Holiday Food

[Frontlanegirl]

Dear HR Leadership and Corporate,

No amount of food will change the morale of a store. The morale of a store starts at the top and store leadership.

 

[Ringwraith917]

Instead of food, can we schedule more people for OPU (and order more equipment to support them), so we can try to get our actual work done?

 

[jenna]

you guys are getting food?

 

[Frontlanegirl]

you guys are getting food?

Your store has a monthly recognition budget

 

[Puckpsyd]

I am a simple man. Food speaks to me and makes me happy. If you don't respect that, that's okay, but gosh darn, let me be happy...

 

[Frontlanegirl]

I am a simple man. Food speaks to me and makes me happy. If you don't respect that, that's okay, but gosh darn, let me be happy

I’m glad it speaks to you. However, to view food as a morale booster when things are shit and not getting better, then it’s not the panacea they think it is.

 

[SigningLady]

Your store has a monthly recognition budget

Doesn't mean it gets used.

 

[Puckpsyd]

My store is doing just fine, thank you. Some people just need an attitude readjustment

 

[Captain Orca]

We got food and shit from our STL. I liked the guy. Coffee pots were always running.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxy]

Instead of food, can we schedule more people for OPU (and order more equipment to support them), so we can try to get our actual work done?

💯

 

[gsa4lyfe]

Your store has a monthly recognition budget

Often saved for Q4. Q1-3s budget is only like $1000 so stores will often save it for Q4 so they can actually get good food and more often. The annual recognition budget is pretty small tbh.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

I budget throughout the year where I use my monthly budget and I am able to save some for Q4. There are ways to have food monthly and be able to do fun things for the team.

 

[FlowTeamChick]

Seems like my store uses the whole budget just for Q4, although sometimes we get picnic-style food for Memorial Day and/or Labor Day. What we've had so far this quarter has been okay. Some years have been better.
Agree with the OP though - if morale is bad, it won't get better by feeding TMs. Sorry your store is struggling.

 

[Kvothe]

My store is doing just fine, thank you. Some people just need an attitude readjustment

Then be grateful, and give the best to those whose store is in a downward spiral.

 

[flow4areasonuno]

Attitude readjustment...attitude like THAT is why I stopped caring.

Why bother caring when shit goes south due to cashiers being robbed of people sent to OPU? Why bother caring when TLs try to hold the 2 cashiers remaining responsible for the line being so long? When you have to do the SCO position with no extra pay?

The more managers like that crack down the more I bend. Yeah I could probably get more recognition if I worked hard - but that doesn't pay my bills.

I hate Scott Adams but I'm slowly turning into Wally as a result.

 

[Powerwalker]

My stores

My store is doing just fine, thank you. Some people just need an attitude readjustment

My store's SD. A guest heard her talking on the walkie the other and said .... what's wrong with her?

 

[Puckpsyd]

My stores

My store's SD. A guest heard her talking on the walkie the other and said .... what's wrong with her?

What did your SD say? I could definitely understand some walkie conversations making someone scratch their heads, especially from the perspective of a complete outsider

 

[Captain Orca]

We had food. I brown bagged every day never spent a dime in the store in 8 years. did the job and got the hell out of the building.

 

[Powerwalker]

What did your SD say? I could definitely understand some walkie conversations making someone scratch their heads, especially from the perspective of a complete outsider

It wasn't what she said but how she said it.

 

[StargazerOmega]

I'll take the food. It means I can avoid claustrophobic lines and allows me to have a full 30 minutes for lunch.

 

[FlowTeamChick]

It wasn't what she said but how she said it.

Probably how (and sometimes what) our HR TL says over the walkie. Sometimes, I feel so embarrassed.

 

[FlowTeamChick]

I'll take the food. It means I can avoid claustrophobic lines and allows me to have a full 30 minutes for lunch.

This is why I almost always bring my own lunch. I prefer to have the time to read a book while I eat lunch instead of waiting in line to pay for what I pick out from Market.

 

[Captain Orca]

Our STL always sprung for ChickFilA and stuff from Wegmans during Christmas. Good deal. Non holidays many of us on flow brownbagged.

 

[redeye58]

Didn't get anything leading up to Christmas;.
Last year we got eats the last weekend before but this year, nada.
Like FlowTeamChick I pack my lunch.

 

[KarmaToBurn]

Your store has a monthly recognition budget

I wonder whay fancy restauarant the leadership team went to this year...