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kraig81
1 month ago
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Overnight shift turned into full-blown flood response

So I work overnight stocking and what started as a normal shift ended in complete madness around 3:45AM. I hear someone on the walkie say, “We’ve got water coming in under the receiving doors.” I figured it was just some light seepage. Nope. By 4AM, it’s coming fast. Turns out a pipe burst behind the backroom wall. Within 20 minutes, the backroom was an ankle-deep pool. No one from maintenance was there, and management didn’t answer calls. So we’re out there in the dark, using boxes of old clearance items to try and dam the flow like it’s a warehouse version of The Day After Tomorrow. Then someone panics and says it’s near the electrical panel. Cue immediate freakout. We shut off what we could, started moving pallets, and eventually one of the team leads shows up looking like they just woke up (probably did). It was controlled by around 6AM, but by then everyone’s soaked, freezing, and behind on freight. I’ve had wild shifts, but this one? This one felt like it needed a FEMA response. Anyone else ever had an overnight just go completely sideways like that? #OvernightCrew #WalmartDisasters


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1 month ago

Had the backroom AC unit bl^w out mid-summer and start leaking through ceiling tiles. One of them collapsed on the meat cage. Smelled amazing.

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kraig81
1 month ago

Oh no, ceiling tile sludge plus raw meat? That’s horror movie material right there.

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1 month ago

Cat litter is elite flood control. We use it for everything in Frozen. Break a pipe? Litter. Blood from a busted box of chicken? Litter.

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1 month ago

We need to start handing it out like PPE.

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1 month ago

Wasn’t quite a flood, but we had a raccoon fall through the ceiling in pets. Ran across the aisles, knocked over fish tanks. Absolute chaos at 2AM.

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1 month ago

Dude that same raccoon probably hit our store too. Ours tried to get into the breakroom vending machine.

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1 month ago

Smart. Knows where the good snacks are.

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1 month ago

Honestly I’d take the raccoon over another flood any day.

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1 month ago

Why do overnight emergencies always happen when there’s no one higher up to deal with it? Like suddenly we’re all part-time plumbers and electricians.

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1 month ago

Because we are. I fixed a cooler once with duct tape, a broom handle, and a lot of prayer.

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1 month ago

When freight’s late, no one answers. When the ceiling’s collapsing, still no answer. But forget to put out the pricing g^n? Oh they’ll find you.

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1 month ago

I once had a pipe burst in fitting rooms. Customers kept trying to try stuff on like water wasn’t literally running down the mirror.

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1 month ago

They were determined. Gotta admire the dedication to finding the right pair of jeans.

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1 month ago

I remember when we had a power outage during Black Friday setup. Emergency lights flickered. Manager still wanted pallets on the floor. Told us to “improvise.”

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1 month ago

Improvise with what, Larry, echolocation?

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1 month ago

I bet nobody even documented this in claims either. Water damage just disappears if you don’t look directly at it.

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1 month ago

Yup. That backroom carpet was still damp days later. Smelled like wet dog and cheap plastic.

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1 month ago

One time water from the bakery leaked under the deli wall. Whole floor turned into an ice rink overnight. I slipped so hard I lost a shoe.

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1 month ago

Losing a shoe is a rite of passage. If you ain’t limped home once, you haven’t worked a real overnight.

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1 month ago

Did anyone call the store manager about it?

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1 month ago

Supposedly someone did, but no one picked up. We left a voicemail and just got “thanks for informing us” the next day.

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1 month ago

“Thanks for informing us” = they deleted it and moved on.

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1 month ago

I’m surprised no one got coached for not preventing the flood. That’s how it usually goes.

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1 month ago

Coached for not being Poseidon.

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1 month ago

Bet the TL that showed up late still clocked in like they’d been helping all along.

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1 month ago

You already know they did. Wet hair and all. Said they were “assessing from home.”

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1 month ago

Who cleaned it up in the end?

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1 month ago

Mostly us. Maintenance came in after 7am. Just in time to point at stuff and say “that’s gonna need drying fans.”

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1 month ago

Classic.

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1 month ago

We had water come down through the ceiling tiles in meat. Not a pipe—just actual rain coming in. Like it was raining inside.

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1 month ago

At this point I think every store needs one of us certified in plumbing, electric, pest control, and light construction. Just pay us in hot fries and extra 15s.

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1 month ago

Had freight floating down the backroom like it was on a lazy river. Called it “the pallet paddle.”

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1 month ago

Not the pallet paddle. I’m crying.

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1 month ago

I bet half the freight got marked down and reshelved anyway. Wet or not.

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1 month ago

Yup. Put it in Clearance, slap a “slightly damaged” sticker on it and pray.

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1 month ago

Why is it always night crew saving the store though?

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1 month ago

Because we don’t have the option not to. Either we fix it or it breaks worse by morning.

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1 month ago

No lie, I’d rather deal with a flood than a broken bailer again. Last time it jammed we had boxes to the ceiling for 3 days.

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1 month ago

We had no soap in the bathroom for a week. Imagine a flood with no way to clean up after.

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1 month ago

That’s just working retail. Pure survival mode.

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1 month ago

Ever notice emergencies only count when they affect day shift?

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1 month ago

Exactly. Overnight is invisible until the freight’s late or the floor’s wet.

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