Anyone know if merchandisers and forklift/merchandiser start at the same rate of pay? They use to be different with merchandiser starting at 12.00 and forklift/merchandisers starting at 15.00 but since they raised the starting pay for merchandiser to 15.00, are forklift/merchandiser starting pay more?
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Yes this id definitely sad because they come up with a position to where you are rewarded with a pay increase for having more responsibility, and a year later , if that , they give dang near everyone the same pay increase . Come on sams club something is wrong with this picture. SMH
If driving a lift makes you slow you are not that good at driving a lift😉. After u get good at it it makes the job a lot easier.
ATTENTION DO NOT GET A FORKLIFT LICENSE WITHOUT A RAISE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO REWARD IN IT !!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL HAVE A CRAZY AMOUNT MORE TO DO THAN ANY OTHER MERCHANDISER !!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL GET BLAMED FOR DAMAGES YOU KNOW YOU DID NOT DO !!!!!!!!!!!! NO NO NO DO NOT DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 15 YEARS PLUS , I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT !!!!!!!!!!!!! NO NO NO DO NOT DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT BE FLATTERED WHEN THEY ASK YOU TO DO IT AND TELL YOU THEY THINK YOU WILL BE GREAT AT IT !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEN YOU DO GET REALLY GOOD AT IT THEY WILL BLAME YOU FOR DAMAGES AND NEVER QUESTION THE REALLY BAD DRIVERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the ease of driving is not an issue anyone worries about. the issue is the larger responsibility. how so? number one there is a huge safety factor. driving is easy but not only do you drive but are expected to do even more work because " driving makes the job easier". no it does not. it slows you down because not only do you have to stock as much as anyone else you have to get your stuff from the steel and put it back along with everyone elses. And you are expected to do more because id--ts believe driving a lift makes you super man. No one in the building is expected to produce as much as a lift merchandiser except maybe a club pick up person who sprints all day long.
They only done the pay increase for less then a year. Before that lift driving was just voluntary. I’ve been a lift driver for 18 years and it’s much easy then using a pallet jack and lifting stuff from the floor. Also it’s not hard to learn how to drive a lift😉
Right now there is no pay incentive for forklift drivers. There use to be and they took that away. But, supposedly they are bringing that back, which they should. Just not sure when. We need more drivers for sure, but no one wants to do it because it’s added responsibility and skill and no pay increase for those added responsibilities. It use to be deemed as a promotion when you became a certified forklift driver. Not anymore. Maybe someday. Sad.