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    The Woolworths Thread

    just to point out, and ive checked with HR, the stripped shirts are optional for front end staff :)
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    The Woolworths Thread

    Yeah he was. He was doing an audit at our store last wednesday :( Im on our stores SHE team and he attended our meeting. It so sad, he wasnt that old either. So tragic :( I swear everyone at our store was sick today lol. The SSO went home, Produce manager, Liquor manager and Seafood manager...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    Hey everyone :p its been a while lol nothing really exciting been happening, ive been doing relief 2ic and next week im have another block of Cert 3 training to do *sigh* Anyways, anyone from the newcastle area hear about the death of Mayfields store manager on sunday night :(
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    The Woolworths Thread

    worked a 15hr day yesterday, was so tired by the time i came home, pretty much fell asleep on the lounge lol :sleep: Our store opens 118hrs a week, and im contracted to 44hrs one week, 38hrs the next :tongue: TG Fan: how long have u been with woolworths? my understanding is if you have been...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    Fun Fact! Every year Woolworths loses app $240million in unpaid leave entitlements :skip:
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    The Woolworths Thread

    *sigh* have to start work at 5am tomorrow to be part of the store evacuation for my Cert III :( worst part is i dont get paid for it :(
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    The Woolworths Thread

    our bosses are like that too, really overcautious. We have a few workers comp people in service actually, all of them are really good tho and are genuine. This girl isnt, she was they most laziest operator before she hurt herself, and now its like shes playing it for all its worth. On the...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    lmfao, ran the floor by myself today. First day of the 2IC relief and my CSM was away lol. At 8:50 one of the operators (who i haaaaate. shes on workers comp, and she really milks it for all its worth. seriously, she wouldnt have a brain to bless herself with lol) called in sick. She was meant...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    hahaha well i prob wouldnt say he was running the floor, more standing around getting people bags. Hes never used a register and doesnt know what his numbers are. He wrote down the CSMs on his hand and was giving it to people lol, and calling the other managers on the phone when he had a service...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    ooooh what a week! Both thursday and friday we were smashed! The csm, 2IC, me and one of the trading managers were all on large lanes both days with the SM running the floor. We were 20K up BOTH DAYS :mad: someone didnt plan sales very well...... Anyways, im back to my 2IC relief for the next...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    i had an operator hurt themselves today lifting a 30pk of coke off a register. She tore a tendon in her shoulder :eek: i was like AGH FUCK! JUST GO NOW AND SEE THE SSM!!! i felt really bad, shes an older lady and shes prob one of my favs. Seeing her cry broke my heart :cry: i jumped on her...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    you should make sure you always count back change. Its a pet hate of mine lol. So many register shortages can be avoided by making sure you count back your change. My rule of thumb (and what i teach new operators) is count it as your getting it out of the drawer, recount in your hand, then...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    OMG One of the operators bought me in cupcakes yesterday that had my name on them and "Worlds Greatest Supervisor"! I was so chuffed. Made my day. My 2IC couldnt stop laughing :haha: shes now officially my favourite lmfao Had to do a close last night, havent done one in ages.....it was...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    lmfao its actually called the click clack machine? :haha: ok i dont feel so bad now for calling it the swipey thing egh, as the SM was leaving tonight he was like "Trent! i need you to put together a display on the shelves in front of express with the reduced easter eggs......" I wasnt happy...
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    The Woolworths Thread

    he, lol anyways, have a look in ur service desk for a swipey thing (lol thats actually what we call it, the swipey thing haha). It sort of looks like the old Medicare card swiping machine things. You put the card, and a manual EFT slip in there and swipe it. It copies the card details to the...
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