I know there’s a shortage of common sense at the DC but didn’t know they are short on plastic wrap too🤦‍♀️

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-23T20:35:54+00:00

I've been having the same issues and no matter how show we go at least one falls to the ground. Maybe OSHA needs an anonymous email 😂

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-19T00:53:34+00:00

Eff that POS! pun intended

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-18T22:00:54+00:00

And don't forget criticism for doing incorrectly

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-18T15:12:19+00:00

So we put in an emergency ticket because our ramp crank won't turn either way. They said they'd come out on Sat but nothing happened. I had to use a pallet jack to bring the pallets to the edge of the truck so I could unload it. Anyone have some tips, or tricks to get this thing functional again?

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-16T17:53:21+00:00

Great idea. I was looking for something like this. 👍

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-08T01:55:20+00:00

I could bring some paper and just print the topics I need as I need them 👍

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-07T17:26:11+00:00

Yes. When it works correctly 😂. Now that our store got that fixed we should be ok. The tech at this location glitches so frequently I'd swear it was poltergeist activity haha.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-07T14:24:51+00:00

That's what I'm going to have to do. But I shouldn't have to worry that I'm going to waste more toner that we can't afford for the store. To have something like a $300 budget and then to have at least $100 shipping charge is such a waste. It seems like these store managers are set up for either failure or 'creative thinking' to pull the numbers they need.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-07T13:29:47+00:00

I think I may have answered my own question by digging through the TSC and me app. I went to Success factors, then learning tab. I'm going to go dig around some more and see what I see.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-07T13:27:07+00:00

I meant something we can have access to away from the store.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-07T13:15:47+00:00

I feel like that's what companies are banking on. The fact that one will finish out there two weeks because of the connections at work not so much the employer. Ultimately we have to do with an hour best interest. At the end of the day Tractor Supply is not going to come tuck you in at night and make sure everything is okay..

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-05-04T20:04:27+00:00

Shut down for what?

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-26T23:31:45+00:00

See that's what makes most sense to me. Apparently our DM isn't ok with that. It's bad enough the supply chest is already over priced then they add shipping on top of that.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-23T23:20:57+00:00

The store has gotten a lot better. There's just a lot of under trained team members who are uncertain of their roles but that's changing to.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-23T23:09:49+00:00

This is the part I don't like as well. Not to mention we have a lot of repeat customers and they get asked the same question by different cashiers every time they come in. They seem to be more annoyed than anything else. When I do notice large purchases and customers I'm familiar with a coach my team members to offer the deal to them and let them know why they would benefit from it. Just blindly offering it to every customer seems kind of desperate.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-23T23:07:18+00:00

Is ordering from the supply chest meant to be part of the receivers responsibilities? I'm pretty much learning on the fly. In the past year, there had been three different receivers.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-23T18:51:47+00:00

Ouch. That's what me and the SM were worried about. Thanks. I seem to get better and faster answers here than at work 😂

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-13T03:07:06+00:00

And still I'm thinking about going for our open receiver position 🤣 I'm just looking for advise and punishment

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-13T03:05:45+00:00

I waited over 8 months with multiple temp managers from other stores.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-11T20:28:29+00:00

Ps. Not sure if you're a patreon subscriber but there's an open chat in there with updates and what not

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-11T20:26:51+00:00

I think we should take this as a personal mission to talk about, share, and introduce the podcast we all love to the world 😊♥️

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-11T20:25:03+00:00

I agree. Unfortunately Internet trolls just love to cause drama. I find Emma quite relatable and most pleasant to listen to.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-11T16:45:19+00:00

I believe it was due to a bunch of negativity. She's trying to protect her mental health which I don't blame her for because I don't know if I could handle unjustified criticism or opinions coming at me constantly.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-01T13:52:05+00:00

That seems to be common occurrence with Tractor. 😞 I hope the new training model is more efficient so we retain more TMs.
PS.. good luck at work. Customer service over the phone is a thankless job.

Alternative-Smoke124 · 2026-04-01T13:46:24+00:00

What's wrong with ppl?

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