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100

What policy says an associate needs to report their absences?

What is the Attendance and Punctuality Policy

100

According to Walmart’s California rest break policy, an associate working a 9-hour shift is entitled to this number of paid 15-minute rest breaks during the workday.

What is two rest breaks

100

What year was Sam's Club founded? 

"What is 1983?"

100

How many hours does an associate have for UPT, category Child care?

What is 40 hours in an FY 

100

Who on our HR team likes the Angels baseball team?

Who is Heather Mckovich

200

Under the company’s progressive discipline guidelines, an associate can only receive one of each disciplinary action level in this time period—after which subsequent actions escalate to the next appropriate or more severe level.

What is 12 months?

200

Under Walmart’s California policy, associates must report convictions in certain categories—such as theft or drug offenses—to their manager within this number of calendar days.

What is 3 days

200

Who founded Sam’s Club?

What is Sam Walton

200

What are the requirements to be nominated for AOM and SAOM?

What is having less than 2.5 points, no DAs in that month

200

What’s the name of our HR director?

Who is Lisa Richards

300

What are the transfer or promotion eligibility requirements for an hourly associate moving to a same or higher pay grade position at another facility?

What is being in the current position for at least 6 months and having no active Orange or Red disciplinary action?

300

What law provides job-protected leave for eligible employees to care for a sick family member?

What is CFRA – California Family Rights Act or FMLA.

300

What are Sam’s Club core values?

What is Service to the member, Strive for Excellence, Respect for the individual and Act with Integrity


300

What are the circumstances for which associate can make changes on their benefit before the open enrollment period?

What is marriage, loss of coverage, death or birth

300

Which team member drinks a Caramel Macchiato upside down with extra caramel?

Who is Isaac Zuniga

400

What system do we use to input AOM PTO and what is the category?

What is Prize and Awards, category Job Performance?

400

How many paid sick days must employers provide annually under California law?

What is 5 days or 40 hours

400

Who is the CEO of Walmart and Sam's Club? 

"Who is Doug McMillon and Chris Nicholas ?" 

400

What are the three common mistakes made by associates when it come to PPTO?

What are two PPTO requests in a day, you have 7 days to accumulate time, and you don’t have to call off when you put in PPTO

400

Who in the HR team are Capricorns?

Who is Evelyn Sanchez and Adrian Cuevas

500

Name at least four factors a facility manager may consider when determining the amount of bereavement time off to grant beyond the standard five days.

What are the relationship to the deceased, distance to travel, time off taken in prior 12 months, and impact on facility’s business operations?

500

According to California law, under what circumstances is a second meal period required for a non-exempt associate, and when can it be waived?

What is: A second meal period is required if a non-exempt associate works more than 10 hours in a workday; it can be waived only if the total hours worked do not exceed 12 hours and the first meal period was not waived

500

Launched in 1995, this is the name of Sam’s Club’s private label brand known for offering quality products at lower prices.

What is Kirkland Signature

500

If an associate takes a long lunch and goes home early do they have to put in PPTO ?

What is yes

500

Which team member worked as a problem solver on the outbound side before taking a clerical role?

Who is Jacob Tafoya

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