WESTERN INVENTORY

To take you through a day at work; it would take sometimes more than one day to complete a job and every day is somewhere different. Since this was in B.C it was a great chance to take in some sights. We would all meet at the designated meeting area and all take a large 12 person vehicle to the job sights with the crew. When we arrived we would have a quick meeting on what to count and how to count it seeing as every store is different. We were made to utilize the RF (Radio Frequency) scanners to count inventory and track our CPH (Counts Per Hour). at the end we were graded by ranking of what place you came in for speed. After one month i was the number 1 finisher for over half of the jobs. My co-workers were a lot of fun to work with and over all it was a pleasant experience. I highly recommend this company to anyone that enjoys working in a face paced environment and is a little bit competititive.

I enjoyed it because I made some friends who hated it as much as I did. You just count thousands of little items every day. Shifts are 2 to 4 hours at random times. You can work from 9 to 12 at night and then do a 2 hour shift at 6am the next morning. You end up tired all the time with no time to do other things but get barely any hours overall and all minimum wage. People are constantly just leaving or not showing up. Management was OK, seemed to care about the job and their employees and felt they were doing important work, but the nature of the position is that it's mindless and sad. The people were fine, and some of the employees really liked it, so it might be for you if you like short shifts, don't need much money, and don't want to do much else with your time. Best part was longer trips to big stores that are far away. You get paid travel time in a van of friends, hotel stays.

While the job itself was easy once you got into a rhythm, it is not a job I would recommend for everyone. 

 The responsibilities of this job included travelling to various retailers and warehouses and using a barcode scanner to take inventory of product for loss prevention purposes. We used different inventory systems depending on what was being counted so we had to learn how to use several different functions on the barcode scanners.

 Taking inventory is not a hard job in and of itself, but it can be physically taxing. There is a lot of bending, reaching, crouching and running up and down ladders. The hours can range from 2 to over 12 per shift depending on where you are counting and there is never a guaranteed end time for your shift.

 The people I worked with were lovely and I have maintained friendships with a few since my contract ended.

A typical day at work would require to work with in a team player setting and with a number of inventory controllers, all counting and inputting calculated data of stock or inventory to central computers, thousands of every day products located at your local stores get counted every day, bet you didn't know that. The job does require long hours at times. But, the salary was overall satisfactory. Management is excellent, true team leaders.

As far as what I learned, to be honest with you, a lot about business. You learn about people, you learn allot about products, and general marketing and best of all Money. In a sense you know what people want when they come to shop. Not to mention Customer Service is a plus.

P.S. Be prepared to do a lot of math. =)

Its a job to get you through until you've found a better one. The hours aren't so great, and traveling all the time to different cities and provinces can be a little annoying. Most of your time spent is in the work van trying to get to the store. You only get meal allowances you do not get paid for the van ride to any store which can be a pain since there are days when you travel for up to 8 hours. Its not a job that you would want to stick around for long. But the boss is great and is flexible.

Very early mornings to transit across city then take a company van to the location for the day, hours would vary from 2-8, learned to use the scanners, coworkers were very friendly management was great with the employees and very helpful. The most difficult part was going across the city for unknown hours of work and being able to confirm the hours online without internet access. The most enjoyable part of the job was the variety of lacations and the changing work environment.

In a typical day I would work with a team performing inventory aisle by aisle . There were two types of procedures for inventory, count by individual item and by price point. Got the opportunity to get to know both management and co-workers because of travel. My co-workers were amazing individuals. We worked well as a team and we were supportive of each other. The hardest part of the job was the need for stools for product in high locations. The most enjoyable part of the position was traveling.

Kept busy at work, you will not notice that you've been counting for hours. Enjoyable. Learned presence of mind. Friendly coworkers and understanding managers. The hardest part is getting up really early and going home really late at night. Most enjoyable you get to meet a lot of different people get to explore the stores in Calgary it is like a window shopping paid job.

I really liked working at western inventory services. the reason i left was because I started school again. I learned how be a manager,my co-workers were pretty much outgoing like me. They say what they mean and mean what they say. The hardest part of the job was always being gone from the city most of the time,the most enjoyable part would have to be that i got too meet alot of new people because an inventory job that travels every where is not for everyone. 

Long hours, traveled across alberta
Great pay
Worked with great management and great people
Worked as a individual and apart of a team
Helped train new workers
Learned many things technology wise
Hardest part of the job was the long drives and little sleep
Most enjoyable part was getting to travel and stay in different places and the friendships that I made.

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