- I've been in retail for over a decade and I have never worked for a shadier, conniving, overall soul-sucking company. Six people have quit at my store since the ASL role was implemented, I left today, and two more are on their way out. You are expendable and replaceable at the drop of a hat and they will let you know it.
- The flexibility given to associates and PT managers is not extended to all FT unless you're new. Once you have been there awhile you will work until you are sick. Even then it won't be enough nor will you be good enough.
- Management is not consistent. I have helped at three different stores in my district and all did things completely different. Our store was apparently made an example of due to the ASL role but no other store had the same repercussions. If you feel like something is off document EVERYTHING. They will build a paper trail on you and claim they have no idea what you're talking about, beat them at their own game.
- Corporate has completely restructured despite how well they were apparently doing. It is a bad thing when another company comes in and implements SOP's for literally everything (we got a memo telling us it should take no more than 60 seconds to put our sweepers together), hours are dramatically cut (half an hour open and closes with no exceptions or it is a policy violation), and corporate positions are consolidated to the point where people that have been there for decades are forced out.
- Raises are an absolute joke. I made 25% of the store's goal and helped bring the store up two plateaus (almost three) and apparently I had the largest raise in the district. I'll try not to spend my quarter and couple pennies on too much!
You're on a slippery slope Maurice's. You can only bite the hand that feeds, or runs your stores, so much before it comes back to haunt you.
