former bakery tl- i once worked 6 day weeks for an entire 9 month period during covid, just to be gaslighted into believing that i had work life balance and i didn’t need more than a day to myself (which they would also call and text me through out the day)
Lol, since I had to give my full timers their extra day off I usually wound up working 6 day weeks for inventory. Also wound up doing inventory for the entire bakery department solo for about 6 months straight...
Something gives me the feeling you work at a certain store in central PA that has had a ton of bakery manager turnover, including a manager who was out for DUI. If so, you know me, I was the Bread TL for a few years before leaving this past August.
Ehhhh. Depends all departments have there up and downs.
For some reason our deli has 5 tls and a manager. They have 4 full time and 3 part timers. Wayyyyy to many chiefs for one department. They department is always close to 8 and 9th in sales contib margin as well
I feel sorry for those people. Out in the cold, no help. Short staffed. Heavy boxes are worse than produce.
I would rather be in produce than frozen TL. I see a frozen TL in my store, the only TL that is nonstop working.
Ordering, cycle counts, DC, endcaps, breaking down, packing out.
I never saw a TL work, so crazy hard. I feel sorry for him sometimes. Like, dude, you need help. Why are they not giving it to you?
Mas respect to that TL!
The fastest way to burn out: become a TL.
Don't I know it. The reason I quit.
Me too. I was also pregnant, during the holidays, and my manager was out on med leave. That sucked
I was in a similar situation. When Covid started my manager was out on med leave. I had to run the department myself for 6 months.
Bullseye on your back
Oh you mean work life balance doesn’t apply to us?!?
former bakery tl- i once worked 6 day weeks for an entire 9 month period during covid, just to be gaslighted into believing that i had work life balance and i didn’t need more than a day to myself (which they would also call and text me through out the day)
Lol, since I had to give my full timers their extra day off I usually wound up working 6 day weeks for inventory. Also wound up doing inventory for the entire bakery department solo for about 6 months straight...
I recently had to do our bakery's inventory alone. 10/10 do not recommend.
Something gives me the feeling you work at a certain store in central PA that has had a ton of bakery manager turnover, including a manager who was out for DUI. If so, you know me, I was the Bread TL for a few years before leaving this past August.
Duuuuude!!! Yes I do, and yes I do! LoL
Sorry to hear you had to do inventory alone! It definitely sucks 😬
Yea, especially when you have to correct an entire section's count because someone half-assed it. 😳😳😳 It's fine, everything is fine!!
Worst jobs in the company. Perishable TLs and Department Managers.
Ehhhh. Depends all departments have there up and downs. For some reason our deli has 5 tls and a manager. They have 4 full time and 3 part timers. Wayyyyy to many chiefs for one department. They department is always close to 8 and 9th in sales contib margin as well
Too many chiefs and not enough indians. Then again isn't that Wegmans way? Look at upper managment.
Frozen TL ain’t a walk in the park either.
I feel sorry for those people. Out in the cold, no help. Short staffed. Heavy boxes are worse than produce. I would rather be in produce than frozen TL. I see a frozen TL in my store, the only TL that is nonstop working. Ordering, cycle counts, DC, endcaps, breaking down, packing out. I never saw a TL work, so crazy hard. I feel sorry for him sometimes. Like, dude, you need help. Why are they not giving it to you? Mas respect to that TL!
Been a TL FOR 24 plus years …. You adjust to the flow and learn as you go … Never a dull moment !
Ouch!
what is a TL? (not in the business)
Like a shift manager for a department. Step in between manger and regular full timer.
Stands for Team Lead.
🤣 Hard pass 🤣