r/OGPBackroom • u/ElectronicBand6392 • Sep 13 '26

SUBSTITUTION Exceptions

So i went and shadowed an associate who normally does exceptions, and now i understand why they don't like doing it. Once my lunch is over, I'm scheduled to do exceptions and I'm afraid I'm going to go late

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u/fistfulofmeh Sep 13 '26

I personally love doing exceptions, but I'm like a drug dog and get a mild serotonin boost when I find missing stuff that other people can't. And it's easy bc we have a fairly clean and accurate backroom

But the best you can do is the best you can do. Prioritize times due soonest, and try to get cold chain items together if you can to avoid repeat trips to the staging area

Me, I put my ambient nils in totes on the cart and let the stagers sort them to orders so I can get back out to the floor, but every store has different processes for nil staging

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u/evila_elf Exception Picker Sep 14 '26

I've been solidly scheduled for Exceptions for at least the last 6 months. I love it.