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JAYMZ · 09-02-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by deesun

As for you "going down there personally" they won't give a toss as it happens all the time and who do you think you are thinking you can give them an ultimatum.

Yep, thats exactly right, if someone said they were resigning to me, ill tell em write it on some scrap paper and its done.

This cost cutting thing is that full on. and its the department managers that now have to cover the lost/cut shifts. damm 12 hour days.

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**DJM83** · 09-02-2010, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GasOLane

How about because Christmas and school holidays are over and thing are back to being 'normal'. So they don't need as many people. I take it that your only casual/part time?

Id like to comment and say your right but unfortunatly i think your not. Yes its true the silly season has finished but they are indeed tightening the shackles in all aspects of the business. I enjoy my job but if you seen some of the sales and wage numbers i think you would be surprised.

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Originally Posted by JAYMZ

This cost cutting thing is that full on. and its the department managers that now have to cover the lost/cut shifts. damm 12 hour days.

I know that feeling and other areas of the business suffer which is sad.

duaned · 09-02-2010, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GTP006

Untill = Until.

LOL, I hate my keyboard!

onfire · 10-02-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Id like to comment and say your right but unfortunatly i think your not. Yes its true the silly season has finished but they are indeed tightening the shackles in all aspects of the business. I enjoy my job but if you seen some of the sales and wage numbers i think you would be surprised.

I know that feeling and other areas of the business suffer which is sad.

Especially quality of service. Which flows like a domino effect through the store.

Mr12345678x · 10-02-2010, 05:29 PM

I work at Safeway South Preston and we don't have Nightfill, only some staff early to take deliveries and to do a bit of facing before the store opens...

We do day fill which means lots of longlife staff from morning until afternoon working loads. Doesn't effect me except it can be hard to get a bloody cage to work my Perishables loads or backstock when Versacold comes in mid-day

LeadFoot81 · 10-02-2010, 06:16 PM

The budget cuts Woolworths are forcing on their workforce are disgusting. Just ask any managers trying to staff their departments.

The company keeps expanding and trying to monopolize what shopers buy (with their Selects brand) while shafting staff.

Where possible mix up your grocery shopping as much as you can, don't give any one company too much of your business.

block58 · 10-02-2010, 06:32 PM

Just be glad you aren't me.

I work at Coles and I'm currently getting 2 evening shifts a week, totaling 7 hours, all of which is face up time. :togo:

**DJM83** · 10-02-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by onfire

Especially quality of service. Which flows like a domino effect through the store.

Agreed mate, its a tragic cycle. They take floor staff to man the frontend (even sometimes DM's like myself) then the shelves dont get filled therefore sales dont eventuate. Its across the board cutting the CODB. Got to be carefull whats said on here though. Its bloody hard mate and it aint going to get any easier im afraid.

DTFRMONT · 10-02-2010, 07:35 PM

Sounds very much like the 'reject' discount retailer I worked for back in a previous life. Constantly cutting wages budgets, God help you if you went so much as $1 over budget.. Having to choose between having a nice tidy store with bugger all stock, or a fully stocked store that was a mess because you couldn't afford both.... 13-14 hour days were the norm there, they wondered why they couldn't keep managers for long.....

Franco Cozzo · 10-02-2010, 07:43 PM

Also warning for Bunnings employees who are casual (at least in Victoria), you won't be getting many hours because the recent plan of putting heaps of staff on and the head office covering it, they only budgeted $2 million for it, and it blew $6 million over budget, they're trying to make up for it before the stock reports have to go out so casuals are getting no hours and the people who come up with the plan for the heaps of staff have all been fired. They're running their stores very low on staff too.

**Full Noise** · 10-02-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralliart

My store Wheelers Hill Woolworths are getting Rid of nightfill

The Woolwoths’ at Wheelers Hill is our local supermarket. Considering how much everything’s gone up there in the last twelve months, I’m surprised that they’re not giving you a bloody pay rise.

I spend a fair bit of time at the VLDC in Laverton and at the Barnawartha distribution centre and if it makes you feel any better, they suck as well. VLDC are back to around 2300 inbound pallets a day and if they’re quiet, the checkers and forkies get a bit worried because they know that management are watching them.

Don’t throw it in just yet, at least try to find something suitable first. You never know, rosters can and usually are changed to suit whoever sets them up.

You could always try to find another Woolworths that’s keeping the night fill.

By the way, they made a 1.83 BILLION DOLLAR profit last year.

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/...W?OpenDocument

Franco Cozzo · 10-02-2010, 08:59 PM

Also be weary that Woolworths or Lowes is looking into creating a hardware store business to rival Bunnings. That could also be a reason why stuff is tightening up over at Woolies.

**Full Noise** · 10-02-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

Also be weary that Woolworths or Lowes is looking into creating a hardware store business to rival Bunnings. That could also be a reason why stuff is tightening up over at Woolies.

They bought out Danks to start the ball rolling. Not a lot has changed at Danks at the moment, from what I can see. I deliver to SIL which is in the same building.

They are going to have a tough time fighting Westfarmers. Some, myself included even wonder if they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.

Time will tell, I guess.

onfire · 10-02-2010, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Got to be carefull whats said on here though.

Lets just make sure every one who works for Woolworths sees this and understands it.

**DJM83** · 10-02-2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by onfire

Lets just make sure every one who works for Woolworths sees this and understands it.

Agreed, i know alot more then i have let on but i value my job so i keep it to myself as id expect from anyone that works for the company.
Interesting times ahead.

Adamz Ghia · 11-02-2010, 12:03 AM

We enjoyed the good times, now for the bad.

I work for a retail company that has fallen into and come out of administration in the last 12 months. I have seen what expensive budgets and gross fiscal mismanagement can do to a company, so these days, and I know you will all hate this, I run my store on a bare bones budget and cut costs everywhere I can. We are given a set amount of hours a week to use and a sales target to acheive, and I use hours relative to that budget, ie if we acheive 90% of our budget, I only use 90% of hours given, no hours are used for the sake of it.

Ralliart · 19-05-2010, 06:12 PM

Hey guys just a little update, the last job i ended up leaving since the job didn't work out, thanks to head office being so credible of me as a worker only lasted 3 weeks i didn't really like it anyway oh well, since then ive been applying for jobs like crazy and going to interview like crazy and just failing, just because of my confidence and calls i do get are from they annoying Commission based jobs and now i luck has Finally Changed i'm going back to

, as a nightfill manager, i'm wrapped at this opportunity i finally get to move way up and i'm glad i didn't stay at Wheelers Hill just glad i'll hopefully be getting a job again and finally getting myself back on track and now just got to right thing in my 2nd Interview.

**DJM83** · 20-05-2010, 07:27 PM

Well done, its tough in this business at the moment so all the best to you.

Ralliart · 21-05-2010, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Well done, its tough in this business at the moment so all the best to you.

^ Thanks Man, all i have to now is do the best ever interview that ive ever done, plus give as much much information to them in the Interview for these 15 Minutes, just wondering does anyone know how much Woolworths Nightfill Managers earn Thanks

**DJM83** · 22-05-2010, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralliart

^ Thanks Man, all i have to now is do the best ever interview that ive ever done, plus give as much much information to them in the Interview for these 15 Minutes, just wondering does anyone know how much Woolworths Nightfill Managers earn Thanks

There is too variances that determine what salary you will get like
-Your experience
-Stores weekly takings
-Store managers discretion
-also if you go into a night captain role you are also entitled to the STIP (Short Term Incentive Plan) which means come Sept your entitled to a bonus.
etc etc
That said not every night captain will go onto a salary but that only depends on the store takings, if its a big store id say it will be a salaried position.