Manager demands convenience store employee works 14 hour shifts when coworkers don't show up: 'My manager is asleep by 6 PM'

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• In this story, a convenience store worker was struggling with the fact that his manager frequently expected him to cover 14 to 16 hour shifts. The reason for this was that his coworker didn't show up to relieve him of his duties.

  The manager claimed that she or the assistant manager would cover for him when this happened, but they never took his calls when it did. She also got angry when he shut up shop instead of staying to cover the shift. He was feeling lost as to how to get out of this uncomfortable working situation that he never asked for.

• Manager makes me work 14 hours if the 3rd shift doesn’t show up, rather than letting me close and go home.

  I work at a convenience store, there’s only 6 employees.

  My manager works 4 am-1 pm, so she’s asleep by around 6 pm.

  Anyway, I work 2 pm-10 pm. Sometimes the lady who works overnight doesn’t show up.

  Therefore, I’m expected to stay until the manager gets there in the morning. However, I’ve closed up once or twice recently, and she gets furious. Usually sends me a nasty text about how that’s “job abandonment” and how “I’ll get fired if I do it again.”

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  via Li Lin

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• The real question is, why is it always my fault for not wanting to work 16 hours, but never my coworkers' fault for not showing up.

  My manager always says call me or the assistant manager if she doesn’t show, one of us will relieve you. But then, when I do that, they’re both asleep

  It’s just annoying how my manager would rather us work 16 hours than close the store. I don’t understand. Maybe it’s to avoid corporate yelling at her, who knows.

  _^Thellie11

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• Once you call them and they don’t answer leave …. If they tell you anything be like you didn’t show up not my problem

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  Exactly. No way you should be stuck doing a 14–16 hour shift because of their poor staffing.

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  If they aren’t firing the person that’s actually abandoning their job they ain’t about to fire you.

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  Check labor laws. Call every time she doesn't show up, like constant and if they don't show up, lock up and leave. Loop in Corporate too. Are you paid overtime when you've stayed? If not, sit down and document every shift you can remember. When you file a complaint you might be entitled to back wages.

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  Close and leave. Your scheduled shift is complete and you have important personal matters to attend to. Thats it. All they need to know. If they try to punish you for it, call HR and your state employment division.

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