I work at a Walgreens and my store lead managers say that they don't have the budget to hire more people or give more hours (so a lot of us are working partime technically. Managers, pharmacy tech, and floor staff all work overtime to get things done. They don't take their 15 min breaks they are entitled to or during their lunch break they work even though they are clocked out.
How to I tell my coworkers to work their designated hours, because if they work overtime to get things done, then district management doesn't see a store struggling. If the district managers don't see a store struggling, they don't give that store a budget to hire new staff members.
I have genuinely good people working at my store, they take care of their families, they volunteer, they are veterans, they make art of many kinds, they offer compassion and care. They are good people overworking themselves and destroying themselves for a company that frankly doesn't care about them, but most of then have a 401K plan they have put a decade plus into or cannot afford to switch jobs. How can I convince them to stand up for themselves and only work the hours they are obligated to? People are getting physically and mentally hurt by overworking themselves and they are good people, I want to see change, but I don't know how to take action and what will actually work. I am in AZ btw. Are there any sort of organizations or resources I can use to help my coworkers realize their worth and right working hours that they will actually listen to? Most of them are gen x, and under that are baby boomers.