No training, no orientation, time consuming and repetitive - Cashier Meijer Employee Review

2.0
Apr 12, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

-Nice coworkers. -Employment experience. -Good amount of hours.

Cons

-I received only 2 or 3 hours of training and then I was put on my own. For about 2-4 weeks I had many issues which required me to get help from my shift leader and coworkers constantly. I had to hear them sigh for every problem I was never trained on. The only thing I was taught to do was bagging and scanning correctly. I was never taught the procedures of the job, what I can do on break and meal time, etc. -There was no orientation. I had to learn everything that I would've learned from orientation from videos, the internet, and asking coworkers. -The customers are rude and ridiculous. -Seniority rules the store. One of the reasons I quit was because I missed seeing the sunlight the way I saw it after school. I never had time to do anything with my family. -My breaks are not on time and I cannot turn my light off in my lane unless someone tells me to. I've had a shift lead laugh in my face when I asked when my break was. This should not happen. If my breaks are every 2 hours, do not make me wait 3 hours. -No baggers. Coworkers bag for you if you're their friend if it's not busy. No backup when lines form. -No chance to move up. You're a lowly cashier. That's all. -Unions take money out of my paycheck each week.

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Cons

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