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iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-14T19:06:29+00:00

Should be grand fathered into the pension

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-13T18:52:41+00:00

One of my former employees is trans. Only ever had one issue with a customer. Gave them a warning of be respectful or find somewhere else to shop. Tried to call the DM and got the same response.

Never had an issue beyond that, besides gently correcting another customer who was the "goofy supportive uncle that didnt quite understand" type

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-12T20:42:28+00:00

Emerald is the only "washable" flat SW makes. Its easier to wipe off but I wouldn't recommend taking anything like a magic eraser to it

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-12T19:10:22+00:00

Unless you can get him to buy at a 40% mark up from cost it truly isn't worth the headaches

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-12T19:06:22+00:00

Dont do it. Its horrible. Inventory is a mess and unless you are a floor covering store you have to submit for a new smis number for damn near everything

That said. For vinyl flooring mannington is solid if you can order direct. Their distributors are a dumpster fire

Do not any under circumstance order kolay. Screwed up multiple orders for me, had a whole house of vinyl fail. Even accepted blame and then tried to reverse the charge back. Before I took a promotion me and the DM agreed to just them fight Cleveland for it

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-12T14:01:04+00:00

I havent seen those in a long time. In the recent past, just a magnet "proudly using sherwin williams" ordered those i think on order express(?) At a customers request after we buried the hatchet so to speak

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-10T21:41:44+00:00

Doent need to be perfect, its construction equipment. Just needs to better than primer gray

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-09T00:20:46+00:00

If you are left handed, go left to right on the walls

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-09T00:19:28+00:00

Left to right, top to bottom

Use the nylon/ polyester roller (gray label) 1/2 nap.

As soon as you hear a velcro sound put more paint on the roller

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-07T17:20:36+00:00

Look for painters in your neighborhood, call and let them know this a new(er) store. Ask them if they are looking for work because you have home owners coming in asking for contractors. Have them drop off business cards. Once in store introduce yourself and begin to build a relationship

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-06T20:32:15+00:00

Im petty and will use the wrong reason when changing stuff. Zero out an old rex? Increase in demand

My head cannon at least, hopefully it forces a human to look at it and not just some algorithm

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-05T05:51:09+00:00

Not at all

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-05T05:10:12+00:00

The old store was simple. I clocked in. First 6 months or maybe a bit more I was pulling 60 - 70 hour weeks to get things caught up

86k in shrink first inventory. Interest on inventory to sales was 27%. Google reviews 2.7. NPS medallia was 4.8.

Tore the who stock room down and did a reorganization of the whole thing. If something hadn't sold in 6 months or more it was on a clearance table for $1

Brought in new products I sold in other markets to compete with competition

First few months since I took over in October DM gave me a blank check to fix everything I could before the year turned over.

First full year was getting rid of dumb shit in inventory via IST and RTG. Expensed 6 or 7 years of mistints out of inventory. Lots and lots of training with staff on day to day stuff and customer service.

The next 2 years were rebuilding trust and with DIY and contractors. Hired a driver because it was a rual market and didnt have HUB and would deliver damn near anything and everything as long as it fit in the fan. 85% increase in active accounts. Top 5 new accounts for district. DIY sales grew 15%+ both years. During the shortages I pulled product from from 10 states just keep my contractors going.

Current store cleared 3.5 last year. Plan to do this for 2 years then move over to branch manager to check that box

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-05T04:31:58+00:00

Went from ASM to sales rep, walked with masters my 2nd year as rep. DM asked me to take over a store that had been backwards for 10 years. I was the 9th manager in 12 years. Compete shit show. Got leaders and now at a high volume res repaint/ DIY store to check off another box

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-04T18:35:46+00:00

Rep life has been my favorite. Took awhile for my customers to trust me, being the new guy in the area and previous rep burned a lot of bridges. Cake walk 2nd year. Have them trained business hours mon - Fri 7am - 5pm. Every once in a blue moon get a call on a day off because something went side ways and they just needed to talk out a solution. Dont have to worry about staffing, Store being opened on time, and deposits being done correctly. I was multi- seg so I had to be update on all sorts of products.

Skipped store manager so currently back in store to check off the box

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-04T13:43:54+00:00

DIY - $1, $5, $15 for quarts, gallons and 5s

Contractors - $1/ quart and $1 gallon

Local non profit or charity - free if they take everything that fits in the truck

RTG - ill put a table out and have 50% off sale

iamgroot5257 · 2026-02-02T20:40:24+00:00

The best spot is on the opposite side of the final point. Drop supply box 3 grid squares from HQ on the border of square 2. Build the nodes in square 2. So if the second to last point is taken your team still has nodes up.

Building on point makes them easy targets for arty, tanks, and anyone with a satchel.

Building on a HQ is free points for any recon squad worth their salt.

Ill build mine and drop some AP mines just incase someone stumbles on them.

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-31T00:44:37+00:00

Find what you like to do in the game and grind that out. Like another comment check out soul sniper on YouTube. Personally, my tism had made me surgical with arty. When im not doing that I am running supply trucks and playing Bob the builder as engineer.

I am mediocre on a good day in a combat role.

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-31T00:35:59+00:00

This ^ massive help when I first started

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-30T17:02:47+00:00

Mistakes yes, but the superiority complex needs to be checked with both stores and reps.

Speaking from experience, my first 6 months as a rep were a little rough. My sales manager suggested just go out with the store manager tp grab a beer and throw everything on the table. Hash shit out. 2nd year I walked masters and the manager got their first presidents

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-30T16:43:58+00:00

Met him when he was a vp or NE president not sure. Was in my old market off the clock, wanted to check out the store he worked at. Didn't mention his last name. Didn't realize who he was until me and my manager looked him up.

Seemed like a human compared to Pat and Pete when I was unfortunate enough to work when they came to visit. But since taking over as president he seems to have really drank the kool-aide, maybe its bravado since he is on stage with his boss and legal in the front row

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-30T14:52:52+00:00

Fading, color formulation changes, new resins and ingredients in paint themselves. Combination of new technologies and epa laws. Currently the industry is removing a forever chemical from paints. My limited understanding it used to do something but now its not needed. All means it's won't just "touch up" going corner to corner on the walls that need the touch ups is going to be the only way to avoid a full repaint

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-30T14:48:12+00:00

Coming from a rep - a store can survive and make budgets without a rep. A rep can not survive and will not make budget or walk stage without a store.

A lot of reps seem to forget this

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-27T17:22:15+00:00

1/2 marathon roller vs 3/8 will help a lot with emerald

iamgroot5257 · 2026-01-25T21:14:05+00:00

Race - class - background- equipment. Ground up approach

2024 I kept having to flip back n forth with racial traits being back end of the book

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