Shoppers Drug Mart Recruiting Volunteers to Staff Stores ( www.linkedin.com )

Role Description

This is a part-time on-site volunteer role at Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto, ON. As a volunteer, you will be responsible for assisting with various tasks and providing support to the staff. This may include helping customers find products, restocking shelves, organizing inventory, and maintaining a clean and organized store environment. Your role as a volunteer is crucial in ensuring that our customers have a positive and seamless shopping experience.

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M0oP0o ,
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Well, great another cross post to a boring dystopia. Thanks loblaws

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

Do they give me free drugs in exchange? Which ones?

rockSlayer ,

You get to take the extra pills home at the end of the day, like a heat lamp in a fast food place after close

brlemworld ,

They paid more and care more about the ad than they do for human beings.

Klear ,

I had a really hard time parsing the title. Though it meant that Shoppers were drugging Mart Recruiting Volunteers (whatever that is) in order to get their stores staffed.

I need more coffee.

ILikeBoobies ,

As per labour law, this is legal as long as their duties don’t overlap with paid employees

kia ,

Based on the job description, it sounds like every one of their tasks overlaps with paid employees...

Mycatiskai ,

If there are no paid employees then there is no overlap.

Professorozone ,

Nice., 🙂

TheRaven ,
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So, the owner of this specific store posted it. As much as I hate how Loblaws has been capitalizing on peoples’ needs, this isn’t Loblaws, it’s the owner of one store.

But this also breaks labour laws. For-profit organizations can’t hire volunteers because it breaks minimum wage laws. An exception would be an internship for school.

Best thing to do is report it.

JohnnyCanuck ,
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So, the owner of this specific store posted it. As much as I hate how Loblaws has been capitalizing on peoples’ needs, this isn’t Loblaws, it’s the owner of one store.

Do you know that for sure? I found this from seven months ago, if it's the same manager, he seems to be getting away with it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ShoppersDrugMart/s/aq09aOePkg

Pharmacy Assistant vs Volunteer

I've applied to about 15 SDM branches across Toronto for the past month until today. My applications were mixed. Even if I applied online, I also visit the branch to personally drop my resume. There was this one branch who told me that it's nearly impossible to get inside SDM as a pharmacy assistant without Canadian pharmacy experience. I was a licensed pharmacist in my home country and I practiced clinical pharmacy for over 2 years.

According to him, the best way to get in the system and their records will be as a volunteer. He was kinda of disappointed with how the system works, claiming that SDM encourages volunteerism to save a lot on training costs. Is it true that being a volunteer will help me out once there is a vacancy or an opening for a pharmacy assistant slot? Can I use it on my future applications as well?

TheRaven ,
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It sounds like the Labour Relations Board should be made aware of this branch.

https://www.olrb.gov.on.ca/

Perhapsjustsniffit ,

Yea because Loblaws certainly doesn't have corporate control of its stores...

TheRaven ,
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They do. It’s likely that they aren’t aware that this store is trying to pull something illegal. Another form of action is to message Loblaws about this to make them aware.

girlfreddy ,
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They know. They only care if it makes the news cycle.

Melkath ,

But think of all of the valuable experience you will get to put on your resume!

applepie ,

Pretty sure that's illegal.. at least under US law.

I kinda want to see who actually posted that shit and who made the decision. Over/under it is some fat boomer lol

floofloof ,

This is in Canada so US law is irrelevant. And your "fat" thing is a bit offensive.

applepie ,

Statistics don't lie... Them clowns are diabitus ridden land whales.

Is it legal to make people work for free in Canada.

Aksing for friend ;)

iAmTheTot ,
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Seems the page is gone. Either taken down due to backlash, or it was an error. I wouldn't put it past corporate using an AI to spit out a listing and then not even reading it to check for accuracy.

k_rol ,

That's a new low.
What could be next? Loblaw asks employees to pay them for each hour they spend in their stores as some sort of redevance?

WamGams ,

The employees are using parking spots that should be going to paying customers.

That Keurig in the break room? It costs money to run.

These are the kind of things that keep us business owners up at night.

/s

xmunk ,

Live Now:

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herrcaptain ,

Now this is an advanced take on, "Nobody wants to work." Amaze yourself at the extreme feats of mental gymnastics! Marvel at the sheer audacity of these bold pioneers of industry!

JohnnyCanuck ,
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Please tell me this is a joke.

LostWon ,

Yes, here's another joke (you might be able to see the first couple of reviews without logging in):
https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Shoppers-Drug-Mart/reviews?fjobtitle=Volunteer

Beaver ,
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They have to be kidding me!

kat_angstrom ,

Oh, just what Loblaws needs right now, more good press

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