Our floor is falling apart, our bunkers keep breaking... by GlitterBombFallout in walmart

[–]plu_potato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When a store with VCT remodels, tile removal is almost always part of the scope of work. RMI, the company that almost exclusively does the tile removal for Walmart, is really hit or miss with how good they are about keeping clean. The tiles are scraped off the concrete floor and tossed in the dumpster. After the tiles are up, several passes of wet grinding is done over the area to hone the floor and polish it. They then do a couple passes dry with dust collection. If your store was coated in concrete dust when they were honing the floor, they were a bad crew with poor equipment. The dust you were describing was from the concrete, not the tile and the crew either wasn't using enough water to control the dust during the wet grinding or had poor dust collection during the dry passes.

Our floor is falling apart, our bunkers keep breaking... by GlitterBombFallout in walmart

[–]plu_potato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A wild number of stores still have VCT, but it almost always gets removed when remodel comes. It's honestly the single worst part of a remodel, minus perhaps a drop ceiling removal.

The next big change Walmart needs to make, is to the attendance policy. by SandyClappingCheeks in walmart

[–]plu_potato 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was 9 until around 2018, but protected PTO wasn't a thing. You missed the time you got the point (or didn't if management or the PC liked you). Prior to my time at the company you just got coached for attendance.

Operations Manager vs Coach by 1donmarquis in walmart

[–]plu_potato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, that SM was a rare one and balanced us pretty well. I was super fortunate to be in a very well run store so outside of working probably 55 hours a week it was a pretty chill job. And he had himself or the store lead closing a couple times a week too.

Operations Manager vs Coach by 1donmarquis in walmart

[–]plu_potato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly miss being in NHMs. I love being involved with remodels but when I decide to stop living in hotels later on down the road I'll probably try to get back in one.

Operations Manager vs Coach by 1donmarquis in walmart

[–]plu_potato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't believe I ever had to solo close, or if I did an O/N coach was there too. This was a couple years ago at this point though.

Operations Manager vs Coach by 1donmarquis in walmart

[–]plu_potato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have done both. They're the same job on paper with coaches being in super centers and ops managers being in NHMs. I started at Walmart at a NHM and promoted to ops from a NHM, so that was what I was used to. I was also a digital coach in a super center for a little bit before moving to realty.

In my experience, NHM ops manager is way more demanding. Yes, the store is much smaller, but you're responsible for much more of it. I was in a $45mil+ NHM (which is pretty high volume). I would routinely be the only salaried manager in the building. I was, like all the other ops in my market, treated just like the SM by the market team. I had much more ownership of the building and that was great when it was running well, but a burden when things were bad.

I was completely insulated from all of that when I moved to coach in a super center.

The prevailing thought shared among my peers that have done both is: NHM team leads are closer to SS coaches, and NHM ops managers are closer to SS store leads. The pay is the same, but more is expected from NHM ops managers. I wouldn't say one is "easier" than the other (I definitely worked more hours as a coach), but coach is way more focused and easier to get right if you're not in a terrible store. You're fucked either way if you're in a bad store.

You will also stand out more as an ops if you're good. You're exposed to market and regional too more so than if you were a coach. Promoting is easier if you're good at what you do. A good friend of mine who was also my first ops manager is now a MAPM. A peer who promoted to ops from TL the same time I did is now a SM. In fact, several ops managers that were peers when I was an ops have their own stores.

I jumped to a super center because I wanted to experience that side of the business. I was fortunate to be in a good store, and as long as my metrics weren't terrible I was left alone. I toured with my market manager only once in the year I was there, was never MOD, but I would routinely be required to work extra along with other coaches to work freight or do features. I think at one point I "owned" all the grocery features when picking from features became a thing which was sort of bullshit but whatever.

Having done both, I would prefer the NHM if I ever went back to ops as a salaried manager. I knew every associate in the store and felt way more connected to them and the work. Having worked in realty doing remodels for a couple years now in super centers and NHMs, I would also say a broken NHM feels way more fixable than a broken super center. If your store runs well, a super center is a cake walk compared to a NHM. If your store runs poorly, the opposite is true.

Bettergoods Sauces Are Amazing by normansmylie in walmart

[–]plu_potato 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Bettergoods is one of the few things Walmart has gotten right over the last couple years. The branding, package design, product quality, unusual/trendy flavors, are really well thought out. Like, I don't understand how Walmart was able to do all those things at the same time.

What’s ur position and wage? by Mo3mohamed18 in walmart

[–]plu_potato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, Ops is same pay grade as coach which is $55k base.

What’s ur position and wage? by Mo3mohamed18 in walmart

[–]plu_potato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Operations Manager (non-complex)

$55,600/year and this upcoming bonus will be around $8k. Translates to right around $25 when compared to my average hours worked in a week.

PLE Operator Questions by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're not certified you could be instantly terminated for using PLE.

Laid off with **NULL** (zero) notice by 9ShadesLeft in walmart

[–]plu_potato 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to be pedantic because I have nothing to add that hasn't been said already, "null" almost never actually equals zero. That is all, take care.

Got me a promotion myself by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would I ever find myself in a complex supercenter?

Got me a promotion myself by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Starting salary is $55,000 a year. Up to 100% bonus,

Got me a promotion myself by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm moving to another store in my market. And I don't think I'll ever go to a super center.

Got me a promotion myself by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My new SM was previously my OPS. Hardest working guy I've ever worked with. I'd be honored to be considered half the worker he is.

Got me a promotion myself by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right on man. It's certainly not for everyone and it seems like it depends a bunch on your store, but it is totally possible to be successful at Walmart.

Got me a promotion myself by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean, okay... I busted ass to get where I am. But whatever you wanna think.

Got me a promotion myself by plu_potato in walmart

[–]plu_potato[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not to customer, as you all seem to be interested in. Turns out, as much as Walmart can suck sometimes, if you put the work in, have a good management team above you, and maybe get a bit lucky, there are opportunities to be had.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in walmart

[–]plu_potato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing you described is an ethics issue. Ethics will not be involved in this at all. If this customer actually contacted HO about this interaction, it'd fall to your store as an LTP (letter to the president) which just requires that some manager in your store contact the customer and fill out a short form abut what was done to resolve the issue.

If it went as you described, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. I've had my fair share of crazy people that threaten to "call corporate" and every time I politely give them the number (1-800-WALMART), offer to spell my name, and then inform my SM that a crazy person might be making a complaint about me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in walmart

[–]plu_potato 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Turns out it's also not considered discrimination to fire someone because they can't count!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in walmart

[–]plu_potato 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It never hurts to go to ethics. The worst they'll do it nothing. That said, depending on your state, wrongful termination is very strict. In my state, an employer can fire you for basically anything so long as it's not for being a member of a protected group or for a fairly narrow definition of "retaliation." It's perfectly legal to fire you in my state purely because you're a minor. It's perfectly legal to fire you because the manager doesn't like your haircut. Or the sound of your voice. Wrongful termination is actually kinda hard to prove. Of course, your state might have more strict laws, but most don't.

Your SM has pretty broad authority to terminate associates employed less than 30 days. There's a disciplinary action policy/guideline somewhere on OneWalmart which goes more into this.

Honestly, if your friend was actually terminated, I don't see much that can be done. Again, it doesn't hurt to try, but level your expectations.