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When I applied for facility clerk , and got called for the job I was very excited to begin working here since the pay is much better than Food Town or Wal-Mart , I believed the job was going to be inside the store not outside pushing carts. A little about me , I am by no means weak or a soft person , I'm personally 5'11 , 210 lbs , lean , and very strong in the gym with my squat being at 315 x 8 and bench at 225 x 5 . I say this because this was one of the toughest jobs I have ever had and made the pay of $10.35/hr not even worth it.

 The job is simple , collect carts , line them up , and push them to store front . along with picking up trash. However , it is so physically demanding that I lost a significant amount of weight the first week working a 30 hour shift , I would say about 10 lbs , was beginning to get sunburned badly , and also began to get constant headaches.
Most shifts are 6 - 8 hours long , with only two 15 minute breaks in between which you can't take at the same time. The parking lot is extremely congested with people walking in front of you while you are pushing carts , cars being in the middle and waiting for a parking space making you immobile , it seems everyone decides the lot is a garbage can and dump all sorts of things which you have to pick up , the managers don't understand that the 90+ degree weather is harsh on the body ; they are inside in their office in the A/C after all .

I only lasted two and a half weeks , and my respect for cart pushers is tremendously high now , but I will never get a job as a cart pusher ever again.

typical work day involves a lot of heavy lifting and tons of volume in extremely high paced environment. small division of just 8 stores as of 2017. Management of the store will make or break your experience working here. While some of the top store leadership is competent and knows how to effectively operate these small box extremely process oriented, high paced and busy stores. There are some of the top store leaders than don't have a clue what they are doing and use employees and other managers as scapegoats to cover for their inadequacies. Hardest part about the job is completing  all expected tasks because the concept is do more with less and control your labor line as much as possible. and in recent years have stopped following the successful business model of promoting efficiency and ideas of how to improve current procedures to just telling you these are the way things are done end of discussion.

The pay was pretty good especially since we got a $15 minimum for overnight stockers now, but the management can be a problem (at least at my store). Considering that the night crew has to stay overnight and make sure everything is in shape, in the year that I worked there I rarely felt any appreciation on the hard work we had to do. The evening is full of kids and leave the store a mess, which we had to fix every night.  We did have two 30 minute breaks which was nice, one of which was paid.

If you work holidays, the management would cut a day off your schedule because of the holiday pay you recieved, not considering that you get paid that because of the time you spend away from family. Also understaffed at peak times of the year, but if you get overtime, you get written up. As long as you ignore the toxic environment, it's a good job that puts food on the table.

Joe’V’s front end is a really fun department to work in, however customers are really draining here and entitled. Management is okay, however if you are going through an emergency and have call in they will most likely not excuse it. They are flexible with time off requests and school schedules. This is a great job for people who work while going to college, but for the long run I wouldn’t recommend it due to who exhausting the customers and how busy the store gets. This company in general is very busy. However if you try to keep moving up H‑E‑B has many possibilities for its employees even without a college degree in management. 

A typical day as a SRT is mostly pulling cardboard, facing aisles, returning items in returns, and pushing out milks and eggs and dairy. What I've learned so far is learning how to manage my time on when things need to be completed and memorizing just about everything you do by the hour. I'm fortunate to have the manager we have here because he is kind and understanding and just overall the best manager that I could have asked for. The hardest part of this job is trying to maintain the store on a busy day because you need to make sure the returns don't overfill, making sure aisles don't get messy and look bad in general, and working around a lot of customers. But the most enjoying part of this job is working with your coworkers as it is a team job and it being a laid-back job on not a busy day. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Customer service and helping associates complete tasks well done in a timely matter.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working for Joe V's is similar to a lifestyle that I don't find stressful.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Overall great in my book, a family indeed they were to me.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Assisting whomever and however for we represent the company so all would find they're experience welcoming and eager to come back.

A typical day at work includes working with the stores GM and flipping palates. At Joe V's we strive to give our customers the best prices we can offer. I work on what is called "the wall" here at our store and it is a specific area in the store designated for the best items on sale. The management is cooperative with understanding the HEB partner's perspective and treats us accordingly. The hardest part of my job is that it is a night shift, therefore I am unable to spend quality time with my family. The most enjoyable part of my job is being able to make a difference at our store and providing the best experience for our customers.

typically joe v's, as a little sister to heb, has a reputation to uphold. It is a place that anyone should feel proud to work at. The average employee is part-time with no benefits, however certain perks implemented by harlod e butt himself make every employee know that they are still appreciated. customers rely on joe v's in a big way to accommodate a low or fixed income, so high volumes of business are an everyday ordeal and excellent customer relations are a necessity. The people you work with often become fast friends, as it is an effort made by a group and no individual is an island at joe's, coworkers are eager to help and teach what need be at the drop of a hat.

What is the best part of working at the company?
All the new partners and customers I get to meet each and every day. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to maintain a professional environment while being placed in a difficult situation.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very family friendly environment. Super chill and enjoyable experience.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Always on my feet, fixing registers. Taking care of customers, giving out propane. Working in bookkeeping office. Making sure my partners are performing an excellent customer service.

In all, I feel Joe V's is a great work environment, filled with a family-friendly team. The work is demanding of you but as long as you strive to do your best, they will help you grow as a team member. Keeping all of my team members motivated was the most arduous of tasks, especially on days where sales projections exceeded $150,000 or more. However even those days when things got that chaotic, I took a great deal of pride in my team's ability to regain control of the store, any situation on the floor, and also always ensuring the job got done on time.

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