I knew some supermarket dept managers who worked crazy hours back in the day.
Soooooooo not worth it.
They usually only work crazy hours if they're crap at the job and can't manage/motivate the staff to do the work for them.
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I knew some supermarket dept managers who worked crazy hours back in the day.
Soooooooo not worth it.
Effectively $15-20 an hour, reducing over the Christmas period.
Why would people do it?
In the heyday of my supermarket career (8+ years ago) I used to get about $20 an hour for opening boxes, placing the contents of the boxes onto shelves then disposing of the boxes.
You work crazy hours you are generally s**t at your job m8I knew some supermarket dept managers who worked crazy hours back in the day.
Soooooooo not worth it.
Living the dreamBase salary nearly 67k now and I am doing less work than ever. Often find myself hanging around doing nothing at the end of the day so I can clock off having done my hours.
You work crazy hours you are generally s**t at your job m8
You don't clock off if your a salaried manager unless you are caretaking somewhere else. You sure your on salary or an in charge rate which is base rate of pay with entitlements for being in charge.Base salary nearly 67k now and I am doing less work than ever. Often find myself hanging around doing nothing at the end of the day so I can clock off having done my hours.
It's only unskilled when your a shelf packer. You need adequate admin skills to be a salaried manager and a decent amount of business acumen to run a store. People get caught up in the unskilled side of things. We do a lot of I.T training and that industry you get a decent wage.Living the dream
(Actually very nice and something I'd take for an unskilled job)
You don't clock off if your a salaried manager unless you are caretaking somewhere else. You sure your on salary or an in charge rate which is base rate of pay with entitlements for being in charge.
Must be a WA thing because I've never had to since I moved to salary a couple of years back. I get a set wage with bonuses if results are good.We've always clocked on and off just like the staff do and if you're regularly doing less than your 40 hours you end up on a report. I always try and do my 40 hours each week just incase someone tried to manage me in the future and looked into it.
Must be a WA thing because I've never had to since I moved to salary a couple of years back. I get a set wage with bonuses if results are good.
Left supermarkets to work for a supplier. Conditions, pay, hours and career opportunities have all been a lot better. One of the best moves I have ever made.
I find working as a rep which comes into the stores and basically fills and builds their specific brand of stock to be a pretty decent career as well. Know plenty of ex Coles employees who work for Coca Cola and Cadbury's as an example and they are on a good wicket and the job is very basic.Thought I’d give everyone an update on this. I’ve now been with the same supplier for 8 years and my career has accelerated well beyond where I could have gone with supermarkets.
I work incredibly long hours but am still much happier. I did have a degree which helped the transition but for anyone looking to make a move across to the supplier side the easiest pathway is into a territory sales manager role. Usually kicks off approx 60 plus car.
Store experience is usually highly regarded as it makes the transition a lot easier
I find working as a rep which comes into the stores and basically fills and builds their specific brand of stock to be a pretty decent career as well. Know plenty of ex Coles employees who work for Coca Cola and Cadbury's as an example and they are on a good wicket and the job is very basic.
In the heyday of my supermarket career (8+ years ago) I used to get about $20 an hour for opening boxes, placing the contents of the boxes onto shelves then disposing of the boxes.
Nightfill in charge is easy, you delegate aisles to your team at night and check up on them to make sure everything gets done within the timeframe. It's not rocket science but you don't get decent pay for it. Duty manager is different. Your in charge of the shop and there are some Duty managers out there on a very good wicket, alot of the time its because they are good mates with the Store Manager or Regional Managers. The reality is though if you end up becoming a Duty Manager your very little chance of stepping up into a senior role during the day. Your best bet these days is going through a graduate program as they cherry pick these guys for the Store Manager roles and beyond.Back in my supermarket heyday I worked at a store with a guy who had a nightfill contract fri-mon, He had been at the store 15 years and never became 2IC or the very least learn anything for when managers were away.
It was one of the easiest gigs i've ever seen someone have for a job.
Not for longNightfill in charge is easy, you delegate aisles to your team at night and check up on them to make sure everything gets done within the timeframe. It's not rocket science but you don't get decent pay for it. Duty manager is different. Your in charge of the shop and there are some Duty managers out there on a very good wicket, alot of the time its because they are good mates with the Store Manager or Regional Managers. The reality is though if you end up becoming a Duty Manager your very little chance of stepping up into a senior role during the day. Your best bet these days is going through a graduate program as they cherry pick these guys for the Store Manager roles and beyond.
Nightfill in charge is easy...