Poll of the Day > Is getting transferred at work a "standard" thing?

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So heres one of the biggest things I dont like about my job (working retail at a grocery store) : when youre employed here full time, you can be transferred to any store in the chain at any time. For no reason. If the higher-ups feel like being assholes, they can say we need you to work at [location that could be like two hours away].

This hasnt happened to me that yet (though I did get transferred from a location that was ten minutes from home to one thats 40 minutes away) but its something Im always worrying about.

Is this normal for retail? Or jobs in general? I know its one thing if you get like a good promotion and work at the corporate office or something but I dunno, I feel like it makes it difficult to settle if you can be moved around at any time
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Not really common as it is uncommon. It really depends on the industry.

Retail, service and sales jobs almost always gets reshuffled semi-annually.
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Are you management ? at my place of work you can be transferred to another place if you're management, not if your a standard low level worker.

I worked a gas station jib and if they were short staffed they'd toss me to different stores.
I even remember asking and they said it's right in your contract of employment when you take the job.

Is it common, nah. It does happen, though.

I'm not 100% sure but if you have a dead end retail job and your boss tells you to change to a store that is a 2 hour drive away, I'm pretty sure that breaks labour laws where I live unless you explicitly signed an agreement saying you'd be okay with that before you began working.
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faramir77 posted...

if you have a dead end retail job

Why do you feel you have the right to insult people who work retail?
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SunWuKung420 posted...

faramir77 posted...

if you have a dead end retail job

Why do you feel you have the right to insult people who work retail?

Because I worked retail for 7 years and it leads nowhere?
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faramir77 posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

faramir77 posted...

if you have a dead end retail job

Why do you feel you have the right to insult people who work retail?

Because I worked retail for 7 years and it leads nowhere?

Only if you let it be.
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Unless you're management-level, it's not realistic. Back when I worked retail for some larger chains with multiple area locations, I can't recall any non-manager switching stores except by their choice.

Honestly, there's a lot of shit in the world you could worry about, but most of it isn't terribly likely.

faramir77 posted...

I'm not 100% sure but if you have a dead end retail job and your boss tells you to change to a store that is a 2 hour drive away, I'm pretty sure that breaks labour laws where I live unless you explicitly signed an agreement saying you'd be okay with that before you began working.

Given that it's at-will employment, it could legally turn into a termination if you refuse, though. Granted, if it's something infeasible -- which often is the case for low-level workers -- they often are better just getting let go so they can collect unemployment instead of quitting which (afaik anyway) wouldn't necessarily qualify somebody for unemployment.
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