Comments on: RGIS http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/05/23/rgis/ "The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story." -- Ursula K. Le Guin -- Writer, Reader, Amateur Interneter, Father and Life Chronicler. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:25:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Corey Vilhauer http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-34461 Corey Vilhauer Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:23:17 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-34461 Yeah, you can tell it takes a special breed to do that job. Thanks for the RGIS perspective. Yeah, you can tell it takes a special breed to do that job. Thanks for the RGIS perspective.

]]> By: Sam http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-34452 Sam Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:03:05 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-34452 I was a Team Leader with them for 1 1/2 of my 2 1/2 years. We had voices, but we aren't supposed to talk. Some supervisors were more strict than others. My policy was just stay on target, and keep it down. And yeah, definately freaks, all of us in our own way. It takes a special kind of crazy to go to borders at 8 pm, have breakfast, drive 30 miles to be at K-Mart at 6 am, and not leave until 8:30 pm because you were short staffed (thanks 263) and K-Mart couldn't manage their staff either. Than a nice 11.5 hours at Victoria's Secret. And frankly, most of the time store employees were no help. I had to explain our procedures to store managers at something like 60% of the stores I ran. I miss it some times, the flexability and being able to do a job alone. I hated managing, and the politics. I was a Team Leader with them for 1 1/2 of my 2 1/2 years. We had voices, but we aren’t supposed to talk. Some supervisors were more strict than others. My policy was just stay on target, and keep it down.

And yeah, definately freaks, all of us in our own way. It takes a special kind of crazy to go to borders at 8 pm, have breakfast, drive 30 miles to be at K-Mart at 6 am, and not leave until 8:30 pm because you were short staffed (thanks 263) and K-Mart couldn’t manage their staff either. Than a nice 11.5 hours at Victoria’s Secret.

And frankly, most of the time store employees were no help. I had to explain our procedures to store managers at something like 60% of the stores I ran.

I miss it some times, the flexability and being able to do a job alone. I hated managing, and the politics.

]]> By: Dave http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-31546 Dave Fri, 25 May 2007 18:18:09 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-31546 They actually had some nice people working on the crews, but there were their fair share of freaks on the crew as well. They actually had some nice people working on the crews, but there were their fair share of freaks on the crew as well.

]]> By: Corey Vilhauer http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-31460 Corey Vilhauer Fri, 25 May 2007 14:34:19 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-31460 I couldn't imagine actually talking to those people. I don't think they even had voices -- like a mutant, mute breed of humanoid. I couldn’t imagine actually talking to those people. I don’t think they even had voices — like a mutant, mute breed of humanoid.

]]> By: Dave http://www.blackmarks.net/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-31389 Dave Fri, 25 May 2007 00:38:25 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/index.php/2007/05/23/rgis/#comment-31389 When I worked at Sam's Club we had RGIS come in to do inventory also. We actually had to work when they came, we would have an employee with every RGIS worker, and we would work ahead of them doing our own count. When they were done with the section, they would read the item # out and the count, and we would verify that it was what we had counted as well. We'd start at 4 in the morning and be done by about 9:30 in the morning with the count, and then the managers would give out worksheets with large discrepancies to employees on the inventory committee, and we would go try find them and reduce the shrink. When I worked at Sam’s Club we had RGIS come in to do inventory also. We actually had to work when they came, we would have an employee with every RGIS worker, and we would work ahead of them doing our own count. When they were done with the section, they would read the item # out and the count, and we would verify that it was what we had counted as well. We’d start at 4 in the morning and be done by about 9:30 in the morning with the count, and then the managers would give out worksheets with large discrepancies to employees on the inventory committee, and we would go try find them and reduce the shrink.

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