I was a Radio Shack manager in the mid-80’s. I had a small store and could only justify a part-time employee. Part timers weren’t allowed to open, close or be in the store alone for more than an hour. The store was open from 9:00am to 9:00pm, Monday to Saturday.
As a manager I was expected to be in the store half an hour before opening and half an hour after closing, which meant I put in 13 hour days for a total of 78 hours. Problem was they would only pay up to 56 hours a week. I was told to “get creative” with scheduling, which basically meant I had to work off the books. All for $5 an hour (just over minimum wage at the time) and a percentage of the profit.
I took the store from 27th (of 27 stores) in the district to 17th, had large sales gains, made it profitable for the first time in 7 years and remodeled it by myself. Back then you had to be the manager of the store at the end of the fiscal year (June 30th) to get the percentage of the profit you earned. In April they transferred me to the store that was the worst in the district and told me to do it again. The girl that had run that store into the ground was given my store and my bonus. She also happened to be dating the District Manager’s son.
I will laugh and piss on Radio Shack’s grave.
Sounds a lot like my niece’s bad deal.
No surprise they are going down the tubes.