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.