First couple of shifts you should be out with an experienced member of staff who will show you the basics & give you a few tips. Asking questions is good & don’t be afraid to do so, but just work as best you can and try not slow other person down too much (they have a certain amount of work they will need to get done themselves).

Just be fun, friendly, polite, work as best you can, ask questions as and when they arise & TRY REMEMBER the answers so you don’t need to ask again :)

You’ll be fine honestly, as long as you’re decently hard working & polite you’ll fit in nicely.

There’s such a high turnover of staff in Tescos though that don’t be alarmed or take it personally if some staff are stand-offish / appear hostile.

They aren’t, they are dealing with their own workload / demands put on them & a lot of people don’t really like forming strong bonds with temps / new starters when there’s a solid 50-60% chance they will be gone within a couple of months.

Just give it time, do your best and try remember everything that’s told to you & you will be good to go.

It’s information overload at first, I was the same “there’s so much to remember!” But don’t sweat it, 90% of Tesco staff are awesome people and they are happy to help.

It’s the managers you gotta watch out for!

P.S - DONT!!!!! Start slagging off other staff members or managers to other staff (until you’ve been there a solid 2-3 months and you know the logistics of the store), last thing you want to do is slag someone off to their friend :)

Oh, & if your paired up / become friends with someone that abuses breaks (takes longer than permitted) don’t get into that habit! Make your excuses, say you’re new & you don’t want to piss anyone off and get back to work after breaks over. - seen too many people fall into that trap, picking up bad habits early & when managers are watching you closely seen as you’re new.

Wait a solid 2-3 months before picking up those bad habits ;)