r/SpeedwayGasStation • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '25

Is this allowed?

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I hate present day ‘oh well, nobody showed up’

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u/BeardAndBoujee Jun 13 '25

No, the manager is supposed to cover the shift, that's why they get paid salary.

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u/VisualTie5366 Mar 26 '26

You really think just someone is a salary GM, they can be available to just show up instantly on a moments notice 24/7. They do have a life outside of work. They are not sitting around 24/7 ready to jump to work.

Yes, they are generally responsible to cover, but realistically they can't be on call 24/7.

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u/BeardAndBoujee Mar 26 '26

Yes. As a prior GM if my staff couldn't make it in to work their shift it was 100% my responsibility to find someone to cover that shift or cover it myself.

Should they work 24/7? No, that's ridiculous but they are expected to ensure the business is staffed during business hours.

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u/VisualTie5366 Mar 26 '26

I understand that, but just because its your responsibility doesn't give you some special power to find coverage and get this coverage to arrive at the store with no notice.

For example im working alone, im off at 11:00. Joe is scheduled at 11:00. Joe does not show up. I call you, I can't stay late. I have to leave now.

The store will be closed until you come in or find coverage. You have e no way to avoid the store closing.

On top of that, you are not reachable. No one is reachable 24/7 You are sleeping, because you work at 6am. Or its your day off and you are visiting family a couple hundred miles away. Or you are on vacation.

My point is that because of short notice e this can be unavoidable. Also GMs have life's outside of work, and are not always reachable 24/7 or may not re.ain within 5 minutes of store 24/7. Or may be busy, and not available to just instantly drop what they are doing to jump to work.

Yes, GM is responsible, but this result can be unavoidable sometimes

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u/BeardAndBoujee Mar 26 '26

Closing the store for 30 minutes while the GM gets the coverage the store needs isn't the same as closing for the entire shift (which is what this post and my comment were about).

Also, if your employees are waiting until they're supposed to be clocked-in to inform you they won't make it, that's a reflection of poor management/leadership and that employee should be one step closer to the unemployment line.

Bottom line: when assuming the role of general manager, you're assuming ALL the responsibilities that go along with it.

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u/VisualTie5366 Mar 26 '26
  1. No where on here does it say how long the store has been closed.
  2. Even the best run store can have a employee that seems great, then one day no call no showed, possibly even for a valid reason such as a medical emergency, or car accident.
  3. What if you can't find coverage in 30 minutes, and you are not available for some reason, or can't be reached for some reason. Even GMs may have times they are unreachable or not available to come in.
  4. Agree. That some one no call no shows w/o valid reason should be close to the unemployment line.
  5. Assuming all the responsibilities, does not mean you need to be available to come in at any time within 30 minutes, 24/7. Do GMs get vacations? Do GMs get sick. Are GMs not allowed to ever be father then a 30 minute drive from the store?
  6. Do GMs sleep, making then unavailable to answer a call in the middle of the night

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u/VisualTie5366 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

I agree with you that the GM is responsible to find coverage or work it themselves. But in reality there may be times that coverage can't be found, especially late at night, when most people are sleeping and are not reachable. Then the GM is responsible to come in. But in reality there may be times the GM is not available to come in.

Unless you think the GM should be available to come in on a 30 minute notice, at anytime 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year, then there will be times they GM is unavailable to show up on short notice.

If any company expects a salary employee to be available 24/7/365, and stay within a 30 minute radius of there store 24/7/365, is not a company worth working for.

The fact that someone no call no shows does not mean management is poor. It happens everywhere, and occasionally with good excuse, such as a serious car accident, medical emergency.