Sainsburys thread MK ll

Induction in 3 days, So excited!! Can anyone let me know if i'll start working straight away? For example it's a weekend position so if my induction is on the 14th Wednesday, Will I start work on Saturday17th? Also, since pay day just came and went, does it mean i'll have like 3 weeks until i get paid for my Induction?

I'm pretty sure these are all questions I can find out about on the Induction but i'm so excited and this thread appears to have alot of Sainsburys Vets

What are Sainsburys like with taking holidays? Such as every college holiday I have to go and visit my father in another country, so can never work during those times.. Even if it's unpaid holiday, are they usually OK with you taking it?

A counter is the meat, fish, deli and bakery counters where we sell meat, fish, cheese, cakes etc which is a very different area of work to a checkout

Being a counter assistant involves completely different skills to working on checkouts and is an entirely different department. LOL you must have got confused :P

If you're in before the counters open, you need to set up the displays. Serve customers. When there are no customers, clean. If your store has a salad bar you need to keep that topped up too.

ahhh well done

don't be nervous you are not required to give a speech about what you know about your job. it's just a long day sitting down and filling out workbooks which i'm sure they will let you and others to work together on.

from what i see on counters when im hovering around there (rarely over on that side of the store since it is cold with all the fresh chillers around it) you pretty much serve customers, prepare hot foods when supplies are low, keep the place tidy and clean, maintain a good display, don't wander over to raw section (fish and meat) if you work on the cooked section (deli, food to go) and vice versa.

Well done! I am going to leave my position soon. Go to your store and look for the counters - it's not really the best job to be honest. You have to wear a silly hat, apron, white coat on top of the normal uniform. And half the time you are cleaning, just cleaning things like the worktops, plates, spoons, machinery. And you have to handle meat like ham and turkey and slice it on the machine, serve cheese, olives and snacks. Make pizzas and sometimes cook them (which is fun!). You also have to spend some time in the chiller (which is really cold) checking and getting stock and a small amount of time in the freezer (which is frigging freeeeezing cold) checking stock.

I honestly hated the actual job, but the people I worked with were great.

im leaving sainsburys due to uni etc so i was wondering what happens to our wages? i just received last months paycheck and everything but what about the rest of the money a week after that paycheck? Do sainsburys do it with next months wages or give it as a BAC on the day that you leave???

Does anyone know how much you get paid for the induction? Thanks

I'm just excited to be earning some money!!

Also why would you not be excited? you would be earning money in a time when few jobs are available. However a year later you would not be excited if your wage stays the same.

I like your enthusiasm and you are very right. just becomes very monotonous especially on checkouts.

Sorry to put a downer on your excitement

true but all you do is sit there and move your arms! First job always not the best, like this is my 1st job; you hope to build and learn from it.

When you finish at say 5pm, what time do you go upstair to the locker room to get change? and what time do you clock out?

For the past 3.5 years, I been clocking out when I am suppose to finish. If I am working 8-4pm, I go upstair to the locker room at around 3.50-3.53pm, get change, wearing my jacket, get my wallet and clock out at 4pm. I was wondering if I could get in trouble for this?

It's fine, if I don't bump into a supervisor when I go up stair at 3.50-3.52pm or waiting at 3.58-3.59pm for the clock to go to 4pm to clock out.

For the past few shift, I been bumping into supervisors, and get a telling off, that I must go to the locker room at 4pm. If I did, it would be around 4.05pm by the time I clock out.

I haven't had any warning for 3.5 year doing this. But I am worried, that if I keep bumping into supervisors, I will get in trouble for this.

What's your view on this?

Officially you're supposed to clock out before you head to the changing room.

When you finish at say 5pm, what time do you go upstair to the locker room to get change? and what time do you clock out?

For the past 3.5 years, I been clocking out when I am suppose to finish. If I am working 8-4pm, I go upstair to the locker room at around 3.50-3.53pm, get change, wearing my jacket, get my wallet and clock out at 4pm. I was wondering if I could get in trouble for this?

It's fine, if I don't bump into a supervisor when I go up stair at 3.50-3.52pm or waiting at 3.58-3.59pm for the clock to go to 4pm to clock out.

For the past few shift, I been bumping into supervisors, and get a telling off, that I must go to the locker room at 4pm. If I did, it would be around 4.05pm by the time I clock out.

I haven't had any warning for 3.5 year doing this. But I am worried, that if I keep bumping into supervisors, I will get in trouble for this.

What's your view on this?

I know of someone in my store that got sacked on the spot when he got changed before signing out and the manager spotted him. Don't do it, it's not worth it.