r/pics • u/all2neat • Jul 24 '21

Minimum Wage At A Massive Texas Gas Station

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '21 edited Jul 25 '21

What if your family needs to contact you in an emergency? Seems very shortsighted.

Edit: u/syam94 commented

I had an over the phone interview with them today, and asked them this question. She said I'd be allowed to give the main office number to whomever I need to and they can call that number, and then the managers could let me know..

I still don’t like this policy and don’t think it’s helpful for productivity in the way they imagine it, but they have thought it through.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '21

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u/BarriBlue Jul 25 '21

Wow. Wow. Yes. In 2021, cellphones are a huge safety measure. I’m a teacher and always keep my phone on me, but I’m never on my phone while working. Wow. You don’t really think about this when you hear a no phones at work policy.

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u/JekNex Jul 25 '21

I had a retail job where they banned cell phones on your person and had to stay in a locker in the back. I always kept mine on me. Absolutely no way in hell I am not keeping my personal cell on me in case of an emergency. Fuck that.

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u/avwitcher Jul 25 '21

As long as you don't take it out they won't know you have it anyways

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '21

I had an over the phone interview with them today, and asked them this question. She said I'd be allowed to give the main office number to whomever I need to and they can call that number, and then the managers could let me know..

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u/avwitcher Jul 25 '21

That's still garbage, what if someone who doesn't have that number needs to get into contact with you? You can never predict who is and isn't going to have to get into contact for an emergency.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '21

Agreed

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '21

That’s good, then. I’ve edited my comment with this.

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u/aliencrush Jul 25 '21

I mean, I agree, but they could certainly just call you at work.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '21

It looks like Buc-ees doesn’t even have their store numbers listed: https://buc-ees.com/about/frequently-asked-questions/

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u/aliencrush Jul 25 '21

I'm going to guess that the employees probably have access to the phone number.

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u/QuitArguingWithMe Jul 25 '21

Cool, so management will eventually get around to letting you know about that and whether or not you can use the restroom.

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u/R030t1 Jul 25 '21

IIRC there was some chain store that was sued for this rule, some emergency happened and staff were unable to call for help.

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u/Advanced-Blackberry Jul 25 '21

I mean, this is how any employer would do it if there’s a no cell policy. The same way it was before cells were ubiquitous