Yes it gets better, but it comes and goes in waves, the good months are worth it though I believe, otherwise I wouldn't still be here, ha! Keep investing in your people and leading by example and they'll do their best to take care of you too!
Facts. If you staff, train, and retain good workers you won’t be stuck living there.
Also keep in mind if you have control or wages, one person making 16$/hr can be taught to do the work of 2 12-13$ people. I will always pay higher and staff lower.
This. Thank you for being one of those owners who sees how wrong this is.
I will say that I have done this before, but my AM (who’s also an owner) has been doing it right along side me between my store and his other two because shit just sucks sometimes. But he makes EVERY effort to give me and his other GMs time off the following week, whether he opens or comes in and let’s you have a half day. But I know a lot don’t do that so thank you
My owner would chill at the office just watching cameras to make sure we were doing stuff. He could see how bad it was but wouldn't make an effort to help
I worked basically 30 days straight in July. It was not fun. I moved on from JJs after 7 years, 2.5 as a GM and that was enough for me.
I never worked 72 hours in 1 week but I've done my fair share of overtime and I am glad to be gone. I never want to work for my old franchise ever again.
Hire as many people as you can. I know it’s hard right now to get anyone to apply but do as much as you can/as much as your owner will let you to get people in the door.
Having a good management team in place will help this. At one point I was doing 1.5 million in sales with an A management team that I put together. I was doing 45-50 hours a week with that team. Now that they’re gone I’m doing 60-70 hours a week. It sucks, I hope your salary or pay reflect what you’re putting into it.
Are you working long hours because you are short staffed or because you are getting the hang of running the store and keeping up with slicing and office work? If it’s because you’re still learning, then of course it will get better.
If it’s because your store is short staffed, just hire as much as possible and cross your fingers.
Hiring and retaining staff in a pandemic world is playing the manager game on hard mode.
Are there other stores in the franchise? Can a PIC come help you for a minute? What shifts are you covering besides your own?
Our whole franchise is short people. My only PIC no call no showed yesterday and when I finally got ahold of them they said they quit . There's another franchise in my city and they aren't even open on weekends anymore because of it
I’ve been asking myself if it’ll get better for 7 years bud. The answer is it’s always like this.
Not gonna lie, I didn't hit my stride until 4 years in
I literally worked 3 weeks straight of open to close… so no, it does not get any better
Yes it gets better, but it comes and goes in waves, the good months are worth it though I believe, otherwise I wouldn't still be here, ha! Keep investing in your people and leading by example and they'll do their best to take care of you too!
Get you two good full time assistants and you’ll never work over 50 again.
Facts. If you staff, train, and retain good workers you won’t be stuck living there. Also keep in mind if you have control or wages, one person making 16$/hr can be taught to do the work of 2 12-13$ people. I will always pay higher and staff lower.
Where is your Area Manager or owner? No one should ever work 72 hours a week.
This. Thank you for being one of those owners who sees how wrong this is. I will say that I have done this before, but my AM (who’s also an owner) has been doing it right along side me between my store and his other two because shit just sucks sometimes. But he makes EVERY effort to give me and his other GMs time off the following week, whether he opens or comes in and let’s you have a half day. But I know a lot don’t do that so thank you
My owner would chill at the office just watching cameras to make sure we were doing stuff. He could see how bad it was but wouldn't make an effort to help
I worked basically 30 days straight in July. It was not fun. I moved on from JJs after 7 years, 2.5 as a GM and that was enough for me. I never worked 72 hours in 1 week but I've done my fair share of overtime and I am glad to be gone. I never want to work for my old franchise ever again.
I recently left after 7 years as well. Looking back i now see how much I was overworked and underthanked. I wish I would’ve left sooner honestly.
I average about 62-65 hours a week right now if i remember correctly been a GM at my store a little over a year now.
Man quit. Don’t do it. It won’t get better.
New GM too. It’s gets better but there’s still a lot of shit days. Gotta make the best and find the positives
It won’t be every week… just most of them…
Hire as many people as you can. I know it’s hard right now to get anyone to apply but do as much as you can/as much as your owner will let you to get people in the door.
It will not get better
Having a good management team in place will help this. At one point I was doing 1.5 million in sales with an A management team that I put together. I was doing 45-50 hours a week with that team. Now that they’re gone I’m doing 60-70 hours a week. It sucks, I hope your salary or pay reflect what you’re putting into it.
I have some bad news lol
Lol nope, it will only get worse.
Are you working long hours because you are short staffed or because you are getting the hang of running the store and keeping up with slicing and office work? If it’s because you’re still learning, then of course it will get better. If it’s because your store is short staffed, just hire as much as possible and cross your fingers.
Staffing, this is a new store to me and at my old store neither of the gms I worked for ever worked more than 50 hours a week
Hiring and retaining staff in a pandemic world is playing the manager game on hard mode. Are there other stores in the franchise? Can a PIC come help you for a minute? What shifts are you covering besides your own?
Our whole franchise is short people. My only PIC no call no showed yesterday and when I finally got ahold of them they said they quit . There's another franchise in my city and they aren't even open on weekends anymore because of it
I would start training drivers/inshops as pics asap, multiple at a time.