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Potential change of job-UPDATE #2

#1 Postby Josephine96 » Wed May 10, 2006 10:49 pm

Still with Wal Mart..

But.. lol.. I may end up with a new job at Wally World lol..

Frozen foods needs a dept. mgr. I went ahead and applied. I'll let y'all know what happens
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#2 Postby Skywatch_NC » Wed May 10, 2006 11:00 pm

I wish you the VERY best, John! :D

Eric 8-)
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#3 Postby Josephine96 » Wed May 10, 2006 11:16 pm

May end up spending a lot of time in the cold :lol:
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#4 Postby Skywatch_NC » Wed May 10, 2006 11:37 pm

Would feel GREAT on HOT summer days! :D

And thinking what those cartpusher guys having to sweat it out OUTSIDE! :lol: :wink:
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#5 Postby Janice » Thu May 11, 2006 6:11 am

Hey, that would be a wonderful opportunity for you. I hope you get it. Good things come to those who wait.
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#6 Postby O Town » Thu May 11, 2006 6:22 am

Best wishes John. That would be awesome. :D
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#7 Postby Josephine96 » Thu May 11, 2006 9:51 am

Many of the dept. mgr's at my store think I'd make a good dept. mgr. Maybe this is my chance
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#8 Postby Janice » Thu May 11, 2006 9:55 am

Yes, and remember most people start at the bottom when they get a job. If you are young, you only have one way to go, up. You will get good benefits and learn all the operations. Get all the on job training, etc. you can learn. A good manager is able to do all the jobs in the store. Take all the opportunities you can.
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#9 Postby Josephine96 » Fri May 12, 2006 10:44 pm

Here's an update..

I got kinda a double edged sword today.

I had my interview.. My boss seemed impressed.

Here's the rough edge of the sword: I then received a verbal COACHING! :(. We had an accident in produce last week because a customer slipped on a grape that apparently fell out of a bag I thought I had zipped up.

I was basically told I need to just be extra vigilant and more cautious because produce along with frozen are high risk depts. I was also told that since it was a verbal, it really means nothing more than my 1st strike. Verbals do not prevent promotions. Writtens or worse do.

Also.. If I have no more issues by 5/12/07.. It gets completely wiped off my record.
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#10 Postby Janice » Sat May 13, 2006 5:58 am

Well, keep your fingers crossed. I am sure there are tons of us here who did not get the first promotion they applied for. If this does not work out, just keep on plugging away and apply for the next one.
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#11 Postby SouthFloridawx » Sat May 13, 2006 1:21 pm

Good Luck I hope you get that promotion..
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#12 Postby Miss Mary » Sat May 13, 2006 2:06 pm

Hey, that would be neat! Maybe you could get discounts for the Disney parks and hotels! Congrats John. I hope the new job comes thru for you.

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Re: Potential change of job-UPDATE

#13 Postby BUD » Sat May 13, 2006 11:12 pm

Josephine96 wrote:Still with Wal Mart..

But.. lol.. I may end up with a new job at Wally World lol..

Frozen foods needs a dept. mgr. I went ahead and applied. I'll let y'all know what happens



Good luck.Sounds like the Bosses there are not that bad to work for.I had worked the grocery business for 16 years!!Always keep this in your mind there is always other grocery stores to work for that will pay a lot of money, so learn as must as possible.
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#14 Postby Janice » Sun May 14, 2006 6:19 am

Right, get all the on the job training you can get while you are there. It will pay off in the end.
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Re: Potential change of job-UPDATE

#15 Postby azsnowman » Sun May 14, 2006 7:50 am

BUD wrote:
Josephine96 wrote:Still with Wal Mart..

But.. lol.. I may end up with a new job at Wally World lol..

Frozen foods needs a dept. mgr. I went ahead and applied. I'll let y'all know what happens



Good luck.Sounds like the Bosses there are not that bad to work for.I had worked the grocery business for 16 years!!Always keep this in your mind there is always other grocery stores to work for that will pay a lot of money, so learn as must as possible.


That's right BUD! I spent 20 years in the business, retired from it 6 years ago and I NEVER passed up an opportunity to learn a new dept, although I spent the better part of the 20 years (17) as a meat cutter.

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#16 Postby Josephine96 » Thu May 18, 2006 8:56 pm

Some would argue that no news is good news.. lol..

well, There is still no word yet on frozen. Word is.. the longer they hold out, It may somehow be to my advantage.

I have also decided.. If I don't get it.. no prob. I found out Wed. my store had produce best sales in the entire district for 1st qtr. so did our grocery..:)

I hate waiting lol
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#17 Postby Janice » Thu May 18, 2006 9:03 pm

Well, hang in there and good luck.
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#18 Postby Josephine96 » Thu May 18, 2006 9:42 pm

thank you Janice..
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#19 Postby Josephine96 » Sat May 20, 2006 12:25 am

I wanted to let you guys know I didn't get it.. :(

But there is actually a part of me that is happy I didn't get it. What made me mad is that I found out via the sales floor. Not from management. Mgmt didn't even bother to tell me I didnt get it. which would actually be considered a violation of policy and of ethics

My store boss assured me he'd discuss this with the 2 bosses that interviewed me for the job
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#20 Postby Janice » Sat May 20, 2006 8:33 am

You know what, this goes on in all jobs. Don't feel like it is just your place of work.

Just hang in there, get all the job training they provide in your store and keep applying up.

Someday, you will get it.

Remember, lots of others applied for that job and there was probably a lot of competition.

I have applied for a lot of jobs in my early days and never got responses either.
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