The Rubber Band Ball ==Orientation== Basic Stuff First __ Added to the Thrift Store mailing list __ Meet with Store Coordinator(s) to discuss the Volunteer Agreement and Merit Badges. __ Sign a volunteer agreement. __ Arrange a schedule with the Store Coordinators. __ 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! ==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 __ CRT monitors __ Case fans __ Printers __ 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 The Purge __ Returning items to receiving, the proper way __ 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: __ 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