#Total wine full

Quite a few followed in a relatively short time. Was at Total Wine for 5 years because I - more.Īs a great GM told me before leaving (after increasing complaints and demands from upper mgmt), this job is 'just a means to an end'. PTO for part-timers, good balance of workload, good benefits, good management, etc). The pay, compared to Target 3 minutes away is trash since they start at $15.50 an hour, and my many years of having worked at Target was very positive (e.g. Then you have to back-up cashier, pick web-orders, push carts, clean bathrooms.all on top of having to ensure your opening or closing tasks are done. Closing entails having to fill the entire beer cooler.sometimes by yourself. Opening is having to go through a list of 40+ items, find it on the overhead/backroom, shuffle heavy boxes around, then stock it. Work is pretty strenuous if you're opening or closing. Last guy I trained in, he quit 5 hours after his 1st shift because I asked him to help me fill beer shelves that morning, and he thought the gig was simply giving beer advice to customers! That says a lot - in that they don't tell you what the job actually entails during the interview. The only people there who have been there 5+ years are full-timers who truly love the liquor culture. I say lots of changes because the turnover is so high, that quite literally, every 8-10 months, roughly 70% of the staff have been completely replaced with new faces. I was making under $14 an hour after 5 years, while clueless new employees were making $15. I worked there for 5 years up until Holiday-2021 averaging 22 hours a week - so I've been through lots of changes. I have plenty of experience working retail - picked up this part-time gig to supplement my full-time job at another major retailer. But that’s IF the store hits the sales goal. After New Years, the bonus they claim to give you won’t be enough to cover the lost wages you will see between the months of January-April. Total wine will cut your hours the week before and after a holiday.

Pay raise is between $0.10-$.75 a year depending on how profitable the store was the year prior. You get an annual review and no matter how hard you work or how good you are at selling they will not rate you above 4 out of 5. They claim you can’t request time off during the week of major holidays but I see management, supervisors, and their buddies get these days off. You will never get weekends off unless you request it but usually management favorites get them first. You will get stopped by customers, taking away time from your break. Time clock is at the front of the store and break room is in the back of the store. On weekends expect to work from 10a - 9pm with a 30 minute break. You will never get out on time but they want you to show up 5 minutes before your start time. They keep you past your scheduled time off if you close. At the same time you will be called to cashier, respond to in store pick up or curb side delivery, you will also have to help stock weekly truck, act as Loss Prevention, and collect carts. You will be responsible for keeping the sales numbers above 50% in wine and above 20% in spirits. Management will leave you alone on the sales floor (or even clock out to go home) to sell and help customers in a store the size of Academy sports. Yes they have classes - you will be too tired to attend.

Met some nice people working there, learned very little about wine/spirits as was my expectation per the interview. If working a longer shift you will get two 10 minute breaks (paid). Hours can and will be cut unexpectedly and at will of corporate. This is a corporation so heavy handed sales expectations from above. There is no janitorial service so expect to clean the store, including the public bathrooms.

Physical job including kneeling, bending, lifting, cart retrieval. up a ladder and over your head to stack on top of shelving. Selling, giving out tastings, cashiering, stocking, dusting, facing, and carrying heavy loads/cases of beer, wine, etc. Despite your designated position, expect to do it all.

#Total wine full

Full time are offered medical benefits after 90 days. Positions are cashier/service team/merchandising. Often schedules are not posted two weeks out. You will rarely have two days off in a row. 50 hours per week is the commitment for full-time. 7 day work week 8 am -11:15 pm Friday/Sat) 8 am- 10:15 pm (Weekdays & Sunday) possible shift schedule.