I was promoted to SM after completing the “high potential” program.
The reality of being a store manager is you get blamed for everything. You are the scapegoat.
A year into it, I began questioning if my paces were being manipulated, almost like a dangling carrot that I could never reach.
I was placed on an action plan. Taken off the action plan, then placed on an action plan again.
My store team was dismantled by budget cuts
Managers quit, associates quit, manager layoffs, restructuring, titles and duties changed
My hours were drastically cut
Deferred maintenance began happening
I said my happiness is worth more than stress and misery. I have notice, and obtained a job which actually has a work life balance.