This is exactlyIt's a work day today. >w<
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This is exactlyLol yeah. Yesterday was also a work day. Was pretty chill though, even though it got busy there for a second.
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It seems that your job goes in spurts - either stupidly crazy busy or just not. Is that the case or just the impressions I'm picking up?
This is exactlyThat's basically it. Normally Thursdays are pretty dead, but was oddly busy during my shift yesterday.
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Being busy isn't a bad thing though, is it? It keeps you in a job at least. Even if that job has you dealing with weird people - lol!
This is exactlyThe downside to being busy is that we don't hit our production quota. Which is putting out 450 books a day.
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This is exactlyYes. Putting 'product' up on the shelves. Books, movies, cds, records, ect. We have to put out 450 items every day.
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This is exactlyI put out 120 items yesterday.
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Or is this just an attempt to get the copious amounts of donations processed and out so others can buy them?
This is exactlyWe don't sell that much a day no. But we put out that much so that we always look full of quality product.
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That's what I figured.
Do you have to sort through the stuff too - "oh this looks good, let's put that on a shelf somewhere"... "ooops, this has seen better days *toss*"
Do you have to sort through the stuff too - "oh this looks good, let's put that on a shelf somewhere"... "ooops, this has seen better days *toss*"
This is exactlyYes, we do that in the back. Basically we get giant boxes of books/vhs/dvds/ect, that we scan to see if our Amazon account wants them. Put the Amazon books to the side to be bought online. The books Amazon doesn't want then get sorted. We're pretty strict on what is in good enough condition. Also 'kids' books get sorted out for someone else to sort later. Kids has it's own section and person. Though 'kids' also includes young adult and new adult work too.
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This is exactlyWe also have quotas on how many of the giant boxes we get done. One box an hour. Which is not even remotely possible.
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I didn't realize Amazon sold some of the stuff for you, but that makes sense.
What the heck is a "new adult" - 18-20yr olds or something?
That is a huge box!!
What the heck is a "new adult" - 18-20yr olds or something?
That is a huge box!!
This is exactlyNew adult is indeed 18-20something. Basically books for people who are 'adults' but just barely. While normal young adult is like tweens and stuff. Which makes sense, both age groups have different experiences to relate to.
It is a huge box. So big that once you get to a certain point, you have to climb into the box to scan/sort. Lmao I have to have a stool in order to get back out.
It is a huge box. So big that once you get to a certain point, you have to climb into the box to scan/sort. Lmao I have to have a stool in order to get back out.
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That's a very silly sub-category IMO. But whatever. I'm sure it makes sense to some people. :3
I can imagine that you would need a ladder or step-stool or something similar to navigate that box! You really are supposed to go through one of those an hour, while also sorting them in to "amazon", "not amazon", "shelve", and "toss" piles? That's a LOT to expect IMO
I can imagine that you would need a ladder or step-stool or something similar to navigate that box! You really are supposed to go through one of those an hour, while also sorting them in to "amazon", "not amazon", "shelve", and "toss" piles? That's a LOT to expect IMO
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This is exactlyBasically whoever is in back sorts the books, tossing salvage and putting the keeps in areas for pricing. Then they make carts (like you see in libraries) for people in front to price and shelf. So when I'm in front I have to not only help customers, check people out at the register, and do covid cleaning. I have to also shelf as many product as I can. Just me. One person up front, one person in back. And we have to put out a cart an hour. I put out a 55 book cart and a 65 book cart yesterday.
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