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Started by Nomad, 21-03-18, 10:49AM

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Nomad

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It's better to be up in arms than down on your knees.

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It's better to be up in arms than down on your knees.

VladPutin

#102
This is how seriously Tesco take security. We have one security guard in the evening, from Friday to Sunday. He stands at the podium watching the cameras until he gets bored. Which usually takes about half an hour. Then he wanders around, looking at the stock and chatting to other members of staff.

I pointed out to the managers that if you have two guards, then one can watch the cameras while the other patrols. But if you only have one, he should stay on the podium for the majority of his shift. Otherwise the cameras are useless. Of course, Tesco managers being what they are, no action was taken and the so-called guard still waddles around the shop for most of his shift.

penguin

Sounds like yours is at least better than ours, all he does is stand near the door saying "hi mate" to every single person who walks through the door, when someone was helping themselves to a large amount of fresh salmon recently all he did was stand and take notes. Bring back the old style guards and store detectives who would think nothing of removing shoplifters or anyone whos behaviour was unsuitable.
Do not let anyone tell you there is not a decent job and life beyond Tesco.

lordadmiral

#104
No, you can't have REAL guards, it's UK.  Here a thief can take whatever they want and walk out not being interrupted.  You can not put a hand on him/her.  You must even open the door to their van so they can fill it up, it's called "being polite".  Oh and you must be more helpful to ethnic minority  thief, as you do not want to be named as racist.

OvaSees

http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/6261425/Director-Deals-Tesco-PLC-TSCO.html

"The Director now holds 155,415 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in issue." - as a point of interest, his entire shareholding has been accumulated in the form of SIP shares  8-)

Pochin123

Ovasees, saw this the other day doesn't really scream out confidence in the business when he's invested so little shares. Would love to see his shares in Unilever & his reaction that his old mate got the job he's longed for. 
Has This Been Briefed Out??

OvaSees

Tesco's rule (to comply with stock market terms and conditions) is that the CEO should have a shareholding equivalent in value to 4 times their annual salary - the rules are there so that the CEO invests in their own business (giving confidence to investors) and sharing the risk. Dave Lewis is the only FTSE 100 CEO not to put his own money into the business to satisfy that requirement (by comparison, the first thing David Potts did at Morrisons is purchase £1M of shares with his own money). In order to comply with this, Tesco has 'bent' their own rule by giving that shareholding to Drastic through a SIP scheme (free shares) as part of his package which effectively is an indirect bonus - he profits from shares at no cost, risk or investment on his behalf.

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Quote from: VladPutin on 04-01-19, 11:16PM
This is how seriously Tesco take security. We have one security guard in the evening, from Friday to Sunday. He stands at the podium watching the cameras until he gets bored. Which usually takes about half an hour. Then he wanders around, looking at the stock and chatting to other members of staff.

I pointed out to the managers that if you have two guards, then one can watch the cameras while the other patrols. But if you only have one, he should stay on the podium for the majority of his shift. Otherwise the cameras are useless. Of course, Tesco managers being what they are, no action was taken and the so-called guard still waddles around the shop for most of his shift.

One security guard if you are lucky. Have seen checkout staff and managers being used to stand at the podium when the only guard goes for a break, does a walk round or is off sick.

Pochin123

Ovasees, Tesco's biggest mistake letting David Potts go Or not promoting him to CEO when Sir Terry left.
Has This Been Briefed Out??

DJS1949

Local paper Ipswich Star announcement
Bramford Road Express closing March 16rh 2019.
Staff no nothing what's new.

jester21

DJS1949 the news artice does say: A spokesman said: "We have announced to colleagues that we have taken the difficult decision to close the store.

"We have worked very hard to improve the performance of the store, but this was ultimately unsuccessful.

"Our priority now is to explain what this announcement means for our colleagues and wherever possible, offer them alternative roles with Tesco.

"We would like to thank all our customers who have shopped in our store and we will continue to do our best to serve them through our other local stores on Norwich Road and St Matthew's Street."


but thats a paper saying they have been informed!

DJS1949

The paper also says a colleague Wednesday when asked knew nothing about the closure.Wednesday is today so someone ain't telling the truth.

jester21

That's tesco for you DJS1949, never trust them!


penguin

Do not let anyone tell you there is not a decent job and life beyond Tesco.

Hammer10

They should do it at different times of the day also maybe reduced it a bit more earlier .so customers are not hanging around same time every day.

VladPutin

Quote from: penguin on 11-01-19, 01:52PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6580777/Tesco-shoppers-shove-way-fling-items-baskets-discount-frenzy.html

Lol, how pathetic do you have to be to fight over reduced food? God help us if a No Deal Brexit is as bad as the worst case scenarios. We'll have punters killing each other over the last loaf of bread! ;D

At least work will be a bit more interesting...

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the very first Hunger Games - and may the odds ever be in your favour! >:D

londoner83

Exactly my thoughts....

In the 40's & 50's people stood in line to get 1 each of rationed items....
Fast forward to 2019 and u will have the meanest looking individual bulk buying everything to sell at a huge mark up on eBay or at boot sales.

VladPutin

Thank God successive governments haven't cut thousands of police officer's jobs. At least we'll be able to rely on a well staffed and equipped Police Service to handle the wide-spread and violent public disorder lack of food will cause.

Oh, wait... :o

OvaSees

Quote from: londoner83 on 11-01-19, 06:33PM
Exactly my thoughts....

In the 40's & 50's people stood in line to get 1 each of rationed items....
Fast forward to 2019 and u will have the meanest looking individual bulk buying everything to sell at a huge mark up on eBay or at boot sales.
:thumbup:

The Guvnor

The Guvnor

Dungivnatoss

Nomad

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6692061/NHS-tech-advanced-Tesco-s-warns-Hancock.html

QuoteSupermarket chain Tesco has more advanced technology than the NHS, the Health Secretary has said.

In which case we are all doomed  :o and heading for an early grave.
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HelpME23

That seems unbelievable! In my store the computers still run windows XP (a system now old enough to drink - 18 years old!), and the pdas aren't much better, they run so slow and need rebooting every 10 minutes. if the system can run on them it can't be that good

lordadmiral

But our pc still running win xp. Its not better than nhs one :)

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