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Blue Moonlight posted:Hah, that’s basically what I was talking about here: Yes we have all brought up lines on the floor or signage directing our members to the appropriate lines but our GM has decided that she hates signs and will not let us put any up. I keep telling members to please drop a suggestion about it in the box because they’ll listen to members but not employees. Speaking of poo poo GMs and warehouses, pretty sure I got the department in trouble tonight by revealing that we are so over worked and so under staffed that we go without our last breaks more often than not. I have brought this up several times over the past year but I think everyone forgets and then get all pissed off again when I remind them that actually no the problems are still there and didn’t magically go away. Anyway I think I get why they have to force new people into food court. Why make conditions better when you can have fresh meat that has no choice but to work there? Hm? A revolving door you say?? That doesn’t make sense why would people want to leave food court? Edit so that my post isn’t only me bitching about my job: today I got to watch a guy get escorted out of the warehouse while he yelled stuff like “this is America!” And “can you believe they’re kicking me out??” It was actually really great and I could feel my spirits being lifted.
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DamnitGannet posted:Speaking of poo poo GMs and warehouses, pretty sure I got the department in trouble tonight by revealing that we are so over worked and so under staffed that we go without our last breaks more often than not. I have brought this up several times over the past year but I think everyone forgets and then get all pissed off again when I remind them that actually no the problems are still there and didn’t magically go away. In a lot of states companies can get in big trouble for that, so you're really doing them a favor. If BOLI or whoever start investigating the fines and repayment can jump pretty fast as I recall.
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I can't imagine working in the food court and not being miserable. There's way too much bullshit to deal with, especially considering they get paid the same rate as someone who collect carts outside all day. Employees in the deli get the same pay as cashiers which is like an extra dollar an hour or something. How the hell is that fair?
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Was served by a tire center guy working the food court, once. Was wearing the tire center uniform but not dirty, hairnet and gloves. I guess he got reallocated before he could get started fpr the day. I got the distinct impression that he couldn't give a poo poo, possibly because he was going to get paid at his higher tire center rate for serving up food while not having to physically exert himself as much.
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Food court is a loving nightmare. I get yelled at by people constantly for things beyond my control and if I stop smiling or get frustrated my supervisor is quick to reprimand me and will say in my reviews that I’m too emotional and I need to stop letting members get to me. I guess she’s made of steel because I don’t know a single person who doesn’t have their mood changed when some entitled prick gets in your face and screams at you because they’re too loving stupid to figure out how the spoon dispenser works. They also close the warehouse at 8:30 and push all the members out of the aisles but they push them into food court where they order pizzas and we continue to serve pizzas for a full 30 minutes, sometimes 40 minutes after close. Management doesn’t want us to start cleaning until all the members are gone so we are consistently 30-40 minutes behind schedule every night hence why we don’t have time to take our breaks, we don’t have time to do this this or this. Stop serving members after close? Absolutely not! Just work faster! By the way we are replacing two of your closers with brand new hires so have fun doing all that and also training half your team. DamnitGannet fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Jul 23, 2023 |
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Jul 23, 2023 17:50
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SwissArmyDruid posted:Was served by a tire center guy working the food court, once. Was wearing the tire center uniform but not dirty, hairnet and gloves. I guess he got reallocated before he could get started fpr the day. I got the distinct impression that he couldn't give a poo poo, possibly because he was going to get paid at his higher tire center rate for serving up food while not having to physically exert himself as much. We are constantly pulling people from other departments to help us in FC. On a fully staffed day. Even with every single person scheduled present, it’s still not enough for the volume of people but hmmm idk maybe food court just needs to get their poo poo together, it couldn’t possibly be a staffing issue. Also can other employees weigh in on this? We had a brand new hire get a full time position in food court, and he is now moving to forklifts full time before his 90 days are up. He skipped over people who had been on food court for years, and he just skipped over people who have been driving forklifts at Costco for years. As far as I know he doesn’t know anyone here, so what the hell? How is this possible?
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Time to send your manager out to the front lines and hope that their eventual replacement is more competent.
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Hes been forklifting the manager
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DamnitGannet posted:We are constantly pulling people from other departments to help us in FC. On a fully staffed day. Even with every single person scheduled present, it’s still not enough for the volume of people but hmmm idk maybe food court just needs to get their poo poo together, it couldn’t possibly be a staffing issue. that story is as old as time. managers are always playing dirty. every once and awhile someone comes along who can play their game
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They don’t have outshine pops anymore. Junk
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Hey food court is actually getting their breaks now and it only took me getting pulled into the office, told that I’m inconveniencing everyone because I’m a baby who can’t take my own breaks, being poo poo on for being a negative person (I said food court is a nightmare and got read the riot act, how come you never say anything nice about food court?) and having my supervisor throw me under the bus. But hey!!!! We can actually get our ducking breaks covered  Please be nice to us in food court, we are dealing with a lot 
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man what happened to costco being one of the retailers to treat their employees well, drat
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2nd grill in the front of house hack
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Raluek posted:man what happened to costco being one of the retailers to treat their employees well, drat Idk my warehouse is run by trump republicans so I imagine that plays a part
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this is what happens when you vote for republicans. they turn your costco into a sam’s club
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DamnitGannet posted:Also can other employees weigh in on this? We had a brand new hire get a full time position in food court, and he is now moving to forklifts full time before his 90 days are up. He skipped over people who had been on food court for years, and he just skipped over people who have been driving forklifts at Costco for years. As far as I know he doesn’t know anyone here, so what the hell? How is this possible? It's most likely that that person is very good at rear end kissing and played the game right. But to give you a possible alternative explanation, I have seen situations a few times where someone who has worked at Costco for a long time quits, and then decides to come back a few years later and gets slapped with a new hire date. So even though they technically have only been employed by Costco for a very short time, they could actually have years of experience with the company and are able to use that experience in different areas without much issue. Hate on the guy all you want for somehow moving up quickly in a way that's unfair to others, but you can be happy knowing that he's probably going from one poo poo show to another. Unless your warehouse happens to be a rare one that has figured out how to deal with the logistical nightmare that is Costco freight. At my warehouse, we have a hard time finding people willing to cross train to drive a forklift because everyone sees how miserable all the forklift drivers are and want nothing to do with that. Raluek posted:man what happened to costco being one of the retailers to treat their employees well, drat I'm pretty sure they still treat their employees better than most retailers. But it is still retail, and the quality of leadership and corporate policies have been slowly declining since the company founder retired.
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Jingleheimer posted:the quality of leadership and corporate policies have been slowly declining since the company founder retired. oh yeah i forgot about this, maybe it explains the food court going to poo poo during covid as well. what does this mean for "the price of the loving hot dog" going forward, i wonder?
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Raluek posted:oh yeah i forgot about this, maybe it explains the food court going to poo poo during covid as well. what does this mean for "the price of the loving hot dog" going forward, i wonder? The whole thing about the food court going to poo poo is that the company is trying literally every possible thing they can to get the food court to operate as anything other than a huge loss while still keeping the hot dog at $1.50. Which is why they raise prices on the other items on the menu and keep trying to introduce new items hoping for a success. Jim Sinegal may have stepped down from CEO, but he's still on the board of directors. I'm sure they'll raise the price of the loving hot dog eventually, but Jim will never allow it, and they wouldn't dare trying it while he's still alive. Dude is in his 80s though and can't live forever. I assume the rest of the corporate higher ups are just waiting for Jim to croak so they can finally maximize profits. If you're interested in buying Costco stock, I would bet the price will take a good dip upon the news of Jim's death.
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sounds to me like this goon got a sweet gig in the costco foodcourt, and instead of putting in some sweat + effort, he comes to the internet to complain about his bosses and hardworking coworkers
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Jim is John wick but for keeping the price of hot dogs
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DamnitGannet posted:Yes we have all brought up lines on the floor or signage directing our members to the appropriate lines but our GM has decided that she hates signs and will not let us put any up. I keep telling members to please drop a suggestion about it in the box because they’ll listen to members but not employees. Service deli at my warehouse is in constant staff crisis too, but it's because our dept manager is inept and rotisserie room loving sucks so it's impossible to retain new hires if they touch that side of the department. Nobody on the cold prep side knows a thing about rotisserie and doesn't care to learn because it's hot, dirty, and way more strenuous than slapping sandwiches together for the same pay, and the manager and supervisor can barely operate the ovens. I can't even think about a break until the closer shows up at the end of my shift and sometimes not even then. When it's busy busy I've had to work through my lunch because god forbid you sell out of chickens for any reason. poo poo sucks, gently caress deli and gently caress those stupid 5 dollar chickens
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Dunk Bot 3000 posted:Service deli at my warehouse is in constant staff crisis too, but it's because our dept manager is inept and rotisserie room loving sucks so it's impossible to retain new hires if they touch that side of the department. Nobody on the cold prep side knows a thing about rotisserie and doesn't care to learn because it's hot, dirty, and way more strenuous than slapping sandwiches together for the same pay, and the manager and supervisor can barely operate the ovens. I can't even think about a break until the closer shows up at the end of my shift and sometimes not even then. When it's busy busy I've had to work through my lunch because god forbid you sell out of chickens for any reason. holy shiiiiiit working through your lunch?? thats absolutely unheard of at mine, we will get written up if we go even one minute over our scheduled lunch time. i thought this was a costco wide thing but now im thinking it might actually be a california labour thing. drat dude that really sucks  i have heard that the chicken room is definitely one of the toughest places to be in, though i do know at least one person who claims to have enjoyed it. that said, they arent doing chicken room anymore and have no intention of ever doing so again
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Jingleheimer posted:The whole thing about the food court going to poo poo is that the company is trying literally every possible thing they can to get the food court to operate as anything other than a huge loss while still keeping the hot dog at $1.50. Which is why they raise prices on the other items on the menu and keep trying to introduce new items hoping for a success. Jim Sinegal may have stepped down from CEO, but he's still on the board of directors. I'm sure they'll raise the price of the loving hot dog eventually, but Jim will never allow it, and they wouldn't dare trying it while he's still alive. Dude is in his 80s though and can't live forever. I assume the rest of the corporate higher ups are just waiting for Jim to croak so they can finally maximize profits. If you're interested in buying Costco stock, I would bet the price will take a good dip upon the news of Jim's death. apparently they haven't tried everything cause everything just keeps dropping in quality. imo costco's main thing is the focus on value, not on cost. you can generally trust whatever they carry to be at least not trash, and while things cost more than at other stores you get more for it. so, to bring this to the food court, just charge more for stuff but make it good. i don't care if the combo slice costs $3.99 instead of $1.99, if it's got all the stuff i want on it and is at least a half-decent slice of pizza. ill pay more for a polish than a 'dog cause they taste better, although the new dogs are better than the old ones. whomever compared it to sams club a little bit ago was onto something. trying to hit a bottom-dollar price point at any cost is a walmart move. costco should be focused on giving me the best bang for my buck, and it seems like they've lost this focus in the last few years.
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Dick Fontaine posted:this is what happens when you vote for republicans. they turn your costco into a sam’s club poo poo club
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I love Rojo's Street Corn Dip and have patented a device that will affix (permanently) to your skull and dispense Rojo's Street Corn Dip into your mouth either constantly or on demand. Kind of like those hats that you put beer in and suck through a straw. But manual suction is obviously not sufficient due to Rojo's Street Corn Dip's increased viscosity and chunkiness, so it will require an electric pump of some sort. PM me if you have an engineering background and would like to be involved with this endeavor.
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no free samples at the republican costco because they are handouts
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At least the republican Costco will let you carry your firearm in the store without getting upset. If you're white at least.
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yo anyone know if you can get Liquid Death tea at Co
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Food Court is the receipent of undue stress from the auto kiosks because large percentages of the patrons are Olds whom cannot follow simple instructions to save their lives. Generally there's two types of positions for basic employees at Costco. Incredibly brain dead easy but also mind numbingly boring; Cashiers, Assistants, Cart Pushers, Merch. And incredibly fast paced and intense but poorly run and utterly incomprehensible to management positions; Food Court, Deli, Bakery, basically all the auxiliary depts.
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not a big fan of them they are fine but they always just make them into 2 lines i like line sniping
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bird with big dick posted:I love Rojo's Street Corn Dip and have patented a device that will affix (permanently) to your skull and dispense Rojo's Street Corn Dip into your mouth either constantly or on demand. Kind of like those hats that you put beer in and suck through a straw. But manual suction is obviously not sufficient due to Rojo's Street Corn Dip's increased viscosity and chunkiness, so it will require an electric pump of some sort. PM me if you have an engineering background and would like to be involved with this endeavor. What if you mounted a gallon barrel with a widemouth gravity fed line
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Smugworth posted:What if you mounted a gallon barrel with a widemouth gravity fed line Ideally it could also reduce several bags of the tortilla chips into a fine slurry at the same time. Maybe a 24v macerating pump?
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Jongga is the kimchi that makes you mad you missed out on good kimchi your whole life. I used to throw tubs away half eaten cause they just weren’t good. Jongga is on another level
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Mid-Life Crisis posted:Jongga is the kimchi that makes you mad you missed out on good kimchi your whole life. I used to throw tubs away half eaten cause they just weren’t good. Jongga is on another level Yup
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bringing it back to bagel chat, the costco bagels are so much higher quality then anything short of an actual bagel shop, and a good one not a chain bread store like panera. yeah, they need to go straight in the freezer but the quality even after that thawing for an hour is superb.
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einstein "bagels" are only bagels in teh technical term. spongy garbage rear end boiled bread
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Dick Fontaine posted:all my costco has is einstein bros bagels and those are ok at best Are they branded Einstein Brothers or are they in the same plain bag as normal costco bagles?
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Weembles posted:Are they branded Einstein Brothers or are they in the same plain bag as normal costco bagles? says einstein bros on the bag
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