It happened again

[Jacob M.]

I swear that I must be cursed. Last night was my first night at Wal Mart. It was one of the worst nights of work I have ever had. The amazing thing is that it mirrored my first night at Target 3 and 1/2 years ago. I thought I would never experience that tortuous feeling again. Guess I was wrong. I thought I was going to be a stocker at Target and the next thing I know I'm in the backroom. The good thing is that I was so attrocious they pulled me out of the backroom and put me on the stocking team. I guess my attitude most have been bad because halfway through the night this guy came up and started talking to me. I guess it was apparent that I hated backroom. I ended up talking to the boss. She kind of talked to me like I was retarded. She wondered why I didn't know I was going to be in the backroom. She asked if I had read the packet. I told her I did and that's when I started to really think something was off. I kept trying to tell her that I don't like backroom and I don't think she understood. She kept saying that I hadn't even learned how to do it yet. I told her that I had done it before and I didn't want to do it again.

 

Apparently I had applied to be a backroom person. In the descriptions they gave on the website there certainly wasn't anything that led me to believe that's what I was applying for. If there was I would have never applied. Throughout orientation I knew something was off, but I wasn't sure what. The initial description would have me believe that I was a stocker. Even some of the things I was told led me to believe that. Then I found that a couple of guys I was in orientation with had Sales Floor on their tags. When someone asked what they did their response was that they were a stocker. Since when have Sales Floor people been stockers? During orientation they made us take courses over everything under the sun. If it would have been narrowed down to backroom info I'm sure I would have picked up on it immediately. Instead they had me doing courses on things like the register.

 

I was told to go into my preferences on the computer and change what job I wanted. That would get me out of my current job. The stupid system won't let you do that unless you're clocked in. I had just clocked out so I had no way to fix it. The woman that is over the thing talked to me like I was stupid. I guess she's just a wonderful person because she talked to the other people in there like they were stupid too. Stupid company in their efforts to fix a system that probably wasn't broke in the first place have created a monstrosity. Their job descriptions are jacked up, as are their company policies, and clocking in procedures.

 

If they don't put me somewhere else I'm walking.

[cdjunky41]

That Sucks!!!!

Did you put on the application for job description (ANYTHING)?

That's when they give you the shit detail!!!

[Jez]

Get a job in the Mail service.

[Stefan]

Get a job in the Mail service.

Yes, that will slow you down

[Metal T]

Get outta retail...go to D.C.-apply for a job at the white house.Im sure that f**ker Obama would be more than willing to pay you a mint for trimming the white house lawn...

[Jacob M.]

That Sucks!!!!

Did you put on the application for job description (ANYTHING)?

That's when they give you the shit detail!!!

 

I thought I had made it clear in my application that I wanted to be a stocker. I read their descriptions on the website and nothing I read made me think I was going to be in the backroom.

 

Get outta retail...go to D.C.-apply for a job at the white house.Im sure that f**ker Obama would be more than willing to pay you a mint for trimming the white house lawn...

 

I'll just tell it like it is. I f*ing hate retail. My work history isn't exactly wonderful so I applied where I thought I'd have a chance of employment. I was hoping this would be a temporary thing that would help propel me to something I could succeed at. Unless they get their crap together and fast I'll be gone. I'm not going to deal with the headache that is backroom.

[Jacob M.]

In the 7 days I have worked at Wal-Mart I have bounced around quite a bit. 2 days of training, 1 day of backroom, 1 day on cereal, 2 days on baking, and 1 day on water. I don't quite understand it. At this point in time a job is a job. I'll do my best and hopefully I'll survive. In July I'll be headed back to Oklahoma. Hopefully by that time I'll know where I want to be and how to get there. Surely I can survive Wal-Mart for 5 months .

[glam_junkie]

just out of interest... what is 'backroom'?