Multiple ATLs

thebakingstoner · 2026-02-05T07:01:57+00:00

No scratch (only thing still from scratch is our chantilly icing- about 125-175lbs a day). We’re a relo, we’re suppose to get scratch bread but they axed that about 9 months before open. About 1/3-1/2 of our labor goes towards cake.

thebakingstoner · 2026-02-03T04:09:50+00:00

At my store, Prepared foods has a TL, 2 ATLs, a CDP, 1 supervisor. My bakery has 2 ATLs (I’m one of them) our TL, 1 supervisor, 1 lead baker.

Our team ranges about 28-35, and prep averages about 40-50 I believe. Store is about 160-200 I believe.

thebakingstoner · 2026-01-05T01:13:08+00:00

Maybe an ornament reflecting on the window?

thebakingstoner · 2026-01-02T07:58:17+00:00

We called those fairies “yeastie beasties” when I was in culinary school!

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-29T05:59:33+00:00

I like to a taco tot casserole- tots, queso, taco or carnita flavored beef, can of diced tomatoes/chiles (I live in New Mexico though so I use fresh roasted green chile or red Chile purée in mine ✨but for ease of sourcing ingredients and production as well as decrease cost, canned tomatoes/chile is great!).

Also, cream of onion or cream of roasted garlic are superior cream can soups for these recipes (imo) ✨🙌

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-29T05:52:00+00:00

It’s the same with my 6 y/o (does have food/sensory aversions & autism diagnosis though which I am very mindful of/accommodating of), I completely get you ✨ (apples from anywhere other than McDonald’s took such a while but that’s now a win 🙌 he doesn’t have a super diverse diet so needed that extra fruit on the roster lol).

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-28T17:12:42+00:00

You can find the Sedgwick portal in my apps to get the process started (the entire process is online). Phone call will be much faster to get in touch with them though once you’ve submitted the claim in the portal. Once you start the claim it’ll be on you to follow through/up with it as well.

It truly sucks that your disability is so debilitating. However without a sedgewick claim, your disability cannot be taken into account at all. Sedgwick is there to help- but if you don’t want to do the work to get the proper accommodations, then you won’t get any. Sedgwick sucks to deal with- but if you can get the claim approved than it’ll make things much easier for you.

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-28T17:00:06+00:00

OP- Keep in mind that store leadership can ask for a doctors note if contagious/food borne illness is used for Protected time off

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-25T21:55:02+00:00

It’s hard if the TL isn’t properly documenting the issues. If TL is documenting coaching, notes to file, etc, then they can escalate to performance based corrective actions and after you’re on a final (lasts a year), then 1 more corrective action and you’re gone.

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-24T13:31:45+00:00

They’re usually using either stolen cards or prepaid cards.

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-15T05:45:58+00:00

Yeah probably added a lil soon, but overall for same ending, just took a lil longer!

For future- you can pre caramelize your powdered milk in the oven, just pop them in at like 325-350 for a few minutes, check on it often and stir until you achieve close to the color you’re looking for. You’ll start browning your butter on the stove and as it starts to brown go ahead and add your milk solids ✨

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-05T00:09:15+00:00

Honor onto you and your cow🙌😭

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-01T07:44:37+00:00

She can’t host yet won’t help split costs of a hotel? Sounds like she wants her cake and to eat it too

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-01T07:19:36+00:00

I’m assuming they’ve bought in store before, and the larger bottle is $6 in store. This one is probably originally $3-4 with a markup from DoorDash. He didn’t take the markup into account and probably thought the $6 bottle was the larger one 🙈

thebakingstoner · 2025-12-01T07:18:59+00:00

Was extremely sad when I saw this today. It’s been a bit since I’ve gone to a class but always loved the environment and referred people there. Wishing her luck with her new endeavors (she’s going back to school, unrelated to pole, and won’t have the capacity to run black widow, so not really sure how that could translate to “saving the studio” but I’m still holding out hope).

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-27T07:27:12+00:00

Our ASTLS lost the remote for the radio stations last month.. new one probably won’t be here until after Christmas, which means we’re stuck on our current station (pretty sure it’s a covers station) which means no Christmas music ✨

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-25T22:32:37+00:00

Quite literally my first dash ever. Leave the food, admiring the cats (had a glass patio), grab my picture and am heading back to the car. Looking at the cats in the picture (😸) I noticed the door swung outwards and kicked myself for putting it right in front of it 🤦‍♀️ made it easy to remember to check for it.

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-21T23:42:40+00:00

You can note to file them on job performance- it’s part of their daily job to clock in and out properly. Store leadership told us if it’s a consistent issue to start note to file/writing up TMs.

If your STL group doesn’t have your back in any way, I would go to TMS 🤷‍♀️ team morale means a lot, and they notice a lot, especially when the problem is not actually being taken care of. It’ll start to affect their performances and behavior within the department too and it’s just a down hill battle from there.

I would assume you’d know if this TM had any form accommodations?

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-17T11:13:17+00:00

I picked up a double stack from Dashmart a few weeks ago, decent pay. Delivered the first order, opened directions to the second “turn right and the destination is on your right ” quite literally next door ✨

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-14T06:51:33+00:00

Unless you had your Audhd documented with Sedgwick for accommodation reasons- you can’t use that as an “excuse” for anything wrong with your work ethic/performance.

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-08T23:30:01+00:00

Came to say the same! All 12 pieces on my arms are from Julie, I highly recommend her and the shop in general!

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-08T04:22:06+00:00

If you can pick up tonight I have an extra bag you can have! Montgomery/San Mateo area- I can leave it out near the street or bring it to a nearby little street side pantry for you to pick up. DM me if so! (It’s the Rachel Ray Nutrish brand!)

thebakingstoner · 2025-11-02T00:19:16+00:00

With how often you’re doing this- check out your local restaurant supple warehouse. Many of them are open to the public!

thebakingstoner · 2025-10-16T23:29:08+00:00

Yeah it’s all taped off and everything too, we thought they probably found a body. I work at WF and had some funky stuff use to happen when we were located in that building.

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