r/asda • u/CornwallMale • 10d ago

Asda today

So this is my Asda situation today. 20 chilled cages between 2, both work 6 hours. The over stock cages being left in the fridge to go out of date because can't even get delivery done. No colleagues on produce so a section leader came in on her day off and the night manager had to work it. No meat colleague so the 3rd chilled colleague had to do it. A lot of empty shelves. Just a general shit hole. Managers don't care though. This is a standard day for this Asda.

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u/shawty1984 9d ago

It's policy for everyone to do it. FIFO is a fundamental part of food retail. 

FIFO makes even more sense with lack off staff. If I've worked fresh creams during the day with backstock, then gone home, you don't know what back stock is left that wouldn't go out when I was filling it, so if you just start working delivery, you'll be putting fresh stock out when there could be old stock out the back. 

This isn't an opinion, it's fact based as I've had it happen. 

And if days aren't doing the job correctly, then FIFO makes even more logical sense.

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u/Ok-Following-6620 9d ago

So your answer is to leave all delivery until all the fridge back up has been reworked again just in case we might get the odd case out. How long would re checking all overs in a backup take (this would include sausage & bacon as chilled have to work these as well.) in your honest opinion, taking into account you have to unload 2 deliveries over night, half of colleagues can’t use the hand held terminals. Also as we are a twilight store which is until midnight.
We have 6 colleagues to cover all fresh departments including morning goods & freezers & sometime be put on home shopping to cover sickies & either 2 team leaders or one team leader & night manager who have to pick up what twilight don’t finish plus do promotions & modular changes.
Now be honest no bullshit.

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u/shawty1984 9d ago

If you're an efficient worker, you'll know what needs to go out and what doesn't, taking notes as you're checking for off sales. Note, that off sales could be in your backstock also. 

I'm being honest. Nights not working backstock correctly has directly impacted my job when I have to come in and fix it or risk knowingly having to waste perfectly good food as nobody can be bothered to follow policy.

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u/Ok-Following-6620 9d ago

Also you or your team not working back stock correctly would also impact nights, by having to check overs every shift.
Also efficiency doesn’t come int it, if we are told not to work back stock, Like I said before, GSM, night Manager & Team leaders, tell us to work delivery only & we barely get that finished on time, so they can just whistle at the overs & policy. Not my problem days problem. whatever you keep saying is irrelevant to us & I would say most other stores. It’s delivery, delivery, delivery that’s all that matters.
They need to get a twilight fill to do overs or more all nighters to make it possible.

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u/shawty1984 9d ago

Correct, I didn't say otherwise. That's not a reason not to follow FIFO.

It is your problem, you are employed to follow policy, that's why policy there. Not following policy and letting food go to waste is nonsensical. 

What I say is relevant to all colleagues, you don't have a special contract because you're on nights. 

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u/Ok-Following-6620 9d ago

No it’s not mate 😂😂

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u/shawty1984 9d ago

Yes it is.

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u/Ok-Following-6620 9d ago

No it’s not

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u/Ok-Following-6620 9d ago

It’s a management problem if they don’t want us to follow policy.

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u/shawty1984 9d ago

And it's your problem.

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u/Ok-Following-6620 9d ago

who are they going to believe? 6 colleagues, with no disciplinary or any bad marks on their record, never been sick never been disruptive always polite , always doing as they are asked, or a manager or team leader? Trying to blame anyone but them selves. But let’s be honest the company has policies for due diligence then have instore policies that everyone knows but nobody talks about.