Today, I was questioned by a woman who identified herself as the Regional President's significant other. She was taking pictures and telling the front end to open up more registers and started bagging. Is this legit or what? I don't want to get fired and had no idea what was going on. Other team members told me to do what she says when she comes in the store. Really? Is this a new company program to help save labor?
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Launch teams would actually be a good idea, if new stores are really going to be built. But construction on new stores has all but halted. All the stupidity and poor choices and nepotism is catching up but unfortunately the whole company will go down because of a few selfish idiots at the top.
Yah sounds like a totally good idea - let's make this company even more top heavy by having regional launch teams! So the the same people who complain about the structure of the company now can continue to complain about how some launch team gets to go to new stores to sip coffee and point fingers and do all the heavy lifting. What a genius, it's a mystery as to how you haven't worked yourself up to regional VP!
My coordinator group and regional people only did a lot of hard work because they refused to adopt a streamlined, cross-regional consistent model and kept re-inventing the wheel. They're away for months at a time because the company doesn't know how to create launch teams where coordinators stay in the regional office for the most part and the launch teams (who chose that job because they love travel) do the launching. It's another example of disorganization and confusion. Some regional president decides to open 20 new stores in 5 years, has no staff or team or do it, so the regional staff has to stay on the road virtually the entire time and what comes out of it? A mess. Our shiny new store had numerous construction, electrical, technology, signage and labor issues because several dozen people who didn't specialize in opening new stores were running around changing their minds every five minutes and doing things differently every time. They managed to patch things together so it would look good at launch time, then those people moved on and the whole thing fell apart. When our backup system was almost fried a year later from improper planning leading to a costly power outage, the contractor told me that he was there prior to launch and it was "a$$es over elbows." In other words, total pandemonium and disorganization. THAT'S why those regional people and coordinators have to work so hard. Because they aren't working SMART.
Ooh those poor regional guys have to be "away from home" to open stores?? The same stores where the tl and everybody does all the heavy lifting while regional guys drink coffee and point?? Let them work under the kronos scheduler and have ever changing weeks and no consistancy..ever notice when regional guys comes tobworknat a store its always a day shift?
I don't know what region you're in. But my coordinator group does a lot of the heavy lifting when opening new stores.
Ooh those poor regional guys have to be "away from home" to open stores?? The same stores where the tl and everybody does all the heavy lifting while regional guys drink coffee and point?? Let them work under the kronos scheduler and have ever changing weeks and no consistancy..ever notice when regional guys comes tobworknat a store its always a day shift?
They don't have the same job description as you, and their job requires they work more during banker's hours to communicate with vendors and contractors. Most of them have been production TMs, buyers, sups, and TLs at some point in their career, with inconsistent schedules. They don't do that job anymore, they do another one. You want to tell me that your Kronos schedule is worse than being away from your family for 6 weeks at a time? Stop whining. I'm not in regional, I work hard in a store. But, I can tell you right now that I wouldn't want the job of a coordinator or AC right these days. They do not have it any easier than you or me.
Ooh those poor regional guys have to be "away from home" to open stores?? The same stores where the tl and everybody does all the heavy lifting while regional guys drink coffee and point?? Let them work under the kronos scheduler and have ever changing weeks and no consistancy..ever notice when regional guys comes tobworknat a store its always a day shift?
If I was trying to move up, I feel like I'd never be able to use my vacation time because the CEOs never do.
Typical off-the-wall management style. Some random person just claims to be running things and starts giving orders. Beyond weird.
"Does regional have to work open availability"
Yes, the coordinators, ACs and buyers all have to be away from home for weeks on end when opening new stores. Although, it sounds like a lot of new stores are being delayed indefinitely. Can anyone provide any specific details why?
Don't even bother applying for leadership positions unless you want to waste your time and be fed a bunch of lies from the top.
Does regional have to work open availability
I have heard a few stls left for that reason, it might be different if the regional president came in and helped.
I've heard about this going on in the SW Region. I left that region because of all the nepotism and favoritism. Do they still have the same RP & VP?
Was this in the florida region?