None at all—doing the work of three people for a slightly higher salary.

I have just completed six years working here.

I’ve endured everything from POYA’s stock reaching its peak, to disastrous business during the pandemic, when we were “encouraged” to take our annual leave, while new branches kept opening and I had to provide support at least four to six days every month.

I made it through all of that. I originally only wanted to work as a regular full-time employee, but amid the pandemic and staff reductions, I was pushed into a duty-manager position.

Since I didn’t have a car or a driver’s license, I refused. The store manager eventually guaranteed that I wouldn’t be reassigned. At the time, we also agreed that if I were transferred, I would step back down. I had originally applied to this location because it would save me transportation costs—it was less than a ten-minute walk away, which was what I wanted.

But does the company care how close you live?

With one sentence, I was told that my only choices were somewhere far away or even farther away.

Branches are short-staffed, and the company keeps pulling people out. Once someone leaves, they continue pulling more people away. Where is the problem? One branch can’t keep recruiting or retaining staff.

Where is the problem?

That’s all I’ll say, everyone.

This company is full of “informed consent” that isn’t actually consent.

And don’t think you can try things out by recruiting part-timers. The current staffing situation is far more extreme than you can imagine.

Whatever you do, don’t let anyone above the store-manager level get to know you.

There’s definitely a more humane job if you turn left.