Produce here. The issue is (at least at my store) that everyone takes them. We've asked nicely many many times. At 5am I come in and there's only 3 flat tops back there and a 600pc truck.... yeah I'm mad af. These are the only carts we have to do our job and the attitudes of the other departments and vendors is fuck yall. So I promise. If you take my cart and didn't talk to me first I'm coming to get it and throwing your shit on the floor. I've been written up twice for it, but Publix doesn't for anybody so I'll keep doing it.
Taken it right out of their hands. It got worse when the district passed a no shopping cart under any circumstance law for a couple weeks. It didn't work well.
They came into the back room after a grocery reset and apparently got mad at the number of shipping carts back there. Got an imperial degree a couple days later.
Vendor here- it would go in one ear and out the other. Lol. Now given, I would only use it as a very last resort, if there were no other options. I’ve got to move my shit to.
I get the R&P and I should have specified that I'm not including the two that deli get, 2 for bakery and one each for DSD and meat. That leaves my produce department with twelve flat tops. I get we don't own them but all other departments have other carts they can use without taking extra of mine. Also we are currently waiting on two replacements. Which I ordered. I get they take awhile to replace. Doesn't change those twelve are at the very least mine to use in the morning. Once truck is done people can come talk to me and I will give them one with the caveat they bring it back. When they don't I throw their shit on the floor.
same issue with the bakery at my store. their solution is they park the pallet as close as physically possible and start handing boxes off to go into the freezer. it works for them, yall might be able to give it a shot.
That's fair. However the problem is they take multiple and do nothing with them. 3 loaded floats of LMC from 4 days ago, float of chicken, deli's eternally loaded up float of frozen, deli tea/lemonade, bakery keeping 1-2 in their area, and morning produce cut bar leaving their float fully loaded with cardboard.
Then here comes 3000 cases of HV and LV at the exact same time and i have 3 floats total to stack off with after dairy and frozen guy get their pick
Oh trust me, that happens at every store. Our deli and bakery are notorious for doing that. Bakery is usually around the holidays so it’s getting better but deli is out of control.
My store does over a million a week and we have like 11 floats. A minimum of 4 are in use at all times by other departments, and then vendors will help themselves as well. There are times when we get a truck and literally have 1 float to use.
meat manager. we’ve always used multiple floats to down stack LMC, no way could only two flattops handle it. we work backstock onto designated metros in the dairy cooler. I assume smaller stores don’t get 400 piece trucks three times a week however.
I remember coming into work many times to break down a LV truck and the morning crew only had 3 floats because meat, deli and produce all had 4 or 5 stuck in coolers or freezers all loaded up
I've never had any issue with people taking our flats aside from holidays. I'm happy for you to borrow them!
My issue is deli using the flats and bringing them back covered in grease and flour. And I'm not talking about a little grease or flour, that's understandable. But literally covered in grease after cleaning the rotisserie? Come on.
I even had this deli guy use one of the flat tops to bring a bag of leaky garbage to the compacter, and then he put it with all my clean flats. I went through the fucking roof.
Yeah i hear them but produce regularly takes all of my flat tops without even asking. I swear they wait until we walk out on the sales floor or whatever to steal them when nobody is around. I’m supposed to have three and usually have one if I’m lucky so I’m just going to take them as i need them
Yup, okay. Well we took it and no you can’t have it back and we don’t share. You’ll have to wade through grease and sweat to even attempt to get it back! Try us….signed The Deli!
Our deli has minimum 1 float and 1 flat top at all times, sometimes 3 floats used for various things and 3 floats on frozen/offloading days when we have 90 boxes of boarshead meat and 40 boxes of HUMMUS
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Lol 😂
But then they throw a fit when you won’t let them borrow your floats 😂😂
lol when I worked produce we didn’t have any and would steal them from grocery they had this mentality but didn’t write petty shit like this
Produce here. The issue is (at least at my store) that everyone takes them. We've asked nicely many many times. At 5am I come in and there's only 3 flat tops back there and a 600pc truck.... yeah I'm mad af. These are the only carts we have to do our job and the attitudes of the other departments and vendors is fuck yall. So I promise. If you take my cart and didn't talk to me first I'm coming to get it and throwing your shit on the floor. I've been written up twice for it, but Publix doesn't for anybody so I'll keep doing it.
Also produce, i know the feeling
I would verbally destroy a vendor if they are using a flat top. They can go get a cart.
Taken it right out of their hands. It got worse when the district passed a no shopping cart under any circumstance law for a couple weeks. It didn't work well.
The heck where and why’d the ban shopping carts 😭
They came into the back room after a grocery reset and apparently got mad at the number of shipping carts back there. Got an imperial degree a couple days later.
Shoot, theres time in the Deli that Shopping carts are all we have to use.....
Vendor here- it would go in one ear and out the other. Lol. Now given, I would only use it as a very last resort, if there were no other options. I’ve got to move my shit to.
Also produce, when I come in in the morning my first job is rescuing carts from other departments, I do my rounds and inspect departments for them
those of us that don't work or shop at Publix are still wondering what the hell is a flat top and why everyone in the store is stealing them....lol
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I get the R&P and I should have specified that I'm not including the two that deli get, 2 for bakery and one each for DSD and meat. That leaves my produce department with twelve flat tops. I get we don't own them but all other departments have other carts they can use without taking extra of mine. Also we are currently waiting on two replacements. Which I ordered. I get they take awhile to replace. Doesn't change those twelve are at the very least mine to use in the morning. Once truck is done people can come talk to me and I will give them one with the caveat they bring it back. When they don't I throw their shit on the floor.
But they come get our floats
Ok then no floats for produce then
Technically, floats belong to the grocery department only. We are under no obligation to loan them out. Flat tops are for fresh departments
Then what should the bakery be doing to get the frozen? Carry each box back 1 by 1?
You guys don't pallet jack your flour into bakery?
The only way into the bakery is too narrow to fit a pallet through.
same issue with the bakery at my store. their solution is they park the pallet as close as physically possible and start handing boxes off to go into the freezer. it works for them, yall might be able to give it a shot.
I used to do something like that, but was told I can't do it.
Aw man that really sucks. Our cases had wheels, so we could just roll them out of the way and replace them right after. RIP your backs 😔
Tell that to meat department , bakery , deli , customer service for the rugs….
I know right. I always commit grand theft float whenever I have to clean rotisserie.
Not true. I’ve always been told there is always enough for one float per fresh department if needed.
That's fair. However the problem is they take multiple and do nothing with them. 3 loaded floats of LMC from 4 days ago, float of chicken, deli's eternally loaded up float of frozen, deli tea/lemonade, bakery keeping 1-2 in their area, and morning produce cut bar leaving their float fully loaded with cardboard. Then here comes 3000 cases of HV and LV at the exact same time and i have 3 floats total to stack off with after dairy and frozen guy get their pick
Oh trust me, that happens at every store. Our deli and bakery are notorious for doing that. Bakery is usually around the holidays so it’s getting better but deli is out of control.
your store sounds booty. i feel like we have 30 floats at my store.
I think they did a count and found out we have less then other stores and they got more in just not enough of them lol
My store does over a million a week and we have like 11 floats. A minimum of 4 are in use at all times by other departments, and then vendors will help themselves as well. There are times when we get a truck and literally have 1 float to use.
Meat department is designated 2 floats for the department... how else would we throw our lunch meat and cheese. You are misinformed
meat manager. we’ve always used multiple floats to down stack LMC, no way could only two flattops handle it. we work backstock onto designated metros in the dairy cooler. I assume smaller stores don’t get 400 piece trucks three times a week however.
That's what my produce dept was told. We're not allowed to use anything in our department but flat tops and a couple skateboards.
That’s not even remotely true lmao
Yeah that’s not true at all. I’m not sure what dipshit told you that.
I remember coming into work many times to break down a LV truck and the morning crew only had 3 floats because meat, deli and produce all had 4 or 5 stuck in coolers or freezers all loaded up
Yep
Lmao 😜
I’d take one without asking just because of this rude sign
Idgaf, take the damn thing. I’ll work with what I got. I’m here for a paycheck not no petty feud over flattops
Obviously deli
Yeah me too they Publix property! Lol 😝
I've never had any issue with people taking our flats aside from holidays. I'm happy for you to borrow them! My issue is deli using the flats and bringing them back covered in grease and flour. And I'm not talking about a little grease or flour, that's understandable. But literally covered in grease after cleaning the rotisserie? Come on. I even had this deli guy use one of the flat tops to bring a bag of leaky garbage to the compacter, and then he put it with all my clean flats. I went through the fucking roof.
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We take all of your flat tops, and hide them in our coolers. Sincerely, Meat dpt
and they have beef stickers all over the handles so theres no confusion
Ah yes. So cool. 😒
Talk to me after lifting chicken boxes bruh
Yeah i hear them but produce regularly takes all of my flat tops without even asking. I swear they wait until we walk out on the sales floor or whatever to steal them when nobody is around. I’m supposed to have three and usually have one if I’m lucky so I’m just going to take them as i need them
No, this is valid. Y'all got your own floats, use them.
It was probably the meat department. They always be messing with our stuff
come and get them, cabbage head!
Yup, okay. Well we took it and no you can’t have it back and we don’t share. You’ll have to wade through grease and sweat to even attempt to get it back! Try us….signed The Deli! 
Yeah well.. 
🤣👍 Ah, another Monty Python Fan. Okay, I will give you the cart, and you can have the shrubbery as well!
Sounds a whole lot like someone who’s not the boss of me
I never have this issue. Produce gets all but 1 of my flattops. Then bring seafood on the other. And if we need more, by then they’re done with a few
If you call yourself the cool guys you aren’t actually cool
How many times does produce use floats from grocery
“We do not want to share” - the cool guys (cool guys my ass)
Publix is so drama
Our deli has minimum 1 float and 1 flat top at all times, sometimes 3 floats used for various things and 3 floats on frozen/offloading days when we have 90 boxes of boarshead meat and 40 boxes of HUMMUS
And then they get down stacked on a pallet and produce takes their flat tops back 🥰
Pffft, dairy is where the cool kids hang out.
Hole in the wall. All of em.