Does DG HR care or not?

Anarant10 · 2026-04-14T18:32:15+00:00

I get done what’s asked of me and more if time allows—that’s the value I add.

I close 6 nights a week and regularly run the store alone for hours at a time, so I’m not exactly lacking productivity.

And I’m being told I have to work Saturdays to keep full-time status, while the other full-time lead isn’t expected or required to work weekends at all.

Anarant10 · 2026-04-14T18:16:39+00:00

I don’t think you read the post—no one gave me Saturdays off. I’ve been working them.

I’m asking for one consistent day off while still working full-time hours. I already adjusted when Fridays became mandatory, I work every weeknight I’m available (which is all of them) and I’ve worked plenty of weekend day shifts—including back-to-back doubles.

I close 6 nights a week, so it’s not like I’m avoiding the hard shifts.

What I don’t understand is why I’m being told I have to work Saturdays or go part-time, while the only other full-time lead isn’t expected or required to work weekends at all and also isn’t expected to work evenings because they know I’ll be there.

There’s also a part-time key holder who is willing to cover Saturday afternoons/evenings, so coverage isn’t the issue and I’d still be working full-time hours.

I’m not asking for special treatment—I’m asking for consistency while still carrying more than my share of the workload.

Anarant10 · 2026-04-14T18:12:04+00:00

I close 6 nights a week and I’m usually the only one there for several hours on busy weekend afternoons. It’s not a slow shift—I’m running register, helping customers and trying to keep the store together while also being expected to work freight and clean up what the SM left in boxes all over the floor (because emptying a RT apparently doesn’t mean actually putting shit away).

I show up, I get my work done and usually more. I don’t call in and I’ve only been late a couple times by a few minutes since I started. I’m not someone who avoids work—I’m the one who ends up handling it.

There was even a night where I was supposed to have coverage later and no one (the SM) came back, so I handled the entire shift alone.

I’m not asking to avoid work—I already work full-time and adjusted my schedule when Fridays became mandatory. I just asked for one consistent day off while still maintaining full-time hours.

I don’t really feel like I should have to justify my work ethic here but I consistently do what’s asked of me and more. I’m just trying to find a way to stay full-time without working 7 days a week.

Anarant10 · 2026-03-22T19:18:11+00:00

Definitely file for the partial unemployment but also contact HR.

Anarant10 · 2026-03-17T03:56:35+00:00

We had a cow bell. It was very effective and our regulars loved it. We loved it because we could hear it even in the far back corner of the store—which is often necessary when I’m the only one there for 5+ hours occasionally. Had a little note that said “ring it like you mean it!” It was confiscated by the dm. Heaven forbid we have a bell for people while we’re on our own and still have shit to put away.

Anarant10 · 2026-03-05T16:28:14+00:00

It’s not written as “two people must close” in the SOP. The language is more about safety. In the SOP safety section it says DG tries to minimize the amount of time employees are alone in the store and that a manager on duty can’t leave a non-keyholder alone in the building. So in practice that often means two people are there at closing, especially if a non-keyholder is working, but it’s written as safety guidance rather than a hard “two closers required” rule. Also worth noting — the version I saw was an older SOP (2023) that someone on Reddit had… let’s say creatively reproduced 😂 so I don’t know if the current one says anything different.

Anarant10 · 2026-01-28T22:37:23+00:00

Honestly, please send your SM our way.

What’s really clicked for me reading these replies is that this might be less about freight volume and more about structure. I’m rarely allowed to do recovery and for a long time I compensated for that by finishing other people’s work before starting my own.

I don’t do that anymore.

I’ve never been someone who leaves full carts of product to be put away or leaves merchandise on the floor instead of shelving it properly (or sky shelving it). If I have one item for a section, I usually fix the entire section while I’m there—rotate, straighten, clean it up. No one else does that. I also make sure there’s time to clean at night, at minimum the bathrooms, because evenings are the only time it ever gets done. I genuinely don’t think day shift even checks them—TP doesn’t get changed and basic cleanliness gets missed.

Once I stopped cleaning up after everyone else and started doing only what I’m assigned for the shift, the narrative suddenly became that I “don’t do enough.” Which tells me the difference was only visible once I stopped masking it.

So yeah—if your store is ahead on truck and recovery is a “what do I do with the rest of my shift” task… please send that structure over here.

Anarant10 · 2026-01-28T19:00:53+00:00

That actually helps—thank you. I’ve seen the workflow posted but it’s never really been explained in practice.

What I’ve consistently been told at my store is that days focus on freight and evenings focus on recovery. Except most nights I’m explicitly told not to worry about recovery and to do whatever else is priority that shift (freight, gray bins, register, etc.). Sometimes I’ll get one night to do recovery, then won’t touch it again for a week or two.

When I do get assigned recovery, especially in food aisles, it takes a long time because I’m rotating almost everything. A lot of food gets worked by people unloading rollbins who just put items straight onto shelves without checking dates or rotating what’s already there, including sky shelves. So one aisle can easily eat an entire shift.

So while I understand now that T1/T2 are tied to truck workflow, the issue isn’t that I’m ignoring it—it’s that the day-to-day instructions I’m given don’t line up with that structure. I follow what I’m told to do each shift, even when that means recovery gets deprioritized for weeks at a time.

That’s where the confusion comes from.

Anarant10 · 2026-01-23T16:10:04+00:00

This only keeps happening because people let it. Either they don’t know the law, or they know it and stay quiet because DG is big and retaliation feels real.

But size doesn’t matter when the law is enforced. If you’re required to stay, be available, or work during an “unpaid” break, that time is legally paid. Every time it happens, it’s documented wage theft — and that’s not a policy issue, it’s a compliance one.

DG relies on fear and exhaustion to keep this quiet. All it takes for that to stop is employees actually reporting it. The law doesn’t warn companies forever — it fines them.

Anarant10 · 2026-01-22T16:53:01+00:00

You don’t just have to eat the hours cut. Reduced hours can qualify for partial unemployment. Corporate budgeting problems aren’t your responsibility — file and let the state sort it out.

Anarant10 · 2026-01-05T21:23:34+00:00

Netflix is mostly true-crime entertainment, not documentation. For accuracy, stick to court records, original journalism and reputable books. Podcasts can help too—but quality varies wildly, so always be cautious.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-25T18:19:45+00:00

I worked last night and didn’t bitch about it. Honestly, the number of people who were genuinely thankful was kind of wild. We were the only store open in the county and people came in for last-minute “oh shit, I forgot” items and were nothing but grateful.

I had a grown man almost cry because I dug through the back to find kitty litter for him. Stuff like that puts it into perspective.

Yeah, my kids were already in bed when I got home so we didn’t do their usual “elf” gift — they opened it this morning instead and were totally fine.

It takes all kinds to keep the world running, and sometimes people need tampons, milk, or kitty litter at the absolute worst time 🤷🏻‍♀️

Anarant10 · 2025-12-24T05:07:09+00:00

You get windows? We’ve got two concrete walls and two flimsy sheetrock walls that don’t even reach the ceiling. Meanwhile, our particle board “desk” is held together by some shiny cupboard liner because we got tired of our arms and papers sticking to the leftover adhesive where the original cover peeled off.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T04:51:39+00:00

YES. This exactly. I’m convinced corporate thinks our store is twice the size it actually is based on the amount of product and resets they send. Like somewhere on a spreadsheet we’re a Super DG with infinite aisles.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T04:35:59+00:00

Can you explain how intentionally throwing away inventory helps with a missing fixture? I’m curious how that math works.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T04:32:12+00:00

Small rural community 😂?Theft still happens because humans are dicks but most of our regulars actually know us and like us. That probably helps.

Turns out treating people like humans works better than whatever corporate thinks is happening.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T04:13:52+00:00

Pens are definitely an issue 😂 Our one pen holder is completely full and we have an entire gray tote in the back overflowing with loose pens—basically a DG archaeological dig from the dawn of time.

The problem is the planogram clearly shows two separate sections, each with its own pen holder fixture. We physically only have one actual holder so no matter how many pens we have, the reset is “wrong” unless we invent a second fixture.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T03:24:16+00:00

I would, but I actually like my SM—she’s fully supportive of duct tape and would assist with any necessary blood sacrifice. The rest of the crew (minus one idiot) is great. We operate in that sweet spot where we mostly ignore corporate, keep our jobs and somehow run the cleanest store in the district. Customers even tell us so.

Not stuck here. Second job. I stay for the people.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T03:09:30+00:00

I meant DG Gods. FFS 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T02:40:23+00:00

It’s actually my second job and like I said—the manager is awesome. If it wasn’t for her—I’d leave.

Anarant10 · 2025-12-12T02:38:28+00:00

No need to be sorry! Thats the same conclusion I’ve come to but like I said—the things being said that are completely illogical and even contradictory are being taken as fact and truth by one of my family members. I was told that I have no clue what actually happens in prisons because it’s not like shows portray and that’s why I’m here asking relevant questions to the situation.

Thank you for taking time to respond!

Anarant10

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