LadyKay Posted April 21, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) It seems my first work issue has arrived. First off I am working in a grocery store as a cashier. I had 3 days of on the job training and am now on my second week of work. They record how many items you ring a minute. Yesterday I got a note showing I am ringing 9 items a minute and that they require me to ring 16 a minute. Since this is a grocery store many of the produce items do not have bar cods. But PLU numbers that are listing on a paper and I have to find the item on the paper and punch in its four numbers to ring it up. Most of the other workers have these numbers memorized since they have been there for so long. I have about 4 or 5 that I know at this time. I am being so careful about making sure I ring up orders right ( not double scanning that sort of thing) so not to make voids. Anyway all my other cashier jobs had no requirement on how fast your rung up the items. They had stuff like how accurate your scanning was. Accurate money counting. How many voids you avoided having and if you were being helpful and nice to the customers. So I guess at this point all I can do is the best that I can and see if it gets better. Thanks for listing. Edited April 21, 2021 by LadyKay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Adams Posted April 21, 2021 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 25 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9,606 Content Per Day: 3.95 Reputation: 7,796 Days Won: 21 Joined: 09/11/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted April 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, LadyKay said: So I guess at this point all I can do is the best that I can and see if it gets better. You are a clever lady. You will do just fine. Relax and do your best and do not sweat it. Blessings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverwalker Posted April 21, 2021 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 92 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 1,753 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/09/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted April 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, LadyKay said: It seems my first work issue has arrived. First off I am working in a grocery store as a cashier. I had 3 days of on the job training and am now on my second week of work. They record how many items you ring a minute. Yesterday I got a note showing I am ringing 9 items a minute and that they require me to ring 16 a minute. Since this is a grocery store many of the produce items do not have bar cods. But PLU numbers that are listing on a paper and I have to find the item on the paper and punch in its four numbers to ring it up. Most of the other workers have these numbers memorized since they have been there for so long. I have about 4 or 5 that I know at this time. I am being so careful about making sure I ring up orders right ( not double scanning that sort of thing) so not to make voids. Anyway all my other cashier jobs had no requirement on how fast your rung up the items. They had stuff like how accurate your scanning was. Accurate money counting. How many voids you avoided having and if you were being helpful and nice to the customers. So I guess at this point all I can do is the best that I can and see if it gets better. Thanks for listing. Will be praying for you. Will they let you take the plu list home to try and memorize it? at least the most common items? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddyv Posted April 21, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 4,265 Content Per Day: 2.91 Reputation: 2,302 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/03/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted April 21, 2021 My daughter works at a local grocery store. I should ask if they monitor things like that. It's a smaller chain store in a small town, so probably not. There are some really slow cashiers at the other grocery store in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthebaptist Posted April 21, 2021 Group: Non-Conformist Theology Followers: 6 Topic Count: 118 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,361 Content Per Day: 2.30 Reputation: 2,109 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/25/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/03/1953 Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 hours ago, LadyKay said: It seems my first work issue has arrived. First off I am working in a grocery store as a cashier. I had 3 days of on the job training and am now on my second week of work. They record how many items you ring a minute. Yesterday I got a note showing I am ringing 9 items a minute and that they require me to ring 16 a minute. Since this is a grocery store many of the produce items do not have bar cods. But PLU numbers that are listing on a paper and I have to find the item on the paper and punch in its four numbers to ring it up. Most of the other workers have these numbers memorized since they have been there for so long. I have about 4 or 5 that I know at this time. I am being so careful about making sure I ring up orders right ( not double scanning that sort of thing) so not to make voids. Anyway all my other cashier jobs had no requirement on how fast your rung up the items. They had stuff like how accurate your scanning was. Accurate money counting. How many voids you avoided having and if you were being helpful and nice to the customers. So I guess at this point all I can do is the best that I can and see if it gets better. Thanks for listing. I would think it's a little early for you to be expected to have as many rings per minute as those who have been on the job longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne222 Posted April 22, 2021 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 32 Topic Count: 477 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 6,560 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 7,638 Days Won: 9 Joined: 06/12/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted April 22, 2021 Dont worry speed will come after time. If they say anything dont let it bother you. The world will not end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 22, 2021 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,200 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,923 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 22, 2021 23 hours ago, LadyKay said: Yesterday I got a note showing I am ringing 9 items a minute Just having the knowledge of needing to speed up will make you subconsciously speed up a little and remembering the numbers of the meat will help also. Unless they are telling you to get to the target speed immediately, you really shouldn't worry about it.... just don't panic and start making mistakes... they are wanting about 4 seconds a scan and you are doing between six and seven. I don't think I ever really paid attention to the speed of scanning... Just knowing speed is important will probably take care of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Alive Posted April 22, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,024 Content Per Day: 1.33 Reputation: 1,224 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/05/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted April 22, 2021 It may have just been a friendly reminder of what speed is expected as opposed to a warning to "step it up, girl." OTOH, you may just be the victim of a poor manager. It happens. Some are VERY old school and only know about the stick. Nobody ever told them about the carrot. There is a LOT more to being a cashier than just raw speed. It's one of many factors that make one valuable to the company and customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrabon Posted April 22, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 537 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 587 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/30/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) The store I go to is a friendly neighborhood box grocery store. The cashiers are friendly, so are the managers, and will stop and talk to you while scanning, so I don't think they check their speed. Seems like the store puts it's emphasis on friendliness not speed. I like that. I'm never in a hurry and enjoy visiting. Edited April 22, 2021 by Arrabon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted April 22, 2021 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 28 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,710 Content Per Day: 2.45 Reputation: 8,526 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Just do hour best and go with it. Can you move the plu list somewhere you can see it easier to find it? Obviously we should always do our best and try to improve at the job were doing, if we so our best and it isnt "good enough" for them then maybe it isnt the job for you anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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