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JustAnotherCashier

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I'm currently a cashier. The store manager is saying that he'll move me to a different department starting next week. The thing is, I don't want to. Am I within my right to say no to them?

 

I don't want to move because I actually have people to talk to. I used to work as a stocker and it's always been just me and the boxes. Plus I actually have friends at the front end. I wouldn't want to give that up.



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Ask for a raise.



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You won't get a raise as they are both clerk positions. Stocking gives you more freedom, more hours, and can make you a more versatile employee if you learn multiple dept's. this is always a good thing if you want to take more shifts and such.



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Judging by what you wrote you're being moved BECAUSE you have people to talk to and it's detracting from your work. Every management team is going to have different standards for what kind of conversing on the clock is acceptable and I tend to side with them no matter how strict it is as long as it's equally applied to the workforce. At my store there are definitely favorites who get special treatment and can goof off as much as they want while the rest of us get yelled at if we're idle for a second.

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Depending on your contract he cannot force you to move if you don't want to it's up to the employee more or less unless you have had some kind of issue.Like you have  had a beef with someone in that department or you have had performance issue like your ring time to slow and they are trying CA you for it.But they need to have a real cause to move you and then they need to jump through the union if you file a grievance on them..Best talk to your Union Rep they can stop this fast if you want to stay where your at.



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you may be too friendly with your coworkers and letting it distract you from all the stuff you could be doing like cleaning around your register, conditioning the gum and candy and drink cooler, waiting for customers at the back of the lane, doing whatever your store does with go backs at the register.

i have one cashier i'd like to chain down. no matter where this cashier it put the cashier wanders across the front end for a chat.  makes us all crazy and confused customers.  the excuse?  "i'm bored."



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JustAnotherCashier

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When I said I can talk to people, it doesn't mean that that's all I do. What I meant is that I can converse with a coworker without feeling awkward. As someone in the late teens, it's VERY difficult to relate to the much, much older people who work the back room outside of the "Hi hello" routine.

 

 

MY ELMS is always at on 100. Never below 95 (our goal).

 

My front end manager and the assistant said they'd love and fight for me to stay if they have the say on it, but seems like the manager just wants to do it anyway.

 

I always got the job done, never had any beef with customers or other cashiers (hence why I can actually talk with them). Not saying that I had any problems at the back, but I just did NOT like the atmosphere there when I used to work as a stocker.

 

 

Though, I can definitely predict that if I move, the front end will always call me to go to the front end for "cashier assistance" just like old times.

 

 

Yes, I used to work in Nutrition/Dairy/Grocery. It was ok, but I wouldn't go back.



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I would have to disagree with the previous poster who said they can't move you without your permission. You've worked in other depts so you're a store clerk, or the equivalent in your contract, and most contracts have clauses stating you can't pick which job you are assigned to, as long as it's within your job description.

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They can have you do dairy, produce, grocery. Cashier you're either classified as grocery or food clerk

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I'm classified as a front end clerk.



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JustAnotherCashier wrote:

I'm classified as a front end clerk.


 Well without knowing your contact I can't know whether that's relevant or not. Most of my ppl are classified like that as well, but they're still all store clerks.



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Ah well, guess I'll just have to talk my way out of it.

 

Maybe I'd be too slow for Drug/GM. I know at least three people who used to work there and are now at the front end.

 

 

Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.

 

If they're gonna move me to that department for the "needs of the business", then said 'business' sure must be desperate.



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Ah well, guess I'll just have to talk my way out of it.

 

Maybe I'd be too slow for Drug/GM. I know at least three people who used to work there and are now at the front end.

 

 

Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.

 

If they're gonna move me to that department for the "needs of the business", then said 'business' sure must be desperate.


 

Oh, also, yes, this is JustAnotherCashier.



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Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.


 If you're not sure where things go, you need to be using the handheld while running stock. The vast majority of items have aisle locations listed in cao, which can be a lifesaver.



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Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.


 If you're not sure where things go, you need to be using the handheld while running stock. The vast majority of items have aisle locations listed in cao, which can be a lifesaver.


 

As if they'd actually let me use that. I've gone six months in that position without having access to the handheld. I've told them numerous times that I can't sign in on the handheld (they said something about permissions and all that) yet nothing's been done.

 

Yet another reason why I don't want to go back there.



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If the other department needs to be filled quickly, they can pull you or anyone they like to fill that department. The union will stand up for you if you object, but 'needs of the business' always defeats the union (which makes it useless most of the time).

I'm the opposite - I'd rather do ANYTHING than be a cashier. But they could move me if they wanted to. It's happened to others before.



-- Edited by Pizza1029 on Thursday 10th of April 2014 08:50:23 AM

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JustAnotherCashier wrote:
techelite wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.


 If you're not sure where things go, you need to be using the handheld while running stock. The vast majority of items have aisle locations listed in cao, which can be a lifesaver.


 

As if they'd actually let me use that. I've gone six months in that position without having access to the handheld. I've told them numerous times that I can't sign in on the handheld (they said something about permissions and all that) yet nothing's been done.

 

Yet another reason why I don't want to go back there.


 Well you need to know 'how' to read those location numbers too. There is usually a number for the aisle, gondola, the shelf level, and the position on the shelf. If you can't find something then just ask at the end. Better to spend your time actually working than spend 10 minutes looking for the gourmet crackers.



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JustAnotherCashier wrote:
techelite wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.


 If you're not sure where things go, you need to be using the handheld while running stock. The vast majority of items have aisle locations listed in cao, which can be a lifesaver.


 

As if they'd actually let me use that. I've gone six months in that position without having access to the handheld. I've told them numerous times that I can't sign in on the handheld (they said something about permissions and all that) yet nothing's been done.

 

Yet another reason why I don't want to go back there.


 Well you need to know 'how' to read those location numbers too. There is usually a number for the aisle, gondola, the shelf level, and the position on the shelf. If you can't find something then just ask at the end. Better to spend your time actually working than spend 10 minutes looking for the gourmet crackers.


 

Oh I know how to read those numbers. I'm not stupid or anything. But you know what's difficult? Being able to see data that you don't have access to at any given moment.

 

Yeah, I used to ask at the end. But instead of answering me the managers get upset about why I have half of the buggy still full of crap.



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JustAnotherCashier wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
JustAnotherCashier wrote:
techelite wrote:
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Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.


 If you're not sure where things go, you need to be using the handheld while running stock. The vast majority of items have aisle locations listed in cao, which can be a lifesaver.


 

As if they'd actually let me use that. I've gone six months in that position without having access to the handheld. I've told them numerous times that I can't sign in on the handheld (they said something about permissions and all that) yet nothing's been done.

 

Yet another reason why I don't want to go back there.


 Well you need to know 'how' to read those location numbers too. There is usually a number for the aisle, gondola, the shelf level, and the position on the shelf. If you can't find something then just ask at the end. Better to spend your time actually working than spend 10 minutes looking for the gourmet crackers.


 

Oh I know how to read those numbers. I'm not stupid or anything. But you know what's difficult? Being able to see data that you don't have access to at any given moment.

 

Yeah, I used to ask at the end. But instead of answering me the managers get upset about why I have half of the buggy still full of crap.


 Are you doing reshop for them or actually working a load? If it's a load then you should be using a U-boat or an L-cart. But buggies are used in conditioning, where you'll find a ton of weird items. Loads Stay pretty similar though.



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Anonymous wrote:
JustAnotherCashier wrote:
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JustAnotherCashier wrote:
techelite wrote:
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Not that I'll be deliberately slow. I've worked Drug GM twice. Both times sucked. By the end of my shift half of my buggy was still full and I had no clue where the **** went.


 If you're not sure where things go, you need to be using the handheld while running stock. The vast majority of items have aisle locations listed in cao, which can be a lifesaver.


 

As if they'd actually let me use that. I've gone six months in that position without having access to the handheld. I've told them numerous times that I can't sign in on the handheld (they said something about permissions and all that) yet nothing's been done.

 

Yet another reason why I don't want to go back there.


 Well you need to know 'how' to read those location numbers too. There is usually a number for the aisle, gondola, the shelf level, and the position on the shelf. If you can't find something then just ask at the end. Better to spend your time actually working than spend 10 minutes looking for the gourmet crackers.


 

Oh I know how to read those numbers. I'm not stupid or anything. But you know what's difficult? Being able to see data that you don't have access to at any given moment.

 

Yeah, I used to ask at the end. But instead of answering me the managers get upset about why I have half of the buggy still full of crap.


 Are you doing reshop for them or actually working a load? If it's a load then you should be using a U-boat or an L-cart. But buggies are used in conditioning, where you'll find a ton of weird items. Loads Stay pretty similar though.


 

Actual load. Like, the stuff that comes in the pallets that are mixed in with other department(s). I used "buggy" since ain't no one told me that we actually had different names for the brown and green carts we used (which I would assume would be the L-card and U-boat respectively?). When I worked at the back all they said was "get a cart" and they never questioned whatever four-wheeled item I've brought in (unless it's something specific like the backstock cart).

 

Funny thing is, I never really had proper training. I got the basic crash course lesson on how not to get hurt and was then sent to the back.



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I hate those green u-boat carts.  They may hold a lot but they wobble and topple too easily and they're hard to maneuver in tight spaces.



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We just call them 4 wheelers, 6 wheelers, and stupid green carts here ;)

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We call them brown trucks, green trucks, or pan dollies or roll arounds.



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We don't have the brown ones at my current store; we use the green ones. We call them u boats

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I too was never told what the "proper" name for the carts was. I just learned fast to grab one that i can use to get product out there! LOL....i just refer to them as carts!



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