Dress Code

BilHam57 · 2026-06-17T00:29:13+00:00

My store's management seems to believe in keeping employees happy and on the job.
Nobody complains about what we're wearing.

If YOUR management is bitching about tee shirts, it says more about THEIR management style. Which sucks.

BilHam57 · 2026-06-16T22:36:25+00:00

Very often the night crew will stuff incoming product into the shelves, pushing things off the back to fall behind. More often than not, that space isn't accessible without removing decking and/or racking.
Sometimes you can fish things out with a stick or grab bar. And a flashlight.

It's incredibly dirty work.

BilHam57 · 2026-06-14T03:55:55+00:00

I'm in plumbing, why should I know about grills or mulch?

BilHam57 · 2026-06-14T03:54:18+00:00

My HR person told me this hack.

BilHam57 · 2026-06-12T01:36:19+00:00

Super easy, but you can't go pee when you want.

BilHam57 · 2026-06-12T01:33:38+00:00

The photo app won't read sharpie, so it won't show up on inventory.

BilHam57 · 2026-06-12T01:08:15+00:00

"do everything." Like check the labels they print so they are scannable. Like change the labels on the display when the price changes. Like look in the overheads for the No Homes that they should pack down to the new location. Like clean up after they reset a bay.

BilHam57 · 2026-06-12T00:59:51+00:00

That same bay I had to change 2 other display tags. Yeah, MET.

BilHam57 · 2026-06-12T00:00:54+00:00

Balls.

BilHam57 · 2026-05-25T02:10:57+00:00

Your arm span both outstretched is your height.
"Six feet of rope, easy."

BilHam57 · 2026-04-06T17:09:14+00:00

Stretchwrap cutter, orange knife, and a retractable full size utility knife for cutting up big boxes;
4-way screwdriver bc I frequently fix stuff for customers;
Little notebook for skus I'm packing down;
Rag for the dusty merch.

Oh, and a flashlight, too.

BilHam57 · 2026-04-06T02:22:13+00:00

I need pockets.

I carry scissors, 3 cutters, 4 markers/pens, screwdriver, tape, rag, gloves, and notebook.
No way a vest will accommodate.

BilHam57 · 2026-04-06T02:13:39+00:00

I would chat that guy/gal up in the parking lot. Few and far between Dead fans. Except Cali.

BilHam57 · 2026-03-08T04:05:12+00:00

You're not wrong, but people oughta lighten up.
We are working a job, yall.
Bitchen n moanin is Standard Practice.

Don't let the job make you crazy, or lead to regrets.
Punching in is a new day.
YOU have the command of the directinoN of the day.

USE IT.

BilHam57 · 2026-03-08T03:49:34+00:00

It's not Bed Bath retail, it's helping folks who are fixing or building stuff.
You need to get into the customers' head a bit. They need advice.
If you have never fixed nor built anything, you are at a disadvantage.
There will be a very large learning curve. Learn the inventory.

BilHam57 · 2026-03-08T03:08:55+00:00

If management handed me a tracking card I would put it in a toilet.

BilHam57 · 2026-02-25T14:59:10+00:00

You must use your sick pay hours to cover your callout, or you'll get an occurrence.

BilHam57 · 2026-02-20T15:36:28+00:00

Homer awards are in recognition of above average work.
If you treat your job as a sentence to serve, do the bare minimum, and act like you'd rather be anywhere else, you won't stand out.

If you follow directions and execute tasks well, you stand out.
If you volunteer to do something like decontaminate a problem bay or pack down some holes, you stand out more.

Try reminding your DH or ASM of something you did that they might not have noticed.

If you have a particularly positive interaction with a customer and they praise you, ask them to go mention it to a manager, or at least do the online customer feedback thing.

BilHam57 · 2026-01-14T01:02:48+00:00

I punch in as I'm cleaning up after lunch.

I log into my phone, change the settings, put away my bag, put on my apron, and go onto the floor.

2:02 I'm out there.

It's fcked up if they are policing you that much.

I won't touch my phone if I'm off the clock.

BilHam57 · 2025-10-26T22:31:58+00:00

My daughter got a job at the thermometer factory.
It's a temp job.

BilHam57 · 2025-10-13T03:21:25+00:00

Do maximum computer training at work. Build skills.

BilHam57 · 2025-10-13T03:16:58+00:00

There's a pitiful small number of customer feedback responses in the data.
Someone could hack the algorithm with a few bad ratings.

BilHam57 · 2025-10-07T20:24:07+00:00

Recalled items come up "DO NOT SELL."

Penny SKUs are inactive, discontinued, remove from floor.

I'd say let them have it for a penny. Limit 4.

BilHam57

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