r/tesco

I started my first night shift, since it is my first shift it could just because because I am new and I am anxious but so far it’s been a shit show. I cannot get access to my account, they don’t have my bank information yet

On my first shift I was told to go to my section. I went there and I had no idea what to do so I asked around and a lovely girl showed me where to get the cages but that was it. Luckily I worked in a Tesco so I kind of knew the rules to facing up and filling the shelves but there was literally no support.

I wasn’t told that I could go on my break whenever I wanted. Later, a case of things were broken and there was no one there to tell me how to damage them since they were not refrigerated. I cannot get into my account, they don’t even have my bank details to pay me. I could have met my manager but I wouldn’t know 🤷🏼‍♀️ Is this normal and I am not used to it since I used to work in a small store or is it just the store I now work at?

During my whole shift I unbacked caged and faced up. I wasn’t even told if I was supposed to face up. I’m not saying I want someone to hold my hand every shift but J feel like there is no support at all

I want to be a good worker and not onto anyone’s load or be a burden but I wouldn’t know if I was doing a good job since I haven’t been told what to do. I feel out of my depth

anyone know if there’s a way to see what time you clocked in at?
pretty sure i started working at 7am on a day a couple weeks back just checked my rota on my tesco and it still says 9am but since it was a couple weeks ago maybe my memories foggy but also don’t want robbed of two hours you know

Im contracted Saturdays. I booked next week off as holiday and they’ve put me in for the Sunday.

ive said no as I’ve made plans to be off the weekend and theyve said I need to be flexible and work it.

“4 managers are off, the other shift leader can work due to child care, you’ll need to do it” ???

Two bloody shift leaders in the whole store. Only two! And this is in a big superstore, not even an express. Everyone’s stepping down, transferring stores, etc. Our store manager is a bitch to everyone and making our lives hell and giving out Lets Talk like free candy to basically all of us whilst he’s gossiping to people and eating on the shopfloor but he tells us off if we talk once or eat anything on the shopfloor and blaming a colleague about not doing waste properly even though a certain colleague has never done waste before. Multiple people are contacting Protector Line on our store manager. Fuck this company honestly. And fuck these trippy store managers where even Head Office don’t give a fuck about store managers either!

anyone able to tell when the cutoff for overtime is to be in the months pay. is it the sat or sunday before the friday pay?

I realized my key fob still works as a colleague discount (i still had it from way back before i worked there). My mum has the second one so i decided to give my dad the fob (i am aware that this isn’t the right thing to do) but i saw someone on here say the fobs are different and can be used by anyone in the household and that’s why colleagues aren’t given them, does any of that ring true?

I can’t find any info and to be completely transparent i have said to my dad before not to use it at all on days i’m working but here and there he is getting a little forgetful, i don’t really want to have a “hey can you give that back to me” conversation but the anxiousness about getting in bother sucks.

My heart goes out to colleagues who have had to endure stupid football songs on repeat numerous times a day every time England play.

Tesco have football POS, can they not just leave it at that?

Hiya guys.

I’ve been after ot on nights in my home store for a while but haven’t been given any… I’ve registered to do ot at other stores but they’re all day shifts.

Can I apply for the shift and ask for the start /finish time to be amended? Most of the day shifts at the other store start @ 8 & I can’t make that due to school run. I neeeeeed ot

How do i cancel extra hours in another store or request cancellation its not letting me? I accidentally comfirmed the wrong store dont know how

I have come externally, and just finished my first week.

Are these things normal?

1. Haven’t met my Team Manager yet, but the Shift Leader that I was with left me on BWS to figure it out. I had a 20 minute walk around the store and shown where things are then I was left on my own. From the other retailers I’ve worked at, I’ve never seen someone just pushed and left to figure things out.

2. Staff leaving mess for management to clear. I’m aware that Tesco do not pay if you stay an extra half an hour past your shift, so I do not begrudge anyone doing so - however is it the norm for staff to leave it to me and the other shift lead to tidy up their cardboard cages and push their unworked / back stock out to the warehouse?

3. Is it normal for the morning manager to come in and talk down to the night managers? Obviously it shouldn’t, but I’ve only had 3 shifts so far and I’ve been told that I need to get the shop floor in a way better state than I’ve been leaving it, usually with a remark that I haven’t worked hard enough

4. At interview it was for a Days position, the SM apologised and said that she’s filled it with a Night SL who wanted to come on days, and I didn’t really mind at all, more pay after all. I also verbally agreed I cannot stay past 7.25ish most mornings, as I have personal family commitments in the morning, SM agreed that’s fine. I haven’t met the night TM yet as he’s on holiday, would this get any friction at all between the team?

5. From night shifts in other retails, namely a German one, I was chastised if delivery is left (it all had to be done no matter what, the bonus was they’d pay you for every minute worked), here I’ve found you can leave stock over for the morning team, but backstocks are not being worked because of that therefore it’s a vicious cycle. I assume this is because of staffing cuts, what would you guys recommend I speak to the TM or SM about fixing that ? Or is it one of those things that is out of my control?

sorry for the long post!

Hypothetically you find live maggots amongst fresh food on the shelf due to a spillage, what steps do you take as an employee after finding these maggots?

Is it okay for me to bring a stool into work? I work nights in the back of the shop so never customer facing. I’m standing in the same spot sometimes for a long time doing clothes and could do with the relief.

put in my notice to leave the shithole the other day (thank god) but i’m wondering what happens to the discount card. does it downgrade to a normal clubcard or does it become completely useless and i have to get a new one?

Staff member requested I d for alcohol purchase from 2 young ic4 males. Only one of them had physical I d card, so till lady refused service. Two lads then proceed to argue about it with her.

Security and shift lead intervened they then got accused of racism! So Security told them that they have been refused service so their invitation of entry was revoked and requested the two lads to leave the shop! Again, with calls that it was racism!

Our local big Tesco has had a spelling mistake in one of the above head aisle signs for a looooong time now (frozen vegtables instead of frozen vegetables) and my kiddo was wondering if that means every Tesco has the same typo. I thought I would ask you lot if your Tesco has the same typo.

Does your Tesco sell frozen vegetables or frozen vegtables?