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What do you love and hate about HEB?
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What do you love and hate about HEB?
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Bought a Pan de Muerto from our local HEB. They covered it in salt instead of sugar 😂
Hey guys I’m going up for my asm interview tomorrow, do yall have any advice? Also can yall tell me the questions they ask in the interview I really want to practice
First off, I love this product don’t get me wrong. But wtf is this dude doing in the commercial… NOBODY eats chips and queso like this, like what kind of pansy ass bite is that? Is he double dipping?? This commercial is infuriating. Like what the hell HEB.
Should I call in? I called in last weekend cause I got food poisoning… now today I had a family emergency come up and need to take my sister to the doctor .. my shift is at 2. What do I do. I don’t wanna be known as a regular call in person or have it affect my steps too much
What happened to the 24 count Hill Country Fare wet cat food pack? It's been non existent for weeks now, but the singles are still there....
Note: Yes, I'm sure there is better food out there? But my 23 year old crusty dusty cat loves this brand for some reason and will scream at me when I get the wrong kind. Lmao.
If anyone has been hunting for the tortilla blankets, I went to the H‑E‑B in Sienna last night and there was a crate full of them at the other entrance without the produce.
I know I already posted about this matter in a recent post but I’m very very extremely nervous and I have very bad anxiety. I start helping out Shelf Edge this coming Friday, can someone who works at that Dept or who have ever worked in that department please explain to me step-by-step of what I will be doing? is this position very hard? someone in the store told me it can be complicated and that just really made me extremely nervous please, please help me.
And what are the hours that they work?
I’m 22 I have been working heb for 4 years and I’ve gone from a curbside specialist back to shopper due to the budget cut I’ve had a lot of family issues as well as family members passing I’ve been giving up a lot of my shifts since my mental health has plummet to the grown and I’ve had really bad anxiety as well as depression since I have a lot of weight on my shoulders main question I’m asking if I take a mental LOA would I get in trouble for helping a family member run their business?
A bit of background,
So I had bought some of the rotisserie chicken leg quarters but since I was heading off to work I only got some for lunch. I quickly realized the chicken was red, kind of raw? So I called my son and told him to throw it away. The next day I went to buy some groceries and when I mentioned it to one of the heb people said that she could call her manager so I could tell her about it. After she asked for my name, phone number, address and date of birth…any idea why?
ARE YALL READY TO GOBBLE GOBBLE 🦃
If not it’s okay.
Since I know it will be asked, check PartnerNet.
Free turkey coupons go out this week from your Leader (or admin).
Partners will save an extra 15% on all H-E-B Own Brand products with their VPP discount for a total of 25% off the weeks of
Friday, November 22 – Thursday, November 28,
and
Friday, December 20 – Tuesday, December 24.
For Partners only.
Can anyone in the know comment on how much HEB has profited during this 3+ year inflation period? I'm guessing records have been set.
https://www.heb.com/discover/delicious-holiday-meals
I wasn't sure if there was a possibility they don't do it this year.
Hi. We use curbside because the store close to me is always incredibly crowded. When we order a pound of ground beef, it's always 0.85 pounds or around in there. Last time we ordered a 2 pound package, but it only had 1.33 pounds in it. I had to go to another store at the last minute to make up the difference.
I've written a note in the app, but either they don't read it or maybe the meat department just doesn't make >1 or >2 pound packages?
Is there a secret to it? It's kind of annoying to receive less than you order.
For the past month or so Favor drivers haven’t been checking in where they are parked. It’s always “Oh I typed in 20 mins ago” “Oh my account won’t let me” and I’m literally showing them on the phone that they’re not popped up at all. I know in the past a lot of them has done this to “skip ahead”. Are they lying to us curbies or is this an actual problem?
Suddenly, HEB will not accept any payment when I try to order curbside. Started with my Chase Sapphire card and now it won't add any credit card. Anyone else having this issue? Very frustrating because I use it for the points and HATE shopping in person. All tips welcome. I already filled out a support ticket.
Here is my original post from six months ago asking for guidance...
https://www.reddit.com/r/HEB/s/uSj9l6jGTB
And now I'm out. I ended up having hip surgery for a torn labrum on my left and my surgeon this week said while I could return to Curbside, I shouldn't. There are of course no jobs in my store posted that I can do with my injury. So...I got another job and quit. I thought it would be so much more satisfying to quit than it was but considering that I heard from no one at the company after I had to go home in the middle of my shift because my hip cartilage had detached, I wasn't really surprised. I called and no one in admin answered. I hung up and called to speak to an MIC and no one picked up. Finally I just hit the button for Curbside, talked to a manager who had no idea who I was, and he said just send in a resignation letter with my last day being my last date of disability. The end.
There are a lot of really $hitty things I could say about this company and my store in particular. To say they did me dirty is an understatement. But honestly I just don't care anymore. My injury wasn't work-related, just work-aggravated, so the fact that I got six months of short term disability with a modicum of annoyance was a blessing and definitely equals out the six months of hell they put me through between October 2023-April 2024. I was a Central Market employee in 2018 and a rehire. To say that I was so excited about coming back was an understatement but this definitely isn't the company I remember.
I'm not really close to any of the stores so I doubt I'll be going back for much, but they are the only place I can find just about that sells Fox Farms soils so I'll be going to Texas Backyard for my plant stuff. Thank God they have a register out there because I really couldn't bring myself to step foot in there the whole time I was on disability and I doubt that will change.
On a sidenote, I have all my HEB uniforms that are in good condition. I'm in the DFW area, but I have Blooms shirts and aprons, the standard red polos and three of the grey Curbside t shirts. All plus size so if anyone is interested, send me a DM.
Thanks for reading.
Does anyone know where exactly the new south Houston EFC is going to be at, I'm curious to look into applying for it but I can't find details on where exactly it is supposed to be at.
So I used to be obsessed with the jalapeño cheddar bagels from the bakery and they've clearly changed the recipe. I really don't like the reformulation nearly as much. Does anyone know the old recipe or where I could find it??
This is not an easy post for me - an H-E-B partner - to write, but I am starting to realize that things are not as they appear to be anymore...and I am worried that this post might get me fired with no options of recourse...
I started out in my store 6 years ago as a bagger and moved my way into Curbside 3 years later. I began to feel like I was fitting in and not having to worry about being too slow or not doing things a certain way. I really thought that what I had was stable and was worth building a portfolio.
However...currently, my opinions about my job are strained...strained by changing attitudes, changing policies and rising tension for the past two years that have dented the morale.
Since 2022, attitudes with the higher ups in my job have been changing, and not in a way that made me, as an H-E-B partner on the Autism spectrum, feel any better. My manager and leaders (past and present) in my department have not been very understanding when I fall short of 120 UPH. The only times I've ever been able to keep up and come close enough is when my path is clear (not too crowded), when I find every item perfectly, and when - if I do have to ask for subs/shorts - the partners I'm required to ask are close by and not somewhere else in the store...and because they're not letting us make our own decisions on the floor, I've often had trouble finding appropriate subs when the item needing a sub has certain circumstances beyond my control (i.e., different flavors, different brands, etc.).
Now, I admit that sometimes I am at the top of my game and sometimes I am not...but recently, with my manager/leaders getting on my case too much about them needing me at 120 UPH, I've started to hit my breaking point with my job, because anytime I fall short (even slightly), I am on the receiving end of being interrogated on the job as if I were a criminal...and in turn, my hours have been getting cut the whole entire year (I used to get around 24 to 30 hours, now I'm lagging at less than 20; even only 8 hours a week...hell, I even tried widening my availability to see if I could improve my hours, but to no long-term avail)! Even worse, no matter how many times I try to ask what's going on, I am ignored and told that my UPH is too low for hours...and even when I try to bid on shifts to stand up for myself, I am flat-out denied!
The mental toll of this situation and others (including the mask mandate) have sadly crippled and drained me of my mental health to the extent that, recently, I have been dreading my job and even had emotional breakdowns in my jobsite...however, I do not have the luxury to just quit and find another job because of my current wage.
Don't get me wrong; I love H-E-B. I love my job of being a shopper/curbie...I love my customers and I want to do anything/everything I can to make them happy, but I cannot keep doing this toxic policy of putting high stats ahead of the needs of the partners anymore. I've tried to talk things out with the higher ups in my store, but there's not much they can do for me (even though they do sympathize).
I want there to be a change in this toxic work policy that is causing more problems than good, but I don't know who to talk to and how to navigate because I have lost hours and money the whole year to the point I had to cut back how much of my paycheck goes to my savings/401k just to afford my obligations/expenses! And I worry that I might get fired if I keep pestering those in my store too much...let alone, if I go to HR.
What am I supposed to do in this situation? I know I'm not the only H-E-B partner stuck in this predicament, but the fact that I am on the Autism spectrum makes this worse because my parents have told me that my situation is bordering on silent workplace discrimination...
I am on a mission and need your help. Who has the best French Bread recipe out of all of the HEB stores you have been to? Anyone consistently nailing the texture and taste? If it exists then simply I must go there and try it for myself.
Edited to add: It would seem my question has some confused; perhaps I wasn't clear.
It’s baked in the store at least twice a day at some stores. There are factors that affect taste and quality. I want to know which of those stores is most consistent and has the best tasting bread.
I looked forward to the day I could make this post. It isn’t about hating on a company and placing blame. I was definitely pressured to do more than my job description, taken advantage of, and promised things that never occurred. But I also continued to push myself too hard, let my health (physical and mental) decline, and let myself be a doormat when I knew it was happening. My personality is to help and to be generous and to be compassionate. I will never ever change this, because they are strengths, even if there are people who take advantage of it. I do need to shift focus from the retail business where profit is the goal to a career that is about the people I do badly want to help. So last month, I made the leap in the middle of another work-caused illness to promote myself to customer. Within a week of doing so, I found a job centered around behavioral therapy, and I can’t wait for that shift in focus. This isn’t about H‑E‑B having promised putting people first and failing. They can make bold promises all they want, but their business is money, not people. But I can change my own situation and take the risk to change my career field. I can’t wait to adventure out of retail into service!
Does anyone know what the Delta Dental Coverage is for 2025? I am in the retiree plan and I can't find the information. I'm looking for like percentages like prevent dent 100%, restorative Dent 70% major care %. In network and out of network.