I gave this company eight years and left feeling like I could have been replaced on any given Tuesday without a second thought.
Pay vs. expectations: The pay is low for what's actually asked of you. You're put through extensive training, expected to hit constantly shifting KPI targets, and somehow meant to advise customers with the confidence of a qualified mechanic, despite having no formal mechanical training. When you can't answer a technical question to a customer's satisfaction, you cop the blame.
Management style: Micromanagement is the norm. You're made to feel guilty for not being available 24/7, but when you are available, there's often not enough work to go around. They keep hiring more staff into already thin rosters, which only makes hours more inconsistent.
Store competitions: Management runs competitions between stores for prizes, but the system is completely stacked. A small rural store with a fraction of the foot traffic is measured against large metro locations. It's demoralising rather than motivating.
Customer behaviour: Retail is retail, but there's very little support when customers become genuinely abusive. You're mostly left to just absorb it.
COVID response: During COVID we were expected to keep showing up with no extra compensation or meaningful acknowledgment. That told us everything about where we actually stood.
Despite all the talk about "caring for our people," the experience is that you're a number. Nothing more.