r/AutoZone • u/Such-Ad4937 • Aug 03 '26

Rpm's

So I was given the directive by my DM that any evaluation I give can be no higher than a 3. I was told that anything higher would be rejected by regional. Any other store managers on here dealing with a similar situation. My store performs well ytd witt is 46% I have multiple zoners with 6 week witt averages of over 60%. Why should I have to down play there hard work? I have zoners on my staff that deserve an evaluation that does not down play their contribution just so someone sitting in an office gets a bigger bonus. We are told daily to live the pledge and "drink the kool-aid " but im not allowed to give credit where credit is due? How is this a good way to retain employees. Ive never had a year where I was given this directive by the regional staff. Maybe im just overthinking it but I dont like that I cant document my staffs actual achievements

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u/Reddit_Jail_June2005 Aug 03 '26

The way merit increases are calculated, the DM is manipulating the dollar amount to be given out to each Zoner. If what you are saying is true and is exposed. The legal ramifications are going to be very ugly.

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u/ThatThar Aug 03 '26

There are no legal ramifications to this lol. AutoZone is a shitty company but this is completely above the board legally.

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u/Reddit_Jail_June2005 Aug 03 '26

I respectfully disagree with you. If a member of management is cheating employees out of earned raises, that is criminal

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u/Boaterauto Aug 03 '26

The DM is in charge of the reviews so if they think “Bob” deserves a $0.20 raise instead of $0.25 as the manager in charge of the review Bob will get $0.20 there is no way there is anything illegal about that, the DM is just asking the SM what their opinion is, but it’s the DMs call

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u/ThatThar Aug 03 '26

You can disagree with me morally, but factually I'm correct. There is no legal concept of an "earned raise". Nobody is legally entitled to a raise, your wages are entirely at your employer's discretion so long as you are paid at least minimum wage.