Transfering from one Sainsbury's to another for uni!

41 checkouts PLUS 16 self scans...although i like the busyness and the hustle and bustle...i dont think i would like working in a much smaller store...spose i better get job hunting then shouldnt i lol

hey guys, well ive just put in my transfer form to move to brighton sainsbury's...however ive been hearing that the transfer system is really unreliable and have heard of peoples pay being messed up etc etc.

im currently a checkout supervisor, i was going to apply for CTS...but seeing as i would be leaving soon, i was told there would be no point...anyways, when transfering, apparently they just place you on whatever department that store has vacancies....NOOoooOOO lol....i didnt get promoted to just be PLONKED BACK as a checkout boi again! lol....or even worse *que horror music*...GROCERY!!!.

has anybody had any experience in transfering before?...if so, was there any problems?

Again this is why I didnt really want to transfer, i'm in the same position as you, im a checkout supervisor but ive just applied to be a CTS, luckily a relatively local uni does the perfect course for me so im lucky i can keep my job, I have heard stories exactly like that before, because being a runner or csd is a position of priviledge rather than a contracted job then you run the risk of always being chucked on a checkout (hence why im going for a cts job), and if you were transferred then you would most likely be on a till (although I knew someone who continued being a runner at both stores). It really depends whether you get lucky.

urgh!...personally i think a supervisor should have its own contracted role rather than just a privaleged position...authorising transactions, doing observations, doing pod counts and pick ups!!?....i know i sound really picky and pompous...but i actually dont think i can handle being downgraded to just sitting on checkouts!...i was doing that for a year before i became supervisor and HATED IT.

Wow this was aages ago! lol.
The transfer went completely fine, The checkout Manager was short of supervisors so she immediately made me a runner from the word go!.
I had a few problems when transfering back for x-mas and other holidays, for some reason the Personnel departments CANNOT communicate with eachother!, and they didnt send over the hours that i had done, consequently i didnt get paid which messed me up pretty bad!. My advice (when transfering back) is to keep a record of all the hours you have done and go to personnel everyweek with this information!.
I actually began to really like the store, even though it was considerably smaller than my other store, it was just soo much more 'team like', everyone knew eachother and everyone was generally just much nicer!.
I settled in great and eventually ended up just being in the customer service desk.

I have left Sainsburys now (4 years of service :O) as i am now working full time as part of my university Placement. I suppose i will miss it, especially all the friends i made whilst there!.

good luck to anyone transfering

This is the reason why I'm not transferring, I don't want to be shoved on any department, I hate being on the shopfloor.

Most of the people I work with who are going to uni are just working when they come home, there is just one who has a dual contract. I've heard the same as you in regards to problems that's also why I haven't done a transfer.