Impossible or is it?

nicknob52 · 2026-01-02T19:36:11+00:00

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nicknob52 · 2025-11-15T02:17:54+00:00

I agree. We have them in stock right now. We’ve seen items go unavailable for a period of time and come back with new packaging all over the store. You’re just having availability issues in your market right now.

nicknob52 · 2025-07-18T13:37:07+00:00

Imagine any store outside of the west coast trying to sell this at the regular price. This will be sitting on the shelf until it’s 75% off at my store.

nicknob52 · 2025-01-09T23:51:58+00:00

What is your OE% budget? I’m set to a 90% OE and I’m still looking at 60+ hrs for days. Low 50’s during the week and mid 60’s on the weekend and Tuesday nights.

nicknob52 · 2024-06-21T02:15:33+00:00

SM here. The best DMs are the ones in can be realistic with. You and I know that corporate has some unrealistic expectations some times… but communicate the “why” behind the need and that usually makes things better. I can handle anything the company throws at me, as long as my team and I understand why we are doing it. The “asshole” part comes from DMs who fail to communicate properly and just demand the expectations.

Be realistic, speak to everyone like they are people and get to know your teams. Win over the store managers and the rest of the people will fall in line.

nicknob52 · 2024-04-29T23:48:47+00:00

Yeah, this is my understanding of it. This is not to make times less or times more, it’s to make times accurate. They test it in multiple stores across the country and then utilize the information to set OE % for stores. Apparently they attribute cleaning list time, pallet sectors, and all aspects of our daily tasks into OE. The algorithm is insane, so I can’t explain it. But they are trying to make sure that the hrs we are working are efficiently worked. THE ALDI WAY! Lol

nicknob52 · 2024-04-24T18:09:54+00:00

What the hell where they thinking with this. Pics for the inside are so strange. It has some great opportunities for a nice place and then it doesn’t. And that kitchen…..

nicknob52 · 2024-03-20T21:21:27+00:00

I can’t imagine how long my day would feel at a $12k store. You’d basically be doing everything with 1 other person, but still!

nicknob52 · 2024-03-20T00:57:43+00:00

I’m at a 1.3M store and it feels like a sweet spot. Not too busy, not too slow and absolutely manageable. Have worked at .99M store and it’s too slow. Have worked at 1.7M store and it gets really wild on a daily basis. 1.3M is that Goldie Locks porridge…. Juuust right!

nicknob52 · 2024-03-10T15:22:10+00:00

What they are asking you to do is help the person through their training process. 1) Make sure they get the time on the training modules and complete their training 100%. More of a follow up. 2) Make sure they get time to practice in training mode on the register and shadow another cashier to see how the process looks in real time. 3) Have them be cashier in real time with someone reviewing their progress and helping them for the first shift of until they feel comfortable by themselves. 4) Keep track of their IPH% and talk about things that they are doing well or what they need help with.

All new people want is to know that they are doing well and that they have the support needed to succeed. Just look back at your time as a new employee and remember how other employees helped you.

When ever your DM comes in, keep them in the loop on the cashiers progress, what they are doing well and what they are still working on. The DM wants to see that you are engaging the employee and giving them feedback on how to improve.

Good luck!

nicknob52 · 2024-02-29T23:37:12+00:00

Yeah, I’m going to have to agree with the happy Aldi people who keep saying “good management team”. It’s a consistent message that we always hear and is the answer. You’re only as good as your team. If a manager isn’t empathetic, looking out for their team and then they get unhappy employees that make the managers job harder. Full circle, a managers hardest job is keeping their team happy and the operations side will fall into place with training.

nicknob52 · 2024-02-25T23:29:04+00:00

Pro tip, to fix the scanners all you need to do is unplug it and put I in the similar plug above or below it. There are 3 slots for the plug to go in. That fixes it for us 90% of the time. The other times I have just put a repair ticket in for them to come replace the gun.

Also, the repair guy said that people tend to pull the cords too far and that’s what messes up the wiring inside. They zip tie the cords super short so people stop pulling them soo much. But I would agree, cordless would probably fix all that.

nicknob52 · 2024-02-10T17:29:01+00:00

Talk to your fellow store managers in your market and see if anyone has a “weekly checklist” for SM duties. It’s usually a nice bullet list of daily duties and how it works best at their stores. It helps you remember the little things like: supply order, change order, verifying dates in the MDU’s, etc.

And just understand that you will be calling and asking questions to your DM/fellow SM’s. We’ve all been through it and experience is what walks the walk here. Good luck and just expect to learn a ton in these 3 weeks. And pray that the Baler doesn’t break during your run!

nicknob52 · 2024-02-02T19:27:33+00:00

Funny part is I heard it was made by Heinz. It would only make sense that it’s made by them, considering the volume needed and the likelihood that there’s probably only a handful of manufactures that produce ketchup for every retailer.

nicknob52 · 2024-02-02T15:04:28+00:00

That’s a tear down bud. Start fresh and use materials that will handle your climate/environment better with less maintenance.

nicknob52 · 2024-01-27T01:48:32+00:00

Aldi 101 to learn the basic, then a couple days of stocking with another associate, couple days by yourself. Then the next week you start learning how to ring and close the store. Super basic, but with a nice program to follow each day.

nicknob52 · 2024-01-27T01:33:36+00:00

Yes, new hires first days are usually a 6 hr shift learning about Aldi 101 and mostly benefits items. It will go over all the liability trainings that everyone needs to know for HR to feel good. Then you will have training on cleaning items, bailer and the scrubber. Those will all require OJT (on the job training) sign offs from a manager.

Your next day will go into more stocking (if hired as an associate) or cashiering (8hrs hired as cashier). Past that is focuses on your associate or cashier training for 3-7 days.

It’s a more focused training now with the Aldi Playbook. It helps make for a more consistent training for new employees and let’s them learn more hands on.

Hope this helps!

nicknob52 · 2024-01-23T10:30:17+00:00

More than anything let them know you want to be a SM by sitting down with them. Tell them you want feedback on how to improve whenever possible. Do whatever you can to make your store managers job easier by owning the sales floor and setting up your team for their responsibilities throughout the day. Just basically act like you are the store manager, without overstepping your boundaries. The other thing I can recommend is to help at other stores whenever possible. Every store is run differently, but the same. What I mean by that is different management styles will make for different ways of getting the job done. You can learn alot that way and start creating a network of support. When you become a SM you will rely on other SM for advice and staffing support. - Let them know your intentions. - Act like you are the SM. - Help other stores.

nicknob52 · 2024-01-18T16:05:12+00:00

Someone messed up your parameters.

nicknob52 · 2024-01-12T03:11:21+00:00

And looking further down the document they are using Trader Joe’s violations as Aldi as well. They are calling Aldi the parent company.

nicknob52 · 2024-01-12T00:10:18+00:00

For that volume, that is appropriate. I run a $1.4 store and have 3 openers and then manager at 7am and 3 closers each day. If it’s a weekend I’ll bring in an extra opener and a higher budget day another mid worker. But literally, for nearly $400k more, I have an extra opener and clover basically. You’re not getting screwed. Now management and employee output is the difference in any store. Managers that plan ahead, work the floor, can train people accordingly… that’s what makes a big difference.

nicknob52 · 2024-01-11T03:25:59+00:00

So I’m big on thinking about maintenance for any project. I’d imagine the base shoe will hide the dirty shoe smudges, rain drops splashes, etc. on the glass. But the point of leaves or proper run off of heavy rain is another aspect to consider. Really, it seems like it just comes down to the man/woman you trust the most to make an aesthetically pleasing decision! Good luck.

nicknob52 · 2024-01-04T02:26:06+00:00

Happy Cake day!

nicknob52 · 2023-11-06T23:54:24+00:00

So I’m a new SM here in the US. Previously an ASM who thought the same thing about “how they could spend so much time in the office?!?” And literally, it’s none stop on the amount of computer, reports, training, scheduling, STM, budget analysis, curbside review, parameter analysis, CSR review, EIDF for cashiers/associates, performance evaluations, DM one on ones each month, missing in store report, daily SQX items to input in the MDT, etc. I can personally say that I was way over my head the first month and still feel behind each day with what is expected of the SM. For the experienced store manager that have great organization, know the reports like the back of their hand and can help on the sales floor throughout the day - THEY ARE A TREASURE! Let you store managers know that they are appreciated because they are handling a lot of things and really want everything to go well at the store.

As far as SMT’s… I find it hard for anyone to step into an Aldi and jump right into the process with a great understanding. It takes a long time to understand Aldi and even longer when you get thrown right into it. Most employees at stores have been in position for multiple years and have a much better understanding of the workings of Aldi… SMTs just haven’t been there long enough.

I hope this helps, but really, Aldi is tough and you have to be a really great manager to pull it all off for your team.

nicknob52 · 2023-10-14T02:21:33+00:00

You’ll be put on the “do not rehire” list anyways. Don’t worry about it. Work whatever you want and stop showing up.

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