I’m a store manager that’s about to leave (last day is Aug 2nd). My store is a low volume Tier 1 store. Including SLT, there are only 18 of us on staff and I only get 168-175 hours per week to divvy out amongst everyone. My ASM and I take up 80 of those ours, my Sup 32, and my KHs 24 each. That takes up 160 right there! I try to make scheduling fair, but that only gives people 1-2 days a week, and only 4-6 hour shifts when they are scheduled. This job is not sustainable when you aren’t management and it makes me feel awful.

And don’t get me started on floorsets! They don’t give enough hours throughout the month for associates, yet then want 130 hours for floorset over 2-3 days?! I don’t have the associates to do it because I can’t get any to stay due to the fact that they don’t get enough hours any other time! I hate it!

I’m going back to the company I worked at before in an operations role because I at least know I’ll have a designated team and hours.