Sainsburys "Colleagues".

[threebikesmcginty]

My sainsbos announce that "All colleagues attending the afternoon rumble should go to.... " Rumble wtf is that?

Link Wray appreciation?

 

[Milo]

My sainsbos announce that "All colleagues attending the afternoon rumble should go to.... " Rumble wtf is that?

It's huddle. It's a waste of time that no one bothers with on the whole unless they are management. Basically a pointless meeting. Anyway I can't really talk about work here signed some big old censorship form essentially.

 

[ColinJ]

Nearly half a century passed between my childhood vaccinations and the regular blood tests that I now have to put up with. (I hate needles ...) For obvious reasons "You will just feel a little prick" seems to have been banished from the NHS phrasebook - every time now, it is "Just a little scratch"!

 

[Fnaar]

My sainsbos announce that "All colleagues attending the afternoon rumble should go to.... " Rumble wtf is that?

That's their secret code word for when they all meet out back and put horse in the pies.

 

[TVC]

It's huddle. It's a waste of time that no one bothers with on the whole unless they are management. Basically a pointless meeting. Anyway I can't really talk about work here signed some big old censorship form essentially.

It's definitely 'Rumble' at Sainsbos Fosse Park Leicester, I've heard it several times.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

I s'pose 'huddle' is another pseudo team building pile-o'shite concept brought in from the good ol' USofA akin to american football 'thang' where the team gather to plot the next play.

Having work in retail management in the past, I can see the shopfloor manager gathering his crew to plan vitally important things like restocking the baked beans in aisle 6. After which he steps backwards shouts 'HOOOO RAH' whilst thrusting his hand skywards thus attempting to trigger a warm and cuddly group hi-five.. only to be met by his underlings muttering insults under their breath whilst ambling slowly away, heads bowed and hands in pockets.

However if it's 'rumble' it means they're giving a shoplifter a good kicking in the stockroom.

 

[Fnaar]

Maybe it's 'bundle', and they do like we did as kids at school.... chuck a sweet on the ground and have a massive fight to see who comes out clutching the sweet.

 

[PK99]

... and another thing i hate in Sainsbugs:

On the tanoy:

" XYX product down from £3 to £2 - that a save of £1"

Grrr!

 

[Milo]

It's huddle in the manual. Must be a regional variation.

 

[Amheirchion]

Rumble in my old store was when everyone 'dressed' the aisle (pulled all the stock to the front of the shelves and removed empty cardboard trays).

 

[Brandane]

It's huddle in the manual. Must be a regional variation.

This must be a big branch of Asda, somewhere in Glasgow :

 

[Psycolist]

My flammin employer decided that the aformentioned word colleague was so fantastic that they actually changed my job title to incorperate the word They luv giving things initials as well. We have ONCH FONCH, FSS and FSA and so many more, most dont have a clue what any of them mean, the weekly training and consolidation session suddenly became the WTL (work time learning) AND they make up words like CONFORMANCE and refer to the ammount of sales achieved as PENETRATION. They spent millions installing large screen TV's pumping out 24hour propoganda in all our rest rooms, and if we turn it off they phone the boss and tell him its got to remain on. They will suddenly decide that a process thats been in place since Adam were a lad is no longer needed and that it can just be ignored from there on in, until an unforseen problem arises and they input some half arsed method of doing the same job that they done away with six months earlier and everyone has to sign a bit of paper confirming that they have been told what they are supposed to do. A rudderless ship would have more chance of moving in the right direction than we have. Thats without mention of all jollyboys outings and overnight stays that product specialists and middle managers are treated to every flamming year. I worked out that one of the specialists would have to achieve 2+1/2 times thier given targets for the year to put them in a position where thier income paid thier wages, and they dont come close to achieving target. AHHHHHHHH !

So sorry The red mist came down and ILC (i lost control)

 

[TVC]

Its not just you Psycolist. This kind of bollix came in with the invention of Business degrees, when herberts with no particular talent in any area were able to get real looking qualifications and then go out and infect industry with pseudo management.

 

[Steve H]

I think the word colleague started with the right intentions. It was about removing hierarchy and trying to lift mutual respect. "My staff" suggests ownership. "My colleagues" suggests people you work with. Line management comes with responsibilities, including asking others to do stuff and occasionally disciplinary activity, however the boss doesn't own the employees.

So that's where I think the use of the term came from. Can't say it is used everywhere with this same intent!!!

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

While we're on the topic, when did a station (as in 'The next station is Cardiff. Please take all your stuff with you when you get off') become a station stop?
First Great Western, I'm looking at you.

As opposed to the stops for ( let faster train past,gypos stealing cables, lorry on level crossing, brick through window) that aren't at stations?