Overnight shifts that go sideways fast
I don’t know what it is, but overnight shifts seem to go from calm to chaos in five minutes flat. Tonight started easy—light freight, decent crew. Then one callout. Then another.
Suddenly it’s four of us covering everything. The freezer pull was delayed, bins were overstuffed, and OGP showed up asking for help because they were behind too. I ended up doing chemicals, pet food, and helping claims by 3AM.
And of course, that’s when we realize the baler’s jammed, two jacks are dead, and one of the newer associates accidentally stocked half a pallet in the wrong aisle. By morning, we were wiped. Store looked halfway decent though, somehow.
It’s the magic of retail. Panic teamwork and controlled chaos. #OvernightCrew #RetailRealities
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