u/LeadershipBubbly3351

I'm that nerd, yes. I want my 500th to MEAN SOMETHING.

I know it doesn't, it's just pixels on a screen, but somehow I can't click that 'buy' on 500 until I feel it's 'right'.

Pondering maybe the parcel overlapping the Town Board's offices next time I go to the Town Hall... I do have interest in local politics again, and I am already AE Mayor in my little town. Like attracting like.

Just early morning pre coffee rambles and curious if you all do silly things like that when buying parcels.

I just want to know HOW to get my groceries as ordered when they're expected for once.

So it's been four years now we've been using the service when we're unable to shop in store due to working while they're open or no access to a vehicle.

The process is...unpredictable. Some orders are to arrive Sunday between Noon and 3PM, they don't arrive until Tuesday morning. Some are to be handed off in person, they are left under a rain spout in a thunderstorm and we're told 'they didn't want to get wet' when we ask customer care about why instructions were ignored and the bags were just thrown in the middle of our driveway. (We left a table and a cooler in the covered garage as we KNEW it would rain and there were variables in play.)

We're told it's 'Walmart policy' to be ;quick and consistent' as they have 'regular employees' delivery the orders due to lack of independent drivers. They also say because of this they can't tell us when the order will leave the store or is expected to arrive anymore nor can they be 'held to instructions more than give it to customer'. No texts, no notice of updates. Nothing. We've changed our contact information at least six times and still no updates. 'It's all done by the system.' we're told.

So today, when the order arrived early and was placed in a muddy puddle rather than in the garage as requested, I decided not to call the store again, but come to the place of all knowledge.

How do I get my orders correctly? Literally HOW do I phrase the delivery instructions so that I don't end up with thawed burritos, crushed fresh tomatoes and muddy or rain soaked boxes?

I've tried tipping better. I've tried messaging the driver, and no reply. I've tried speaking to the store manager at the local store and they told us above. As it's FOOD I'm not allowed to do returns for a refund. I have to dispute issues with my bank. (Which I have had to do many times when items arrived cut open or leaking.)

What am I doing wrong, if anything, as a customer that my orders are almost always late, partially damaged or just ruined by poor handling? How can I fix this? The next nearest Walmart is 40 miles away and they will not deliver to my address, I've gotten curbside there and it's always correct, nicely handled and on time.

Odd question. Last night when closing, the other MOD had an off deposit, which I was to verify and confirmed by hand and with the cash counter it was indeed off.

I suggested she make a post on the the Leadership Group Chat, even though everyone was likely asleep, just to keep everyone abreast of what was happening so it could be addressed in the morning when we were all avalible and those that would be there at 5am would know SOMETHING was up.

She attacked me for even suggesting it, saying she wasn't 'blowing up' people's texts at midnight because it's 'illegal'. She also accused me of accusing her of stealing, but that's besides the point.

Are group chats or texting a group of managers, who all AGREED to be in the chat for reasons like the one one above, actually illegal, or was she just spitting anger at me cuz I am an easy target?

I can't seem to add an image, but I'm making due with the 'cook all vegetables to 158 Degrees' protocol and extending a pound of ground turkey with the veggies I had hoped to eat raw.

1 cup each of celery, carrots, mini peppers, onion, tomatoes and cauliflower stems. Blitz them in the processor and add to the pot with the usual taco seasoning blend.

Here's hoping we'll have no ill effects from eating them.

ETA: We're in a heavy cyclosporia area and I don't want to risk it. No mocking my caution, please. It's just plain rude.

ETA2: Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I though that this Sub is about eating cheap and healthy? I thought that was the point. I used vegetables we could not use as they were originally intended without risk, thus avoiding THROWING them out, to make a healthy way to stretch what meat we had. How this is worthy of such comments and down votes, I don't understand.

Also cooking worked well. There have been a few cases in our area from the same source, and we were able to avoid it.

I'm getting everything ready to roll over my 401k to my new one, and now my account is locked.

Empower told me to get in touch with my former employer as I am no longer employed there.

What department would that be?

Like it says on the tin.

As expected, buying cheap but durable polos when I was hired was the way to go, cuz now the higher ups want us in red ones soon.

They WILL provide them, however, and I'm just trying to get a bead on what size I would request if that's an option.

I'm 5ft and about 112lbs, but chunky arms and a square body shape, lol. I tend to go juniors XL or childrens XXL without much issues with being able to move my arms.

If they're unisex adult, would a small be the route to go?

ETA: I AM NOT THE CHILD WHO WAS ALLEDGEDLY ASSAULTED'S PARENT, NOR AM I THE ONE LOOKING TO PRESS CHARGES.

The only reason I'm involved is small town and everyone knows I used to work there and were hoping to get the CCTV footage to determine if the cashier did indeed assault the child. SM refuses to cooperate with the customer and (I'm told) the police as well.

NOTE: Not my child, someone who knows I used to work there wants to know what they can do to get this footage to pursue charges.

Short version is a cashier at my local store, which I used to work at, slapped a child of a customer who was checking out and threw bags of product at the parent when they tried to protect the child.

The police say they won't do anything without the CCTV footage, and the SM refuses to provide it, saying they need to go to corperate because SM is 'too busy to get it'.

So how, exactly, would they go about getting the footage?

I still have the DMs number, but I do not know if it would be right to provide this to the person who wants to press charges, as I'm a third party.

I gave them the corperate number in the pinned post, and advised them if they don't get result to reach out to local media and consumer advocate groups.

Why'd you start playing?
Why do you KEEP playing?
Long term goals?
Short term goals?

So I worked at the local DT for two years, quit when Walgreens made me a better offer a month ago.

I wandered into the plaza on foot today because a new crystal shop opened and I wanted to check it out.

I've been hearing around town that the SM of the DT is talking smack and being awful since I and three others quit in late May, and I saw she wasn't there today. I know I allegedly have a final check, but I pulled everything I could out with DailyPay as the SM was being retaliatory and threatening not to pay me for my hours worked, and mark me as a 'unrehirable termination' if I didn't refuse the Walgreens offer and stay on with DT.

I started to wander over, thinking it couldn't hurt because she wasn't there.... but I just stopped....annoying a guy driving through the parking lot that I stood there a second then just wandered back towards the sidewalk.

It felt oddly GOOD to stop myself and say no, both to revisiting my old job, which was majorly toxic and damaging to my health and to say 'It's less than fifty bucks.... would you pay fifty bucks to NOT deal with that mess? Yes, yes you would.'

I went back to the new shop and bought a couple more crystals. What I thought I might have spent at the Tree if I went in.

Maybe someday I'll go back...but a different Tree in a different town, I think.

Anyway, a good detox all around.

So apparently my resignation is being handled with the respect, grace and civility I expected...

...meaning not f*cking at all.

Someone who was a regular customer came into my current job and told me the SM and 'that new guy' were talking BS and flat out lies about me while she was there, but stopped once they recognized her at check out.

I'm fine with people talking sh*t. It's nothing I'm not used to.

However, I'm hesitant to even go IN that store now because of the alleged f*ckery. I WILL start a verbal fight and I will not be the least bit sorry if I hear SM or others telling everyone lies about me with my own ears and eyes.

The next nearest store is about 40 miles away...and I don't want to have to drive that far for a DT run, but I will.

Are there any things I can do if the above does happen?
Can I still report to Integrity Matters even if I'm no longer employed there?

So I'm curious about the Mastercard, and if

1. I'm allowed to get one as an employee and
2. is it worth is?

I currently have a Prime Visa, but amazon has gone to s**t for actually delivering where I am since they switched to 'hub pick up/delivery' and I'm considering switching.

Thoughts? Pros and cons?

TIA.

Just watching B99 and heard this.
Accurate.

So I've got about three weeks down, and I'm loving it at my store.

My favorite 'perks' are the ice creams place being next door if I do ever have a craving (The SM often does a daily run, lol) and the Employee discount being allowable with the specials. (My Mister's current job you can't couple them, and my old job you got literally NOTHING.)

So this begs the question, what are your favorite little perks of working at your store, and Walgreens in general? I'm always looking for a little win, and I'm sure others are as well.

TIA! ❤️

So I knew my WorkDay account was suspended by my SM, but now it seems the others who quit the same time I did also can not access theirs.

To our knowledge we were all marked 'unrehirable' due to not agreeing to stay on after our two weeks notice was up. Could this be why?

Is there another way to access workday?
Perhaps a CS number?

TIA.

What do you all use to remove your makeup from The Tree?

I'm finally wearing make up to work again (Long story) and I'm forgetting to wash my face before bed cuz I haven't HAD to for over a decade.

What can I get to keep at the bedside table to take off mascara and things when I'm already hunkered and do not want to get up? Best wipes, etc?

So the way my household runs is all the printed work schedules are on a board. When I did my direct deposit and things in people central last week, I bookmarked the link in to ESS Reflexis to print, and successfully used it to check on a laptop until TODAY.

I have...not PTSD...but a very methodical routine of checking my working schedule EVERY DAY when I get up due to my Dollar Tree days and never being told when you work until the day of.

Now I get a 400 error.

Is there another way to get my schedule in a printable format?

I no longer have access to it anymore, and the Padawan I mentioned in the past has gotten his new job. I'm still helping him even though I'm gone.

The SM is trying to pull the same crap she did with me and the other three who resigned earlier this month. (Was it two, idr). He gave his resignation via workday already, but now SM is telling him that's not good enough and he has to stay working there through June.

I gave him the DMs number and told him to get her involved. He did and she hasn't replied yet.

The question is, our state is at will. As I understand it, he doesn't have to do ANYTHING. He could legally just WALK.

'But it's policy' was brought up.

IS IT? I never recall seeing that. And even if it is, what are the ramifications to him other than being labeled 'non-rehirable' like the rest of us were when we left?

(OMG, I don't wanna have a rant as a new hire, but...)

Does this bish EVER work correctly? Like... EVER!?
I'm told they are just finicky and no ones works right, and that's fine, but this will NOT work for me long term. I will yeet that thing into the trash like Ron Swanson after he discovered tracking cookies.

Not really, but~ If I hear 'Sorry, try again~' ONE MORE TIME!

The self training was useless, so I would love to ACTUALLY learn how to use the damn thing effectively, and maybe show the rest of the crew how to as well. I get the impression many are in the same boat as I am.

SO~

Tips, tricks, advice on making her do what I want?
(Yes, I gendered it, what? I might name mine K.A.R.E.N cuz I feel like Peter Parker fumbling with new tech over here.)

TIA!

It says I need flair, so 'Discussions' it is.

My last day is today. I was not keen on DT skincare and make up much before working there, but I was put in HBC because I DID know a lot about actives and ingredients in skincare and higher end products that were easy to spot the 'dupe' of.

Now, I'm going to miss the trucks and the feeling obligated to know what's going to flip quick and make my customers happy over the last two years. I plan to go in at least once per week, likely nights when the cashier I'm helping train up to replace me is working. Note: She is NOT taking over HBC, someone else is.

So the question is, how do you all shop at DT for your needs and not have it take ALL DAY?

I unfortunately do not trust the person who's been tasked with keeping HBC up to do it to the same level I do. I saw it before I was hired when she was doing it, and I've no reason to think she's going to do any differently.

How do you all navigate the section best when it's not easily shoppable?

TIA!