I have an interview next Tuesday with the District manager and HR for the bulk manager position. What are some questions they ask and best ways to answer. Would really like this job and am getting nervous. Thank you in advance for the help:)
When going thru the onboarding stuff I randomly found a list of every coworker at my store, but I forgot where to find it. Does anyone know where it’s at so I can try to remember everyone’s names better?
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?
Does anyone know what accommodations might be made for someone needing a wheelchair or walker?
Seeking advice from other Bakery Managers/ADMs because I’m honestly trying to improve our department operationally.
I’m a Bakery Assistant Department Manager at a high-volume Sprouts store doing around $2 or 3k daily bakery orders, but our OSA/compliance is almost always one of the lowest in the store (usually around 80–84%).
For background, even though I’m the ADM, I usually:
- do 3 morning bake shifts and 2 closing shifts
- break down pallets
- put away load/backstock
- order production kitchen items
- break out breads before leaving
- sometimes even tray break out breads before I leave.
Meanwhile my Bakery Manager barely works operationally and mostly works middle shifts focused on retail/floor work, so a lot of the heavier production and load responsibilities fall onto me.
Now our core manager keeps getting on me about compliance and OSA being lower than other departments, and honestly it’s getting frustrating because I already feel stretched thin trying to keep everything together operationally.
For Bakery Managers/ADMs:
- What actually helped move your OSA/compliance up consistently?
- How do you balance production vs retail recovery?
- What tasks should ADMs prioritize most in high-volume stores?
- How do you improve OSA when staffing/workload feels uneven?
How many assistant store managers does each store have?
Hi, what’s the work life balance like at sprouts for an assistant store manager? Thanks
My store manager has made it clear who her favorites are and if you’re not a favorite. She’ll treat you differently, she’ll speak to you as if you’re hiding everything from her, “checks in” on you really it’s to see if you’re doing your job or not, when she talks to you she won’t give you eye contact if anything she’ll continue to walk by you as she’s talking. But with me however, there is a layer of hostility towards me, she ignores me and when she has to talk to me she’ll give me dirty looks and talk down to me. She speaks to me like I’m dumb, she’ll baby talk me if that’s easier to imagine. But in a condescending tone. Recently a coworker got injured and had to be out for a few days, so I made a card and decorated the office when they got back. I had everyone sign the card, the office looked cute. But it only lasted half a day, my SM closed the office door and tore all the decorations down and tore them up and threw them away.
My friend who is also a department manager was in the office and told me, when she was submitting her order, the SM came in and saw that she had forgetting a few of the decorations and tore it down aggressively, crumpled it up and threw it in the trash then tossed the trashcan outside the door before smiling at her and checking in on her order. She said it was so strange.
My SM only gets like that when it comes to me and what I do, when she knows I’m behind something she gets offended? Aggressive? I don’t know what to call it. I made little drawings on post it’s, they were in the backroom, no customer can see, corporate has done walks and seen them dozens of times and there hasn’t been one issue in the last three years of me being there. Yesterday she tore them up and tossed them in the trash. I make cute little cat doodles on the grocery white board and she’ll rushed over and erase it with her hand. The worst part is that she won’t pull me aside and tell me the issue with the drawings or any problems she has against me, she’ll just make condescending comments and give me dirty looks instead. I spoke about this in the stupid lettuce listen bs and I stated every issue and behavior she has and nothing. If anything ever since that stupid survey she’s been treating me worse, like she knew it was me based on what I wrote. Has anyone else experienced a person like this? Please don’t say welcome to Sprouts, that’s a poor excuse and we shouldn’t have to put up with shit like this. It takes a toll on mental health and work ethic.
How common is it to bypass Service Manager now? Last time I saw it was my Grocery Manager he worked overnight and from one day to the next he got promoted to Non Perishable Manager…. this was COVID era
How are results communicated in your store?
This is the first I've been through as an ADM. I'm trying to dig into it so we can share actual facts about hits and misses with my team, but all I and my DM can seem to really get out of store leadership is vague "we passed" statements.
How does your store debrief after PCR?
I’m 17 and I just got hired at sprouts a few days ago. I did some online training and followed another clerk around for a few minutes to tell me the basics. But there is something that’s been confusing me. The “store sweep”. They told me I need to sweep but I’m not sure if Im supposed to do it every hour or hour and a half or so? Like how does it work? Should i set an alarm to not miss it? I’m so confused about it and don’t want to mess up since they’ve been telling me to basically wing it.
I applied to be a courtesy clerk online and same day I got an invitation to interview. The job description didn’t mention cleaning the restrooms, just that you might have to clean up some spills in the store. But I looked online (including this subreddit) and it looks like you indeed have to clean the restrooms. 😭
I’m definitely not comfortable doing this (personal reasons I won’t get into) so I wanted to see if any of you could share insights. What has been your experience cleaning the restrooms? Are any Sprouts roles not expected to clean the restrooms at all?
Thank you!!
Hi, I’m a courtesy clerk and I was wondering if I should let my job throw me a going-away party? Because, I’m gonna be 100% honest I really don’t like having a lot of random attention put on me at work. It’s just super weird. I love to socialize with my coworkers and stuff. I don’t like the thought of them throwing me a party. It’s a bit too extreme. If I wanted them to throw me a party, so be it, I’ll let them… But, I would rather go out and get lunch or dinner with some of my coworkers that I’m close to instead of having the whole company go crazy over the max. It’s just something I never thought would really bother me until now. I’m moving soon just don’t know the date yet. But, am I overreacting?! What do I say or do? I’m very grateful for it. I would rather be working and not be disrupted from my job. Plus, they're going out of their way. I know they do that stuff because they show their appreciation to their workers and stuff… I just don’t know anymore….
So when is the bonus payout will take place I missed out on the last one by a month lol it is what it is love my job though
Hi so I had an in person interview for a dairy clerk position on Saturday, it’s been 4 days and I haven’t had a call back. Should I call them or wait longer because a lot of people online seem to get a call back within 3 days.
This year will be my first sprouts in and also my first plane ride! Any tips that I need to know to get ready for it?
Can all employees wear these or is it manager exclusive?
Hiii guys I just got hired for the cashier position! I’m still doing the back and fourth emails w stuff like the I-9 form , but I’m thinking about where the hell I enter on my first day. My location doesn’t have an information counter, and when I went in for my interview I was wandering for a second till I found an employee. To avoid the wandering what would be my best approach? Also what do I say? Something like “Hi this is my first day where do I clock in (??)for orientation” Sorry this is kind of a stupid question. It kind of sounds like I know nothing. I just don’t want to look a fool on the first day 😭😭
Hello, I was just offered Bulk Manager position. I am an external hire, what can i expect?