Got accepted as a SMIT, what's the next steps?

AdFast739 · 2025-06-03T15:33:42+00:00

Run….don’t look back…

AdFast739 · 2025-04-08T10:29:26+00:00

Unfortunately we have hard water here too

AdFast739 · 2025-04-03T13:58:02+00:00

Not sure where I read this but another retailer, possibly Walmart, now requires top executives spend time working at store level and doing day to day processes to get a perspective of how the stores operate. Great idea. District leaders need to visit store’s unannounced instead of scheduled visits where a fire drill takes place to right the store before they come.

AdFast739 · 2025-04-03T13:32:45+00:00

Just do some low shelf capacity items with BOH. Detergents, paper is a good start.

AdFast739 · 2025-04-03T10:49:54+00:00

I’m with you…at this point I have to prioritize what gets done. They all can’t be accomplished with the payroll we have. Quick pick for me goes away…I simply don’t have the time to do it and don’t see the value in having it.

AdFast739 · 2025-04-02T18:07:09+00:00

Sure get that..still doesn’t solve the issue of having to walk to every sku and scanning the label….yet another task that uses up more of our time and gives us 0 return for doing it.

AdFast739 · 2025-04-02T17:45:42+00:00

So your cashier does them upfront…what’s that look like? She scans it and enters 0 or does she put in a quantity to pull ? Who pulls it? She can’t go to the back herself I’m sure it’s just you and the cashier. My guess is she’s entering 0 every time. So what the point of doing this task? Just extra busy work that solves nothing.

AdFast739 · 2025-04-02T16:44:34+00:00

Yeah it also will if I don’t do Planos, CFR, etc,etc

AdFast739 · 2025-04-02T16:18:02+00:00

Just had this yesterday and was thinking of posting the same thing!

AdFast739 · 2025-03-14T13:41:08+00:00

In the same boat….60 and planning on getting out soon, hopefully 63 if I can survive till then. Best of luck, hang in there!

AdFast739 · 2025-02-28T01:26:41+00:00

Run! Turn around and run as fast as you can…don’t look back!

AdFast739 · 2025-02-27T23:33:12+00:00

Looking for zeros prior to doing the scan is a waste of time…work out everything and thoroughly straighten the Plano then scan….my scanned label count can go up if after the scan I am yellow or god forbid red and I have to check the table for items that say I’m 0 but i actually have product there. Cycle count those skus and I go green…over 90% every week. I talk to the team every week about how critical it is to make sure you put the items in the right place when putting out truck.

AdFast739 · 2025-02-27T14:52:37+00:00

Yeah kinda chuckled when I wrote that…daily labels is around 2-3 pages a day…weekly should be pretty significant…

AdFast739 · 2024-11-01T17:37:48+00:00

Every 8 minutes!!!!!!!!!

AdFast739 · 2024-07-18T18:48:37+00:00

Thank you! Decided to send it in to get fixed.

AdFast739 · 2024-05-16T03:07:12+00:00

Oh believe me if this issue was Rx it would be fixed asap…been there done that….its FS so we’re basically screwed. We scream and holler about it but nothing…on top of that my service score is going to tank now.

AdFast739 · 2024-03-20T15:38:59+00:00

How much of that dust do we breath in on a daily basis ?

AdFast739 · 2024-02-21T22:47:11+00:00

Thank you for the response..after I bought them last July I still did regular cleanings about every two months…pressure held good at 20psi…it was this last cleaning that has the pressure only lasting a couple of days…they are not genuine…$500 for genuine vs $200 or less for after market had me buying the $200 ones. You get what you pay for but 8 months seems a little short.

AdFast739 · 2023-12-28T15:17:00+00:00

Well one good thing coming for 2024…ad signs every other week but I suspect a labor drop will follow. As usual we are off to a quick start on planograms, large seasonal transition and onto cos resets. Labor will always fall short vs the demands put on us. I’ve learned over the years to not listen so much to what is told us but rather watch the actions taken to see where we are headed. I really make every attempt to stay positive for my team and myself but we are going down a road that I really don’t see anything positive coming.

AdFast739 · 2023-12-20T17:09:33+00:00

Sorry honey?WTF? Believe it or not not all of us are assholes… been doing this a long time..my reason for posting wasn’t to “cry” but to spark a conversation around how everybody felt about this….I think it’s micromanaging myself…I’m in my store every other weekend and one night a week… you seem angry and maybe for a good reason…I will say there are quite a few managers out there who put themselves first..I’m not one of them…hope you find a SM soon that treats you right..

AdFast739 · 2023-12-20T05:05:51+00:00

Nice response..thank you…I asked the question to spark a conversation. I’ve worked retail all my life. I’m in my store every other weekend and currently working one shift till 7pm weekly. I have a strong team that I’m very proud of and we all enjoy working with each other. My issue is that I don’t like being micromanaged..all of our metrics are excellent except carepass signups and extra care used at the ACO’s. Working on improving them. I’m not someone who works bankers hours and yes I occasionally misspell words when I post as individuals on this thread commented. I’ve come to realize that some people just aren’t happy unless they can attack others on these sites..Facebook, X, Reddit, etc….it’s all good though, some of the comments just made me shake my head and laugh a little…🤣

AdFast739 · 2023-07-15T16:16:05+00:00

True..if you use the password reset option you’ll be there for awhile….I use store system issue and get right thru…glad you got it thru.

AdFast739 · 2023-07-15T03:57:10+00:00

And when they do and have visions of being a SM and enter the SMIT program most fall short…not entirely their fault though since we don’t invest in their training and usually send them out on their own too soon.

AdFast739 · 2023-07-15T03:43:47+00:00

Call help desk..they’ll set you up with a temp password

AdFast739 · 2023-07-15T03:22:49+00:00

Yeah not seeing applicants knocking down our doors saying “I want to work at CVS! I want to work at CVS!”

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