Working Conditions/Corporate Ethic - Anonymous employee Giant Eagle Employee Review

Corporate constantly attempting to apply even the most minute layout and detailed placement of items throughout every sub-department, to keep all stores exactly the same, regardless of square footage, traveling path of customers, demographics and local customers' tastes. Too much micro-managment from removed sources. Too many transfers of upper mgmt. to other stores. Also, too quick to hire for management positions by paper requirements, not enough regard for actual hands on experience. Too quick to hire hourly, without regard for what should have been obvious issues. Difficult to change departments if one prefers to, even if that department is hiring. Lifers all seem pretty miserable, just biding their time. And, most insidiously, all workers MUST work mixed shifts throughout every week, resulting in tired workers with imbalances of sleep, home life, child and pet care concerns, not to mention frantic drives at top speed because one overslept. Numerous co-workers of mine have actually rear-ended other cars at red lights, because they are simply over-tired, though have not been working overtime. One even went off the road speeding, landing in a ditch, due to the 2-minute time clock rule. It's just a mandatory inhumane practice, and should be abolished if you want happy safe employees reporting to work, able to focus and work at their efficient best.