Woolworths employee reveals what really happens behind closed doors every night

A Woolworths employee has offered a glimpse at what really happens behind closed doors after they shut the supermarket every night.

Liam Kirley, from Sydney, shared a TikTok video showing workers preparing the store for the upcoming day before reopening the doors to shoppers.

The night fill involves cleaning the aisles, replenishing shelves with stock, organising online deliveries and ensuring the shop floor is up to date and ready for service.

Woolworths employee Liam Kirley (pictured), from Sydney, shared a TikTok video showing workers preparing the store for the upcoming day before reopening the doors to shoppers

‘What happens after we cease trading? An army of team members get to work,’ Liam said.

‘Produce closes up and we close our fridges to conserve power.’

The video shows team members stocking shelves with items before customers arrive at the beginning of trading the next day.

After closing, employees go to every aisle to ensure all the products are at the front edge of the shelves, nicely stacked and with the label facing out. 

‘Once stock has been put on shelves, we face them, which means we pull all the products to the front of the shelves so it looks neat,’ Liam explained. 

However, the night shift isn’t over just yet as employees go around the store to collect items for online delivery orders. 

Every night, employees go around the store to collect items for online delivery orders

The video shows team members preparing the store before customers arrive at the beginning of trading the next day.

Liam previously shared the morning routine that happens inside the store every day.

The video showed workers setting up the store every morning before opening.

‘This is how we set up the fresh produce department every morning,’ Liam said.

‘We open up the fridges, check for any leaks and then we take off the potato tarps.’

The video shows Liam checking the cool room where all the fresh new fruits and vegetables are stored before making his way back to the produce aisle.

‘I make a list of things that needs to be filled. And then we get cracking,’ he said.

Liam started replenishing the shelves with kale, apples, bananas and strawberries.

Once all the produce area is fully stocked, the store is ready for service.

‘Doors open, and then I do a compulsory dance,’ Liam jokingly said as he danced.