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Demoralized Retail Employee

11 years of retail experience Hired in October as Cashier for a certain American retail store Upsell myself during orientation with other Cashiers Get asked by the salaried manager of HR if I'm interested in working the Electronics department instead Get transferred to Electronics after 2 days as Cashier Never call out and hired on permanently after my 90 days are up January: All the original people in Electronics has left, making me now the most senior person there Ever since November, I close 5 days a week and get at least 32 hours a week March: Temporary new salaried manager for Electronics arrives Temporary new salaried manager introduces himself to me Reassures me I'm still the closer, because he likes my consistency (ie, I never call out and am the most boring non-social person ever) Acknowledges I have the most knowledge and best customer service when it comes to…


  • 11 years of retail experience
  • Hired in October as Cashier for a certain American retail store
  • Upsell myself during orientation with other Cashiers
  • Get asked by the salaried manager of HR if I'm interested in working the Electronics department instead
  • Get transferred to Electronics after 2 days as Cashier
  • Never call out and hired on permanently after my 90 days are up
  • January: All the original people in Electronics has left, making me now the most senior person there
  • Ever since November, I close 5 days a week and get at least 32 hours a week
  • March: Temporary new salaried manager for Electronics arrives
  • Temporary new salaried manager introduces himself to me
  • Reassures me I'm still the closer, because he likes my consistency (ie, I never call out and am the most boring non-social person ever)
  • Acknowledges I have the most knowledge and best customer service when it comes to Electronics

A week later, temporary new salaried manager reduces my days at Electronics to 2 days

When asked about what's going on, he gave the following answers

  1. trying new things
  2. 3 ppl over there are semi-new so he wants them to get to know the department more instead of being Cashier (so instead, i get to be Cashier)
  3. this is retail, ppl don't get consistent shifts. I was lucky to be the closer every time because i was pulled in during a tough transition where all of the veterans left at the same time
  4. if i don't get my freight done, he'll get someone who can
  5. if i'm the only closer 5 days a week, it'll create problems when i get sick or need time off
  6. everything about that department is wrong, signs and items haven't been updated, so he's testing everyone to see their strengths and weaknesses to fix all of this
  7. This is only the first schedule he's written, and to give him time to figure things out

  • Monday (yesterday) was the second out of three days of me Cashiering at the front
  • The newest guy was supposed to close Electronics
  • The newest guy has only been with the company for 3 weeks
  • After 30mins of starting my shift as a Cashier at the front I get asked to go to Electronics because they don't know where newest guy is
  • My schedule for Tues (today) has been magically changed to Electronics instead of Cashier

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