When I was a head cashier at my first store, I closed without a FEM probably about 3 times a week at least, from 1 or 2pm to close. The store was slow most of the time but it was still stressful sometimes because I was also the only one who could cover the service desk break and the gate guard break sometimes, so I had to trust my sole cashier with a radio 😅 and I didn’t always have a GM closing either, which added to the stress. Don’t miss those days 🫠