It’s a really neat store, but after my wife got a job there and learned the rules, she didn’t do a single shift. I’ve literally never heard of a worse chain to work at.
I’ve never seen a Buc-ees but I have read they are really strict, like look at your phone once and you’re fired on the spot, so maybe the exchange for the higher pay is participation in a workplace culture beyond the normal levels of controlling.
Il dunno, as someone with some convenience store work in their past I am curious if anyone has first hand experience?
Checking around it seems there are complaints of not getting any breaks or only getting one 5-minute break or up to 12 minutes, seems all over the place and depending on the whims of the manager/location. Not allowed to sit, you have to stand. Clocking in late by a minute is a write up, 3x and you’re fired. Allegedly some locations discourage chatter among employees? Non-existent lunch breaks taken standing up. “Non-existent” because apparently calling something a break under Texas law means they business has to offer more to employees or something. Can’t seem to locate any managers’ complaints, so what I’m getting seems often typical for a lot of front line employees in a business like this.
Seems to vary pretty wildly between locations. Some being more laid back, others being hyper-controlling. Overall it seems like an average retail place to work (with the caveat of shitty Texas labor rules) that treats base employees pretty crappy for the money they make. I wouldn’t want to work in one of those authoritarian businesses that treats you like they own everything about you while on the clock.
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It’s a really neat store, but after my wife got a job there and learned the rules, she didn’t do a single shift. I’ve literally never heard of a worse chain to work at.
Really? They seem to pay decently if their advertised rates are true
I’ve never seen a Buc-ees but I have read they are really strict, like look at your phone once and you’re fired on the spot, so maybe the exchange for the higher pay is participation in a workplace culture beyond the normal levels of controlling.
Il dunno, as someone with some convenience store work in their past I am curious if anyone has first hand experience?
Checking around it seems there are complaints of not getting any breaks or only getting one 5-minute break or up to 12 minutes, seems all over the place and depending on the whims of the manager/location. Not allowed to sit, you have to stand. Clocking in late by a minute is a write up, 3x and you’re fired. Allegedly some locations discourage chatter among employees? Non-existent lunch breaks taken standing up. “Non-existent” because apparently calling something a break under Texas law means they business has to offer more to employees or something. Can’t seem to locate any managers’ complaints, so what I’m getting seems often typical for a lot of front line employees in a business like this.
Seems to vary pretty wildly between locations. Some being more laid back, others being hyper-controlling. Overall it seems like an average retail place to work (with the caveat of shitty Texas labor rules) that treats base employees pretty crappy for the money they make. I wouldn’t want to work in one of those authoritarian businesses that treats you like they own everything about you while on the clock.
Pay is only part of the picture.
Crap shifts and strict employee rules are the other side of the equation.