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April 01, 2025 02:06AM
I've got 8 Walmarts that are scattered about and 6 HD stores that aren't far, but I'm doing hourly for all of them. Ill be busy all week.
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April 02, 2025 07:21PM
My HD wasn't too bad, actually! The managers were polite and responsive. The job is a bit dirty and I was halfway through when I realized that the GB boxes look almost identical on the front and back and they were shelved in a mix of front and rear-facing. There were only 25 total and they'd provided two sheets of stickers so I flipped them all and stickered both sides. It seemed reasonable enough. 2.25 hours total with 1 of that being transports to/from.
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April 03, 2025 12:55AM
I emailed RQA before I went to my 1st store and asked if they wanted both sides labeled. They said no, just the front.

And yeah it was dirty and dusty. I did 2 HD today. I preferred Walmart. My 1st store sucked as the employees were not helpful at all. When I asked for help with top stock they told me to use a ladder. When I explained I was instructed not to do so, they seemed a little hostile and made me wait. That store had 63 total. The 2nd store had 54. One of my stores has 87. Not looking forward to that.

@Deedeezthoughts wrote:

My HD wasn't too bad, actually! The managers were polite and responsive. The job is a bit dirty and I was halfway through when I realized that the GB boxes look almost identical on the front and back and they were shelved in a mix of front and rear-facing. There were only 25 total and they'd provided two sheets of stickers so I flipped them all and stickered both sides. It seemed reasonable enough. 2.25 hours total with 1 of that being transports to/from.


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/03/2025 01:27AM by Jusa.
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April 03, 2025 01:16AM
I bailed on these afrer i thought about it. Each of my stores had 100 plus in inventory and i visited one while the job was still on hold. Only 40 were on the floor, a few overhead, lord knows where the rest were. I took a bonused job instead that paid as much with a fraction of the work. The Walmart jobs were easy and i love RQA but this one was not for me.
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April 03, 2025 01:21AM
Yeah, RQA called me Monday before I'd started the HD stores and asked if I'd like to visit a warehouse to label products and I said yes. I emailed them after I made my HD store visits and retracted.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/03/2025 01:28AM by Jusa.
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April 03, 2025 06:33PM
They sent a notification this morning that more locations were available. They've apparently expanded the range to 60 miles for these. I'm not at all surprised by some of the locations that haven't been claimed yet but two of the three I picked definitely seemed like they should have been taken by a rep in another city already.
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April 03, 2025 08:20PM
I have never had an issue with Walmart or their employees when doing any kind of work. And with the TC-52's, they can tell exactly where the stock is in the warehouse. The warehouses have never been a problem except in the old days when they had the D3 store format. That overhaul changed them. But, try finding something in a Kroger warehouse. No system, filthy, crowded and stinky.

The Home Depot has changed quite a bit since COVID. All those expert associates with tons of skill patches hooked to their aprons does not matter anymore. They are not as helpful and approachable as in the past. Even the sodas in the coolers at the registers are not within the date for consumption.
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April 03, 2025 08:30PM
@purpleicee wrote:

I have never had an issue with Walmart or their employees when doing any kind of work. And with the TC-52's, they can tell exactly where the stock is in the warehouse. The warehouses have never been a problem except in the old days when they had the D3 store format. That overhaul changed them. But, try finding something in a Kroger warehouse. No system, filthy, crowded and stinky.

The Home Depot has changed quite a bit since COVID. All those expert associates with tons of skill patches hooked to their aprons does not matter anymore. They are not as helpful and approachable as in the past. Even the sodas in the coolers at the registers are not within the date for consumption.

This made me chuckle. Both hubby and son work at the HD and my husband probably has about 30 of those patches. He doesn't wear them though. However, I will say that he is probably one of the most requested associates in the store because he is also probably one of the few people that actually help customers. Everyone else runs and hides. My son works night shift so he sees nobody - just the way he likes it.

The handhelds help a lot with locating overhead but going to the back to find something is still a mess.
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April 03, 2025 08:43PM
@Datagirl - That is true. There is always one who is still great at the job, but all are waiting for them.
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April 06, 2025 07:51PM
I had two visits to.big orange and glad that's it. Big PITA, and I'm not good at crawling around on the floor anymore. Shoulda brought the kneepads I used to take with me on my visit for Foster Grant pre-COVID.

Experienced your yin/yang on recent big blue visits. Thankfully, RQA changed them to per location before I even started, and I'll finish my second batch tomorrow.

The reason I didn't wrap them up yesterday is I hit a location with 45 units, all out on the floor! In addition to 2 pcs in the expected location, when I made the turn to head for that aisle I was confronted by an endcap full of them. Luckily 16 were already stickered, and I was able to get out in just under an hour.

Next two stop had 0 units, so go figure...

Definitely taking the authoritative approach, simply informing customer service I'll be heading for hardware and asking them to send a coach or team lead over to sign me off. They either let me go or point out an authority figure if one is in the area.

Biggest issues I'm experiencing are the crappy camera in their lates app update, and the implementation of spell check for the name fields. I've complained about the former and will be doing so for the latter now that I'm in the double digits for disposal visits. Big PITA...

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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April 06, 2025 07:54PM
"I go to Apartment Depot. It's a buncha people standing around in an empty warehouse going 'I don't have to fix sh*t.' " - Mitch Hedberg RIP

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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April 17, 2025 01:33PM
@CoolMusic wrote:

Shoulda brought the kneepads I used for Foster Grant.

Dang, Cool. Is there any gig you won't try??? Hope you got a shop score of 10 from Mr. Grant!
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April 17, 2025 03:27PM
I've been calling the stores and speaking with the managers before I go, regardless of what time I'm visiting. They've been pulling down top stock and anything I cant reach before I get there. Super helpful. I've also been bringing sanitizer wipes.
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April 17, 2025 04:46PM
There is one orange available in my area with a count showing of 120. :-O
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April 17, 2025 10:46PM
@sestrahelena wrote:

Hope you got a shop score of 10 from Mr. Grant!

Arguably the best PT gig I ever had. Great manager, fairly easy work, and their reporting system is based on fudging your work hours. I had a fixed set of stores to visit, but with lots of scheduling flexibility.

COVID killed that deal.

Foster Grant shut down their entire field services division. Over 13k people were let go, including my manager and all of her managers.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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April 17, 2025 10:52PM
@Jusa wrote:

I've been calling the stores and speaking with the managers before I go, regardless of what time I'm visiting.

I like that strategy, but not enough to do any more locations. I'm staying away from both the home improvement centers.

Just snagged what would appear to be the last WM in my area. In the saddest city in Utah a little over 2 hours' drive away. Will do an out-and-back for the day that will include 8 gas stations. Love getting paid for my gas and some of my drive time and miles.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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April 17, 2025 10:58PM
Lowe's stores have very little in stock with no top stock. The Lowe's I visited yesterday had a total of 11 combined. Very clean, too.

All of these have to be finished by Tuesday 4/22.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2025 11:00PM by Jusa.
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April 18, 2025 02:27PM
@Jusa wrote:

Lowe's stores have very little in stock with no top stock. The Lowe's I visited yesterday had a total of 11 combined. Very clean, too.

All of these have to be finished by Tuesday 4/22.
I thought it was very nice that I got a courtesy call saying they were sending out my packet and verifying that I understood the deadline. I wonder why Lowe's is the only one with this tight of a schedule?
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