Schedule

Schedule

n. A weekly timetable showing what days and hours an EMPLOYEE is expected to WORK. Compare NOT SCHEDULED. —v. To follow, prepare, provide input to or modify such timetables: “Please don't schedule me next Wednesday.” See also CLOCK.

NOTE: Schedules are posted weekly by DEPARTMENT, and are supposed to be up no later than noon on Friday for the week following.

Scratcher

Scratcher

n. A scratch-off, “instant-winner” lottery ticket. See also LOTTO.

NOTE: A popular way for many employees to gamble away some of what little money they've earned.

Sheet

Sheet

n. 1. See NEGATIVE ORDER WORKSHEET: “Have you seen the sheet?” 2. See ASSET TRACKING WORKSHEET: “Don't forget to put that on the sheet!”

NOTE: Context—where you are and what you're doing—generally tells you which Sheet they're talking about. In the GROCERY BACK ROOM it's Sheet1, the NEGATIVE ORDER WORKSHEET, and on the LOADING DOCK it's Sheet2, the ASSET TRACKING WORKSHEET.

Stock Number

Stock Number

n. A unique 6-digit code found on an ITEM'S SHELF TAG which is used for tracking and ordering INVENTORY of that ITEM.

Store Code

Store Code

n. 1. A 3-digit prefix on the EMPLOYEE NUMBER which identifies the particular STORE where they work. 2. See STOCK NUMBER.

Store Supply

Store Supply

n. Any ITEM sold by the STORE that has been requisitioned for use within a DEPARTMENT: “I need to ‘supply’ this, please.”

NOTE: Requires prior approval by the M.O.D. and is logged and signed for at the CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK, where a special sticker is affixed to the merchandise. Examples might include footstools, cellophane tape, rope, etc.

Supply

Supply

n. Consumable ITEMS required by various DEPARTMENTS that are typically received mixed in with the regular LOAD. E.g., bags of flour and tubs of frosting for the Bakery, stacks of large circular pizza CARDBOARD for the Deli, and so on. —v. See STORE SUPPLY.

Swell Allowance

Swell Allowance

n. A VENDOR-issued credit to the STORE, which is issued in advance as a percentage of each ORDER, and against which the STORE may internally deduct losses for such things as goods received in damaged condition, goods which go OUT-OF-DATE before they're sold, and so on. Compare RECLAMATION.

NOTE: This is not an issue that STOCK CLERKS normally deal with. RECEIVERS do. But it's interesting, nonetheless.

VENDORS like a Swell Allowance, because they issue the fixed percentile credit based on the size of the ORDER, and that's that. They don't have to worry about any further niggling. From the point of view of the STORE, however, a Swell Allowance isn't really all that “swell.” That's because the STORE would much prefer to receive full credit for any such losses. On the other hand, such a carte-blanche credit issued in advance does pose an opportunity for the STORE to make additional profit—for instance, should an entire LOT be received in good condition, and then MOVE before any of it goes OUT-OF-DATE. Plus, it does mean less paperwork (i.e., time, trouble, and expense) for both parties. So, a Swell Allowance is a compromise, and represents a delicate balance among and between the various cooperative and competing interests of both parties.