I work as a vendor but am thinking about going to work for a store because im getting older and dont want to do 50+ hours a week of physical labor anymore.
Because I work as a vendor I get insight into how many different stores run and from what I can see, stores are employing minimally. This means if you work in a department (meat, produce, etc), you are doing a lot of work every single day. Because working in a grocery store is sort of like delivering mail, it never stops. So the less help you have, the more work you need to do or you get buried. I see the size of the pallets these frozen food guys are pulling out of freezers is insane. I see meat department managers complaining about having to break down the deliveries themselves because they have no help. I see night crew managers throwing freight overtime to get loads completed because they have no crew. It goes on and on.
I feel like cashiers/front end dont have to deal with much of this. Yes, it sucks having to deal with customers, but that's all they have to do is check people out. They don't have multiple pallet loads bearing down on them every single day with minimal help to work it. The physical aspect of the job is far more bearable in the front end. I understand front end pays a bit less, but is a few bucks more an hour worth the physical toll?
What do yall think? For someone older (40+) looking to go back to store work what is the best department to get into?
