hi! i am an 18 year old girl working in the US, i have a retail job that i enjoy most of the time but i am getting paid $10.50 and work too hard for that pay lol. i work sometimes 12-9/10 having to run product for hours straight and if i ask for a break i’m asked how long i will take, if i can take shorter, how important me being in the floor is, how im wasting time. i have had to come in late because of emergency therapy, because of an accident, was literally throwing up and i’m told how because of my absence the store will not get a lot done and look bad.
our staff consists of me, one other store associate, 3 shift leads, 1 assistant manager and the general manager. the other store associate wants to quit because if i’m working then she isn’t (5-6 days out of 7, i only have every sunday off 100%), two of the shift leads are leaving for a better paying job, the assistant manager as well, and the other shift lead is attempting to change to another location but is unable to because of the upcoming lack of employees and our gm is insisting she stays as long as possible.
i have not been able to see my gm in person in about two weeks because of vacations and i see him today. i’m trying to find the best way to lay it on him that i will also be leaving. i just cant make enough to get out of my current living situation at this job, even though it is amazing and i have enjoyed the people around me. i dread work every day, it’s extremely tiring and i’m bossed around to do everything and they set the highest expectations for me (ie: finish three carts in your shift, easily 800 items. reorganize a whole section of the store in your shift). other shift leads take advantage of me and tell me to do their tasks and leave early. in any situation i try to leave early for any case or come in late for any reason i get guilt-tripped and usually doesn’t happen.
i wanted to just say it to his face and possibly also included a letter of resignation/two weeks notice letter but i don’t know. i know the other employees have suffered backlash from him when announcing their leaving. i’ve even debated just texting him and not coming in for the two weeks but that just feels so shitty considering he’s losing all of his staff rn.