You Will Never be Appreciated - Shift Leader Speedway Employee Review

1.0
Oct 27, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Double time pay on six federal holidays.

Cons

Every. Single. Other. Part. They will tell you they promote from within but they will always hire people from outside. I was passed over for promotion five times in a year, four of the five times the position was filled by external hires. After being there for four years, I was still entry-level part time. I was the only multi-year employee who was part time at my store. Manager purposely kept me part-time because I lived nearby and she could call me when others called off. Pay raises were terrible. Never called off and was never late, busted my hump daily and only got ten cents a year, despite outstanding reviews. Told I had a bad attitude when I started to slack off after being passed over five times. I finally got promoted when they found out I took a second job. Unrealistic sales goals, stores are always understaffed and basically no one can pass monthly inspections. Who moves up is purely based on who brown-noses best. Most managers are incompetent or are total suck-ups. Had five managers in my four years, only one was actually good at her job. You are nothing more than a slave to them, they just try to squeeze every penny out of you they can. DM even tried to implement a "No Outside Food" policy for employees. Employees have to pay full price for all items. Basically tried to force us to give our money back to the company. There is no reason to work here. You're better off at Wal-Mart, or a sweat shop.

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Pros

Opportunity for extra hours and overtime. * Fast-paced environment that can help build multitasking and customer service skills. * Team members often worked together to keep the store running despite challenges.

Cons

* Frequent employee call-offs created staffing shortages. * Regularly required to work double shifts to cover staffing gaps. * Management expectations often felt unrealistic given available staffing levels. * Workload was heavily dependent on previous shifts completing their responsibilities. * Tasks were frequently left unfinished by other shifts, creating additional work and stress. * High levels of stress due to understaffing and inconsistent shift performance. * Work-life balance could be difficult because of unexpected extended shifts.

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