As I ate dinner at Lowe's tonight one of the lumber associates was in the break room, out of sight of the door, leaning against the wall making travel reservations for his upcoming vacation. Our ASM for the evening spent his time in the office, didn't see him until he let us out after the store closed. Our service manager spent the evening in OSLG, their former department. They have the store manager convinced that OSLG is going to earn SSEI for the store.
The kid in appliances, who used to work at HH Gregg, spent the evening chatting up his girlfriend a cashier. The flooring associate was working with customers in home decor because the home decor associate recently left for another (better) job. There was no one in millwork, electrical, or ISLG. Plumbing associate covered both plumbing and ISLG. Paint associate covered both paint and electrical (he used to work in electrical).
Head cashier covered return desk for a dinner break and called over customers when a code 3 happened. Paint associate helped as well, he is one of the few floor associates that knows the 1.4 register functions. There was one cashier per area and a head cashier. OSLG cashier worked 11 to 8 and was the only cashier out there today. She went home at 8.
After the store closed we all helped put out the sales signage and tidied up the best we could with the time that remained. This is a typical day at my store.
Originally posted by @OrRhAEm-1rnu.