Is this Real Life? (A Market vent thread)

[signingminion]

Anyone have a dpci for corned beef other than 226 02 1747? Memo said it was coming but the dpci from last year isn't showing as active for our store.

 

[indigo25]

My CTL put me in charge of making a schedule for making sure perishables are added to the SDA (not sure if it's because hours are short or people are lazy that things keep getting missed). Not sure if I should have a small section to add per day or have bigger chunks a few times a week. (Ex. Monday, week 1 - cheese, Tuesday - lunch meat, etc.)

I've basically been told I'm going to be a PA now, but waiting to see if the current one will become a TL so I'll be taking over for him, or if I'll be the store's second PA. Waiting is hard. >_>

 

[signingminion]

Anyone have a dpci for corned beef other than 226 02 1747? Memo said it was coming but the dpci from last year isn't showing as active for our store.

Found one that worked. Hopefully they send it...

My CTL put me in charge of making a schedule for making sure perishables are added to the SDA (not sure if it's because hours are short or people are lazy that things keep getting missed). Not sure if I should have a small section to add per day or have bigger chunks a few times a week. (Ex. Monday, week 1 - cheese, Tuesday - lunch meat, etc.)

I've basically been told I'm going to be a PA now, but waiting to see if the current one will become a TL so I'll be taking over for him, or if I'll be the store's second PA. Waiting is hard. >_>

I tell my closer when he is angry that the opener didn't get stuff done to take ten minutes and short date a four foot section.

Hypothetically every freshness Friday they should be scanning but it never gets done. Passive aggressive scans are the only scans we get.

 

[Brewhaha]

So this past month, my schedule as a PA changed due to someone leaving market (not a PA). I am the only PA at my store. Before this guy left, I opened every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Now with this team member gone, I have been scheduled to close 4 out of my 5 shifts every week with 2 times I opened (come in at 630am right after leaving at 1030 the previous night). The reason why I am closing so much is because the other person (the CTL) can only work in the morning during the week.

Now, this week we can start doing endcaps for p fresh. When I opened 3 times in a week, I was able to get them done. With me closing during the week, I cant get them done unless I have a mid (which we dont have the hours for). My CTL tells me "you have to get the endcaps done" I tell them that "how can I get them done with me closing all the time?" He tells me that getting the endcaps done is part of the PAs "core rolls". So I told him that the person having all those opening shifts I used to have has to do the endcaps or else I wont get them done with the shifts I have been given and the lack of mids I dont have. So he said for me to write a note to the other market team member to get certain endcaps done but I have to tie them first since he doesnt know how to tie endcaps (but he does know how to pull).

My questions

1: How can I get all the endcaps done with me closing all the time and with no mid? During our close, we still have to do the daily cleaning, zone/cull all of open air p fresh, zone the freezers and 10 aisles of dry market?

2: Isnt getting the p fresh endcaps the CTL responsibility?

 

[sigma7]

1. You simply can't get them done. Maybe you could get one done every now and then if it's slow enough or the endcap is a quick change, but we all know that no sales planner in market is a quick endcap to change, let alone perishables doors/bunkers/open cases.

2. It's the CTL's responsibility to ensure that the Consumables and Perishables salesplanners are set accurately and on time. If that means delegating them to the PA, then so be it. But there's also times (like now, for instance), when the CTL should be setting the new displays himself or finding help during the day to get them set.

I had my PAs set perishables and dry market salesplanners. They liked doing them and there's no way I could have been consistently on time without their hard work. But the most I ever ask any of them to do regarding salesplanners on a closing shift is to finish stocking one when I run out of time, a quick fakeout (filling a half empty door with ice on the bottom, try to fill it from the home so it looks nice), or print signs. My PAs do not have the time at night to demerch, set, pull, stock, and backstock an endcap at night. They just don't.

 

[Brewhaha]

1. You simply can't get them done. Maybe you fm could get one done every now and then if it's slow enough or the endcap is a quick change, but we all know that no sales planner in market is a quick endcap to change, let alone perishables doors/bunkers/open cases.

2. It's the CTL's responsibility to ensure that the Consumables and Perishables salesplanners are set accurately and on time. If that means delegating them to the PA, then so be it. But there's also times (like now, for instance), when the CTL should be setting the new displays himself or finding help during the day to get them set.

I had my PAs set perishables and dry market salesplanners. They liked doing them and there's no way I could have been consistently on time without their hard work. But the most I ever asked any of them to do regarding salesplanners on a closing shift is to finish stocking one when I ran out of time, a quick fakeout (filling a half empty door with ice on the bottom, or just trying to fill it from the home so it looks nice), or to print signs. My PAs do not have the time at night to demerch, set, pull, stock, and backstock an endcap at night. They just don't.

From my 5 years at target, 98% of new endcaps were set during the morning or early afternoon. My point exactly that I dont have time to demerch, set, pull, stock, and backstock an endcap at night.

I have been doing endcaps in p fresh ever since I started as a PA 3 years ago. When my CTL started, I did the endcaps without be asked or told to. I printed the labels, figured out when I had time to complete the endcaps and get them done before our scores suffered. My guess is since I have been the one doing the endcaps since he started, he assumes it is my responsibility.

I am going ask another sales floor TL whom I am close to if I could get in trouble for not setting those sales planners when I dont have the time to do them?

Any suggestions on how to proceed?

Also, where on workbench can I find the core roles/responsibilities of a PA?

 

[signingminion]

From my 5 years at target, 98% of new endcaps were set during the morning or early afternoon. My point exactly that I dont have time to demerch, set, pull, stock, and backstock an endcap at night.

I have been doing endcaps in p fresh ever since I started as a PA 3 years ago. When my CTL started, I did the endcaps without be asked or told to. I printed the labels, figured out when I had time to complete the endcaps and get them done before our scores suffered. My guess is since I have been the one doing the endcaps since he started, he assumes it is my responsibility.

I am going ask another sales floor TL whom I am close to if I could get in trouble for not setting those sales planners when I dont have the time to do them?

Any suggestions on how to proceed?

Also, where on workbench can I find the core roles/responsibilities of a PA?

I set endcaps as a PA. Mostly on open/mids. I close sun& Mon and have been known to knock out one if it's slow Monday. Opener Sunday does paper and cereal ad rot. Also a PA. My ctl also does planners. But we are a team and split them up based on ability and opportunity. I will set a transition as well, even early for bakery on a Saturday if the order had the new stuff. Instead of waiting for them to give it to me.

 

[sigma7]

I set endcaps as a PA. Mostly on open/mids. I close sun& Mon and have been known to knock out one if it's slow Monday. Opener Sunday does paper and cereal ad rot. Also a PA. My ctl also does planners. But we are a team and split them up based on ability and opportunity. I will set a transition as well, even early for bakery on a Saturday if the order had the new stuff. Instead of waiting for them to give it to me.

This is basically my set up. If we've got new product and we have the time, we'll set transitions as well. The thing I like the most about your post is that it emphasizes teamwork. Efficient and thoughtful team work to boot!

Consumables does not work unless the CTL, PAs, market team members, and food truck team work together and communicate with each other. I've said before that I have an amazingly awesome team, but it took a lot of work to get there. I wouldn't trade the team I have now for anyone else. They work as a team to accomplish our goals. The only thing that could make any store better is if the ETL and STL also support the consumables team lol.

 

[Brewhaha]

This is basically my set up. If we've got new product and we have the time, we'll set transitions as well. The thing I like the most about your post is that it emphasizes teamwork. Efficient and thoughtful team work to boot!

Consumables does not work unless the CTL, PAs, market team members, and food truck team work together and communicate with each other. I've said before that I have an amazingly awesome team, but it took a lot of work to get there. I wouldn't trade the team I have now for anyone else. They work as a team to accomplish our goals. The only thing that could make any store better is if the ETL and STL also support the consumables team lol.

There really is no team in my food department. Backroom team blames flow, flow blames backroom, CTL blames flow, I blame flow, CTL blames the whole logistics team. My CTL looks out for himself. When I close and he opens. he leaves his already processed qmos by backroom p fresh, he leaves the unprocessed qmos bin full and sometimes leaves his cardboard. He does this because he is working on most dry endcap stuff.

I hate how my TL said it is my responsibility. I want to work with him to get them done but he is stubborn.

 

[BigEyedPhish]

There really is no team in my food department. Backroom team blames flow, flow blames backroom, CTL blames flow, I blame flow, CTL blames the whole logistics team. My CTL looks out for himself. When I close and he opens. he leaves his already processed qmos by backroom p fresh, he leaves the unprocessed qmos bin full and sometimes leaves his cardboard. He does this because he is working on most dry endcap stuff.

I hate how my TL said it is my responsibility. I want to work with him to get them done but he is stubborn.

My code as a PA is to never, ever use these bins.. Anyone in market should never use them, imo. QMOS as you go and send it straight in the trash.

When i do a morning cull I take our QMOS trash cans straight onto the floor scan and throw away. Being in market these days is hard enough, the last thing we all need is to create more work for each other in market.

If I was a CTL I would run a rule that no market TM is to use these white bins.

 

[BigEyedPhish]

I set endcaps as a PA. Mostly on open/mids. I close sun& Mon and have been known to knock out one if it's slow Monday. Opener Sunday does paper and cereal ad rot. Also a PA. My ctl also does planners. But we are a team and split them up based on ability and opportunity. I will set a transition as well, even early for bakery on a Saturday if the order had the new stuff. Instead of waiting for them to give it to me.

Usually our plano team does our transitions, but the brands/pas are expected to RUN the ad setup team every sunday now, we also set all our own endcaps/end cap audit.. It is quite hilarious/frustrating as I am not quite sure what TL's do now..

Us PAs are not expected to do anything market-wise that day either, I was told specifically.

 

[Brewhaha]

Usually our plano team does our transitions, but the brands/pas are expected to RUN the ad setup team every sunday now, we also set all our own endcaps/end cap audit.. It is quite hilarious/frustrating as I am not quite sure what TL's do now..

Us PAs are not expected to do anything market-wise that day either, I was told specifically.

I would only run the ad if I was given a set schedule no matter what.

What I hate is that because one person left my p fresh team, my schedule drastically changed. Because someone can only work in the morning during the week, they have to be the ones working those shifts when my CTL isnt opening. My schedule shouldnt be based around someone elses availability. I wish my ETL would have mention this change. He hasnt said one word about my schedule chage. Luckily we trained a new person from hardlines. Hopefully he can close so I can go back to not closing all the time.

It seems whenever we loose someone, it is my schedule that changes, not my CTLs.

 

[signingminion]

I would only run the ad if I was given a set schedule no matter what.

What I hate is that because one person left my p fresh team, my schedule drastically changed. Because someone can only work in the morning during the week, they have to be the ones working those shifts when my CTL isnt opening. My schedule shouldnt be based around someone elses availability. I wish my ETL would have mention this change. He hasnt said one word about my schedule chage. Luckily we trained a new person from hardlines. Hopefully he can close so I can go back to not closing all the time.

It seems whenever we loose someone, it is my schedule that changes, not my CTLs.

That was my life for over two years. Without the glorious title or pay. Because only the old pa and I stayed on the team and he only works weekday mornings I had to fill out the schedule. Five closing nights but only 23hrs that week. Open, close, open, open, close another. It finally paid off, but that's why I say it's my department and not a tl's. I've done it all, and more competently than the next guy.

 

[Brewhaha]

That was my life for over two years. Without the glorious title or pay. Because only the old pa and I stayed on the team and he only works weekday mornings I had to fill out the schedule. Five closing nights but only 23hrs that week. Open, close, open, open, close another. It finally paid off, but that's why I say it's my department and not a tl's. I've done it all, and more competently than the next guy.

I agree. P fresh is my department. I just dont get the support is deserves.

When I go in today, I am going to talk to HR. It is hard to work until 1030/11 then have to come back in at 630am the next morning. All they have to do is schedule me to close another night and have the new guy close the day before I have to work at 630am.

 

[signingminion]

I agree. P fresh is my department. I just dont get the support is deserves.

When I go in today, I am going to talk to HR. It is hard to work until 1030/11 then have to come back in at 630am the next morning. All they have to do is schedule me to close another night and have the new guy close the day before I have to work at 630am.

My other pa gets out at 10pm and opens at 6am once a week. He's the newest though and the day of the open I have late availability. Clopening is a time honored tradition for target. It sucks, but it's life.

 

[Brewhaha]

My other pa gets out at 10pm and opens at 6am once a week. He's the newest though and the day of the open I have late availability. Clopening is a time honored tradition for target. It sucks, but it's life.

It won't hurt to ask them not t9 schedule me like that.

I was off when we had our last p fresh order (Tuesday). I came in today to find out that my team lead didn't do the order. So we will be empty by tomorrow. Yay TL

 

[pfreshdude]

My code as a PA is to never, ever use these bins.. Anyone in market should never use them, imo. QMOS as you go and send it straight in the trash.

When i do a morning cull I take our QMOS trash cans straight onto the floor scan and throw away. Being in market these days is hard enough, the last thing we all need is to create more work for each other in market.

If I was a CTL I would run a rule that no market TM is to use these white bins.

So what do you do with the stuff you can donate? Surely you would need something to put that in? Otherwise its a good idea, ill have to do that when im just going through dairy for expirations

 

[pfreshdude]

That was my life for over two years. Without the glorious title or pay. Because only the old pa and I stayed on the team and he only works weekday mornings I had to fill out the schedule. Five closing nights but only 23hrs that week. Open, close, open, open, close another. It finally paid off, but that's why I say it's my department and not a tl's. I've done it all, and more competently than the next guy.

Yep...my schedule is finally mostly mornings..thank god...I HATE closing with a passion. NO project time just zone and fill, 4-5 hour shift with a huge ammount of guests with no help on the floor being pulled every which way.

I am basically CTL without the title..or pay........even though it feels like I do just as much as any other TL in the building if not more

 

[pfreshdude]

It won't hurt to ask them not t9 schedule me like that.

I was off when we had our last p fresh order (Tuesday). I came in today to find out that my team lead didn't do the order. So we will be empty by tomorrow. Yay TL

I only worked Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Tommorow this week...I really hope someone did the order tuesday or I am going to be pissed off when I come in tommorow considering the milk wasnt touched tuesday either and it looked like crap when I came in wednesday morning

 

[Brewhaha]

I only worked Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Tommorow this week...I really hope someone did the order tuesday or I am going to be pissed off when I come in tommorow considering the milk wasnt touched tuesday either and it looked like crap when I came in wednesday morning

2 questions

1: What will you do if you found out no one did the order when you were not scheduled?

2: How do you keep your sanity with the way the rest of your store treats your p fresh?

 

[sigma7]

1. Talk to my ETL and let them know that an order was missed. Then I'd start flexing out what we have, taking care to fill any holes on items that will be out for a few days.

2. I just let it roll off my shoulders. I used to take things way too seriously at work. I still am serious about doing a good job and keeping our food safe, but I just do what I can otherwise when I'm there. PFresh is the red-headed stepchild in a lot of stores. It doesn't matter how successful it is, some managers will just never truly care about it. Even when it's the only division running any positive growth in the entire store and district.

 

[qmosqueen]

We flex when someone doesn't do the order. Always have red and green grapes in the pro1 cooler. On Thursdays FDC delivery we had a big one cause I did the order and it is almost the weekend we got 5 pallets of produce. We now have 40 boxes of strawberries 10 blueberries 8 raspberries 3blsckberries 4green 4red grapes 4 halos And a whole tub about 20 boxes of bagged apples in back stock. Which we will sell out by Sunday evening.

Since I order heavy on Thursday that means the Saturday delivery can be light since it is a busy day with guests.

 

[signingminion]

We flex when someone doesn't do the order. Always have red and green grapes in the pro1 cooler. On Thursdays FDC delivery we had a big one cause I did the order and it is almost the weekend we got 5 pallets of produce. We now have 40 boxes of strawberries 10 blueberries 8 raspberries 3blsckberries 4green 4red grapes 4 halos And a whole tub about 20 boxes of bagged apples in back stock. Which we will sell out by Sunday evening.

Since I order heavy on Thursday that means the Saturday delivery can be light since it is a busy day with guests.

I always have plenty of apples and heads of lettuce on hand as well. And as much cut/bagged veg as makes sense without being nuts. Flex, flex, flex.

I have missed ordering on a holiday schedule when I forgot what days we ordered. They've forgotten on a day I wasn't in for time off for an event. They still send whatever gets auto replenished for your store. For us that's salad, plenty of meat and juices. Not to shabby, unless the salad is frozen.

 

[qmosqueen]

We get way to many of the pfresh juices. No one buys that suja 7.99 (16 oz bottle) just keep pulling the expired off the shelf and donating it.

 

[signingminion]

We get way to many of the pfresh juices. No one buys that suja 7.99 8 or 16 oz bottle just keep pulling the expired off the shelf and donating it.

Our guests love the $12 raw cashew milk and whatever other healthy new juice we get. The affluence could choke you some days, lol.