At a Dollar General in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, all employees quit en masse over the weekend, and a sign on the door explained why.
According to WKOW, the strike occurred because a group of six employees, including managers, claimed they were underpaid, undervalued and overworked. report Sunday.
One of the signs read, “We Quit!” Thank you to our wonderful customers. we love you and miss you! ”
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A Dollar General in Wisconsin closed after all its employees quit at the same time. https://t.co/YBQ7VL004e
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Another sign read “Closed.” The entire team quit due to lack of recognition, overwork, and low pay. ”
Former store manager Trina Triboletto said the employee group disagreed with the company’s donation policy, which required products nearing their expiration date to be thrown away or the store would lose sales.
The organization wanted the items to be donated to a local charity, so they tagged the items that were scheduled for disposal as damaged and handed them over to the charity.
The group also cited understaffing and overwork, but the decision to step down reached a boiling point with Dollar General’s directive to stop donating non-disclosed items.
“We are certainly donating items that are not on the donation list to charities in opposition to Dollar General’s policies,” Tribore said. But that’s why I wrote to them saying their policies need to change. ”
Social media users commented on this article, write“You should look at the amount of food that major grocery stores throw away.”
Dollar General said in a statement to WKOW:
At Dollar General, we are committed to providing an environment where our employees can grow their careers and feel valued and heard. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers while the Mineral Point Store was closed for 3 hours last weekend. The store reopened at 11 a.m. Saturday to serve the community.
Additionally, we are proud to provide donations to local communities in Wisconsin through our Feeding America partnership at 21 stores across the state. Mineral Point Dollar General stores have donated approximately 7,500 pounds of food to local food banks, including the Second His Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin, over the past 12 months. Food safety is a top priority for Dollar General and Feeding America members, so DG stores must follow Feeding America’s donation policies.
Breitbart News reports that a similar incident occurred in 2021, when a photo of a Burger King sign in Lincoln, Nebraska, gained attention for its candid message informing potential customers that the entire staff had quit. collected.
A sign at the restaurant read, “We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are all leaving.”
This morning, all Burger King employees at the Havelock location (here in Lincoln, Nebraska) are retiring at once, and potential customers are being informed. pic.twitter.com/2FeFcw7E4I
— Ted Genoways (@TedGenoways) July 11, 2021
Two former employees blamed management for their departure.
Employees reportedly complained of having to work in kitchens without air conditioning for weeks in temperatures above 90 degrees, and one employee appeared to be suffering from dehydration. is.
The restaurant was reportedly understaffed and had difficulty retaining new hires.
