Archived Black Friday: Good Luck

[Amanda Cantwell]

Group is about 60/70 stores. There are 4 regions

it would be cool if they had a map of all the districts, groups, and regions

 

[ThreeCreeks]

My store was dead basically. I had 7 hours between shifts though so I slept on the floor of my office.

 

[Anelmi]

Yes but did anyone else get a truck midway through the night and get to push freight too? Actually glad for it bc although we were super busy, there were so many people scheduled that there was a lot of standing around.

 

[15 Sec. Remain]

Busy and a complete distaster from the get-go.

Our STL and leadership gave us the "pep talk" and told us we would have an opportunity to walk around the store to see where items were, so we can guide our guests. After everyone was done talking...oh great 2 minutes before doors open - great. Everyone scrambled to their areas.

I was staged in Hardlines, but my area was near electronics, so questions on the big doorbuster items were coming in left and right. Then what seems to be a "last minute" thing, a poor TM was pushing a flat of whatever remaining PS4s and XBOX bundles among a few other popular items. Right behind said TM was a bunch of hungry wolves guests stalking him, he staged them in a open spot in Softlines, and stood back and they tore up that flat.

After that spectacle, at least several registers crashed...so the line to checkout was extending deep into where I was at. Not too mention, the aisle was already cramped with shippers. A lot of unhappy guests.

Constantly on walkies- Has anyone seen where "x" is.? Do you know if you have any more of "y"? My favorite is when there was no response, and a frustrated guest already left. When I asked my ETL if we had seen a particular item in the ad - her response: "oh, ummm, I don't think we ever got that in. Just tell the guest we ran out." 😐 Yeah, you don't have to deal with the backlash of unhappy moms because we didn't get any of those Easels in.

And to the seasonal TM who I overheard telling the guest about a doorbuster item & simply told them we have a truck tomorrow-and assured the guest we should have "more of that stuff coming in"... I hope you do work today to back up your claim...

Not to mention the feast of bagels & chips in the Breakroom. Yum.

Oh, and our DTL paid us a visit. I truly hope he was here from the beginning to see the s**tshow unfold.

Oy. I pray I get through this season.

/rant

 

[Formina Sage]

it would be cool if they had a map of all the districts, groups, and regions

@tmap98 is district/group/region in the "store info" API?(assuming there is such a thing)

 

[Black Sheep 214]

37k steps for me and a "work harder next time" from the STL and new ETL-LOG. Ugh.

Awesome job! And a lump of coal to the pair of them!🙄

 

[seasonaldude]

Today started out well. Store ran smoothly. Inevitable result of the only lead there being one salesfloor senior team lead in the building running everything. Things went downhill when the executives started showing up at 9.

 

[Leo47]

Today was incredibly rough.

 

[dannyy315]

We hit $249k in sales last night. I’m not sure how that is compared to everyone else, but we barely hit sales goals. Disappointing.

 

[15 Sec. Remain]

We hit $249 in sales last night. I’m not sure how that is compared to everyone else, but we barely hit sales goals. Disappointing.

$249?? You must have sold a PS4 bundle and maybe a controller to go with that?

Must be an Super Ultra Ultra Ultra Low Volume store. 😛😉

 

[dannyy315]

$249?? You must have sold a PS4 bundle and maybe a controller to go with that?

Must be an Super Ultra Ultra Ultra Low Volume store. 😛😉

Left off the K by mistake, oops 😂

 

[qmosqueen]

Try 305 k on Thursday and Friday at 3pm 220 k

 

[Kartman]

Who really gives a shit? I mean - how does that help YOU as a TM?

Recognition? Dare I say - a bonus? A RAISE?

Sorry - I'm kinda bitter... and sad.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

Our DTL stopped by our store last night also. I feel like he’s there at least once a week. I hate that he will stand in the middle of the main aisle with the STL and several ETLs and block traffic flow.

And never acknowledge guests.

 

[dannyy315]

Who really gives a shit? I mean - how does that help YOU as a TM?

Recognition? Dare I say - a bonus? A RAISE?

Sorry - I'm kinda bitter... and sad.

I agree for the most part, but higher sales usually results in more hours. Hopefully.

 

[redeye58]

Our DTL stopped by our store last night also. I feel like he’s there at least once a week. I hate that he will stand in the middle of the main aisle with the STL and several ETLs and block traffic flow.

Yeh, they call that the blood clot around here.

 

[Antennae]

I agree for the most part, but higher sales usually results in more hours. Hopefully.

Lol

 

[Kartman]

but higher sales usually results in more hours.

Sounds great in theory, but ever notice how YOUR hours don't increase?

 

[soyaxo]

Yeh, they call that the blood clot around here.

Same here!

 

[dannyy315]

Sounds great in theory, but ever notice how YOUR hours don't increase?

I guess I’ve had good luck on that front. But I definitely think we should get bonuses, like Walmart employees started getting.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Over 425k Thursday. 350k Friday, geez! I am tired of seasonal slackers who are brain dead & complain all night long.

 

[Yetive]

I'm beat and my dogs are barking. 41,000 steps closing LOD.

 

[Anelmi]

And tomorrow makes day #3 of the craziness. I'm so very tired.

 

[oath2order]

Time for my bullshit weekend "set endcaps" shift.

I am a sucker. Having open availability makes you a sucker.

 

[Llamanatee]

I agree for the most part, but higher sales usually results in more hours. Hopefully.

More hours to hire more people to make sure everyone stays where they are at.