I've worked in retail for a long time and I've never seen morale so low.
Working conditions are awful, people are quitting daily and everyone is frustrated with Incompetent store management.
It's really not the managers fault as they are only following orders from the id--ts in North Carolina, but it's gotten to the point where some people are talking about a Blue Monday where everyone calls out.
I got one for you.
North Central Texas store held an hr " intervention" at our store last week. Corporate HR along w district manager came to the store to see why EOS(or whatever they are calling the "optional"/Mandatory survey this time) are continually AWFUL at our location.
They DIDN'T advertise it or send out emails to employees notifying us to allow employees to make our concerns known. Four associate's were "selected" among the entire store to speak for the Store. Two are part timers, scheduled two days a week, the other two full timers, one a new hire the other a 3 year old associate.
Store management was on its best behavior, employees were instructed NOT to use the overhead paging system during the time corporate was there. Floor associate's were directed to use the walkie talkie functions on the mobile devices. Many handsets OS does not work.
Once the visitors left management made a hasty retreat. Multiple employees found out about it the next day and we have all been asking why we're not notified and how can we get corporate back. No one in management will give a straight answer.
Signs say "open door" on them,no one believes that. No one TRUSTS them.
Associate's are pi---d.
Marv says Who's still got morale, everyone that had morale should already be gone. You know all those high dollar experts and experienced people. Maybe kiosks to answer customer questions would work better than the inexperienced id--ts we've been hiring lately. it would dam*sure cut payroll some more. having employees with morale costs money and that cuts into my bonus.
Let's go
What monday? Lets go. F u Marv