The Area Manager is a micromanager who resents anyone's opinion or ideas that aren't her own. If she decides she doesn't like you or wants to hire a "friend" she'll make your life hell until you either resign or she manages you out. She'll write you up for petty reasons, some of which she makes up and some she assumes before even speaking to you about it to gain clarity. Along with myself, I know of 4 other successful Store Managers in the U.S. that she terminated or forced into resignation.