Shiftsmart
I’m going to say the part nobody wants to admit: some Circle K employees are actively making Shiftsmart shifts harder before we even arrive.
I’ve seen stores hide or “lose” the printer, claim they don’t know where supplies are, refuse to explain where basic items are located, say the app/task isn’t their problem, or act like we’re bothering them just by showing up for a shift Circle K scheduled. Then when the work doesn’t get done perfectly, they turn around and say, “See? Shiftsmart workers don’t know what they’re doing.”
That is not a fair system.
If a worker is assigned food prep, bin prep, cooler, or any store task, we need access to the tools required to do the job. If the label printer is missing, the food isn’t available, the manager won’t confirm what needs to be done, or employees intentionally create confusion, then that’s not a “bad Shiftsmart worker.” That’s a setup.
And before someone says “then just ask,” a lot of us do ask. We ask where the printer is. We ask what needs to be prepped. We ask where the products are. We ask what the store wants done. Some workers get ignored, talked down to, turned away, or treated like we’re already guilty before we even start.
Are there bad Shiftsmart workers? Absolutely. Report them. Are there people who steal, make messes, or don’t care? Sure. But acting like every failed shift is because of the contractor while ignoring store-level sabotage, missing equipment, bad communication, and hostile employees is dishonest.
Circle K and Shiftsmart created this system. Store employees and contractors are being thrown into the same mess with no real coordination, and then everyone blames the lowest-paid person standing there trying to figure it out.
If stores want the work done right, stop hiding the tools, stop withholding basic information, stop treating every contractor like a problem, and actually let people do the job they were assigned to do.