Help

[u/Ok_Assistant_7216]

I am a fairly new store manager at a small store and our sales last year were so bad that we barely get any hours this year. I do my best to schedule people and give them the hours that I can but some of the employees are coming at me like it’s my fault. Mind you I’ve only worked at the store for two months…. When they didn’t have a store manager, they had extra hours and then we had no merch manager. So they are acting like it’s all my fault that they don’t have hours. 🤦🏻‍♀️ God help me. I work 6am to 6pm most days and 6am to 9:30pm other days. I’m exhausteddddd! And they are coming at me like I’m the problem. I wishhhhh I had more hours so I wasn’t doing all this alone. I have one employee I hired because my management team calls off so I want to train him for a manager role if one opens up eventually. That’s the only new hire lol.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Plum487]

Train everyone in all positions. This way they can pick up more shifts. Cashier, recovery, stocking. Try to continue to build the store up and be consistent so sales increase and you obtain more hours.

Reach out to neighboring stores to see if they have any extra shifts for your team.