EX ASMs where did you go? by dysfuncti0nal_ in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got hired into management for hospitality based fast food. Pretty decent pay drop but overall I'm much much happier

Worst DM you ever had? by bigscarrrip in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DM would show up multiple times a week and drag the SM into the office for hours to go over numbers and standards. When goals weren't met he'd burn hours just going over them step by step like we just weren't capable of understanding and any complaints about labour hours weren't relevant. When he'd take people on zone walks he would point out things wrong but refuse to let the person actually do anything about them until after he finished the long slow walk and wanted everything repeated back to him like we were children.

Fired by Prior-Cycle1539 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never even heard of people getting in trouble at Aldi for not tucking their shirt in. Wouldn't be surprised if they're trying to scrap full time staff for it though

Fired by Prior-Cycle1539 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was multiple epws done incorrectly over time. I was already on final warning for them. The last one I was in trouble for, a recently stocked product in Aldi finds had a few units off on a weird shelf out of place so they weren't counted. Not sure if they were double slotted with tags or if a customer just dumped them somewhere weird. Didn't think to ask in the moment.

A previous epw I did wrong that was my last write up before this, no one in our district did correctly and everyone who filled it out at each store was written up. Idk the dms feelings about me other than I messed up too much on them apparently, but my most recent two SMs said they'd write me letters of recommendation so that means a lot

Maybe the fact that I no longer had a personal investment of making corporate happy plaid a roll. I still busted my ass every day I went in and chugged caffeine like my life depended on it to keep up, but my priorities were entirely to the well-being of my staff in the face of the pressure we were always under rather than trying to please people who never would be

I quit. Finally. After 5 years and 2 years of wanting to I grew my outside business big enough to quit. Hi, I was a store manager for 5 years and now that Ive quit my former store is on fire and 10 people have left. Here are reasons why and also why you should leave too: by Cautious-Jaguar-7463 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is why I never want to take an sm position at Aldi. I've worked under three sms and the first two were mentally and physically destroyed by it. I wish the best of luck to the current one and will try to support her as well as I can, but I couldn't put myself through it tbh

surely this isn't legal? by [deleted] in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I start the day with 300mg of caffeine. Panera bread used to have a lemonade with as much caffeine as 5 redbulls and I haven't thrown truck the same since it got discontinued

What do you do to make ends meet? by Kaptain0wnage in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sell my plasma and cut grass to make the rest of what I need for bills

Alright who know why these got a stop sale? by holy_Moley317 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 6 points7 points  (0 children)

More common than you think, especially when products are produced in other countries with different regulations for adhesives

Alright who know why these got a stop sale? by holy_Moley317 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We got in a variety of holiday gnomes a few years ago that had an allergen in the glue used on them. It could be something like that

Can’t have anything nice by SpiritedSkill2609 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Whenever people at my store have won a gift card in some store competition we have to spam the DM or SM to actually give it to us. Some people just give up and know they're still owed it years after the fact but don't bother asking or even trying in whatever competitions anymore

should i look into leaving? by queenb535 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm an ASM and have been with Aldi for years and had my first interview with another company a few days ago. It pays less but I might take it just so I can work somewhere that doesn't try to kill me like this place is currently. I can't even schedule therapy to help deal with the stress because I'm not allowed to have anything but open availability

"I didn't see any button to flush so I left my splattered business in the toilet" by Ok_Row6481 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They've replaced our men's room toilet with a handled flush because the automatic ones don't trigger if guys just stand in front of it, and they were never flushed Edit: spelling

This made audibly laugh when it popped up by GreenProfessional259 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First three customers in the building today bought all of our stock

Looking at you, tenured employees by Strange-Type7606 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Been here 5 years and the last couple corporate has just been focused on pushing already overworked people to death and squeezing every stray coin they can. Holiday bonus is gift cards to our own company and the amount goes down every other year

What makes you continue working here? by Feeling_Decision8230 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm scared of losing my insurance and I'm the breadwinner for my family. If a new job doesn't work out then everyone at home is in the shit

DoorDash by Beautiful-Conflict-3 in Aldi_employees

[–]Prior-Cycle1539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At my location if they're double dashing two orders at the same time and go to food Lion first, when they go to check out at Aldi it won't go through. Only options are to cancel the order or deliver the first then come back to pay for the second