Resources
What's the process?
How well do you know Costco?
Costco History
What Department?
100

Another name for Costco's Employee Assistance Program.

What is Resources for Living (RFL)?

100

Warehouses are charged a 1 time fee if an IW is OOW this many days over the waiting period.    Bragging points if you can also state how much the charges are.

What is 8 days?    Charges are either $10k or $15k depending on the state.

100

This is the name of the philosophy that Costco has regarding continuous improvement while improving expectations and value.

What is the Salmon Story?

100

This is the first item sold in the Costco Food Court, and the price has remained the same since then.

What is the hot dog and soda combo for $1.50?

100

Cashier

What is Front End?

200

Provides assistance to employees to help reach their financial goals.

What is Smart Dollar?

200

The number of PT/OT/Chiro sessions that is approved (in AOS) per the Costco Pre-Auth program.

What is 18?

200

This is a benefit that employees can apply for to take a period of time off work (up to 4wks) unpaid but with no need for an approved LOA.  Only offered in January, February and March.

What is Winter Leave?

200

The company's first location open in 1976 in a converted airplane hanger and was under this name.

What is Price Club?

200

Inventory Auditor

What is Admin?

300

Help for gut health and digestive health issues.

What is Cylinder?

300

This is what happens to an IW's personal health benefits if they have been OOW for 4 months.

They go from getting 100% of their healthcare coverage paid by Costco to having to pay "regular benefit-related paycheck deductions "

300

This is the only state that does not have HMS/Eberle Vivian for WC.   Bragging rights if you know the name of the company that does.

What is Texas?   (Providence)

300

The first Costco Warehouse opened in this city and in this year.  Will award points for either correct response.

What is 1983 in Seattle, WA?

300

Refund Cashier

What is Membership?

400

Offers One on One personal coaching and support from a specialist (when needed) to help with Diabetes, Hypertension and Weight management.

What is Omada?

400

The IW is currently working modified duty but goes out of work due to an intervening MVA.  Claim overview should be updated to show this work status definition.

What is "Restrictions, but no work available"?  As this one of the definitions for this is  "Work unavailable due to conditions/reasons unrelated to comp claim.

400

Extra Checks are paid twice a year in these months.

What is April and October?

400

This is the name of Costco's co-founder that also served as their CEO from 1983 - 2011.

Who is Jim Senegal?

400

RTV Clerk

What is Receiving?

500

Provides peer to peer mental health support via small group chats.

What is Supportiv?

500

These are the 6 potential criteria for sending a "Serious Injury or Illness" notice.  Name 2.   (We are assuming there was no ambulance notice)

  1. Injuries requiring in-patient hospitalization for other than medical observation or diagnostic testing
  2.  Injuries involving  amputations, loss of an eye, and serious permanent disfigurement
  3.  Forklift injuries/double  jack/electric pallet jack (do not include Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI) or Cumulative Trauma (CT) injuries
  4. Traumatic brain injuries
  5. Death
  6. Assaults
500

Name 1 of 4 Costco Business Philosophies.  Bragging rights if its the one that most pertains to WC.

  1. Work smarter, not harder.
  2.  Be consistent.
  3.  Exceed expectations.
  4.  Provide the right benefits, at the right time, under the right plan.
500

This was the cost of a Costco Membership when they opened in 1983.

What is $25?

500

Forklift Driver

What is Merchandising?