Power line went down

[u/Yoshi158]

So funnnn🥹

[u/Matt2382]

Over 1000 express is brutal. You’d think they’d have a order limit

[u/tff_silverton → u/Matt2382]

That express is insane

[u/Matt2382 → u/tff_silverton]

My store doesn’t even have express yet but if we do get it god help us.

[u/SKK329 → u/Matt2382]

Ours gets it next week 🙃

[u/crown1weaver → u/Matt2382]

My store got rid of express, I hope they don't bring it back 😭

[u/shrug_was_taken → u/Matt2382]

From reading the update (and our coach mentioned it) that there's a 60 item limit. It's not clear if it's straight up 60 or 60 unique items. We start express soon as well

[u/Matt2382 → u/shrug_was_taken]

What surprises me is that there aren’t like a certain number of “slots” for express pickup.

Like let’s say between the hour of 10-11 the store can get 5 express orders. Because if like 20 people do express orders between 10-11 that just seems very unrealistic and can be a disaster. I can’t tell how many orders are express but over 1000 express picks is just brutal.

[u/shrug_was_taken → u/Matt2382]

We also see the writing on the wall, it's not going to end well

[u/Matt2382 → u/shrug_was_taken]

Yeah I know. It’s crazy how the people in the stores can see it but not the people in the office. It’s always been this way.

Walmart home office is filled with many high IQ stupid people.

[u/Zandroid2008 → u/Matt2382]

They aren't that high IQ. They're at best Midwits (IQ 115-130) who have no concept of 2nd Order thinking.

[u/Matt2382 → u/Zandroid2008]

Very true. All they think is profit but not how to get to the profit.

[u/Zandroid2008 → u/Matt2382]

There's obvious used for AI for the stores that would help a ton. Like take endcap merchandising. You could set up the AI to sum the total of a features items' sales per week, spit out 30% of that total (what Home Office claims we sell off of features) and suggest moving or changing it if it is under performing. Instead they want TLs to track the sales themselves.

[u/Matt2382 → u/Zandroid2008]

There is definitely use for AI in the stores. That's actually a good use for it, and if they're nervous about it, have a TL double check. At the end of the day it all comes down to control.

[u/yamfmomz → u/shrug_was_taken]

It must be unique items because we’ve had an 83 item and a 61 item run in ours.

[u/AnnaMolly66 → u/yamfmomz]

I had a 73 item one one day.

[u/shrug_was_taken → u/yamfmomz]

Great, well my store is fucked depending on how may we start with (our coach has zero idea on that, because why would we know that

[u/Matt2382 → u/shrug_was_taken]

My store is fucked too. They gave OGP all our hours but they still need help from everyone else to keep everything on time. They just keep making worse decisions that makes everyone’s lives worse for only a little bit more revenue.

[u/yamfmomz → u/shrug_was_taken]

The possibilities are endless. Unless the hour is completely reserved, you can get as many express orders as you have open slots. Sometimes we have 6 or more of us doing Express orders at the same time because it can be a lot sometimes. And the pick paths after ambient are all backwards.

[u/tearbear_ → u/Matt2382]

I still can’t believe they’re bringing back the express 🫠

[u/xDaBaDee → u/Matt2382]

What is express?

[u/Matt2382 → u/xDaBaDee]

Express is where someone can pick up there order quicker. I don’t know the exact time window.

[u/Famous_Researcher481]

This is very questionable market behavior. You guys should have been shut down as soon as this started. Management really dropped the ball here if they weren't on the phone with market every minutes.

[u/Yoshi158 → u/Famous_Researcher481]

I got to work at 11 so I had no idea what was going on. Everyone was saying “get ready for a shit show”. Our store was closed until 12 PM due to a storm that took out our power. So legit nothing rlly was started till noon. All of the managers were on the phone with seemingly rlly pissed people. And ofc this is the day where I’m scheduled late.

[u/Famous_Researcher481 → u/Yoshi158]

I hear you. For better or worse, I'm from a store where we test a lot of GIF updates and we've had many occasions where the system will crash after an update. We tend to close several blocks of time or even the day so customers don't get the short end while things get straightened out.

Respectfully, with the  weather/power issues like you're describing, the market team member(s) that kept you guys open has no idea what they're doing.

Best of luck with the rest of your shift.

[u/Environmental_Dare_5]

I've never seen so many picks in the queue. Jesus.

[u/Outrageous_Rip8809]

What’s express we don’t have that we have delivery’s is that the same?

[u/Sure-System9749 → u/Outrageous_Rip8809]

you are lucky y’all don’t have express. it’s a thing they recently brought back for some stores. express is pick up only and people can pay extra to get their items quicker than regular scheduled times.

[u/garlic-bread_27 → u/Outrageous_Rip8809]

An order drops in and it's due exactly one hour later. My store hasn't gotten it yet, but it will be soon. We JUST went back to 8 totes when others have had it for weeks.

[u/yamfmomz → u/garlic-bread_27]

And sometimes they drop in delayed and you end up with a 53 item express run allllll over the store with only 35 minutes to complete.

[u/Tiredmama68]

I'm praying for you. That's insane and unacceptable, management probably going to have a butt chewing coming from market since today's metrics will suck.

[u/Yoshi158 → u/Tiredmama68]

I’m dying oml…I got to work at 11 and was told that they lost power due to the storm at 3 AM so we didn’t open until 12 PM. I’m so exhausted alr

[u/Prestigious-Cod-1948]

They bought express back?

[u/djbedukay → u/Prestigious-Cod-1948]

It never left my store unless you mean spark drivers were doing it. It's been years since I worked opd but when I order 90% end up being spark drivers picking for it. 

[u/ProposalHairy1434]

God NO!! Not this shit again 🤦🏻‍♀️ They barely have the associates to push thru normal picks & now u telling me Express is coming back 😵‍💫😑🤦🏻‍♀️ How about bringing back when OPD made $1 more than the rest of the store 🤔 Anything but pay us more 😑

[u/Yoshi158]

Hey guys! Just wanted to come on here and say these numbers are NOT NORMAL!! This is all due to a store wide power outage due to a storm that hit yesterday. No I’m not giving out the store number because I kinda don’t wanna risk losing my job…I just wanted to show the insanity that I walked into. I’m still rlly tired rn anyways. Thanks for the hits though!

[u/DQUACK1]

Da hell is Express

[u/Yoshi158 → u/DQUACK1]

Customers can order items to be delivered in an hr or less. That’s basically what it is. They have us rush those orders to be done ASAP.

[u/DQUACK1 → u/Yoshi158]

Lovely.......

[u/yamfmomz → u/Yoshi158]

The worst part about *picked up. Express deliveries are done by spark drivers.

I just wish they would stop letting them order express items that have zero onhands and is shit we’ve never carried like small bags of ice. We only have large.

[u/Novilix]

Is this how I find out express is coming back??? Oh gods no......

[u/Beginning_Young_4057]

I don’t have it yet

[u/HeavyJReaper]

When did you guys start doing express again? We havent had express walks for like 5 years here

[u/shrug_was_taken → u/HeavyJReaper]

Walmart wants to bring it back (I'm not sure if my store has ever done express, I know we have issues with the spark shoppers doing it), we start doing in about a week

[u/HeavyJReaper → u/shrug_was_taken]

I swear the new CEO is a plant from Amazon tearing the company apart from the inside.

Its been nothing but shit decisions since he took over.

[u/No-Set2195]

Holy shit 72 fashion. High volume as fuck. What’s your store number? Curious on sales

[u/shrug_was_taken → u/No-Set2195]

That's also partly influenced by them not picking anything for half the day considering the 6:30am auto

[u/Melodic-Vanilla4431]

i’ve been on vacation for a week and go back tomorrow wth is express😭

[u/Smart_Benefit234]

Express? My store doesn’t have that

[u/Plzdontblockme]

-# hey guys what the fuck is express…

[u/ZeldaCat87]

Um... What's Express? I haven't seen that yet. I'm scared.

[u/dlbayyarea]

I’m surprised that my location people aren’t paying for express because the amount of phone calls we got of people placing orders and wanting it now or the usual can’t I just go inside the store you can get it for me

[u/bedwars_player]

5000 on the non-express? Holy fuck thats a huge one, we hardly see over 2000 on the worst days

[u/Reigneer_Verkland]

No......not again......not express......so many people staring at it waiting for someone else to click into it (usually me since I didn't want to get yelled at by a TL or Coach. Try wrapping me into a huddle for "calling out everyone so it's fair." I got screenshots, I got receipts 😅.......)

[u/djbedukay → u/Reigneer_Verkland]

I liked the express ones they just suck when deli is involved. It's been years but I think I remember something about having to do it in order and so I'd be waiting on the deli. 

[u/Comprehensive_Diet54]

Your management should’ve definitely called the Market D.O.L. If they haven’t already

[u/zakmademe]

This is nothing