I always wondered how they judge that. Is it just based on technical stuff like speed and error rates? Do they send the mystery shopper specifically to give you some weird edge-case bullshit to test you out?It's a combination of customer service, presentation (correct uniform etc), accuracy and speed. Speed is the tiebreaker, but in practice it really does come down to speed for the top positions as the people in the top spots tend to have perfect marks on everything else. Apparently I was ahead by a significant margin on that.
I could take you. At least back in the day when I was a cashier.Eh, the usefulness of this is overrated. A lot of things are two button presses to find in the menu, vs five presses for the code. It's useful for stuff that's buried deeper in there or knowing what's not in the menu at all, though.
Had all the fruit and vegetable codes memorized.
Those beats must sound amazing, if not, a little SUSHaven't used them while voice chatting with you so not sure how well they convey susness. They're pretty solid in general tho.
cause youreyou just lost the game
Ironically, the prize I got for the local round (Beats wireless headphones and a $500 gift card) was better, at least for me personally, than the prize for the national (an iPhone 12, 64GB).
On what planet would someone consider a 4 year old phone a prize. Must be refurbished since by year 2 all the new stock is usually gone.The headphones were a way older model too, but at least with those being an older model is basically a non-issue lol (aside from the slight annoyance of using micro USB rather than USB-C to charge, but they need charging so rarely that this isn't much of a problem). Pretty sure the phone is never opened. Oh yeah, not only a four year old model but the lowest end one at that (the plain 12 rather than Pro or anything, 64GB storage).
Reminds me of that one Dane Cook movie
Zomg wow, keep it up little buddy and there will be an extra meatball in your paycheck at the end of the month.Honestly, I'm already paid a bit more than I probably should be. Gonna just let that sleeping dog lie lol
Being arguably the best in the country is pretty insane, if this happened. Well done.If you wanna be real pedantic... There's two major companies here, Foodstuffs and Woolworths (that both own multiple chains, although all but one of Woolworths' chains are very minor). The competition is only between Foodstuffs stores, so it's possible there's a better one who works for a Woolworths store; or perhaps one who wasn't yet employed at the time of the competition. Although considering I apparently beat the previous record on speed by a considerable margin (something like 55 seconds, compared to 70ish being typical for someone who wins the contest)...
Although considering I apparently beat the previous record on speed by a considerable margin (something like 55 seconds, compared to 70ish being typical for someone who wins the contest)...Well now I'm really convinced that you cheat.
If you wanna be real pedantic... There's two major companies here, Foodstuffs and Woolworths (that both own multiple chains). The competition is only between Foodstuffs stores, so it's possible there's a better one who works for a Woolworths store; or perhaps one who wasn't yet employed at the time of the competition. Although considering I apparently beat the previous record on speed by a considerable margin (something like 55 seconds, compared to 70ish being typical for someone who wins the contest)...
Well now I'm really convinced that you cheat.Nah. Just lots of practice and a bit of multitasking (eg. use left hand to pack the item I just scanned, while my right hand is already grabbing the next thing to scan).
Nah. Just lots of practice and a bit of multitasking (eg. use left hand to pack the item I just scanned, while my right hand is already grabbing the next thing to scan).Yeah I'm just kidding. For realsies though, that is really cool that you're the best in the country.
I forgot to add to my post. Congrats always take pride in your work no matter the job. It gets you ahead and if it doesn't then you work for a shit companyIt doesn't get me ahead because I'm already as far ahead as I want to go. Supervisor is the limit for me, I have no interest in being a manager.
On what planet would someone consider a 4 year old phone a prize. Must be refurbished since by year 2 all the new stock is usually gone.