Order Selector Cooler 2 

That's a warehouse job for you. When I started it was difficult not to fight with the vets. I got into it with them a few times though.

You just have to fight one at the parking lot. They will respect you after that

Best advice I got starting out was from a vet. We are trying to make money. If your there first. Don't apologize or make excuses. Do what you set to do and then make way. If you make way for someone first everytime you won't have a job.

Not really, in my country though its the basic money earned, also if tou do this all day forget your back

@@theiasou6994 bro i was doing this summer and i earned easily without over working like +3k euros monthly, and also in my country u dont need to pay taxes if u earn under 13k euros year, so i pocketed always like 2900euros

@@theiasou6994 not a single muscle hurt when i did this after 2weeks, ur body adapts

I get 1875 every week no cap u just responsible for your taxes headed to work now 6pm to 6am

@@L0CALDRUGMAN facts I live in colorado and work at the highest paying warehouse job

It's become mundane. But i remember when I started thinking how fun it was to drive them.

Bro Crown PC4500 will blow your mind

Same never done order selector first time doing this u would learn a alot from it I have 4 months experience now . Still learning as order selector

You will love order selecting. Find a really good company to work for. I've been order selecting for 4yrs now. I wouldn't trade it.

In other words… “Highloooaaaadddd!!!!!”

Yeah, I load as well so that does make me a more considerate selector. Often if I have a small pallet I try to level it or if its just a scratch run Ill throw it onto another load that's already on the dock. It sucks having an entire pallet of juice spill in a trailer.

@xqeze6849 yeah true I also try to ask selectors to limit to one pallet even if the shot is small only because we as loaders have to add other stuff as well for me at my job I'd have to add supplemental stuff , Candy and sometimes if the pallet is too tall I have to downstack so yeah it always helps out having one pallet

Yeah, Ive heard of that before. It would probably annoy me at first but I bet I wouldn't have to pull as many boxes to make standards. It would be nice to lift just a few less boxes each day.

I hate the rf scanners vocollect all day

@@JoseSanchez-ru4lr We use that or we can also use units that get strapped on our arms

We have to do that. Cant put any liquids upside down. Have busted floors. This stacking would fall if didnt wrap it at least every 3 layers up. Not to mention our cooler isles are only about 25 feet long and always about 3 people on every isle at all times. This place looks like paradise 😂

@@xqezeso much less cases get touched. I get around 1800 cases in a 10 hour shift and that’s about a 170%. When I did dry in a warehouse with vocollect. 1800 in 6 hours was like a 140 😭

I don't do that as much anymore because of the section I'm in, but I don't see a difference. I might sometimes loose time walking back a little further. However, I gain it back being able to walk straight across instead of around my jack, I don't have the rack in my way and I can more easily build the front of my pallet. However, I didn't really do it to save time, it was more out of convenience. Especially in produce where id stack the plastic crates. They are easier to stack without the rack in the way. Everyone, has a way they prefer and sometimes I prefer building on the back. Not saying it's the best way, it's just what I sometimes do.

Not at all. If you’re skilled enough, you can ride the pallet jack until you reach the location with your body, hop off right in front of the locatarios, and let the pallet jack roll until your back pallet is aligned with the location and yourself.

Yeah but if I don't loose atleast 5 or 10 minutes I don't bother putting it in.

@@xqeze adds up

I'd rather not. 2 is enough.

Sounds greats. They just got rid of our incentive pay. Not that anyone was making it because our standards were too high. No 3rd shift premium either. Same base pay though. I work for same company so you must be somewhere with higher cost of living.

@@xqezeKroger in California pays 31.69 max. With incentive. Mostly automated too. So you don’t have to worry about people with forklifts brining down pallets

@xqeze6849 it is. Though a lot of people complain because they are reinforcing rules to actual work now and people can't just sit around and talk. I think our union is in talks for upcoming contract to get rid of incentive as well. But the base pay will be around 38 walking in door.

@poochiebar yeah California has higher living cost. So I hope u guys make more lol. I don't think ltos and forklift drivers would be happy if we went automatic on ghat. Easiest money in warehouse. Sitting on their butts they make an extra 9 an hour on maxing out on incentive.

@professorlangford1575 38 is insane base pay. They just got rid of our incentive. But we max at 26 right now. Our contract will give us a dollar raise every year til the next contract but no where near 38.

its up to you. I wear CAT steal toe boots. Most pullers use running shoes or basketball shoes. I can walk up to 20 miles a day so i burn though about 2 or 3 pairs of boots a year. I also use the fidgewear glove that are provided. I wear holes in the fingers every couple weeks and need a new pair.

You should check out Tim Reviews Everything! He has a discord for selectors and we all share pictures, tips and experiences from warehouses all over! Tim is great, gives tips, motivational videos and more!

@@dariansellers5398 what's the discord link?

@@xqeze Try the dewalt boots. I've had a pair for a year now. They are really good and comfortable but dont get the apprentice ones.

@@terranaxiomuk I'm overdue for a new pair I'll give them a shot.

Good luck. I like it but it's not for everyone.

@@xqeze my last job was at a steel mill painting & flipping metal panels for dog kennels & battling cages. It was very physical, I done it for last four years & recently my entire shift was axed ( economy slow down apparently)

I didn't that's just how our system is. I think Honeywell made our system not vocollect.

I asked the same thing. Like how does the system know how many you picked from that slot without you telling it?

Yep it does. Be afraid, very afraid. Mwahahaha!

I think so. But you need to be someone who isn't bothered by a bit of muscular pain. It's a job you must condition yourself to and stick with for a while before it becomes easy. If you aren't super fit than it's going to take longer. When I started I had to skip every break and take short lunches just to keep up with time. I had trouble getting out of bed and walking until my muscles loosened up. It took me 6 months till I could take my breaks and still make standards. It took about a year before I was fit enough and fast enough that it seemed easy. I still feel pain but I recover much quicker. Weather or not it's worth it depends on you. I would endure any physical pain to avoid ever serving a customer again.

Xqeze I’m looking for my first job and I had some friends recommend me a warehouse that starts at 18/hr. I was thinking that it might be overkill for my first job, but the pay looks really good. I also go to the gym so I’m used to lifting heavy and muscle pain. You think it’s a good first job?

@@remy9286 Typically people that this is their first job leave pretty quick. There's a few that last but most of them are ones that make this job a career. I say give it a shot. The pay is pretty good and if that's starting pay then you can probably make a lot more. Worst thing, you don't like it and you find another job.

Xqeze yeah I’ll give it a shot. They said the pay range is 18-25, but I think you can go over. They’re having a hiring event on the 1st of next month. It’s very likely I get it since they hire a lot of people since a lot more quit, so If I get the job I’ll come back and ask for tips if you don’t mind. Thanks for responding.

@@remy9286 Oh yeah it’ll be rough if it’s your first job for sure, but if you can get used to it most jobs after will seem easy.

280 to 300 cases per hour but that's high for a warehouse. Most will be lower. I'm not sure about a license, it probably depends on the warehouse. I don't think mine requires it.

@@xqeze i will not lie 280-300 cases per hour is a crazy standard if ur hitting 100% on that standard then you’re a G.O.A.T. Lol

Yeah it's a good job when you're younger. You recover quickly and if you make it a career you can be in a position when your older. Where you can work easier warehouse jobs like loading or running a highlift.

I've worked many warehouse positions like order picker, loader, unloader, inventory control, shipping and receiving, and even supervision. It takes a toll on your body and mental state long term. It's easy for younger people to think they can do this type of work forever, but once you start to see all the unappreciation from management, unrealistic productivity numbers, low staff, injuries, prolonged freezer and cooler environments for 12 to 16 hour days, repetitive work with no incentive to be creative, and the high turnover rate; you will realize the regret you will feel wasting your years when you could have gone for a career that can utilize your full potential in using your brain. Warehouse work will make you feel like a robot. And management positions are not better. You just get paid higher for dealing with more stress and the same tasks you did in your starting position. Work your way to a trade or college if you see yourself in something more creative and rewarding. Warehouse work is a very depressing field. I've been in your shoes starting out and endured the stress for 3 years. Ain't worth it.

Doesn't matter your age ,lest you is an incredible fast learner you'll not make it in your first selecting job, especially if you start to select in box meat as those boxes heavy and you gonna give up rather quickly beleiving the job is so hard

​@@christopherstorer4412My brother does this Job and loves it just sayin

Nope. You start off just pulling boxes. Eventually, you get trained on everything in the warehouse. Some warehouses do it different. They may just higher order selectors and then higher reach drivers and loaders seperate. We get different positions based on preference and seniority. We technically don't drive fork lifts. But the equipment is similar.

@@xqeze awesome thank you

robot. She's called talkman. You will hate her she will haunt your nightmares. lol learn to speak how she wants you to and don't get upset or yell at her because she wont like that. She can tell when your upset and will ignore everything you say.

@@xqezeyou can’t be fr 😂😂

@@LsxSosa 💯

Amazon doesn't distribute groceries as far as I know. It's a big grocery chain.

@@xqeze I sell a bunch of grocery items bro lmao. That's my main category... what you mean is we cannot sell quickly perishable grocery items like produce and dairy, I sell dry goods all day.

@@nigeln1874 it's a perishable warehouse only.

@@xqeze ah damn

Percentage based on time. There is Incentive but it's a joke.

My grocery incentive is like 400 every pay check lol pull a 150 everyday and you make big money

@@calebestep7688 our incentive at 150% is less than our hourly pay. If I pulled 150% 0r 100% my pay is the same 23.23 per hour.

@@xqeze i’d quit. 150% for me is 36/hr and we don’t have a cap on percentage.

@@tristan1436 It's not possible to hit 150% unless you're on a lift and your cheating. Especially in freezer. If I pull as hard as I possibly can in a 10hr shift I can make about 1.5 hrs in time. That's 115%. It's just not physically possible to do that daily without injury. It ain't worth it. I make 26hr. If I want more than that I have to work ot. There's 1 lift operator I've seen make 14hrs a week. That's 135% he can see 400 extra a week. Not sure what that is hourly and he's the only one and he is doing that by tricking the computer and being very smooth.

No it's a Regork

I thought the face I gave you was a little better.

my face is awesome besides good vids bro

Those are check digits. They confirm that I grabbed what the computer said to grab.

What are you implying Angela?

@@xqeze shes probably never stacked a 197 cube.

There's a robot voice in my headset that tells me everything I need to know. It tells me how much to grab and where and I respond with a number that confirms I did what it said to do.

That's sucks but I've seen some that have 4 numbers

It's easy after you do it a while. Unless you're older or have physical injuries.

@@xqezeI'm 40yrs old and I jus pulled my back muscle today 😢 this job is only for them youngsters

lower your butt when you lift man. at home do stretches and workout. lunges squats etc arms@@user-zp1mq1zo1o

I'm calling out the check digit on the location of each slot. There's a robot voice in my headset that tells me what slot to grab from and how much. I respond with the check digit to confirm I grabbed the cases it told me to grab.

@xqeze6849 OK bud cheers 👍🏻

I will. I'm working on my bad habits. I want to make a better video. I may do one more video in produce. After that I'll be in the freezer section. I don't pull freezer very often so I'll need time to get that down before I post. I'm also thinking about making a few tutorial videos explaining terms and techniques.

@@xqeze okay sounds good man. Your videos seemed good to me though. Keep up the good work brother

Please explain the terms and techniques it would really be appreciated.

I just hope it's my day off when they do

@@xqezeme too man… that’s terrifying. I’ve seen warehouses where legs are messed up but almost every leg on the racks are bent inward… be safe brother.

I do. This is an old video.

I don't know. I should've looked. Minutes are more important at my warehouse. I probably gained 5 to 10 minutes on that order.

Idk what ELS is. I get 100 percent by the end of my shift by moving at 100 percent. I've done this enough to be able to know roughly how fast I'm moving in percent. When I first started I wasn't sure how fast I was moving so I didn't take breaks. For the first 6 months I skipped breaks and took short lunches until it was easy and I was then able to hit the percentages i was aiming for.

How many breaks do you get ?

@@JoyJoy-ku3sw 1 every 2 huours. How many depends on how long we work.

There's a guy who I've seen work for several days without stopping. I asked him how he did it. He told me that he doesn't think about how long he's been there or how long he's going to be there. He just focuses on when that next break is. When he isn't working 2 or 3 days without rest and hes just working 16 to 18 hours he might only get 1 to 3 hrs of sleep a day but when he's off he makes it up with 10 or more hours of sleep. But just stay focused on the present. I use this technique, too. I don't work as much as him, but I've worked every day this month, 14 hours a day, for most of it, and it works. Don't think about how big an order is or how many cases. Just pick up that next box. Just grab 1 at a time, and that'd all you're thinking about. Be only in the very present. You aren't in tomorrow or yesterday. You are here and now, and there is nothing else. This job requires more mental strength than physical. I see physically strong people not succeed at this job every day because mentally, they are weak. They are complainers and excuse makers. I see the smallest scrawniest women and men, old and young, succeed at this job because mentally, they are massive. Yoda said, "Do or do not, there is no try."

@@xqezeyou couldn’t have said that any better bro , I love selecting some days but other days use to be so frustrating I don’t let it stress me out as much now since I’ve gotten way better and it’s like second nature , but in the beginning I was ready to quit.

Nvr mind I seen the jacks

Yeah, some people really hate them. Especially in the freezer because they slide off their forks when they get icey. I like the plastic because it's just quicker to throw on my forks. If there was wood set up for me to just roll into and go, then I'd probably prefer that instead.

Exactly my reason, except not in the freezer. I did eggs last week and thats all they had in there, the eggs are also in plastic so it was rough, ended up putting slip sheets under them and fixed it though. Great video by the way!

Looks like a jellyfish is swimming in my comment section. 🤔

@@xqeze He’s right about the upper pallet when you rushed. There’s a lot of gaps, you’re lucky you used a pallet as a slip sheet on that one haha.

@@wonderingobserver2231 I agree it's the wrong way to do it without slips. But it requires less thought and can be faster than cross tieing in that particular section. I cross tie and don't use slips in other sections. This is how I've done it in cooler for years and I've never spilled more than 1 or 2 boxes. It's just as solid as a good cross tie with them slips.

@@xqeze Well I guess it bothers me because I used to get so much crap over having gaps when I started, and we don’t use slips where I worked.

He doesn't get paid to make pretty pallets. If his stacking was terrible he would have lost the load you genius. The stacking was just fine.

Yeah sure. You're right. I have my reasons but you can read through the other comments.

How fat are you?

It was solid enough It wouldn't have fallen even if I hadn't wrapped it. You sound like someone who refuses to use a roller to wrap with. I bet you use both hands and pull as tight as you can. Because you're so paranoid from all the times you spilled as a new hire. The problem is if you built a bad pallet then it's going to fall regardless if you wrapped supper tight or not. The only way wrap does anything to save your load is if you make multiple overlapping wraps in the same spot and spend over a minute wrapping. It's not worth the wasted time. I may have been a little sloppy building that particular pallet. However it was never near falling. I haven't spilled a pallet in years and I wrap just as shitty everytime. Take your wrap paranoia and learn how to stack so you can stop wasting 30 minutes of your day wrapping loads.

@@xqeze What's wrong with preferring hands over rollers? Lol it depends on the warehouse though, some warehouses require pallets to be wrapped from top to bottom (no gaps) with at least 2 layers of overwrap (If your hands/fingers aren't burning you're not doing it right mentality). I work in receiving so we have to make our wraps good and tight so it doesn't fall on the Reach drivers when they're putting them up in the racks.

@ONYX you need better reach drivers. But yeah it's a debate at my warehouse. Some people wrap with rollers some with hands. But the ones who hand wrap make a big deal about how tight their wrap is and wanna come tug on my pallet and talk shit. When if they just built a solid pallet they wouldn't have to use all that effort and time on something that doesn't matter. They look stupid walking backwards or crouched over pulling as tight as they can. I don't have to bend over to wrap the bottom. Really the only place that needs to be tight is the middle and it's not going to go anywhere. Wrapping the bottom is pointless and gives zero structural support so it's rare that I wrap all the way. If a reach driver is going to spill. They will do it regardless of how tight that wrap is.

@@xqeze It’s not the Reach drivers themselves it’s just the company excuse for why to wrap them that tight. To be fair though my warehouse is mainly furniture and home goods so the precaution can be understandable for how heavy some of the stuff is.

@ONYX oh ok yeah that makes sense. I assumed you were talking about a food distribution center. Is the furniture in boxes?

Yeah so gross 🤢