I'm a recent hire earlier this week for SFS at our store.
I'm the only one. I have quite a few problems that I'm not sure are just because I'm new, or if this sounds like bull to anyone more experienced.
Here's what's up:
- I'm replacing someone who has worked SFS for ~4 years, so there's no way my metrics are matching hers for a bit. she's moving onto something with the remodel.
- I am also expected to do every OPU and drive-up on top of doing my SFS. SFS seems like it's usually around ~120. OPUs for my shift probably come around to a little under half that.
- I understand the store layout already, as well as how the items are labeled. it's pretty easy and intuitive.
- The only things that slow me down are softlines, the occasional weird display, not knowing when it's acceptable to INF because I don't have time to run around with an RFID in children's seasonal or whatever, and not thinking properly because I'm so dehydrated.
- Our store is doing gangbusters from the backroom people I've gotten to know. Apparently hitting 200%+ expected sales easily. We are also the smallest store in the state. (it is not tiny, but compared to others, maybe.)
- The packing routine seems easy, and I'll obviously get faster at it as time goes on.
I'm 8-4:30, and my day usually goes something like doing all the OPUs and drive-ups in the morning until 11? Even then, I've needed FF help. For example, today in my last hour I had just like, 20 or so to pack. Simple enough, right? Nope, kept getting OPUs and the process of walking back and forth ate up my time. ETL radio'd that "I really had to get shipped by 4:30" despite no one even coming to pick up on the weekend. After the morning, it's juggling SFS... which is probably 4 or 5 batches, and the small OPUs that come in. Any time I feel overwhelmed, i'm just supposed to "radio FF for help" (everyone I have asked for what to do when my work inevitably gets overwhelming has just sort of shrugged and said to FF, like even they know it's a messed situation?)
Can someone shed some light on my situation? I nearly had a breakdown in my car after my shift today because I'm not sure if handling this is worth it -- I'm a seasonal hire and told them in the interview that I'm doing this for a few months on top of another income source to expedite moving somewhere else/resuming career path.
Does this seem feasible at all for
one SFS member to do? Why is part of my job constantly radioing for people to help with my job? Why not just get another hire? It seems like I'll be getting consistent 40s, which is cool. But man, of the jobs I've had, there's hard work, and then there's this impossibility.