floral designer

entry level sales representative

Sweetbay-Supermarket

A typical day at work would start with me punching into work at the time I was scheduled to work.And then I would start helping my fellow employees in the deli department and taking care of any customers we would get at the counter by slicing them deli meats and cheeses or making them hot food fresh from the fryer or a fresh sub.If I was on the closing shift we would get the department cleaned once we had the permission to start shutting down everything and then had a manager check everything over before we were allowed to leave for the night.

I learned a lot about giving great customer service and making each and every customer feel like they've been our friends for years and I loved making those connections with people from all walks of life and listening to each of their unique stories.

The managers were great.They let us know when there was a problem with something but made sure it was firm but not degrading.They made sure to help us be the best workers we could be and when one employee was recognized for their work they made sure that employee was given the acknowledgement and appreciation for the good efforts that they deserved.

The hardest part of the job was that after getting everything we had to get done for the day to find more and more stuff to keep doing.I love have things to do from the time I start work to the time I was done for the day so when there was nothing to do or we had down time from customers I would clean everything and make sure it was clean thoroughly.I love having a clean work area,no matter what type of job it is.

The most enjoyable part of the job was meeting new people from every walk of life everyday that I worked. I love talking and meeting new people and hearing how their days went and that was the most fun part of the job.I also loved being recognized for the hard work I put in and ended up getting a 100% from a secret shoppers for my customer service.All the managers of the store and the head of the deli department of Sweetbay gave their appreciation for all my hard work and that made me feel awesome and proud to have been part of the deli team there.

At the age of 17, January 1st, I got my second real job working for Sweetbay. It was great. I was getting paid, I was helping people, and I was getting decent exercise pushing carts and running around, looking forward to seeing my $7.25 an hour add up at the end of the week. It was awesome. My work was so good, I got moved to working on a register, and by age 18, I was working as part of the Frozen Stock Crew. Life was good. Fast forward  4 years later, and Im at $8.00 an hour working in the Customer Service Center, occasionally leading the front end. Here's where the bad comes in. Although I have experience in many different departments of the store, my "official position" is "Front End Cashier." And as such, even when I work stock, my paycheck reflects working in the front of the store. 17 year old me wouldn't have minded, but 21 adult trying-to-get-off-the-ground me is beginning to see how the company holds back on their employees, disappointed at a lack of true progression and extremely limited full-time options. Now, at age 25, 7 years after my hiring date, I've had experience in working as a Customer Service Leader, and am currently working as Overnight Stock at $9.85. 

Over all, I'd say its a great first job as a kid when you're getting your feet in the working field, but its a job where, with part time hours and part time benefits, it's impossible to support yourself as an adult. Especially where "true progression" took 5-6 years to see.

My typical day at work is when I would do what I was told to do and one employee would lie and say I'm not doing my job and go tell the manager that I'm just playing around and talking with the other employees. Instead of the manager going around and looking at what I was told to do or looking at the cameras to see what the employee was talking about, I go written up and sent home! I did not get along with my managers there at all. I never did anything wrong. I just got blamed by the employee and the manager believed him. So, I worked there for only 2 years and finally, I got tired of being threatened of being fired and being sent home early and written up for no reasons at all due to the carelessness of the managers not paying attention to what I'm doing like watching the video cameras over again to see if I actually was doing what the so called employee said I was doing, and I just quit. I wasn't gonna keep putting myself through that any longer. But besides that, I enjoyed working as a cashier and bagging the customers groceries.

My daily duties as a Customer Service Associate were to bag groceries, retrieve shopping carts, do light janitorial work (mopping, sweeping, dusting, etc.) and do everything in my power to satisfy customer needs. All of my coworkers, including those at the manager levels, were friendly and dedicated to their job. The most difficult part of the job was how physically demanding it can be, especially on busy days. What I enjoyed most about the job was working with my wonderful coworkers and getting a sense of satisfaction from helping out customers.

Overall, I would highly recommend working for Sweetbay to all prospective employees and customers.

i have learned a few things from SweetBay.. but the company is ran from upper management that does not have a clue about whats going on in its stores. The DM comes by once a month and does not engage with the employee's. Ideas are given and nothing is done... it takes upper management way to long 6 months plus to address store level issues that the store manager has no authority to fix. the pay compared to other grocery stores in the area is low, they removed bonuses and getting a job well done from management is impossible.. the moral in the stores are low and the customers are the only ones that suffer from it.

They just recently closed 33 stores and I had to find out from a customer that came in and said something to me while I was working.... the least they could do is let the employee's know whats going on.

I would bake, package, and label cookies and bread to be sold to the populace. Clean the work area and floors at the end of the day. Slice deli meat and cheese to be used for sandwiches and to be sold to customers. Cleaned and sharpen the slicers. Unload the delivery trucks and organize the fridge.

I learned that in a supermarket setting, the bakery does not do any actual baking. They get pretty much everything frozen. When things don't sell, they donate it.

Management was very helpful and kind. They treated everyone with respect.

My co-workers were very nice as well. Some of us hung out only for a little bit outside of work. We got along surprisingly well.

The hardest part of the job was dealing with the very troublesome customers.

The most enjoyable part was the people who had a very good sense of humor and actually brightened up my day.

Depending on what my shift is, I will either bag Groceries for all my shift, or my closing duties (Stock Shelves, take out Trash, bring in Carts and occasionally bag). When I close, I check in with the Closing Manager to confirm my work is done and when my Boss has nothing else for me to do, I go home. 

I learned the method for stocking shelves (earliest dates in the back etc...)

My managers were fine. When I had a second job every now and then, they scheduled my shifts around them. 

My Coworkers were on the ball. If my workload was too big, some guys would cover me if they had the time.

The hardest part of my job would be if I had too many duties to cover within a short shift.

My favorite part of the job was getting the closing shift. The management thought I did a good job closing and I like my closing routine.

Sweetbay is an unfair business with only one intention; making money for the company. From my 2 year (and going) experience, Sweetbay does not care about you as a person. I have told my management and HR time and time again that I am struggling to pay my bills and I will very soon go into debt, yet they have been LOWERING my hours still! And on top of that, I am having to use my own vacation hours just to supplement my pay cheque! The managers at my particular store do not care for their employees.

Sweetbay is only good for part time workers and young adults/teenagers who still live with their parents. If you are not in a manager position, you will not be able to pay your bills. There is no such thing as a full time associate unless you are part of management.

My day was arriving at work, getting the information for the stores I would be delivering to. The day usually went well except some days with heavy traffic. When traffic was heavy  I just went with the flow until it let up. 
I enjoyed working with my co workers and still keep in contact with several of them.
Management was always available if I needed to confer with them.
There really was no hardest part of the job, just sometimes frustration when the computer didn't work or was very slow.
The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing different people at different stores and being able to talk and joke with then.
It was not a bad company to work for

It was a good work environment. I liked all the things I had to do. I learned a lot from this job as well as new things I had not done before. I also were able to assist customers with anything they needed. Everyday I did western union, money grams and lottery. I had to do a safe count, lottery count, cash and check deposits, count tilts and then make them to have them ready for the next shift. My favorite part of every job is interacting with customers and being able to help them. What I least liked a bout this job is the way I was treated by a couple younger co workers and how it was noticeable and the head boss even came to me and said he would take care of it I would not have to worry a bout it anymore and he never did take care of it....

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