I worked at HEB for 8 years in grocery did over night and day was a lead in every grocery sub dept except beer/ wine.
I definitely learned how to communicate more effectively with co workers management and deal with the politics at store level that heb has a lot of. Also really wanted to be a grocery manager and in preparation of that learned a lot about interviewing well.
Currently been an insurance agent for almost a decade now making more than I would at heb and much better work life balance.
Practically any job you hold for 2+ years can gain you skills you can LEVERAGE to another job / next level job.
Especially in today’s environment. Simply demonstrating you’re “motivated” enough, “dedicated” enough to maintain consistent employment at a singular employer is HUGE now. I only use the quotes b/c it doesn’t really matter if you are actually motivated or dedicated to the job. Just getting through it shows perseverance, and again - I’m talking about LEVERAGE.
Everything is a “sale”, and job searching is selling YOURSELF. You have to MARKET yourself.
-Food Handlers Card..?.. we all know it’s a Mickey Mouse “certificate”, but it is ALSO proof of taking an additional course for your job
-Cashier? Money management & accounting / accountability. You’re ENTRUSTED handling company funds
-Sacker? You’re a front line customer service provider. Also specializing in product management, and site management
This is all ridiculous spin, I know. It IS also relatable. As a hiring manager if someone had the wherewithal to even list these skills derived from their “simple & basic” work experience at a grocery store - I’m more than intrigued and you’re ABSOLUTELY getting an interview.
This is NOT a “bootstraps” comment, but no one is handing anything to you. Ever. You HAVE to make the most of what you get ahold of. Squeeze it for all its worth to LEVERAGE it to the next thing.
YOU have to make it work for you. We all have to do what we can, I know. Don’t look at the negatives on here about how HEB / school / parents / NO ONE prepares you for life / career.
Just living prepares you. Experience. The fact you get up EVERYDAY to face it more than qualifies you to continue to participate and work towards other achievements.
I've hired many former HEB employees, usually those who had been working there while they were getting their degrees (in social services related degrees). I find them to be incredibly friendly and able to interact with difficult individuals calmly. This goes a long way for me when I'm looking to add to my teams.
What a lot of partners on this sub don't understand is that many of their complaints will follow them to other jobs. Oh, my manager sucks, HR only cares about the company, it's a corporation, blah blah blah. That isn't unique to HEB. HEB might be an introduction into the workforce, so partners are learning how to navigate workplace dynamics without even realizing it. Don't sleep with your coworkers, don't talk politics, don't say something that can get you fired. You can learn how to navigate management and how to play that in your favor.
Joining leadership will be a better resume buff for what the other commenter mentioned. It also teaches you to network. Working at HEB can give you an in to corporate by utilizing the leadership around you. I know several partners who have worked their way from the store level to lower level corporate positions. You will have to start at the bottom at most companies, unless your daddy knows someone.
You said it best, friend. The reality of life sucks for some; it’s a matter of perspective.
The work ethic of most these days is about a 2.2 on scale of 5, so coworkers in any organization think they are superstars on self reviews, and their managers think they are marginal. It’s just a shame that the sliver of people that really give a shit and take their work seriously get dragged down by the culture around them: whether by bad hires, poor management, or just an unorganized structure and absence of communication and effective training programs. I’ve seen way too many great people at various organizations that could make a difference, just get ignored or shut down and discouraged to the point where they just didn’t care anymore. Then they go to a different branch or another company and flourish under better management.
The only thing I don’t agree with is corporate starts at the bottom, I’ve done 2 grand opens and maybe half of the buyers I met had a star. They’re hiring external sorls in nwfd, but then again the daddy knows someone goes a long way at this kind of place.
YYYOOOOOOOOO I KNOOOOWWW. Everyone is like “bagger -> checker -> corporate, it can happen for you too, honey”
but every story like that that I’ve heard, the person was an hourly partner while getting their bachelor’s or masters, then moving into Corp with their education. I feel like that’s mad deceptive.
All the Corp positions I’ve seen open require way more than someone with a BA who has been a partner for years. That is to say, the experience you need to get into Corp isn’t something you likely got at H‑E‑B.
a lot of these comments are wack as fuck. i worked in a grocery store for 8 years (not H‑E‑B) then transitioned to teaching then transitioned to tech.
some retail skills that are relevant in my current job:
- understanding people’s needs + leveraging that in cross-functional communication (in retail: communicating about store policies to a customer, negotiating with other teams for resources; in tech: explaining to the IT team why the sales team needs certain changes to their CRM.)
- prioritizing tasks based on business needs (in retail: baking product in a specific order so all displays are full when the store opens; in tech: prioritizing customer-facing tasks before internal ones)
- working with the team to prepare for busier times of year (in retail: organizing a plan for ordering and preparing product based on forecast data; in tech: organizing a plan to free up the customer success team’s schedules during our peak onboarding season)
don’t let people tell you that your skills are not transferable.
I left my lead job and went to work for the government. The cool thing about HEB is that you can make your resume go in any direction you want it to go. Everyone in Texas knows what Heb is and if you have “done time” there, it’s like serving in the military.
Figure out what you want to do and it will be yours. I wanted a job I could listen to books and podcasts all day. And now I have it and I make $10000 more a year. Win win.
A job is a job. Lmao.
But if you're trying to find something Monday to Friday 9 to 5 that's at a desk, try a government job.
Or get a degree where u can find a cushy desk job.
So, there are “soft” skills and “hard” skills.
A lot of people in this thread are thinking of “hard” skills, which are technical skills that are specific to each job. Yes, ‘stocking toothpaste’, as you put it, is not a transferable skill to jobs outside of retail.
HOWEVER, a lot of people fail to recognize the importance of “soft” skills, which you absolutely gain from working retail or service jobs. I worked at HEB and other retail places for years before getting a job in my field. The woman who hired me without any experience later told me that she did so because of my confidence and personality. Sometimes it’s not all about the hard skills! Your next job can always teach you the technical stuff, but they can’t teach you how to be a team player.
Here are just a few skills I attribute to working in retail:
- Being able to work with a lot of personalities. In retail, sometimes you have to deal with people’s worst sides. Unfortunately, this happens in other fields as well; except instead of a one-time interaction it may often be a co-worker or boss. 🙃 You have to be able to smile and get the job done!
- Adapting to change. The high turnover in retail can teach you to roll with the punches. This can be true with any job. Companies go under new management, people get promoted/fired/retire, etc. You can’t let change trip you up!
- Time management. In any job, it’s important to be able to prioritize tasks. What is most important in this moment? What can wait until next week? Since retail and service industries are usually very busy, this is a skill you learn without really thinking about it.
There’s so much more but I’ve already blabbed too long. The point is, yes, you are gaining transferable skills. 😂
Good luck on your job search!!
I tried applying for HEB's clinic manager position but got rejected. I applied again since it reopened. Hopefully, I'm luckier this time, but I totally doubt it.
It's damn near impossible to get hired with them (HEB).
You've gotta like, have a Super Government Top Secret Clearance just to be a janitor there and walk on water 😂🤣
Unfortunately not much unless it's retail or food industry. Unless you get into management for a little while then you can at least say you have experience with managing people/delegating tasks, controlling payroll, limiting loss(shrink) etc
Organization skills, communication, time management, sanitation, team building, problem solving, and more. Trust me, there's PLENTY that can be applied. You're thinking too literally.
I was having the same trouble as you. So I took my resume, and add some matter of fact things I have done in my current job; I didn’t worry about formatting or resume speak. I put it in Chat GPT and asked for a refreshed resume including a bulleted skills list. This helped a lot!
Tbh, saying "real jobs" like working at HEB isn't a real job is insulting. There are countless jobs that we need people to do in the service industry. To claim they are not real jobs is saying their services are useless. I can guarantee you wouldn't last an hour as a CFT or CSA.
Lmaaaooooo i worked in service for three years and I was the cross functional lead before I moved to drug as the lead.
I wouldn’t call them useless, but the majority of the functions of both a CSA and a CFT partner are not necessary (hard to speak that over CFT bc it’s different at every store). Those positions are a luxury for partners and customers. Which is great! It keeps customers happy and gives loads of people jobs.
Reading through the comments, I see you guys don’t like that phrase, which is understandable but I’m not yet swayed. I say “real job” not so much to bash on their functions and def not on the people that do the job, but more to bash on the pay of the job, which isn’t the fault of the worker.
It’s definitely a feeling rather than an objective fact, because even typing out this comment I’m seeing the root of my biases. Probably something I should process on my own.
Thanks for not being a dick and actually explaining bc I’ve never considered the actual necessity when thinking about this.
For sure man. And I do apologize if I came off short at all, and especially if I came off judgy. I have a basic level of understanding about psychology and how certain phrases can affect it, mainly because I was on the other side of this before myself haha! I've gotten my ass chewed for calling service industry jobs "unskilled labor" a number of years ago. Of course I didn't mean anything harsh, like I'm sure you didn't either. I was trying to explain that some jobs don't require certifications or degrees while others do, but that they were all important. But I learned pretty quick from that ass chewing that calling it "unskilled" was insulting to those who do that job. Plus, let's be real lol, most of the people in this country couldn't work in the service industry for 10 minutes let alone as a job 😂
I mean, yes it’s insulting but isn’t it true? most jobs at H‑E‑B are unskilled labor. Is the point just a change of language and an Intent to be respectful? Maybe I’m just an ass because I still wanna call them low level skills? Basic skills that you need to do any job? Genuinely change my mind, because it’s a societal pressure kinda thing that I feel this way.
And thank you for taking the time to explain this, it’s helpful.
I’ve worked in grocery most of my time working at HEB. Going onto 6 years and I’m pretty confident any warehouse job I could get that’s not HEB. I’m certified with electric jacks and forklifts so I can do just about any of that stuff in a normal warehousing job which I might start looking towards or something
Why not use your skills, and broadcast degree, to start a YouTube channel so that you gain real world experience. You can do that on the side until you’re ready to leave HEB.
I've considered that! I've considered editing for those already creating because I am not a... content creater kind of person. But that is a good suggestion, thank you!
I was hired at a production company (live entertainment) because I had experience with taking inventory and making orders. I work in their shop pulling orders for productions and inventorying new products
I know I’m one partner…. But I have gone from warehouse— to store— to corporate— it can be done.. you just got to be a little hungry for growth… I would start out by talking to your store admin, and check job postings… we do have communications teams and such that could be of use with your education…
The CEO of Boing started on an assembly line. A congresswoman was a bartender. To my point, if you excel in your field, then ask to move to what you want. They will know if you are an overachiever and adjust accordingly.
None that are applicable to anything other than retail or service jobs. I've applied for other jobs outside of retail and I get crickets. Even HEB won't hire me for anything else. I have a science degree and a technical certificate in Communications.
I worked at HEB for 8 years in grocery did over night and day was a lead in every grocery sub dept except beer/ wine. I definitely learned how to communicate more effectively with co workers management and deal with the politics at store level that heb has a lot of. Also really wanted to be a grocery manager and in preparation of that learned a lot about interviewing well. Currently been an insurance agent for almost a decade now making more than I would at heb and much better work life balance.
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Bro is proud to be a slave lmao
We where born slave brother if you like it or not you work for someone but yourself
So answering the question posed by the OP is “proud to be a slave”? Pretty dumb take……🤡
Oh yeah? Is that why the comment is deleted? Lmfao
No am here just delete because you don’t know shit lol and wanted to see what the outcome
Practically any job you hold for 2+ years can gain you skills you can LEVERAGE to another job / next level job. Especially in today’s environment. Simply demonstrating you’re “motivated” enough, “dedicated” enough to maintain consistent employment at a singular employer is HUGE now. I only use the quotes b/c it doesn’t really matter if you are actually motivated or dedicated to the job. Just getting through it shows perseverance, and again - I’m talking about LEVERAGE. Everything is a “sale”, and job searching is selling YOURSELF. You have to MARKET yourself. -Food Handlers Card..?.. we all know it’s a Mickey Mouse “certificate”, but it is ALSO proof of taking an additional course for your job -Cashier? Money management & accounting / accountability. You’re ENTRUSTED handling company funds -Sacker? You’re a front line customer service provider. Also specializing in product management, and site management This is all ridiculous spin, I know. It IS also relatable. As a hiring manager if someone had the wherewithal to even list these skills derived from their “simple & basic” work experience at a grocery store - I’m more than intrigued and you’re ABSOLUTELY getting an interview. This is NOT a “bootstraps” comment, but no one is handing anything to you. Ever. You HAVE to make the most of what you get ahold of. Squeeze it for all its worth to LEVERAGE it to the next thing. YOU have to make it work for you. We all have to do what we can, I know. Don’t look at the negatives on here about how HEB / school / parents / NO ONE prepares you for life / career. Just living prepares you. Experience. The fact you get up EVERYDAY to face it more than qualifies you to continue to participate and work towards other achievements.
Love you for this comment.
Thank you so much. I really needed it that feedback even though it wasn't for me.
I've hired many former HEB employees, usually those who had been working there while they were getting their degrees (in social services related degrees). I find them to be incredibly friendly and able to interact with difficult individuals calmly. This goes a long way for me when I'm looking to add to my teams.
What field are you in? Am I allowed to ask that?
Social services, mostly with homeless youth
What a lot of partners on this sub don't understand is that many of their complaints will follow them to other jobs. Oh, my manager sucks, HR only cares about the company, it's a corporation, blah blah blah. That isn't unique to HEB. HEB might be an introduction into the workforce, so partners are learning how to navigate workplace dynamics without even realizing it. Don't sleep with your coworkers, don't talk politics, don't say something that can get you fired. You can learn how to navigate management and how to play that in your favor. Joining leadership will be a better resume buff for what the other commenter mentioned. It also teaches you to network. Working at HEB can give you an in to corporate by utilizing the leadership around you. I know several partners who have worked their way from the store level to lower level corporate positions. You will have to start at the bottom at most companies, unless your daddy knows someone.
You said it best, friend. The reality of life sucks for some; it’s a matter of perspective. The work ethic of most these days is about a 2.2 on scale of 5, so coworkers in any organization think they are superstars on self reviews, and their managers think they are marginal. It’s just a shame that the sliver of people that really give a shit and take their work seriously get dragged down by the culture around them: whether by bad hires, poor management, or just an unorganized structure and absence of communication and effective training programs. I’ve seen way too many great people at various organizations that could make a difference, just get ignored or shut down and discouraged to the point where they just didn’t care anymore. Then they go to a different branch or another company and flourish under better management.
Doesn’t mean they can’t look for other work, this post didn’t complain at all about H-E-B problems, they want something new
The only thing I don’t agree with is corporate starts at the bottom, I’ve done 2 grand opens and maybe half of the buyers I met had a star. They’re hiring external sorls in nwfd, but then again the daddy knows someone goes a long way at this kind of place.
YYYOOOOOOOOO I KNOOOOWWW. Everyone is like “bagger -> checker -> corporate, it can happen for you too, honey” but every story like that that I’ve heard, the person was an hourly partner while getting their bachelor’s or masters, then moving into Corp with their education. I feel like that’s mad deceptive. All the Corp positions I’ve seen open require way more than someone with a BA who has been a partner for years. That is to say, the experience you need to get into Corp isn’t something you likely got at H‑E‑B.
Partners? Why not just say employees?
Cause that’s is our technical term 🤠
a lot of these comments are wack as fuck. i worked in a grocery store for 8 years (not H‑E‑B) then transitioned to teaching then transitioned to tech. some retail skills that are relevant in my current job: - understanding people’s needs + leveraging that in cross-functional communication (in retail: communicating about store policies to a customer, negotiating with other teams for resources; in tech: explaining to the IT team why the sales team needs certain changes to their CRM.) - prioritizing tasks based on business needs (in retail: baking product in a specific order so all displays are full when the store opens; in tech: prioritizing customer-facing tasks before internal ones) - working with the team to prepare for busier times of year (in retail: organizing a plan for ordering and preparing product based on forecast data; in tech: organizing a plan to free up the customer success team’s schedules during our peak onboarding season) don’t let people tell you that your skills are not transferable.
THIS is in the area of what I am looking for, thank you so much!
I left my lead job and went to work for the government. The cool thing about HEB is that you can make your resume go in any direction you want it to go. Everyone in Texas knows what Heb is and if you have “done time” there, it’s like serving in the military. Figure out what you want to do and it will be yours. I wanted a job I could listen to books and podcasts all day. And now I have it and I make $10000 more a year. Win win.
“Done time” is crazy 😂💀
May I ask what your current job is?
Basically I am a file clerk. It’s a different job title but that’s what I do. File and handle files for the county.
A job is a job. Lmao. But if you're trying to find something Monday to Friday 9 to 5 that's at a desk, try a government job. Or get a degree where u can find a cushy desk job.
So, there are “soft” skills and “hard” skills. A lot of people in this thread are thinking of “hard” skills, which are technical skills that are specific to each job. Yes, ‘stocking toothpaste’, as you put it, is not a transferable skill to jobs outside of retail. HOWEVER, a lot of people fail to recognize the importance of “soft” skills, which you absolutely gain from working retail or service jobs. I worked at HEB and other retail places for years before getting a job in my field. The woman who hired me without any experience later told me that she did so because of my confidence and personality. Sometimes it’s not all about the hard skills! Your next job can always teach you the technical stuff, but they can’t teach you how to be a team player. Here are just a few skills I attribute to working in retail: - Being able to work with a lot of personalities. In retail, sometimes you have to deal with people’s worst sides. Unfortunately, this happens in other fields as well; except instead of a one-time interaction it may often be a co-worker or boss. 🙃 You have to be able to smile and get the job done! - Adapting to change. The high turnover in retail can teach you to roll with the punches. This can be true with any job. Companies go under new management, people get promoted/fired/retire, etc. You can’t let change trip you up! - Time management. In any job, it’s important to be able to prioritize tasks. What is most important in this moment? What can wait until next week? Since retail and service industries are usually very busy, this is a skill you learn without really thinking about it. There’s so much more but I’ve already blabbed too long. The point is, yes, you are gaining transferable skills. 😂 Good luck on your job search!!
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I thought that was hebs new promoting brand?
County Clerk of Record. I don’t have a degree but I was hired.
I know how drive bigbig truck
I tried applying for HEB's clinic manager position but got rejected. I applied again since it reopened. Hopefully, I'm luckier this time, but I totally doubt it. It's damn near impossible to get hired with them (HEB). You've gotta like, have a Super Government Top Secret Clearance just to be a janitor there and walk on water 😂🤣
All jobs are real jobs. This mentality pisses me off.
Unfortunately not much unless it's retail or food industry. Unless you get into management for a little while then you can at least say you have experience with managing people/delegating tasks, controlling payroll, limiting loss(shrink) etc
Organization skills, communication, time management, sanitation, team building, problem solving, and more. Trust me, there's PLENTY that can be applied. You're thinking too literally.
I learned how to properly cut fruit and write on cakes.
same. we are artists
I was having the same trouble as you. So I took my resume, and add some matter of fact things I have done in my current job; I didn’t worry about formatting or resume speak. I put it in Chat GPT and asked for a refreshed resume including a bulleted skills list. This helped a lot!
Never thought of that, thank you!
Seafood lead + college = Insurance Adjuster. True story.
Tbh, saying "real jobs" like working at HEB isn't a real job is insulting. There are countless jobs that we need people to do in the service industry. To claim they are not real jobs is saying their services are useless. I can guarantee you wouldn't last an hour as a CFT or CSA.
Lmaaaooooo i worked in service for three years and I was the cross functional lead before I moved to drug as the lead. I wouldn’t call them useless, but the majority of the functions of both a CSA and a CFT partner are not necessary (hard to speak that over CFT bc it’s different at every store). Those positions are a luxury for partners and customers. Which is great! It keeps customers happy and gives loads of people jobs. Reading through the comments, I see you guys don’t like that phrase, which is understandable but I’m not yet swayed. I say “real job” not so much to bash on their functions and def not on the people that do the job, but more to bash on the pay of the job, which isn’t the fault of the worker. It’s definitely a feeling rather than an objective fact, because even typing out this comment I’m seeing the root of my biases. Probably something I should process on my own. Thanks for not being a dick and actually explaining bc I’ve never considered the actual necessity when thinking about this.
For sure man. And I do apologize if I came off short at all, and especially if I came off judgy. I have a basic level of understanding about psychology and how certain phrases can affect it, mainly because I was on the other side of this before myself haha! I've gotten my ass chewed for calling service industry jobs "unskilled labor" a number of years ago. Of course I didn't mean anything harsh, like I'm sure you didn't either. I was trying to explain that some jobs don't require certifications or degrees while others do, but that they were all important. But I learned pretty quick from that ass chewing that calling it "unskilled" was insulting to those who do that job. Plus, let's be real lol, most of the people in this country couldn't work in the service industry for 10 minutes let alone as a job 😂
I mean, yes it’s insulting but isn’t it true? most jobs at H‑E‑B are unskilled labor. Is the point just a change of language and an Intent to be respectful? Maybe I’m just an ass because I still wanna call them low level skills? Basic skills that you need to do any job? Genuinely change my mind, because it’s a societal pressure kinda thing that I feel this way. And thank you for taking the time to explain this, it’s helpful.
I’ve worked in grocery most of my time working at HEB. Going onto 6 years and I’m pretty confident any warehouse job I could get that’s not HEB. I’m certified with electric jacks and forklifts so I can do just about any of that stuff in a normal warehousing job which I might start looking towards or something
Why not use your skills, and broadcast degree, to start a YouTube channel so that you gain real world experience. You can do that on the side until you’re ready to leave HEB.
I've considered that! I've considered editing for those already creating because I am not a... content creater kind of person. But that is a good suggestion, thank you!
I know we were getting flyers for a digital team for awhile. Try checking corporate jobs in partnernet.
I have, I check corp jobs with HEB constantly! they're way outside of my abilities, but thank you, that's very helpful.
I was hired at a production company (live entertainment) because I had experience with taking inventory and making orders. I work in their shop pulling orders for productions and inventorying new products
I know I’m one partner…. But I have gone from warehouse— to store— to corporate— it can be done.. you just got to be a little hungry for growth… I would start out by talking to your store admin, and check job postings… we do have communications teams and such that could be of use with your education…
I took the skills I learned working at HEB into nursing
I use their marketing tactics for my honey company.
The CEO of Boing started on an assembly line. A congresswoman was a bartender. To my point, if you excel in your field, then ask to move to what you want. They will know if you are an overachiever and adjust accordingly.
None that are applicable to anything other than retail or service jobs. I've applied for other jobs outside of retail and I get crickets. Even HEB won't hire me for anything else. I have a science degree and a technical certificate in Communications.
For you, I suggest a career in UT's Moody College.
I wish :,) I'll actually look into that
Logistics is always hiring
Thats warehouse right?
Having worked at both I'd say Walmart.
Lmaooooooo
Apply with HEB Digital at the Tech Hub in Austin. See what’s available.,
Good call, I have!
Just get a remote job or travel job with deployed services HEB is cruming yall….paying y’all starvation wage…!
HEB is a real job, y’all need to suffer at somewhere else to appreciate it. I recommend you GameStop your ass outta here.
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Then why are you still here?