Re: Trivial Grumblings
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:28 am
As a retail worker, I'd like to put in my two cents Being open longer on Sundays (in my shop at least) would be retarded. Sundays are the slowest day, often we're lucky if we take two grand, as opposed to taking eight+ on a Saturday. Being open later wouldn't make much difference as well, we're open till eight one day a week and sometimes we're lucky if we have ten customers in those extra two hours. The only time it makes sense having longer opening hours is around Christmas, that's really the only time that people feel the need to go shopping during the week after work.
And yeah, I wouldn't want to have to work longer hours. I've quite often had 10 hour days where I've gotten a five minute lunch break and nothing else, no other time that I could sit down and breathe for even a minute. Make that day even longer and I'd probably quit if the circumstances remained the same (which when you're running a day, they would.) From a management perspective as well having it open longer wouldn't make as much sense fiscally, you'd have to employ another assistant manager to cover the extra hours because the current managers are working over their maximum contract hours (and not getting paid for those extra hours) and I extremely doubt that the money taken would be enough to cover an assistant managers salary.
Also I like finishing work at 5 on a Sunday. It means I actually get to have dinner with my family and spend a bit of time with them. Another reason I wouldn't want to work longer hours, I barely see my friends as it is, seeing them once every three months if I'm lucky. Working more would take that time down even more.
So yes, you can all say that it'd be nice if shops were open later, but from what I know you're in the minority. Everyone I know likes to go home and have dinner after work.
And obviously this all from the perspective of working in my shop in my town, granted it may work better to stay open later in different places, but in towns like mine it generally wouldn't.
Now feel free to pick apart what I've said and tell me how very wrong I am, but this is all just from my experience the past year
Also out of curiosity, how many of you have worked full time in a shop as more than just a shelf stacker?
And yeah, I wouldn't want to have to work longer hours. I've quite often had 10 hour days where I've gotten a five minute lunch break and nothing else, no other time that I could sit down and breathe for even a minute. Make that day even longer and I'd probably quit if the circumstances remained the same (which when you're running a day, they would.) From a management perspective as well having it open longer wouldn't make as much sense fiscally, you'd have to employ another assistant manager to cover the extra hours because the current managers are working over their maximum contract hours (and not getting paid for those extra hours) and I extremely doubt that the money taken would be enough to cover an assistant managers salary.
Also I like finishing work at 5 on a Sunday. It means I actually get to have dinner with my family and spend a bit of time with them. Another reason I wouldn't want to work longer hours, I barely see my friends as it is, seeing them once every three months if I'm lucky. Working more would take that time down even more.
So yes, you can all say that it'd be nice if shops were open later, but from what I know you're in the minority. Everyone I know likes to go home and have dinner after work.
And obviously this all from the perspective of working in my shop in my town, granted it may work better to stay open later in different places, but in towns like mine it generally wouldn't.
Now feel free to pick apart what I've said and tell me how very wrong I am, but this is all just from my experience the past year
Also out of curiosity, how many of you have worked full time in a shop as more than just a shelf stacker?