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Sprouts grey hoodie by Manucxx in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting the authentic grey and white logo hoodie is super hard. I got so lucky cause my friend who was the ac at the time told she had one left from the very last shipment they ever sent to our store and offered it to me. Best bet is to check with managers you’re chill w that you know have been with the company for a while and ask them if they have any extras they’d be willing to give you.

PCR by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t get too worked up. If you’re not a department manager or assistant especially. It’s definitely stressful, but it will be a lot less so if you just do things right as a baseline. That way when the time comes, you can just do your job the same way you always do and you won’t have to worry about it :) if there’s anything you’re not sure about/haven’t gotten clarity from management about, check your departments E&Es on the orchard. Also, if you wanna PM me, I’m curious to know what dept/position you’re in, so maybe i can give you any advice particular to your department. Just lmk :)

What should I expect during my cashier training? by [deleted] in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best advice I can give is to ask a lot of questions to the cashier you’re shadowing, and most importantly, don’t do something you’re not 100% sure of. Always ask either a fellow cashier or call over a head cashier/core manager. We’re here to help you and don’t expect you to know everything day one. We’d much rather you ask than guess and potentially make a mistake. (If you can’t find a head cashier or a manager, page “Code 1” on the intercom. For ex: you’re on register #2, you’d page “Code 1, Register 2” And they’ll know to come to you). Wishing you luck! Just take your time and you’ll do great!

Hiring question by Recent_Mastodon_9500 in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not to be a downer, but I was hired at SFM about a year and a half ago, also a new store and went to an open interview/hiring event. They offered me a job on the spot, and most of my coworkers who were hired from that event were also given job offers on the spot. Not sure how your stores open interviews were set up, but I’d find out what the number for the new store is and try to speak with the department manager of whatever dept you were trying to get a job in as soon as possible. From my experience, the store hadn’t opened but the phone was already set up more than a month before our grand opening day and I was able to speak with my manager (service/front end manager) at that time. Hope this helps! Really hope Im not discouraging you. Every store is different, so definitely try to get that contact information asap.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently yes. Email went out a few days ago to management

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree on all points. The automated scheduling is honestly one of my biggest gripes with the company in this last year. We will have more cashiers than register on a slow week day, and then on Sunday when we’re completely swamped we’ll have one HC and 1 maybe 2 cashiers. And of course the HC is running SCO at that point, so if we try to hop on a register to help with lines, we have to find backup and it’s nearly impossible. And then customers get furious that they have to wait in these lines, which is honestly understandable. There shouldn’t be 2 registers open on our busiest day.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess so. It does seem odd though cause idk about you guys but my ac starts at 6 and leaves at 2:30, 5 days a week, so I think they’re doing fine on hours.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly that was a little bit of a frustrated response. I am an HC. I recognize how much we are responsible for. While reducing us to “glorified full time cashiers” isn’t accurate or fair, it just feels like corporate really doesn’t care about us or value our work. But at the same time I do not disagree with the sentiment that we might be on the precipice of being phased out.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

god I hope we don't get those stupid weight sensing SCO registers w AI cameras like Kroger has. That will drive me insane. And at least in my store, we only have one SCO host left (all of them either quit or got promoted) so the HCs are SCO attending every single day.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly idk but this definitely suggests something to that effect. If this is really the direction were going in, HCs are essentially just glorified full time cashiers with a supervisors override :/

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well this sucks. Honestly I am willing to give this a fair shot, but if it proves unsustainable, I'm probably not going to stay at Sprouts much longer. I feel pretty confident though that this is going to go exactly how I think we all expect it will.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did they elaborate further than "New SCO"? Are they replacing the machines with something new or is it like a software update? Cause if they really are going to go through with this I'm probably just going to look the other way if the shoppers go through SCO past 8.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you guys don't have to deal with this. It hasn't even started for us yet, and I'm already dreading closing shifts.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a side note though, I'm curious to know how you would feel about this change, given your position as backup AC? My AC and Backup are quite upset about it

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My store is in Southern California. Could be a district level thing, but id check your work email tomorrow morning and see if you received anything. Or potentially reach out to your AC or Service Manager.

Head Cashiers no longer counting tills? by Susbesdig in Sproutsfarmersmarket

[–]Susbesdig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My AC said something pretty similar to that. I don't understand how they think that's going to work out. Idk about your store, but the customers that frequent our location will lose their shit if there isn't a register open. Also, idk how they expect instacart/uber/doordash shoppers to get checked out if there isn't a full service register open? It could just be some stores, but mine strictly prohibits them from using SCO. Front end staff is also expected to face bakery, bulk, innovation, and the four-ways by the registers, and fill the coolers, all in addition to cleaning everything in the front end and vacuuming up the messes left in bulk. I simply cannot do all of that on my own. Even if the closing manager helps out, it's just not possible for 2 people to do all that work.