed to level everything and then bring all products 2 deep. I bring extra forward if it is on sale or sells quick. I usually do one side of the aisle at a time. I will start on top shelves to mid waist shelves and work across 12-16 feet. Then come back across on the bottom shelves. Use both arms and don't worry about breaking boxes. Use caution around glass tho. ;)
You are newer so it is not practical for you to condition the entire store. Do your best and don't goof off. If anyone tries to write you up, refuse to sign it. Let the union fight it if necessary.
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Okay, thanks. I had a feeling they were gonna do this, lol~
its completely normal at my store, of course we are so short handed theres no other way to do it.
this week we only have 2 of us each night except for Tuesday. tonight is just the head and backup, on a sunday night. so tags need done, store conditioned, truck worked, orders, backstock, cleaning up.
in case you wonder, no it does not get done, not even close.
