I work at a “small” dog boutique that specializes in overpriced dog treats ($6 per cookie) and overpricing merchandise they get off of Amazon by almost double.
Most of the employees including myself are college aged, and not only do they give us minimal hours (I get 8, I was hired in for 15-20) but were forced to work alone with no breaks. The Owner sits on her computer from home all day and nitpicks everything we do. Check your phone? She knows. Turn the lights off/close the gate a minute early? She knows. Stand behind the desk too long? She knows. I was recently told off for “kneeling” since the counter reaches about halfway up my thigh and when Im doing tasks it’s easier for me to be in more of a lunge position so I don’t hurt my back. They expect us to do tasks even when everything’s already done because we make like 10 sales per shift if we’re lucky, leaving a lot of down time to clean. I even got reprimanded for finishing my closing tasks and leaving at 8:10 instead of 8:15. The store closes at 8.
Is it normal for small store owners like this to be monitoring that closely and has anyone else had an issue like this? I’m sick of being nitpicked on everything when the whole stores an OSHA and ethics violation ugh. I’m planning on giving my two weeks after I’m back from a trip at the end of May.