u/Guilty_Marzipan_3259

The title says it all. I feel pretty left out at work. I hear coworkers talking about their days, management discussing all the fun things they did together. Meanwhile I'm in the background thinking... Am I really even here?

My metrics are a different story. I think I'm fine in that regard. It's just that, with respect to the "whole person" so-to-speak, I'm sad to say my social needs are unmet.

But I also never say the first word. I never interrupt. And yeah, I always do my part to help customers find what they need and maintain a basic level of respect. I just hate feeling so darn lonely all the time.

That said, I also understand the store floor isn't really the place to be making friends. I just want to build camaraderie with my coworkers. Even a basic "hi, how are you" from one would be nice. I just hate feeling like a ghost all the time.

Does anyone know what to do in this situation? How do I break the ice and build positive relationships at work? I may need them as references in the future, or for finding Item-Not-Founds (INFs). So this is really important to me as I'm sure you can imagine.

Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks.

Today I was behind on some orders :/ . My store's goal is 90+ UPH and I only get 75. I don't know what the issue is. Is it memory? I only have a general idea of where things are. If you asked me where the mariana sauce is, I could only tell you where the pasta sauces are. I'm always spending 0.1 seconds glancing at shelf numbers and store locations and then frantically trying to get there and then comparing whats on my phone to whats on the shelf. But some of the items have really, REALLY long names. And sometimes an item is MISSING and I don't realize it until after a minute of just trying to find out where the item should have been located to begin with.

What do I do? What do you guys recommend? I hate being behind but, yeah, that's just how it is for me right now. So please, any advice you have would be appreciated.