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Title it: One Worm's Eye View.
Yes, there are a number of things the company is doing that are pretty good: an extra 2 weeks personal time for everyone and 4 weeks for those over 65 and those with certain health conditions;
Title it: One Worm's Eye View.
Yes, there are a number of things the company is doing that are pretty good: an extra 2 weeks personal time for everyone and 4 weeks for those over 65 and those with certain health conditions;
An extra $50 or $100 a week in our paychecks and double pay for overtime -- if the managers permit it. Enhanced medical benefits for employees needing to care for a child or an infirm relatative.
Limiting the number of customers in the store; marking off 6 foot intervals in places where customers tend to line up. Enhanced cleaning off carts, registers, terminals etc.
All that's fine and dandy as far as it goes.
But...
All that's fine and dandy as far as it goes.
But...
Employees are given only one pair of gloves per shift and one face mask (not one per shift, one total). Hand sanitizer is not to be found. Soap has run out in the rest rooms.
Customers are cavalier about the 6 foot rule; employees are not much better.
Customers are cavalier about the 6 foot rule; employees are not much better.
There seems to be an attitude that if you have a face mask, the 6 foot thing doesn't matter, which is untrue.
Managers are equally likely to violate the rule and certainly aren't vigorous in enforcing it.
The managers are, in fact, invisible.
Managers are equally likely to violate the rule and certainly aren't vigorous in enforcing it.
The managers are, in fact, invisible.
Even more invisible than usual. This is a time when they should be out on the floor boosting morale and leading by example.
Instead they are hard to find and likely to hand the hour by hour running of the store to the key carriers, who are already stretched thin
Instead they are hard to find and likely to hand the hour by hour running of the store to the key carriers, who are already stretched thin
trying to run departments decimated by call outs.
The District team is totally absent. Yes, I know, we know, they are working from home trying to stay safe, but it goes down poorly that we are risking so much and they are keeping themselves safe,
The District team is totally absent. Yes, I know, we know, they are working from home trying to stay safe, but it goes down poorly that we are risking so much and they are keeping themselves safe,
It goes against everything we were told about the inverted pyramid, doesn't it, especially when a little showing of the flag could go so far when morale is so low.
Because morale is low, and anger and resentment are rising.
Because morale is low, and anger and resentment are rising.
Sure, there are marks on floor floor showing where people should stand. Sometimes they do; sometimes they don't.
But we continue to dump large quantities of merchandise in the race track that limits the space available and, therefore, makes distancing hard.
But we continue to dump large quantities of merchandise in the race track that limits the space available and, therefore, makes distancing hard.
And it's not as if the merchandise is particularly relevant. It's Milwaukee drills, it's charcoal and grills and lightbulbs.
Even though Spring Black Friday isn't advertised, we're still expected to set it, further restricting the space available for distancing.
Even though Spring Black Friday isn't advertised, we're still expected to set it, further restricting the space available for distancing.
Yes, there are cleaning products in the mix, even the few bottles of Clorox or Lysol we can get our hands on.
But most of it is stuff like Fabuloso or HDX cleaning wipes that are worthless against coronavirus.
Really, how responsible is that?
But most of it is stuff like Fabuloso or HDX cleaning wipes that are worthless against coronavirus.
Really, how responsible is that?
How responsible is it to hold back some of that useless stuff for employees as of it were useful?
And how responsible is it to continue to sell items that are not essential?
Of course there's plenty we sell that is essential, if we can get it, but, really,
And how responsible is it to continue to sell items that are not essential?
Of course there's plenty we sell that is essential, if we can get it, but, really,
Plants? Dirt? Mulch? Patio furniture? Grills? Paint? Flooring? Bath hardware? Moulding? Ceiling fans?
We shouldn't even bother with ordering or receiving that stuff much less selling it.
And why is the Flooring Desk or the Kitchen Design Center open?
We shouldn't even bother with ordering or receiving that stuff much less selling it.
And why is the Flooring Desk or the Kitchen Design Center open?
Why do we still have lead generators for Cabinet Refacing or water purifiers or storm shutters in the store?
All any of these do is encourage idle shopping drawing in more customers than need to be on the store.
Every customer is a risk and we are taking unnecessary risks.
All any of these do is encourage idle shopping drawing in more customers than need to be on the store.
Every customer is a risk and we are taking unnecessary risks.
Unnecessary risks, merchandising that undermines distancing, a lack of seriousness by store and district management, inadequate supplies to keep ourselves safe...
It all makes a few hours extra leave and a few dollars extra pay look like a fig leaf
It all makes a few hours extra leave and a few dollars extra pay look like a fig leaf
A fig leaf for a company that in fact puts dollars before people, a company engaged in a PR campaign to gaslight its employees, customers and the media, a company whose "values" are in the mouth but not in the deed.
/fin
/fin
