People that had achieved consistent results for years and got passed over on leadership positions repeatedly. That led me to believe that maybe it was personal. Then the assistant to one of the leaders in corporate office is extremely unprofessional.
Also, customers get really cut-throat over items. It makes you wonder if you are babysitting during your shift, but it's better entertainmnent than any reality show. It takes the edge off a not-so-ideal work environment (dust, random insects jumping out of donation boxes, hourly attitudes, having to go out in the cold, etc).
But the thing that really made me want to leave was having to work 6 day work weeks. Goodwill had a decent benefits package, Kaiser for insurance, PTO/Vacation days, but having to work 6 day work weeks for unspecified reasons other than we had to was the first and last straw. A lot of managers tried to contact HR and even question its legality but HR already had it covered. As long as our hours didn't fall below the salary minimum by the state, we were stuck. Four days off a month was completely unacceptable. Then I was told it has happened before! I immediately went looking for jobs the same day.
A lot of the managers were childish and tried to throw others under the bus to look better. Brown nosing never works. Luckily, my team wasn't like that , but those manager meetings will make you happy to be at your location.
