MEGATHREAD Signing Tips, Tricks and Quips (along with howls of despair)

[NOP]

Also, this position is pointless with the way GM is going. I sort the pallets by area and put the signing in to the dedicated spaces for their areas.

Most of the time they don’t get touched. I’m running out of room. I spend more time removing outdated signing and taking it to the baler/compactor. When we still had a Plano team, our signing and POGs got done. Our store and processes were 👍.

 

[happygoth]

Also, this position is pointless with the way GM is going. I sort the pallets by area and put the signing in to the dedicated spaces for their areas.

Most of the time they don’t get touched. I’m running out of room. I spend more time removing outdated signing and taking it to the baler/compactor. When we still had a Plano team, our signing and POGs got done. Our store and processes were 👍.

Yup, our signing, POGs and especially pricing were on point. Pricing has fallen way off, I don't know who is supposed to be doing it but Style has unactivated and unmarked clearance everywhere. Hardlines seems to be struggling too, with the amount of salvage I keep finding.

 

[PackAndCry]

Are the "official" signs about returns on air mattresses orderable? We're down to one "real" one and the store-made ones were noticed during a visit and taken down.

 

[turncloak]

i still don't know how i even have go cart access. all the leads in my store lost it.

 

[flow4areasonuno]

i still don't know how i even have go cart access. all the leads in my store lost it.

Could be they forgot you had it

 

[turncloak]

Could be they forgot you had it

All my leads and etls know I have it bc I'm still the go to person for ordering lol.

 

[oath2order]

When does Halloween set?

 

[SigningLady]

When does Halloween set?

Week after Labor Day. Though now that I think about it, I may have seen communication somewhere that showed a few different set dates, like we all aren't doing it the same time or early set. My store is definitely the week after; and we have to go overnight 3 nights because we are a test store for a possible new way of setting these big transitions. 😠 Hoping it's a hot mess so they don't expand it- I hate overnights!

 

[oath2order]

Week after Labor Day. Though now that I think about it, I may have seen communication somewhere that showed a few different set dates, like we all aren't doing it the same time or early set. My store is definitely the week after; and we have to go overnight 3 nights because we are a test store for a possible new way of setting these big transitions. 😠 Hoping it's a hot mess so they don't expand it- I hate overnights!

So that'd be Sept 8?

 

[SigningLady]

So that'd be Sept 8?

Yes.

 

[MavDog]

Week after Labor Day. Though now that I think about it, I may have seen communication somewhere that showed a few different set dates, like we all aren't doing it the same time or early set. My store is definitely the week after; and we have to go overnight 3 nights because we are a test store for a possible new way of setting these big transitions. 😠 Hoping it's a hot mess so they don't expand it- I hate overnights!

What's the new way? Do you know yet?

 

[gsa4lyfe]

So that'd be Sept 8?

Yes 9/8 for the chain

 

[SigningLady]

What's the new way? Do you know yet?

Not full details and I'm staying completely hands off for planning and only asking questions when I see a big oversight about to happen. Maybe. But basically, it boils down to:
Empty
Set
Fill
One each night with a designated trailer the third night.

It has potential. I just don't do well on more than one overnight shift in a week, especially when I've got two young kids to manage without disrupting their routines too much.

 

[happygoth]

Not full details and I'm staying completely hands off for planning and only asking questions when I see a big oversight about to happen. Maybe. But basically, it boils down to:
Empty
Set
Fill
One each night with a designated trailer the third night.

It has potential. I just don't do well on more than one overnight shift in a week, especially when I've got two young kids to manage without disrupting their routines too much.

I love overnights but three in a row is too much. Used to do them at my old job but always had the next day off.

 

[oath2order]

I enjoyed plano but now that I've had a taste of Having Hours And No Real Responsibility I don't want it :/

 

[gsa4lyfe]

Not full details and I'm staying completely hands off for planning and only asking questions when I see a big oversight about to happen. Maybe. But basically, it boils down to:
Empty
Set
Fill
One each night with a designated trailer the third night.

It has potential. I just don't do well on more than one overnight shift in a week, especially when I've got two young kids to manage without disrupting their routines too much.

Every big seasonal set should have a segregated trailer

 

[SigningLady]

Every big seasonal set should have a segregated trailer

That's definitely part of what I like about this. But a lot of this being successful is everything else being done when it is supposed to, like price change. And it brings into question, how do you set with a designated trailer for transitions that depend on PLU sell thru? PLU life would have to be shortened significantly in order to 100% set to the new transition on time.

 

[gsa4lyfe]

That's definitely part of what I like about this. But a lot of this being successful is everything else being done when it is supposed to, like price change. And it brings into question, how do you set with a designated trailer for transitions that depend on PLU sell thru? PLU life would have to be shortened significantly in order to 100% set to the new transition on time.

Yeah that would definitely make it more interesting but even if you haven’t set a of it because of PLU the segregated would come all ready palletized (hopefully sorted by pretie) so you could just throw the pallets into steel. Even if I had nothing set I would still prefer all of Christmas, Halloween etc to come on one trailer instead of sorting it off the line everyday for 2 weeks.

 

[MavDog]

My only concern with a designated trailer is what they DIDNT send you to send all the transition. The following truck would be veeery heavy chem/baby/food to make up for the sales that happened within the timespan that you normally receive two trucks. Might make it a bit overwhelming for some areas imo

 

[gsa4lyfe]

My only concern with a designated trailer is what they DIDNT send you to send all the transition. The following truck would be veeery heavy chem/baby/food to make up for the sales that happened within the timespan that you normally receive two trucks. Might make it a bit overwhelming for some areas imo

Segregated trailers don’t change your normal schedule and are super quick and easy to unload. They’re always palletized and sometimes sorted. This is obviously a new process so I’m just guessing based of previous processes but it wouldn’t really effect your existing trailer schedule

 

[PackAndCry]

I'm just curious how many people exactly they think will be setting, now that you're only supposed to have 2-3 plano TMs.

 

[gsa4lyfe]

I'm just curious how many people exactly they think will be setting, now that you're only supposed to have 2-3 plano TMs.

There’s technically no set number for plano TMs and you should also have your seasonal DBOs

 

[flow4areasonuno]

There’s technically no set number for plano TMs and you should also have your seasonal DBOs

Having seasonal DBOs sounds like a bad idea...the training will take too long.

 

[gsa4lyfe]

Having seasonal DBOs sounds like a bad idea...the training will take too long.

I mean like DBOs for the seasonal area not seasonal TMs

 

[flow4areasonuno]

I mean like DBOs for the seasonal area not seasonal TMs

Ah okay, sorry about that then