Lol my day:
2:00 GM TLs all leave
3:30 scheduled start time
3:42 casually stroll in, no one cares as this bit keeps the OT down
4:00 handoff convo with the lone ETL which consists of asking where ship is at and me asking for attendance info
4:30 any remaining leadership in the building nopes on out
4:31 read emails, try to fill any call-offs, check in with the arriving closing team
5:00 remind everyone to be logged into the phone app
5:15 15 minute break
5:42 return from 15 minute break
6:00 next round of closers arrive, check in with them
6:30 start pre-writing the closing email
6:59 “hey ship, did we make it?”
7:00 walk the store, admire the accumulating reshop, note which softlines zone has the most on the floor, shop for my lunch
7:30 lunchtimeeee
7:33 “lod can you come to the service desk for guest assistance?”
7:40 now lunchtimeeeee
7:41 “hey lod can you help me with so-and-so powered equipment blah blah”
8:03 finally able to sit down
8:04 punch in from meal
8:45 emerge from the office after making up for working through my meal
9:00 starbucks leaves, sign their binder then back to receiving to lock up. If the morning team leaves shit full and jammed, that’s how they get it the next morning.
9:15 “hey lod, ready for 239 soon?” “We close in an hour and 45 minutes, so... no”
9:30 reshop crackdown, “everybody make sure you’re clearing the floor and bins as you’re wrapping up you’re zones so we are clean before we leave”. The team knows this, but I say it because they were kind of taken aback one weekend when the lod was like guys why isn’t the reshop clear yet it’s 6:30? Lol talk about an optimist
10:00 the home stretch, final break
10:20 “gsa I’m here for 239 are you coming?”
10:30 “hey team, anyone want to extend and stay later? Any takers who would hit compliance as a result take a meal now”
10:31 help whichever zones are in the most need
10:45 rude closing announcement
10:46 “lod can you come to the service desk for guest assistance”
10:47 guest complaint about closing announcement
10:55 second closing announcement
10:56 gsa asks for backup, I immediately tell the team that I need them to make sure we are sending guests up front from their zones instead then ask the gsa on 4 why people who come at closing time should have a speedy checkout lol
10:57 lock entry doors
11:00 closeddddd
11:05 clear of guests, lock all doors
11:06 reshop party, c’mon everyone let’s knock out these bins
11:25 239
11:30 let closing team out, delegate leftovers to the person who extended
11:32 smooth over any rough spots to cover my ass
11:55 let out anyone who extended
11:59 finish email
12:03 punch out
12:04 turns on loud music and build a crap cart of leftovers to kill while doing a final inside lap
12:15 arm building and lock the door behind me, then drive around for a quick perimeter check
12:30 get home and eat something before passing out