Any tips/tricks on how to get all of my huge amount of store tasks done on my solo closing shifts?
So I work at a gas station/convenience store whose company's name may look similiar to Kircle K. And I really need some help here.
So, Im primarily a closer at my store and the only person on my shifts except for maybe an overlap with mid shift for the first hour. Our store locks the doors at 10p and we use a window to help customers until 12a when our store officially closes. My shift starts anywhere between 4p-7p until 12:30a where we HAVE to be completely out of the store with our drawer count done, clocked off and the store alarm set.
My dilemma is that most of the closing tasks cant be done until 10p/we arent allowed to do them until after 10p, which only gives me 2 hours to: put out bakery, count/shutdown lottery, count cigarettes, sweep/mop, do dishes from bakery, replace polar pops bibs that need replaced, redo inside trash for 1st shift, stock/clean coffee bars, polar pops area and roller grill area. And even on slower nights, I still get 5-7 customers at the window, interrupting me doing tasks.
Lately management has been cracking down on us not getting everything done, even though ive really tried including me shutting down roller grill and putting out bakery earlier than really allowed, but there are some nights where I haven't been able to sweep and mop.
Do any other closers or managers out there have some tips for me? Even if its like a tip on how to count cigarettes faster?