1.) Unpaid Meetings:
It is mandatory to come to work 10 minutes before every shift for an unpaid meeting (the daily "brief"). You are not allowed to clock in until the meeting is over, which could be after your intended start time for your shift. If the "brief" is so important for the job, why don't we get paid for it?
2.) Too Many Managers
With so many assistant managers, it's common to be given conflicting directions, tasks, and information, and then getting in trouble with all of them because you can't please them all. Maybe the managers can't keep up with the constantly changing rules. Every day it seemed the rules changed.
3.) Closing Shifts Never End at 8:30pm
If you work a closing shift and you're meant to leave at 8:30pm, be prepared to stay until 9pm or sometimes later. (At least you get paid for THAT extra work.)
4.) Bag Searches and Occasional Body Searches
A bag check is understandable, but it was very uncomfortable to witness a fellow associate undergo a body search/frisking after being randomly selected. A female assistant manager did the body search/pat-down on the female associate, but still, it really feels as though we're prisoners.
5.) Rota Only Put Up A Week in Advance
The rotas run from Sunday to Saturday, and they are put up one week at a time. It's difficult to make any plans in advance.
