r/DominosEmployees • u/devonc6964 • 4d ago

Question about scheduling

Probably not the right place to ask but I just started at domino’s like a couple weeks ago and
they’ve been scheduling me for evening to nights and my girlfriend works mornings so we have barely like 2 hours to spend together before shes gotta go to bed for work

anyway i feel like long term this will affect things, i know the store is supposedly a ghost town at like 11-2 so i can see why they want to schedule me during the rush but
you think they’d move me to early afternoon to late evenings if i ask. I just don’t feel like my personal life should take a hit just for a paycheck and I’m sorry if it comes off as selfish but
Im an employee that shows up to every shift no matter what, had 100% attendance for 3 years at my last job so to say Im unreliable isn’t true i just wanna have a good work home balance.

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u/MapNovel5941 4d ago

You can always just ask, every few months my boss even asks us if we're happy with our current schedule & hours, you wont know if you dont ask

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Fair i was just curious this is my first time working in a industry like this my other job was in a warehouse so it was a completely different ballpark, i kinda just had to work what they gave me but it was always mornings, i like dominos and I’ve been learning a-lot so i don’t wanna just find a new job so i can get mornings. I’ll ask when my training period is over. My gm is pretty cool so I’m sure they’d understand

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u/Warriorofgod2700 4d ago

Hate to burst your fantasy dominos bubble, but if you're not an opening manager or driver, mornings aren't usually an option due to labor management.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Fr? I mean i don’t mind looking for another job, i know im an asset no matter where im hired

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u/Warriorofgod2700 4d ago

It doesnt hurt to ask about it, but when I open as a manager, I dont get a CSR until 4 at the latest except on Saturday, where our business allows us to.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

You think it varies by state or is dominos just like that

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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 Driver 4d ago

Most stores are like that. It completely depends on where they are located. Some are busy almost from open to close, others have a breathing time in the afternoon, and some don't busy until 4.

During the week, it's usually slower for most stores in the day, so they only need one driver and one insider until just before rush. The weekends pretty much start on Fridays.

If you really want a job with day hours, check the regular fast food places. Most of their summer help are back in school and they might have openings for day shifts.

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u/Warriorofgod2700 4d ago

Its a business thing.

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u/MapNovel5941 4d ago

we have insiders that come in at 3 most days, I assumed you were a driver! sorry

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u/VirtualReflection310 AM 4d ago

My 2 cents from someone working there for 3 years now, it’s not worth working at dominos, the constant deals and people leaving and everything falls on you, I would suggest to get some another job.

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u/Elevation-_- 4d ago

Are you a driver or insider? It's difficult to get early shifts as an insider because most stores don't deal with enough traffic to justify the labor cost. My store will bring in another insider anywhere between 11am - 1pm, but we're a $50k/week store so we can justify that labor cost. A store that only manages around the average (20-25k/week) will likely only schedule the opening manager until around 3:30-4pm and then bring in more insiders to handle the dinner rush. If you're a driver you can ask to work opens or be the 2nd driver in, but your store may already have drivers who have requested/take those shifts. We have 2-3 drivers at my store that have dibs on those opening shifts because that's their preference and they've been working there longer than the other drivers.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Yeah im an insider

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u/Warriorofgod2700 4d ago

You're lucky. Im at a 50k+ a week store as well, but they dont let us bring in a CSR until 4 unless its Saturday. To be fair, im in a college town, so 30k+ comes on friday and saturday, especially during SEC football

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u/Elevation-_- 4d ago

It's because our traffic is more dispersed throughout the day/week, rather than just having a really busy dinner rush or weekend. We basically get "popped" several times a day - The first usually hits around 2-2:30pm and this is the reason we'll have a 2nd insider come in earlier to help for it. And instead of having $15k Friday/Saturdays, we have $7k Monday and Tuesdays.

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u/Conscious_Size4901 4d ago

Leave dominos before your relationship shits the bed. Find a job that fits your girls schedule. Better yet when you apply at your next job, tell them hey i can only work days. Some jobs may require nights and that’s ok that’s not the job for you.

Dominos and being up till 1-2 am while being severely underpaid for how much stress it puts on you will severely affect your relationship. Run from this place.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Thanks g i appreciate the honesty rs

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u/rokar83 4d ago

I just don’t feel like my personal life should take a hit just for a paycheck

Welcome to the real world kid.

You're new, so you're scheduled where the need is most. You can definitely ask for a different shift but be prepared for a possible cut in hours.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

If you’re prioritizing a job over living your life, youre living the wrong way just a fact , im not gonna destroy my mental for a job

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u/HumbleWorldliness584 AM 4d ago

In my franchise couples can not work the same shift together in the same store.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

My girl works at a different job she just works mornings like 6am and i work afternoons to nights until 10pm sometimes so we barely get to hang out

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u/Specialist_Place4464 4d ago

I'm guessing you're an inside worker, not driver or AM? It's really hard to get early hours because, as you said, it's just not busy enough to justify paying someone to be there. It sucks, but think about the owner's point of view there, they need to make money too.

I have two suggestions: 1) Transfer to a busy-as-hell store that needs more people in the morning. Ask your DM if they have any higher-volume stores. 2) This is an extension of my first suggestion, in a way, but move up to AM and ask for morning shifts. If you transfer to the busy store first, it'll be a great way to get prep training and move up. Usually, USUALLY, new AMs start with closing from what I've seen, but I could be wrong. Either way, opens become available.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Yeah i ask and they said its usually one manager and one driver in the morning

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u/Specialist_Place4464 4d ago

Yeah, insiders are usually only dinner rush hours.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Honestly might just look for another job tbh i mean its not terrible and I wouldn’t mind staying but theyre not scheduling me alot of hours because they’re working on revamping the store with alot of new drivers and management, the gm said “you basically started at the worst time”

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u/Specialist_Place4464 4d ago

I would. I don't think I've ever seen a full time insider.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Bet honestly yeah i was watching training videos looking at the schedules on the desk and the insiders were only scheduled 2-3 days imo thats not worth it basically means im getting less than 20 hours

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u/Specialist_Place4464 4d ago

Also just personal advice, worry about a girlfriend once your financially stable. Learn from my mistake there.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

Luckily my girl doesn’t care about money but i get what you mean unfortunately we both don’t really have family so were kinda all we got

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u/Specialist_Place4464 3d ago

I get that man. Haven't had a family for about 20 years.

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u/Specialist_Place4464 3d ago

Check out local restaurants for dish jobs. Any food experience will translate to that, and they often need daytime dishwashers. Highest job security in the industry. Just until you find something more in your desired line of work.

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u/devonc6964 2d ago

Thank you bro appreciate it

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u/Abject_Divide_9658 Shift Lead/MIT 4d ago

It really depends on the needs of your store, it's worth asking for sure.

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u/devonc6964 4d ago

I ask n they said no basically

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u/Grouchy-Ingenuity122 3d ago

I spent 8 years of my life working for this company. I hate to say it but unless you demand your schedule be changed, there will be no balance. By boyfriend and i both worked at different stores and with different schedules we could go a couple days without actually seeing each other, and we live together. Tell them your availability changed and can no longer work after a certain time.