Man I just want to say in regards to your one really long post earlier in this tread, thanks for at least trying to advocate for us during the conference call.
I take care of MY TEAM!
The person before me was just steam rolled by other TL & ETL's (non LOG), NOT ANY MORE! I don't play that game.... I don't tolerate the "bash flow" culture. I don't tolerate Flow doing the reverse. If you have legit critcs and issues, I am all for getting the corrected... but DON'T BASH MY TEAM just for the thrill. Again this was easily done by the pansies before me.. They eye popping wake up most got, was amazing. I have my own Kevlar, you bring out your talons all you want.. I am not the easy prey any more!
I feel like some are saying this has worked for them and for others it didn't. At the end of the day it will probably work for some locations. I could see it working in low volume locations.
This probably will work great at ULV (D) and low C stores. B and higher. NOPE. Been there done that..FAIL.
The problems I see with this and I can only speak for my store...our flow process is broken...we have far too much challenge when backstocking.
We had challenge like that too.. It takes audits and retraining and retraining that you have to check the 2nd, 3rd and more LOCs yeah that is not so easy with out a mytoy or PDA... but if you are working in an area you should have an idea of what is on the EC(s) in the area. SC and CL sets are a little different... I try to get at least one mytoy to each area... doesn't happen, most of my team actually refuse to take mytoys and radios as we end up loosing them to SF who need their blankies! I blame TGT for their hopelessly low count of devices per store, AND for poor training on SF.
ONE TM = ONE radio AND ONE mytoy/pda. Now realistically we don't need every Flow TM to have them. A few key TM and at least one communal mytoy/pda per section. That way you can put one on the BS flat/2 tier, BLEEP! Oh that has a NEW SPP EC... or a new CL set etc..
The Flow TL needs to be auditing this, and roaming to help with checking 2nd+ loc's...since there will never ever be enough devices to go around.
..FDC is never a priority when backstocking because they want the main stockroom to come clean so now I see the freezer/coolers becoming worse..
BR here splits off a BRTM to do FDC when BS starts to accumulate... They still have others working the main DC GM freight to come clean there.
.you can shoot batches to fill up the Ying yang but if you cut hours who's going to pull..
And who is GOING TO PUSH! SF?? What SF! Oh. you mean the Market TM/PA and the ELECT TM who are doing the ENTIRE HL side of the store! And the one SL girl, plus the FRO.. and maybe 1, 2 if it is a really good day cashier.
And NO the BRTM(s) won't... That lasted about 2 seconds.. till they were pulling stuff, and it just sat and sat AND SAT. The BR don't want to push stuff, so they don't, and won't. They will just quit. We lost one like this during the pilot.
hours which we struggle coming clean daily.
We are at the same point, but we come CLEAN 100% Daily.. or else... Good gawd you don't want to see the aftermath of truck not completed and/or BR not clean... Nope.. the floors would be red! And not just with that little red stripe!
Like all changes I'll roll with it but all stores are different so hopefully they allow some tweeking of the process.
I am rolling with it, and I already have a plan to deal with it.. Basically, rage against the machines!
Not going to be liked, don't care. We are not going to go quietly in to that good night via this mess.
