The Rubber Band Ball

==Orientation==
Basic Stuff First
__ Added to the Thrift Store mailing list
__ Meet with Store Coordinator(s) to discuss the Store Worker Agreement and Merit Badges. 
__ Sign a Store Worker Agreement. 
__ Arrange a schedule with the Store Coordinator.
__ Receive basic orientation in the store and around Free Geek 
__ Locations of First Aid kit(s), fire extinguisher, restrooms
__ Explain importance of frequent hand washing! <3 your endocrine system!
Data security primer
__ Location of "bases" (tech support, lock box, laptop incoming, TARDIS, mini tardis
__ Overview of data handling
__ Physical destruction!!!

==Gathering==
	
Gathering store essentials
__ Paper, thermal and printer
__ Tape, staples, pens
__ Label Stock
__ Boxes, static bags
__ Rubber Bands (skewirreling)
	

Shopping from Build
__ Drive Rails
__ Optical Drives
__ Sound cables
__ Button batteries
__ Floppy Drives
__ I/O Shields

Receiving
__ Location of store box
__ Introduced to cable chart and white board
__ Antistatic Bags
__ Keyboards
__ Mouses

Advanced Testing
__ Store Box (and tally sheet)
__ Wall warts
__ Store returns location
__ Quick intro to TARDIS
__ Untested cards list
__ Show them "the whiteboard"

Warehouse
__ LCD monitors
__ Case fans
__ Printers (also show overflow printers in library!)
__ Printer Power Adapters (HP)

==Processing==

Overview
The Processing Badge represents the ability to prepare and sort all incoming stock as it arrives in the Thrift Store. This involves everything from when the item arrives from somewhere else right up until it gets put out on the floor for sale except pricing.
 

The Sort
__ Which items get price tags
__ Which items get price dots
__ Which items do not get priced
__ Which items go into the free box
__ Which items go back to receiving
__ Which items need a "tested" label
__ Which items get taken out of packaging, which stay in
__ Which items need to be verified as wiped, or handled differently

The Purge
__ Returning items to receiving, the proper way
__ How to handle returned/rejected systems/laptops (take to Tech Support!)
__ Returning items to AT/TARDIS
__ Location of outdoor recycling/trash

Separating Adapters
__ Which items have their adapters kept separately
__ How to label and store adapters behind counter 

Cable wrapping/prep
__ Cadet can wrap cables to perfection, using only the "lizard-brain." 

Shrink wrapping
__ Laptops
__ Speaker Sets
__ Network devices

System Badges/Price tags
__ filling out basic information on system price tags
__ pricing systems using spreadsheet gag 
__ following checklist for system/laptop prep
__ Processing Scraptops



==Stocking==

what goes where on the floor
__ Give basic tour of floor areas, describing each
__ what goes in the glass case
__ what goes in the as-is bins
__ what goes on the xmas tree
__ managing backstocked items, such as cables and cards
__ understands ram display


After being oriented on what goes where, cadet will attempt to stock the store from the outgoing basket, keeping any items they are unsure of and showing them to staff. After a number of times, cadet should be able to be putting away 90% or so of items without assistance.

__ Cadet can empty basket routinely with a minimum number of ??? left at the end

__ Burning and labelling distro CDs

Printing labels:
__ overview of locations (Dead Trees, Store Docs, Dropbox, talon)
__ system price tags
__ password stickers
__ network device labels
__ warranties
__ basic gLabels tutorial
__ orientation of printers on network



==Neatening==

__ Where trash goes
__ Where trash bags live
__ Disinfectant and alcohol supplies location
__ Cadet demonstrates near-compulsive cleaning behavior at all times


==Graduation==
__ Cadet has recited the Rubber Band Ball Pledge