HR Network - [CA] & Nationwide
I’m an HR Manager in the gas retail/convenience store industry in California, supporting a company that operates 200+ locations, and I’m looking to connect with other HR professionals working in similar environments — gas stations, convenience stores, retail chains, restaurant groups, franchise operations, or any large multi-location business.
One thing I’ve realized is that our industry comes with very unique HR challenges that people outside of multi-site operations don’t always understand. Between employee relations issues, high turnover, workers’ compensation claims, leave management, compliance, staffing challenges, investigations, wage & hour concerns, and managing culture across many locations — there’s a lot we all deal with daily.
I’d love to build a network/community of HR professionals in this space where we can:
- Share ideas and best practices
- Discuss trending HR issues
- Learn how others are handling difficult situations
- Talk through compliance updates and operational challenges
- Support each other professionally
- Possibly share templates, processes, and resources
My idea is to eventually create a private group that could meet virtually once a quarter (or whatever cadence works best for everyone) to collaborate and learn from one another. Nothing overly formal — just a space for HR professionals in demanding multi-location industries to connect and help each other succeed.
If you work in:
- Gas retail
- Convenience stores
- Retail chains
- Franchise groups
- Hospitality
- Food service
- Any business with large hourly workforces or 100+ locations
… and would be interested in joining something like this, comment below. Even if you’ve only been in HR for a short time, your experience and perspective would still be valuable.
Would love to see if there’s enough interest to get something started.