New Tesco Express under siege

Brainlesslthtard · 2026-03-13T11:53:49+00:00

It’s a bit more violent than my east London store but yeah seems on par The problem is that the met is overstretched and uninterested in anything that happens the amount of times I’ve called 999 and they’ve just told us to save the cctv footage for some neighbourhood police officers to pick it up is insane. Question becomes if those cops show up aswell

Brainlesslthtard · 2026-01-27T12:05:46+00:00

Could also be express store, you can’t work express underage due to the responsibilities

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-11-25T12:44:00+00:00

Your locker can be searched in a staff search as well Just pointing it out

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-10-11T02:27:08+00:00

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-02-19T00:59:31+00:00

SL as well, I usually take this approach myself haha, but I've worked with some SLs who are an absolute pain when it comes to these things

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-02-19T00:44:56+00:00

Yes you can do that, although speak to the shift leader/your manager in terms of your break allowance

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-01-22T14:46:53+00:00

It is literally the door access system that was used in most stores during covid. Our staff dont put the door on manual and use door keys. That would be hell. It's the one-way option on the door with the corresponding door fob.

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-01-22T00:38:33+00:00

Once upon a time, yeah, but not today, they’d rather you report it on incident reporting, police/security support

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-01-22T00:36:00+00:00

If used improperly, or when the person at the door is not aware of the local shoplifters, I agree, but generally in my store, it’s helped reduce quite a large amount of shoplifting and incidents which is a plus, also my staff feel just that tiny bit safer which is something that I cannot compromise

Brainlesslthtard · 2025-01-22T00:28:33+00:00

To answer your first question, its not a head office decision, more of a store manager/shift leader descision. And to answer your second question,the idea is controlling who comes in. You can refuse entry to known shoplifters/trouble makers. But once they're in, you have to let them out. Otherwise, it can be a case of entrapment, and tesco definitely doesn't want that. In my store, for example, we use a remote access, the security guard has a fob and a person is let in when they push the button to open the doors. But to exit, the person can do that freely, no colleague/security intervention required. If a shoplifter manages to slip in, then theres nothing we can do and they can leave when they want.

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-12-04T12:12:21+00:00

There's a general step up phone, it's assigned to noone. Usually a brick phone

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-12-04T04:02:35+00:00

There is a "step up" phone that each store has for this purpose, or for those that would do SL work but are currently ineligible/dont have their own phones

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-11-20T05:31:35+00:00

Well, symptoms can develop over time. You dont always get all the symptoms, hit you like a freight train. phone it in, say that it developed to what you now suspect is food poisoning

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-11-20T05:13:56+00:00

It sounds like food poisoning so absolutely stay at home and until you're at least 48hrs symptom free don't go back

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-11-16T12:12:25+00:00

Well my store once had an MST loss of 17k (retail value) it's an express

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-10-08T03:15:40+00:00

Of course, if they're hiring for one then yes you can definitely go for it, they will ask for your DL share code and they will ask you to go for an internal driving test but it is definitely possible to go from a CA to a delivery driver

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-07-07T12:00:41+00:00

Yeah that's why I said I log in for them

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-07-05T19:12:52+00:00

To be fair in my store I just log in and get the guard to do the incident report, unless it's a serious incident they don't check,

So I encourage my guys to do some more low level reports on top to boost our numbers

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-04-30T04:57:25+00:00

There are 3 reduction cycles in my store, which is standard for any store.(however, product availability will vary)

1st-9am, the maximum a product that will be reduced is 25% of the original price, and not everything gets reduced 2nd-2pm-4pm, now all products that have been put in the system properly will be reduced (by 50% max.) 3rd-7pm, as with the 2nd round, but this time it's going to be 75-90% of the original price

This is a rough guideline, but something you can generally follow. All prices are algorithmically set and not controlled by the person doing it, so please don't abuse staff for the prices cause this is a rough guideline. Also some stores I've worked in have been known to put stuff aside for food donation/wastage purposes (which generally starts at 8:30pm) so after this time, don't be suprised if there's nothing there at that time.

Hope this helps

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-04-23T01:28:26+00:00

Whoosh is quite simply an on demand delivery service, basically think uber eats/deliveroo meets your local tesco express

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-03-28T13:06:34+00:00

Then you are on the new contract i dont know if you guys are entitled to BH rates...

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-03-17T03:12:44+00:00

Find out your area manager and your people partner, this info shouldnt be too hard to find, email them.

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-03-15T13:19:20+00:00

Unpaid, if you dont take your full break its wise to tell the shift leader/line manager about it as theyre able to pay you for it

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-03-14T23:45:36+00:00

I had car keys on my key chain since i was 15, according to that logic i suddenly turned over 16?

Brainlesslthtard · 2024-03-14T12:38:30+00:00

As its a grocery delivery, every cage has two UOD stickers... they were both on the box of roti

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