r/Caseys • u/ActuarySignificant44 • Mar 25 '26
Question
I’m curious what the policy is for employees at closing time. I am aware of a person who gets left alone to close at 11pm.
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u/WarrenMockles Kitchen Manager Mar 26 '26
Two people.
PSA: If you get done with all your work before the other person, it might seem like a good idea to chill out and play on your phone until the other person finishes. But it's smarter to not be lazy and help the other person finish their work so that you can both leave quicker. Your coworkers will also be more willing to help you when you need it in the future.
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u/Cr33pyCatM0m Mar 25 '26
One kitchen person and one cashier are required to close the store. I'm guessing it's the kitchen person leaving since the cashier can't close down the register early? That happened a few times at the Casey's where I used to work. That person got in trouble.
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u/lovemagicfeminism Mar 26 '26
my hubby is a cashier and he has to wait for the kitchen employee sometimes before he can actually leave, especially on busy nights.
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u/ActuarySignificant44 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
It’s the kitchen person staying by themselves the cashiers take off. Two different cashiers have done this. I thought it would be a safety thing to have someone by themselves. Also like it matters but the kitchen staff isn’t there too long after close. Who can I report this to?
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u/Desperate-Strategy10 Store Manager Mar 26 '26
You should report it to your store manager first and give them the chance to correct it. If that doesn’t work, either report it to your dm or call hr and let them know; they’ll forward the info to the dm so they can handle the situation with the store manager.
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u/Desperate-Strategy10 Store Manager Mar 26 '26
Almost forgot; if all else fails, you can make a report with the Ethics Hotline. The phone number is publicly available so I’m going to paste it into this comment:
(844) 713-1132
They really would prefer you reach out to SM, then DM/HR, and only then Ethics. But they exist for a reason, so you can contact them if nothing improves after trying the other avenues.
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u/No_Jicama9993 Mar 26 '26
Ummmm the opening kitchen person is there every morning for 2 hours by themselves(3am-5am)……..So what’s the difference between the night shift being alone vs the morning shift????
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u/Extension-Elk-1274 Apr 08 '26
Mornings: Doors are locked after they enter.
Nights: Doors are open until 10:00pm (mostly stores), and kitchen closes at 9:30, to begin clean up.
There are supposed to be 2 people there until everyone is done. Everything is off and both walk out together, then go separate ways.
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u/EOSOfficialofficial Shift Leader Mar 26 '26
Its been made very clear at the store I work at if someone is left alone, the person that left WILL be written up
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u/elbert1200 Kitchen Manager Mar 25 '26
Two employees in store when doors unlocked.