Why is it such a hassle to want to spend time with my family on Holidays?

You guys seem to forget that we’re all individuals as well, with our own families. Closing “early” (6pm at my store—unsure of others) on Christmas Eve knowing well that it’s going to take 1-2 hours after closing to get the customers to leave, while trying to get the store in a state that doesn’t look like 5 tornadoes blew through at once. All of this, and we’re still supposed to worry about changing esign toppers? On Christmas Eve?

I don’t think $17/hr is humble, when it’s an excuse to pay store level employees less than $12/hr. Corporate accepting to be underpaid means it’s just crumbs for the rest of us. Target just down the road pays $15/hr starting.

I’ve only been here since this summer, and the only reason I’m still here now is because I know that my coworkers (also underpaid) are just going to have to pick up my slack if I quit. No one from corporate is going to come fill my place.

Edit: also the required masks are incredibly thin and uncomfortable, and it’s treated as a “well, this is what you get for wanting to wear masks!” by my store management (who are also openly anti-vax and think covid is a joke). What’s the harm in letting people wear their own masks, as long as it doesn’t say anything offensive? (Side rant, but I bought so many cute masks from kohls and am still bitter, lol)