sandwich maker

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store manager

customer service associate / cashier

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Par Mar Stores

I had worked for the company for nearly 3 years now. I was a part of the first batch of employees of a new store. At this point and to about 2 years onward this place was great. The dynamic between employees and management was clean cut and trusting. Everyone did their jobs and only really brought issues up when it was truly necessary. As long as everyone's role was carried out fluently, nobody really cared what you did otherwise. It was really appreciated to not be whipped for the slightest deviation from the "corporate policy". It was like working at a mom and pop shop, it was our store and we did it our way. Nobody had an issue with it at the time. The company wasn't really huge yet and had started to aggressively expand.

Within the past year, i have noticed a serious attitude change from up above. New stores are all over the place now and the corporate shadow had really started to show. We were getting hammered with more forceouts and promotional stuff than we had proper room to accommodate. Inventory had started to become a mysterious entity as opposed to organized structure. The mom and pop feel of the workplace was being torn away from us. The employee and customer relationship had begun to suffer thanks to it. Management had changed and problems had started to occur. The corporate robot came for us.

Employee retention had been thrown out the window. We became short handed on a regular basis resorting to call ins from other stores to staff us, ordering was screwed, meaningful communication was minimal, things kind of turned into a dumpster fire in my opinion.

I guess now that the company has established its rule, they were now full of themselves.

After the recent blind, heavy handed termination of an employee i couldn't really look at the company in a good light anymore.

My final thoughts would be that their newly implemented scorched earth policy is going to really hurt the company.

They're going to be a knockoff 7/11 in no time at this rate.

I started off as a cashier and after a month I moved into the store manager position. I had previous management experience before this job. 

I worked for this company for a year and a few months before I was terminated for approaching a situation. 

This company is a decent company if you can handle working at minimum wage and not get a raise until you have been with them for a year. (Again that’s most jobs now days.)

The company has great benefits for their employees. My only down fall was being on salary and having to every shift that I didn’t have coverage for. I work many days and nights, and sometimes even both. The training by management is the most crucial training time for this job. Management is always there to help but unless you ask for it we never knew.

Communication was very poor. My supervisor overseen 12 stores. I was running a 24 hour location on my own while training a new manager and working midnight shifts 3 times a week. I was over worked and stressed. I asked my DM for help and none was ever given.  My DM lived in PA and I worked in WV. I understand the needs of business and that some stores need more help then others, but when a store manager asks for help the DM is supposed to help. Mine did not. I sent numerous emails and made several phone calls explaining my needs and she would never show up. I had help from her 2 times in the course of 7 months.

If you wish to work for a company whose Supervisors spends half of there day at a gym on the clock getting paid then this is the company for you.  

You have to find people to work your shifts even if its a family emergency or your getting wrote up and could lose your job.

Managers are clueless of there employees and talks bad on there employees with other employees behind there backs.  

If you wanna be yelled at by your superiors in front of other employees this is also the place for you. 

Your lucky to get a 20 cent raise.  Most average I seen was 8 to 11 cents unless you were good friends with the boss then they would fake up some numbers to get you a higher raise.

Just an overall terrible company to work for.  I'll never recommend anyone to work there.

They give out 5$ gift cards to there own store at Christmas time as your bonus.  

The Ohio side of the company could be different.  The West Virginia side is totally messed up.  

A typical day starts with counting your drawer and safe, and ringing up customers. During your shift, you have to answer any questions customers may have, be it product location, gas inquiries, and directions to any other nearby locations. You learn customer service skills like deescalating problematic situations, helping to correct any mistakes, and helping coworkers with questions and problems as well.
Management seems to be a rotating door, but all managers are nice and competent.
The workplace culture is a mixing pot of different cultures due to it being directly off of an interstate. Lots of travelers coming through offers a great chance to talk to a variety of people from all different religions and ethnicity. There are also regulars who you create a bond with, and get to interact with regularly.
The hardest part, as with any customer service job is dealing with problematic customers and keeping a level head. The most enjoyable part of the job is definitely creating a bond with the regular customers.

Current employee at par mar 14 clerk have been there for a year only called off three times in a year no raise work anywhere from 30 to 40 hours a week only considered part-time no benefits only full time employees get benefits management is not good at all don't train good at all praises workers that does not do nothing yells at workers that do do something expects one person to run the whole store you tell the manager what's going on and still does nothing manager don't come out of the office takes forever to get paperwork done manager don't know how to make schedule gives the people that don't want to work what ever days they want off works the ones who does there job gets screwed makes them work 9 and a half hours or more in one shift if someone calls off manager don't answer the phone biggest problem is manager and management company don't take care of employees 

If you enjoy having your work needs ignored and being overworked, underpaid, and overall just completely stepped all over, then this is the job for you. Price changes everyday with no change in your pay no matter how hard you work. IF you get promoted, you won’t get your promotion pay until your boss is READY to send it in because it’s not THEIR raise (usually about 3-4 months). You’re apparently not allowed to discuss your pay with your other coworkers or any customers because they don’t want anyone to know just how bad this company is to their employees. Over 190 new stores but the previous stores haven’t been updated or even checked on since they were first bought. Conditions of the older stores being: Mislabeled, selling products multiple years past the expiration/shelf dates, broken gas pumps, computers, registers, etc. Also, working in terrible conditions such as: 99°+ buildings for 8-10 hours a day, COVID positive team members that still show up to work with no masks and more. 

Great for a first time job for those looking to gain job experience.  However, due to individual store staff shortages employees are expected to work between eight to twelve hour shifts while standing.  Lunch breaks are not given regardless of what company says.  General rule of thumb is that store cannot and must not ever be closed during normal business hours.  What with staff shortage, it is often the case that each individual store can have just one employee working at a time.  Since that employee is expected to run the registers, stock and greet customers around the clock the employee cannot feasibly take a break.  Convenience stores seem to be exempt from mandatory lunch breaks due to staffing issues.  Beyond that, it is a great way to gain experience and to broaden ones horizons in that you become more of a people person.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I'm going to say the job it's self ,I enjoy to cook and to feed as many people as we can. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Keeping your business face on when it does become stressful . It also may become stressful when training new people and trying to work them into a routen.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is fun , we do our best to have team work. and we are county in our culture id have to say

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I open the kitchen at 4:30 am -1:00pm Saturday through Wednesday. I start breakfast , Have it all out in full for customers. And take any and every order. breakfast is,5am - 11am I start lunch around,8am . Have lunch out in full by  11am . Clean up kitchen, stock, make suhs or salads,do what's needs to be done till 12pm-1pm. -;done for day

I really enjoyed working at Par mar. My coworkers were great and so was my manger. Everyone was very easy to work with and talk to. A typical day you arrive and clock in. Count your drawer. Get on your register and start ringing up customers. Also make coffee, stock the coolers and keep things cleaned up. The bathroom, take the trash outside. Also change all the trash cans outside. Somedays you have to scan in truck and put all the inventory away. Cigarettes, food and things like that. They also fill liquor orders for certain bars so somedays you also have to do that as well. I loved my job and I also enjoyed my regular customers. They made my days their very enjoyable. Id recommend anyone that likes this type of work to give it a shot. Even if you've never worked in this type of place before id still recommend giving it try.

I learned a lot of skills at Par Mar. The people at the corporate office always tried to help when asked.
Only 2 things that was really discouraging, if you wanted to move up in the company, it usually depended more on who you know instead of ones abilities n second, in the past couple years they really started lacking in holding people accountable for their actions. For example: people should not be terminated or asked to leave if they break the law, they should be taken by law enforcement. 
The company is a fun environment to work in under the right management.
They worked extremely hard to keep employees n customers safe during the pandemic.
I spent 11 plus years employed there n if no for relocating out of state would still be there.

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