The Waitrose Thread

does anyone know what i should wear at an induction day??

mate im not beign funy but eight hours seems very long ! for a part time job! and is shirt and trousers what everyone wheres?

I know it might be different for different stores but how do dry goods know which cage to take out? Two other partners and me (all from checkouts) were asked to help dry goods and we did not have a clue which cage to take out but we found a friendly dry goods SM or ASM who gave us a cage to work - but not sure how he knew which one to do!

I know it might be different for different stores but how do dry goods know which cage to take out? Two other partners and me (all from checkouts) were asked to help dry goods and we did not have a clue which cage to take out but we found a friendly dry goods SM or ASM who gave us a cage to work - but not sure how he knew which one to do!

Depends, usually there will be someone you can ask who will say that a certain thing needs working- or you will be told to work deliveries or something.

On fresh i just ask whom ever is about (whether it is the third hand , ASM , or SM)

i am definitely sure, it was on the white board in the dining room yesterday, it said that we will be Trialing it when the supplier gets the material in again and that our SM's will have samples soon (and then something about the supplier not being dell and rodney) , And then also our ASM was on about it to me after i dropped pea and ham soup, and it went all over my skirt- saying that when we get the new uniform, i will be able to just change my apron, rather then walking around all day with a dirty skirt, (matched my cream stained body warmer though, lol).

The chances are the Third Hand won't know, the SM is in the office and the ASM is running around like a looney putting stock out, therefore grab a cage and work it!

It is long, but you have to do a lot of training for the job - mine was 12-8pm - you won't understand until you have seen the list of videos and quizzes you need to do.

Ye, most will dress smart-casual.



Speak to the SM/ASM/3rd Hand usually - (on fresh) I usually just ask what needs working and do that, but usually you will have a good idea.

DG - pretty much the same, if its DTS stuff then usually just pick any old cage, if you are doing backstock, check which fixtures you need to do.

Whats DTS and backstock? I'm not down with the lingo of the shopfloor :P Thanks for everyone else's help - I realise I am not missing some sort of complicated system... just ask what to do :P

Whats DTS and backstock? I'm not down with the lingo of the shopfloor :P Thanks for everyone else's help - I realise I am not missing some sort of complicated system... just ask what to do :P

I think DTS is overs cages but it may also be like rolling racking- not entirely sure, due to being fresh foods, but i am pretty sure backstock is the overs cages that haven't been reworked. It's is alright not to know though, they keep moving things round in our chillers, one week teh deliveries and yogurts are in one chiller the next week they have moved- and i don't even know who to blame for my utter confusion!

If you don't understand just asksome one to explain where they are relative to someting you do know the location of (like the entrace to the warehouse off the shop floor or the goods lift or something). and even if you take the wrong thing don't worry since i did it twice in one shift- one of the ASM's is crap at describing cages, but they won't ind too much, they will just tell you which is the right one, or show you.

As for aprons with the black uniform, you are very lucky to have them, i want an apron and so does one of my friends - since she had a leaky thing of cream which went every where and the SM (whom was there at the time) told her to wipe her hand on her trousers, which meant she had to change her trousers to some about three sizes too big.
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Why don't you order yourself one then? I know your uniform is changing but your branch probably will have spares!

mate im not beign funy but eight hours seems very long ! for a part time job! and is shirt and trousers what everyone wheres?

8 hours is what my induction was, with them, i did about 4 hours training then did checkouts for the rest of the afternoon, i wore a white shirt and trousers as the women on the phone told me to where something smartish just incase my uniform didn't arrive, but it did, so just make sure you wear something smartish and comfortable.

Emma- we don't have aprons since we are a small branch and we are still in the old uniform so we don't have aprons at all, i heard you could order them but as we will be changing soon they are being tight about what we can get in the way of uniform- i can't even get an extra shirt since i work friday, saturday and alot of sunday's and only have one shirt.

i had my one to one interview today - went well.. said i would get a call within three working days..

i just checked my emails.. and it said 'my application is put on hold because there is not any suitable vacancies' .... does this mean i haven't got the job...or should i wait for the phone call..

please help and ease my mind, cause i really need this job!!

Leigh I bet of you ask your office if they have a spare apron they will. A friend of mine who I know says there office always keeps spares. Or have you already asked?

God we have aprons/tabards coming out of our earholes, we have soo many spare, could be because hardly anyone wears them!

We have UNOPENED boxes of the Christmas Aprons too, because they couldn't get anyone to wear them!