u/Denecerenay239

I just started working at Sprouts as a produce clerk. I thought the job would mostly be stocking fruits and veggies and keeping things clean, but my first day of training honestly left me really overwhelmed and confused.
During the computer training, I was in an office with 3 computers and had to use one for training. It was like 3 shifts of interactive videos and quizzes etc. But employees kept coming in and talking and it was really noisy, everyone was joking and using the printers and equipment which was super loud . I couldn’t focus at all on the course I was supposed to complete. On top of that, the computers were constantly being used, so the manager kept having to ask people to let me use one, which made things feel even more unorganized.
The produce lead wasn’t very helpful either. She showed me around and talked a lot, but didn’t really explain what I was supposed to do or how to do anything step by step. She told me to follow another employee instead.
That employee was clearly overwhelmed because they were already short staffed and doing everything cutting veggies, washing, stocking, etc. He tried his best to help, but I was still often left alone doing things I wasn’t actually trained on.
At one point, I asked a woman up front where I should turn in my training checklist. She told me to take it to the computer room, but then the manager told me to leave it at the front desk instead. When I tried to do that, the same woman said “nooo,” in a complaining tone but I explained the manager told me to and she said it was fine. So even simple things felt confusing because I was getting different instructions from different people.
Later, the guy I was following gave me a whole bunch of bananas and left me to stack them. I did my best, but after I finished, the produce lead told me I did it wrong because I used non organic bananas instead of organic ones. So I had to take everything down and redo it.
After that, I honestly started feeling discouraged because I feel like I’m messing things up even though I wasn’t really shown how to do it properly in the first place.
Another employee even told me that a lot of people have left because of management and that there’s favoritism and constant short staffing.
I’ve been struggling to find a job for a long time, so I’m honestly sad because it was really hard for me to finally get hired somewhere. I also have 2 other job opportunities I could possibly get closer to my house (like Plato’s Closet or Sky Zone), but I’m not sure what to do.
Should I stick this out for a bit longer or quit after my first week? Is this normal for Sprouts or does this sound like a bad work environment?

I just started working at Sprouts as a produce clerk. I thought the job would mostly be stocking fruits and veggies and keeping things clean, but my first day of training honestly left me really overwhelmed and confused.
During the computer training, I was in an office with 3 computers and had to use one for training. It was like 3 shifts of interactive videos and quizzes etc. But employees kept coming in and talking and it was really noisy, everyone was joking and using the printers and equipment which was super loud . I couldn’t focus at all on the course I was supposed to complete. On top of that, the computers were constantly being used, so the manager kept having to ask people to let me use one, which made things feel even more unorganized.
The produce lead wasn’t very helpful either. She showed me around and talked a lot, but didn’t really explain what I was supposed to do or how to do anything step by step. She told me to follow another employee instead.
That employee was clearly overwhelmed because they were already short staffed and doing everything cutting veggies, washing, stocking, etc. He tried his best to help, but I was still often left alone doing things I wasn’t actually trained on.
At one point, I asked a woman up front where I should turn in my training checklist. She told me to take it to the computer room, but then the manager told me to leave it at the front desk instead. When I tried to do that, the same woman said “nooo,” in a complaining tone but I explained the manager told me to and she said it was fine. So even simple things felt confusing because I was getting different instructions from different people.
Later, the guy I was following gave me a whole bunch of bananas and left me to stack them. I did my best, but after I finished, the produce lead told me I did it wrong because I used non organic bananas instead of organic ones. So I had to take everything down and redo it.
After that, I honestly started feeling discouraged because I feel like I’m messing things up even though I wasn’t really shown how to do it properly in the first place.
Another employee even told me that a lot of people have left because of management and that there’s favoritism and constant short staffing.
I’ve been struggling to find a job for a long time, so I’m honestly sad because it was really hard for me to finally get hired somewhere. I also have 2 other job opportunities I could possibly get closer to my house (like Plato’s Closet or Sky Zone), but I’m not sure what to do.
Should I stick this out for a bit longer or quit after my first week? Is this normal for Sprouts or does this sound like a bad work environment?