So I'm visiting Dallas for the first time and made the pilgrimage to Buc-ees.

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a_y0ung_gun@reddit

There are some rules people find harsh. They will dismiss you if you are not working for the ENTIRE shift. It's kind of like cleaning stations in the Navy, even if the whole boat is spotless, you had better be spit shining some brass anyways. The routine usually goes, scrub a random spot, wait for a SEL or officer to pass, move slightly left, repeat for 1 hour. Corporate watches the cams constantly to ensure they are getting their monies worth. Personally, I think it's a great model. It brings back that "department store" feel that many people used to get from malls, but in a gas station that you have to go to anyways. I don't think the business is going anywhere any time soon. I've not worked there, I just have friends who have. This was worth what you paid for it.

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Top-Caterpillar-1274@reddit

I agree, and I can't believe how many people are trashing a place that pays 2-4x what others do because of the fact that the pay comes with strict expectations! Even places like Google have tightened their expectations! How many jobs in places like Royse City pay $20+/hour to someone with zero experience, zero higher education, and zero professional certifications/licenses? Do you want the high pay, or do you want to hold hands around the campfire!? There's always a trade-off.

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Economy_Recover@reddit

$20 is not "high pay" lol

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Top-Caterpillar-1274@reddit

For unskilled, uneducated workers it is. And most of the jobs are above that.

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PositiveArmadillo607@reddit

It's good money if you live in a rural area. Living wage for an unskilled person and you can live pretty nice compared to rural neighbors.

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BigOleCuccumber@reddit

You live in a delusion. 40h work week with $20 an hour is needed to even think about supporting one’s self independently unless you’re paying less than $700 for rent

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PositiveArmadillo607@reddit

$20+ in Madisonville, Terrell or Temple where these are located out in very rural areas is good money. An adult can live on that working full time. Re-read what I wrote. I said rural area. That's a living wage for a local there plus medical benefits.

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

I live in a rural area. I’m an adult . No , you can not live on 20 dollars an hour

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vigilant007@reddit

The cost of living in the DFW now is probably higher than it is in the cities you mentioned. But it’s also one of the lowest cost of living cities in the USA while still having great amenities.

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berryer@reddit

$20/h * 40h/wk * (roughly, after holidays) 52 wk/y = $41600/y (~$3466/mo) + healthcare. Not great, but not terrible for unskilled labor at Texas CoL. You're probably not going to be living alone on an unskilled-labor job anywhere in the country, though.

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MentalAd4536@reddit

There is skill in all labor.

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Gradual_Bro@reddit

Sure, but this job doesn't require you *have a skill* upon hire

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

All jobs require skill . The term unskilled laborer is a category deemed appropriate as an acceptable type of discrimination

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Playful-Business7457@reddit

I agree. Every job should pay a living wage

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gergnerd@reddit

oh it certainly does and I am soooo tired of people saying this. You don't think customer service is a skill? Cash handling? The ability to smile at the 400 lb smelly lady buying her 5th bag of chips? They definitely require experience in customer service and there's an entire skill set involved in that. de-escalation for instance is a skill that we should require from our police but seemingly don't but if our cashier can't do it they get fired.

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man0warr@reddit

He's using the basic definition used in the workforce of "unskilled" labor. i.e. no trade, vocation, or college degree required. Don't be so pedantic.

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

Says the man who lives in richardson

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Gradual_Bro@reddit

Everything you described can be taught to someone who has never worked before, the ability to smile at a 400lb lady requires previous work experience??? It would require certain character traits to learn that stuff (that would be discovered in an interview)

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somethinglike-olivia@reddit

Based

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WeAteMummies@reddit

A lot of people seem to have a problem with the term unskilled labor but no one is suggesting a better term for jobs that you can train someone to do in a day.

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rockstar504@reddit

Problem is what they call unskilled labor I work in a factory and we have problems good people bc the company doesn't pay certain positions like electrical diagnostics competitive wages bc since they don't have a degree requirement they're "unskilled" I fucking hate the term "unskilled labor"

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berryer@reddit

Definitely! The pay I cited is for cleaning the toilets. Certainly still a lot of shit to deal with in that job, though.

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boxofdem0ns@reddit

"unskilled labor" is a faux term created to divide the working class. Manufacturing jobs used to be termed "unskilled labor" in the past. It's not our fault that our job landscape shifted from manufacturing-based to service-based labor. "Service" is the skill. I'm a former mechanic turned sys admin making a livable wage. everyone should be making what I do.

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Uninteligible_wiener@reddit

That’s good money lol

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anon_sir@reddit

There is no such thing as unskilled labor.

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Global_Pickle5854@reddit

Won't happen and you can't rent ANYWHERE in Dallas without making 2.5x the rent price, which means $4k a month minimum.

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ALaccountant@reddit

Am I missing something? It looks like almost all of the jobs pay $20 or more. I don’t understand what you’re disagreeing with.

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BigOleCuccumber@reddit

I’m disagreeing with the idea that someone can live comfortably today making whatever ‘living wage’ is when $20/h full time is cutting it close today unless you are living with other people and counting your pennies

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ALaccountant@reddit

You said in your previous post that you need to make $20/hr to begin living independently... I said they are paying $20/hr

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BigOleCuccumber@reddit

Yup. I wasn't even talking to you originally, you are talking about something completely different. I am arguing with the person claiming that $20 an hour is a comfortable wage right now. I am not talking about Buc-ees in any of my comments.

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sandefurian@reddit

What a bitch.

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ALaccountant@reddit

$20/hr is good wage for rural, which is what he’s saying

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joshmccormack@reddit

Dallas area minimum wage is 7.25. Buc-ees pays well.

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SpezsChineseInvestor@reddit

No, they don't. They pay enough for a full time worker to barely make ends meet. Your first sentence is the fucked up part - jobs exist that pay sub-poverty wages.

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Global_Pickle5854@reddit

That's more than most people in Dallas make, though. The minimum wage is still $7.25. The ONLY people with higher minimum wage are government employees and it's $15 something. Other gas stations might pay $10-15 besides QuikTrip.

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a_y0ung_gun@reddit

Perspective, mate. I'm from a rural area(Normangee, closest Buc-ees is 30 miles or so, but kids from town go hang out in the parking lot) and I can't justify working at these wages to fuel my dreams. That is why I live in Dallas, although opportunity here is drying up by the day.

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arbuge00@reddit

>opportunity here is drying up by the day. Really? Why do you feel that way?

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SmashRadish@reddit

Likely because the cost of living is through the roof, wages are stagnant and there are two political parties. One of which is saying things could be worse on our wallets, but are getting better and the other party is telling ghost stories that don’t affect me. I remember when the GOP wanted to save me money.

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Cowsmoke@reddit

The only break you get in a 8 hour shift is a 5 minute “me” time, where you can’t even sit down. I think if you’re more than 1 minute late twice you’re fired. Can’t have your phone on you at all or fired

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rumbaflamenca@reddit

Thanks for sharing. I'll make sure to never stop there.

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kes0156@reddit

Ya fuck this.

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Souledex@reddit

Alright well that’s insane

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Cowsmoke@reddit

I know the no break thing is them taking advantage of Texas labor laws so I’m not sure what it’s like in the other states they have expanded to now, but if I had a guess it’s probably no different

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Souledex@reddit

Well it’s core to their brand just like HEB that they are better than the worst Texas has to offer. And it would cost them fucking nada to give two fives and a fifteen.

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gammison@reddit

The owners are extremely right wing, and reflect that in how they direct managers to manage the stores. They give over a million dollars to Abbot every campaign.

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Kineth@reddit

> The business reason for the high pay is to try and reduce the high turnover from having poor working conditions. Well at least they got that right. A lot of places have shitty pay AND horrid working conditions.

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Souledex@reddit

Typically disappointing :/ makes sense

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Minimum_Intention848@reddit

My son worked at one briefly and said it was the most demeaning experience of his life being watched like a hawk by a lazy, ignorant and un-professional manager to do meaningless repetitive work for the sake of doing it. Literally the kids would have the store in fantastic shape and they were ridden to stay in motion anyway. They day he left just might be the happiest day of his life. The comparison to .mil regarding mindless obedience, work for works sake and blind obedience to hierarchy seems apt.

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LookHere_LOOK_LISTEN@reddit

> that it's not a place for a thinking person. If you enjoy making improvements to your existing job (making things faster and easier to do), Buccee's is definitely not the place for you. You will be pushed out in a heartbeat if you are like that. Even if you aren't doing something that is officially "fireable" by the book, just the notion of having good ideas will put a target on your back. You are right that it is definitely not a thinking person's job.

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neverTrustedMeAnyway@reddit

If you think of a better, faster way of doing things, they will just fire workers because they have nothing to do. Anyone you were working with didn't want that to happen.

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alt_alter@reddit

I stopped by one going down to Austin and the brisket station was singing some chant about how much they love to cut brisket. It was very strange, definitely felt like some kind of military-like ritual.

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

Creepy

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gowingman1@reddit

I quit supporting them a long time ago when I read how they treated their workers

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a_y0ung_gun@reddit

So, you listen to your son's anecdotes, repeat them without evidence or disclaimer, insult me, and call me unintelligent from a few life facts, and then call yourself a "thinking person"? It's a good thing the world is driven by doers, and not thinkers then. Hoes mad.

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Atlasatlastatleast@reddit

Wait I didn’t feel like they insulted you, just the military and those managers. I’m wrong?

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a_y0ung_gun@reddit

Perhaps you are correct. I did feel insulted by the direct insult to the military as an attack on my person, even though I attack the military on a frequent basis for similar reasons. Then again, intent is also a factor, and disparaging someone's ability to work hard and move up in life isn't something I support. THEN AGAIN, I shouldn't take things personally. \+1

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zroo92@reddit

Nice reasonable apology, down voted. Goddamn I love the smell of irony in the morning.

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maxoramaa@reddit

Which oil company did you work for?

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art-of-war@reddit

Nobody insulted ya goddamn lunatic

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Minimum_Intention848@reddit

What? is Dan Patrick your dad or something? You one of those drone managers?

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kes0156@reddit

Yikes I despise this business model. I understand not letting employees laze about and take advantage of you, but there is something to be said about treating employees like humans and not robots. “Time to lean, time to clean” is such bullshit. BUT if they make that known before someone gets hired on then that is their prerogative for sure! Some people can thrive in that kind of work environment.

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Akuzetsunaomi@reddit

They will also dismiss you if you have any kind of tattoo that’s showing, and if you are late for any reason.

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msondo@reddit

It would be great for my ocd. I used to work at a theater as a teenager and walked around during slow times constantly cleaning things and putting things in order.

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question2552@reddit

shit man idk I'd be cool with the model but just... give at least one sizable break.

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TexMoto666@reddit

I refuse to give them my business. Have a cousin who was a manager for them. She had nothing but bad things to say about her time there. They pay like half of your manager's "salary" as a bonus. If you quit or get fired within the contract time they expect you to pay back all the "bonus" money.

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hermit_tortoise@reddit (OP)

Damn that's awful, false promises behind that beavers smile!

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TexMoto666@reddit

As is corporate America.

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AnastasiaNo70@reddit

They ignore labor laws pertaining to breaks/meals.

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ihasanemail@reddit

Hope you ignored the BBQ station and instead ordered the pastrami Reuben on the touchscreen. It'll change your life.

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elfeyesseetoomuch@reddit

Yeah buccees has gotten rid of a lot of their side menu. The coffee creamers were changed from normal stuff to this awful keto creamer which alone isn’t bad but not my cup of tea. Name brand sodas or waters , energy drinks mostly gone. The bbq was good when it was $3-4 a sandwich, now they cost $8, and they got rid of the pickle and onion variety. Gas used to be at least 20 cents cheaper than surrounding gas stations and more often than not i find they are more expensive these days.

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SipoteQuixote@reddit

Oh reaaaaaaaally

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ihasanemail@reddit

Yep. Pastrami is smoked and steamed on site. And you have the option of adding jalapeno slices. Light years better than the BBQ sitting under a heat lamp.

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SipoteQuixote@reddit

Damn I love me a good rueben.

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SmashRadish@reddit

Yet another thing that NY does better than TX. Someone needs to form an action committee to resolve the lack of good Reuben sandwiches here.

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KBela77@reddit

Deli News is good the Dallas location. They fly their meats, bagels, and breads from NY.

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SmashRadish@reddit

If only we didn’t have to import it.

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SipoteQuixote@reddit

Henk's has a pretty good one if you're looking.

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FadedTony10@reddit

Definitely trying that out next time I’m near one. Tired of the bbq and the burritos are good but need to try something else.

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msondo@reddit

Daaamn

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Wheres_Jay@reddit

I didn't know this was an option. Probably because I haven't been to Bucc-ee's in about 8 years.

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Gradual_Bro@reddit

The food you can order at the touchscreens is better than the pre-made sandwiches in the front

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punkerjim@reddit

Went to bucees today (Royse City) to get the pastrami because of this comment... They did not have it. Maybe just not available today? Who knows. Oh well.

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BeardedMillenial@reddit

Yeah their BBQ isn’t a good use of the space, it’s usually just average or slightly below.

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Magnussens_Casserole@reddit

As barbecue sandwiches go, theirs suck, but as gas station sandwiches go, they fuck.

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GettingBy-Podcast@reddit

Last couple of Buckees I visited no longer had the Reuben available. It was delicious, but I don't think it survived the pandemic.

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funkofanatic95@reddit

It has been gone since sometime around May/June of last year. I used to get it at least once a week. It reminded me of ruebens you would find back home (New England).

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ihasanemail@reddit

That blows. My other favorites from the touchscreen are the breakfast beast burrito that comes with grilled onions and the fries cod sandwich. Basically anything made-to-order on the touchscreen is better than the BBQ station or the glass cases.

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ProudNativeTexan@reddit

We are about 15 minutes from the location in Denton Tx. Did a Google search for pastrami sandwich recently (craving one!) and found out they have them. Will be headed there soon!

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boomstickah@reddit

Did they bring it back? It's been gone for at least a year, maybe more.

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sandefurian@reddit

Still gone at the location I went to last week

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MHJ03@reddit

Good note, will try that next time! Thx

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Sensitive-Trifle9823@reddit

Yep. Great company. They do it right.

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

No, they don’t lol. If they treated their employees like people, they wouldn’t have to raise their wages far above the average.

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mustard_is_nasty@reddit

If employees don’t like working there, they can quit. Same as any other job. What’s the big deal?

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

They do, at a very high rate, either that or they’re fired because management is awful.

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Elguapo69@reddit

What is it closing time? Never seen a Buccees that dead

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cruz-77@reddit

What!? Paying your employees a livable wage makes them happy and motivates them to want to work for you!?!? 🤯😱

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YungGuvnuh@reddit

Some of ya'll wiln'. This is crazy ass pay and bennies for working at a GAS STATION.

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

Go ahead and work there, maybe you’ll understand why they pay above the average. Being treated like a human has a price.

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YungGuvnuh@reddit

Are they commiting human atrocities? I've worked jobs in the past at a fraction of this pay while also being treated like trash. It woulda been a whole lot more bearable if I was paid 3x with a 401k and other benefits on top of it lolol. FOH outa here.

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

There’s a difference between being treated like trash and being treated like a disposable robot. You’re just an idiot, it’s not even 3x in most cases, so get real.

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YungGuvnuh@reddit

Holy moly this guy out here really trying to convince folks Bucees is the worst job in America. Wut in tarnation. 2023 really do be crazy.

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mustard_is_nasty@reddit

Lmao for real

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

Have you worked there, yes or no?

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VXS072@reddit

Very interesting… the question becomes if you were paid three times more than the industry standard how much would you put up with? For instance, take your job now if they were to triple your salary, would you put up with unrealistic expectations for the sake of making way more money. It’s all perspective I guess. Have a great career so I look at that type of money and I read the comments here and how strict it is and I would definitely not tolerate a job. But would I if they were to triple my current salary, I still don’t think I would do it.

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

It’s not triple, it’s not even double in many cases. It’s just the Amazon of convenience chains. Extremely high turnover because they have moronic management, both at the stores and on a corporate level.

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mustard_is_nasty@reddit

If employees don’t like working there, they can quit. Same as any other job. What’s the big deal?

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Elbynerual@reddit

The owner donates millions of dollars to republican politicians. Vote with your money, don't go to Buc-Ees

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temp_vaporous@reddit

What large business owners aren't donating to the republican party? My point being, if you have to work for them, at least you get paid a living wage at Bucees

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Dick_Lazer@reddit

You can check a site like progressiveshopper and see who they’re donating to. Costco pays well and more than 90% of their donations are left-leaning. Lego is 100%, where as companies like Home Depot and Walmart are more right-leaning.

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rumbaflamenca@reddit

> progressiveshopper I only see a handful of companies listed. Is there a way to find more?

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Dick_Lazer@reddit

You can use the search.

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Elbynerual@reddit

So I should just ignore my values because all big companies do the same?

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man0warr@reddit

He's saying it's impossible to live in the United States and not support a company that donates millions to Republican politicians. You'd need to live off the grid, produce your own food and electricity, make your own clothes, etc.

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turtlefrogbird@reddit

Do whatever you want. That’s the best part of 🇺🇸

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sexlovebass@reddit

Yea just stop at Chevron!!

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Farming_Turnips@reddit

Oh my goodness please no, I'm never going to buc-ees ever again. Next you'll tell me companies donate to democrat politicians in blue states.

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Thunderbutt77@reddit

Every Buc-ees is always packed. I think they do.

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carbon_dot_seven@reddit

Great place. However from what I hear they are terrible to work for

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smallsoylatte@reddit

I avoid Buccees. It’s always crowded. No such thing as a quick stop. It’s the wal-mart of gas stations. I admire the pay they give their employees but it’s just max consumerism to me.

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oatmeal_dude@reddit

We drove through one at 10AM on a Wednesday and it was absolutely packed. I guess everyone was on vacation at the same time

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thatrocketguy@reddit

Doesn’t matter day or time they are always packed. I don’t understand it honestly

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oatmeal_dude@reddit

The clean toilets are a Siren’s Song to weary travelers.

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whiteholewhite@reddit

True and not true all at the same time. Depends on day/time. Working in the field by Houston id go (and Al the crews) every morning. It was quick and awesome to get breakfast, drinks, and lunch for the whole day. But driving back to DFW and the Ennis (I think) location on a weekend….wanted to pull my hair out. Weekend evenings were fine.

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WeAteMummies@reddit

I skip them on weekends, it's a complete zoo. Can't even walk freely.

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Kibil-Nala@reddit

The only one I ever stop at is the one in Denton, once a year on my annual Colorado camping trip. At 3AM it's usually pretty empty.

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omar_strollin@reddit

> It’s the wal-mart of gas stations. They pay a lot better than Walmart!

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smallsoylatte@reddit

I’m talking about the size. I acknowledge the pay is good at buccees in my response.

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masnaer@reddit

Because of that, it’s great if you need to stop to: -gas up the vehicle -poop -buy drinks/snacks OR hot food for a meal -an ice chest/cooler -any type of clothing -most camping supplies -a ton of other random crap For a quick stop, yeah it’s not ideal. But if you have a car full of people on a road trip Buc-ee’s is great

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VEBTX@reddit

So much whining about working conditions. If it doesn’t suit your beliefs about how workers should be treated just quit and go start your own business. It’s thats simple. Better yet get education. I grew up in poverty and now I’m a multimillionaire. Why? Because I never whined about my situation. I worked to improve it. Could care less about your retorts. I’m doing well and you have your own life to live. Good luck

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

🧢

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ShirBlackspots@reddit

$18 freaking dollars an hour FOR CASHIER! That's crazy. Their whole pay scale is absolute bonkers.

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

Do even an ounce of research into the working culture and you’ll understand why they make that. Buc-ee’s has increased pay at the expense of horrible culture. If their corporate management would put even an ounce of effort into making their employee’s lives better, they could lower wages and the employee’s would probably be ok with it.

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neontexan@reddit

Love seeing workers being paid good wages 👏🏼

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Official_Koenigjay@reddit

If you’d read other comments, you’d clearly see that it’s just getting paid more for torture. Buc-ee’s is a terrible place to work.

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SwagMoneySwole@reddit

If I worked there I'd raid the beef jerky cabinets on a daily basis.

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hermit_tortoise@reddit (OP)

Haven't tried any of that yet, did look good though! I've only had a brisket sandwich so far

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Wheres_Jay@reddit

Disappointing brisket there.

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spacedman_spiff@reddit

I guess it's all perspective. For a gas station with virtually no wait, I think it's pretty damn good brisket.

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AustinInDallasTx@reddit

Fair enough. Been a few months since I went. I can’t remember but aren’t they charging like $8 for it?

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spacedman_spiff@reddit

Not sure, but that’s about half the price of premium BBQ joints.

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rockstar504@reddit

The breakfast burritos at 5am on the way to the boat ramp... lol no wait at 5am

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DFWTooThrowed@reddit

I always hit the Denton location on my biannual drive back to Denver and at 6 am, the entire menu tastes great.

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spacedman_spiff@reddit

With the amount of employees, cameras, and LP at stores, I doubt it's very many relative to other places.

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TheDakestTimeline@reddit

Virtually no wait? I've never been in one that didn't have a ten minute plus wait to check out

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Kathw13@reddit

I have never waited in line for anything at a Buckee’s

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ProudNativeTexan@reddit

Very true. Any time we have been there every register was staffed. Quick check out.

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spacedman_spiff@reddit

I meant to get your food. And relative to popular BBQ spots, yes virtually no wait.

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TheDakestTimeline@reddit

Last time I finished my sandwich before checking out. I wonder how many people just wander around eating shit without paying for it.

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spacedman_spiff@reddit

With the amount of employees, cameras, and LP at stores, I doubt it's very many relative to other places.

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Wheres_Jay@reddit

This is a good point. I guess I would rather save the money for better quality.

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one_is_enough@reddit

Yeah, it’s so fatty it’s inedible. But I know a lot of people prefer that.

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ayoitsnick420@reddit

Disappointing and overpriced. I live next to a buccees and the only thing I get there is a soda and their breakfast danish’s

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AustinInDallasTx@reddit

Fuck yeah. Too fatty. They just chop the fat right in the mix for filler.

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czechyerself@reddit

It is seasoned right for Texas BBQ though: salt and pepper only

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funkofanatic95@reddit

If you go back to Buc-Ee’s, you can actually ask to sample their jerky’s!

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joshmccormack@reddit

They have a beef jerky counter with someone working there who gives you advice and samples. He’s like a jerk sommelier. It’s really nice.

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SwagMoneySwole@reddit

I'm personally a huge fan of the mixed fudge box they sell, though I'm arguably a huge fan of any fudge in general 😅

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Zoochary@reddit

Previous employee here. If they caught eating any merchandise, it's an instant termination.

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acorneyes@reddit

any place that advertises their wages so prominently likely has insane turnover and more happening behind the scenes than you might realize.

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hermit_tortoise@reddit (OP)

Exactly my thoughts! "Look we're a good company! No, keep looking this way at the salaries!" That kinda thing

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YungGuvnuh@reddit

No pay transparency and people complain about the company keeping secrets to keep wages as low as possible. Have pay transparency and people complain about the job being terrible. Lol, really can't make people happy.

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acorneyes@reddit

huh? there are companies with transparent wage policies that don't financially abuse their employees. it's not an either/or situation.

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pifumd@reddit

im eyeballing those manager salaries and questioning my life choices, but there must be a reason it's so well paid? like nobody makes it past 6 weeks or something.

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acorneyes@reddit

idk but a former assistant manager (100k-150k) was [sued by buccees for $70k](https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Buc-ee-s-sues-former-employee-for-breaching-8345634.php) for leaving her job (on good terms) early. i legit think the dude that owns it is literally only out to swindle money out of laborers.

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pifumd@reddit

holy shit. yeah there's no way i would have signed that contract. i'm guessing a large portion of those 100-150k salaries are this 'retention pay' bs >Another term was that her compensation would be split between an hourly rate of $14.00 (well above minimum wage), and a flat monthly amount of $1,528.67. The employment contract provided that the flat monthly pay constituted "additional compensation," and that if she failed to stay at least 5 years, or failed to give 6 months notice prior to leaving even after the required 5 year term, regardless of the reasons for leaving, the she would be required to repay Buc-ee's the "additional compensation" portion of her compensation.

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acorneyes@reddit

credit where credit is due, after losing the lawsuit, she did appeal and ultimately win and bucees had to pay her legal fees. so i doubt this retention pay nonsense is entirely enforceable, but it is a risk and they’ve already demonstrated what they think of their workers. plus she at the time was making roughly 50k, they tried to claw back over a year worth of salary, at 150k i’m sure they’ll try to garnish a firstborn as well

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cujo3211@reddit

I’d this is USUALLY true, but occasionally there are great employers that are proud to pay their employees well and their employees enjoy working there. Very rare though.

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acorneyes@reddit

yeah it’s just better to err on the side of caution, buccees in particular has a history of financially abusing their employees.

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rae002222@reddit

Don’t know where you are but Dallas doesn’t have a bucees

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Not_Enough_Shoes@reddit

I bought a Bucees shirt once and I’ve had more compliments on that shirt than anything I’ve ever worn my entire life combined. It’s just a simple T-shirt with the beaver on it.

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PumpkinCarvingisFun@reddit

Don't see the appeal of this place. It's like getting excited about a sporting event/amusement park, going there, getting your snacks, waiting in lines, and then just skipping the game/exhibits and going home.

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MagicManTX84@reddit

I’m sorry…

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PixieMari@reddit

Stuff is cool and the food is good. The pay is okay but it comes with a lot of caveats that most jobs don’t have. You can’t even have your phone with you while at work. You don’t get actual breaks just 10 minute lunches without a break room and if you’re caught on your phone you’ll be fired. You have to be working every second on the clock or you’re fired. Might be for some people but I can’t imagine that.

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prepping4zombies@reddit

So, you're saying you actually have to work while you're at work and while you're getting paid to work? And, you can't play on your phone while you're getting paid to work? Buc-ee's may be the most terrible place in the world to work for all I know...but your reasons for why it's bad sound like they're coming from a spoiled teenager.

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PixieMari@reddit

I’m saying not giving employees reasonable breaks that are long enough to eat and not even allowing them to have phones on their person or be on them on the their breaks in their own personal vehicles for emergencies is insane. I don’t mind working, I work all day, but you shouldn’t be up your employees butts the whole shift to look busy when every job I’ve ever worked there are times there simply isn’t always stuff to do the entire shift.

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prepping4zombies@reddit

If you're on a break sitting in your personal vehicle on your personal phone, how would they know? And, why would they care? If breaks aren't long enough and you choose not to work under those conditions, more power to you. I assume the state has a mandated minimum. But, again, it's personal choice if you feel it's too short. As far as the "up your employees butts" comments - again, that sounds like a spoiled teenager who will never hold a job very long. You are getting paid, so you do what is required. If you don't like it, you go elsewhere. And, not being on your personal phone while you are supposed to be working is a pretty reasonable request of any employer.

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sausagefuckingravy@reddit

I just don't think this characterization of only teenagers being on their phone at work is, thus they won't hold a job for long, is correct. Most high paying jobs that employ self respecting adults absolutely do not give a fuck about that kind of shit. I can't even imagine working somewhere where you "get in trouble" so to speak. I know they exist but I wouldn't last long because I can't treat some buttfuck manager or boss that seriously.

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permalink_save@reddit

> I assume the state has a mandated minimum. It does not, except federal law for breastfeeding mothers. No company is obligated to give you any breaks in Texas. It's drastically different in the white collar world where many companies don't seem to mind the occasional personal time during work, because hovering over workers is intimidating and stressful and not gow you get productivity. I am manager (software dev). I don't check that everyone works every minute of the day. I expect they take whatever breaks they need. If they need to go to a dr appt and it takes a couple hrs, sure. Because people can manage their own work and it will show later if they are underperforming. But companies and managers that don't know how to keep up with their employees micromanage. That's why you see offices wanting to bring people back in post covid.

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prepping4zombies@reddit

>It does not, except federal law for breastfeeding mothers. That's Texas for you. But, it's also something the employee should consider when looking at jobs. The good news is, there isn't a shortage of hourly jobs right now - employees should be able to find one with break times that fit their expectations.

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permalink_save@reddit

Don't put this on the employees. That's always the excuse for deregulation, that the people will ultimately have the voice, but there are cases people simply don't have an option or it's the one that comes by first.

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PixieMari@reddit

I had a friend that worked there, she said managers would regular go around outside and check in employees in their cars on their few minute breaks. Their policy is you can’t have a phone on the property, idk why I guess they want to feel powerful. I’m a grown women with a job, I just know that there’s a difference between making sure employees do their job and firing them for not “looking busy enough” after making sure every possible task is done.

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prepping4zombies@reddit

So, if that's true, I would agree...if I'm on a break and outside in my car and they come "check in" on me and tell me I can't be on my personal phone, I would go work elsewhere. We've found common ground! Having said that, I would be shocked if that was a legitimate store policy.

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renegado938@reddit

Don't mind the downvoted it's reddit being reddit, I as well as many others completely agree with what you're saying!

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_______woohoo@reddit

being a parent I can't not have my phone with me at work. and how is being disgruntled with a 10 minute break for an 8-9 hour shift being spoiled? It is inhumane

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Gradual_Bro@reddit

Because they aren't doing back breaking labor in the heat. Do you really need a break for saying "Welcome to Buccee's?"

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iambeyoncealways3@reddit

have you…never been to a gas station before?

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prepping4zombies@reddit

If you work 8 hours and only get one 10-minute break, you should definitely go find work elsewhere.

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Personal-Square-8391@reddit

When a buccces gets shot up and the parents of an employee are heartbroken bc they couldn’t call or text their “spoiled teen” you’ll be singing a different tune.

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prepping4zombies@reddit

The drama is strong with you.

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Personal-Square-8391@reddit

It’s reality

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kes0156@reddit

That sounds like fucking hell. Wayyyy better places to work, if I needed something quick, I would take a buck or two less not to deal with this BS

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sausagefuckingravy@reddit

Buc ees fucking sucks

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vinhluanluu@reddit

It’s the Wal-Mart of gas stations filled with people of Wal-Mart. We always stop at Slovacek's or Czech Stop when we use 35. Woody’s when we use 45.

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jv360@reddit

Woody's is still a great stop on 45, but they've gotten so much more expensive over the past few years. Such a shame, I used to love getting road trip snacks from there.

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vinhluanluu@reddit

Happens when big corporate businesses comes in and squeeze out the local family owned joints.

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Kibil-Nala@reddit

Them boudin kolaches at Slovacek's, hot damn!

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jmemoon@reddit

Same! The food is so much better! I do stop at Bucees to use the bathroom.

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funkofanatic95@reddit

Is that Royse City 👀

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CabbageaceMcgee@reddit

A smile is part of the uniform in many places. I'll take contrived happiness if it means clean bathrooms and good service.

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TheGeoGod@reddit

Wayyyy overpaid

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fuqsfunny@reddit

Is it bad that I’m a native Texan (my family has been here for ~170 years) and that I’ve lived in Dallas on and off for 36 years, yet have never been to, nor ever felt the need to go to, a Buc-ee’s? I’m starting to feel like Buc-ee’s might be roughly similar to Times Square; no one who lives in the city goes there if they can help it.

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rental-cheese@reddit

Idk I live by one and go all the time. It's pretty convenient. Better selection of snacks and alcohol, decent gas prices and good car wash.

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CantDoThatOnTelevzn@reddit

They only started crawling up this way relatively recently, so no, it’s not that crazy. It’s a psychotic consumer brand loyalty thing, like Southwest Airlines, Whataburger, Apple etc. - a serviceable product with a literal cult following.

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Zylo99@reddit

Nope. I went recently the last two times. It's nice to go, but it's always packed.

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TwistedAddiction4@reddit

Buc-ees is always 10x better IN Texas than anywhere else

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kes0156@reddit

I do not understand the hype. It’s nothing special and insanely busy everyone I’m there.

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degelia@reddit

You’re welcome

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FileError214@reddit

Wow.

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dallasin3@reddit

Stuckey's in Henrietta annihilates the absolute shit out of Bucee's in terms of candy, soda, jerky, and other snack selection. It's not even close. I was so disappointed hitting Bucee's the first time, and realizing it was thes ame few options, just copy/pasted 50 times within the store.

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JustMeInBigD@reddit

I had no idea there were still Stuckey's stores. That was our treat stop on family road trips in the 70s, and there were quite a few of them.

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iamjacksbigtoe@reddit

So Bucees isn’t a Dallas thing. It’s a Texas thing. Usually on a trip across state is when people will stop at one of these. I think it’s mostly the familiarity thing that brings people in, idk what the fuck a QuikTrip is if I’m from Houston area but it’s the gas station in the DFW area. Their wages were considered pretty good before, now it’s barely enough honestly, and they are really strict on their employees. I’ve had family be fired from their after years of working their cause they were later once or twice in that span of about 2 - 3 years. Plenty of stories online too if people saying they had to do lunch standing the whole time. And no phones at all on shift. Not even emergencies.

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therealallpro@reddit

I work at Qt. I can say this is not accurate. It’s literally in the handbook that you can send one text an hour for personal use. It’s hard work, you don’t really get breaks but we get paid similar to the pic above. I’d say it’s def worth it.

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iamjacksbigtoe@reddit

The work policies I’m referring to are Bucees work policies. Not QT’s

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Sad_Pension496@reddit

Feels forced?! Just Like any other retail job.

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phatmahn@reddit

It feels forced because it is.

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Sad_Pension496@reddit

Feels forced?! Just Like any other retail job.

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

You haven’t lived unless you’ve been to Buc-ee’s !

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strangecargo@reddit

You’ll be just fine if you never do. In the end, it’s a gas station. Yes, it’s huge, clean, and has a mini Walmart inside… but it’s just a gas station.

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

…so you’ve been to Buc-ee’s? Great ! You have Lived!!!

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masnaer@reddit

I do love Buc-ee’s but I agree, it’s kinda cringe to see how tightly some people grasp onto it

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Tremulant887@reddit

It's not that deep, for either of you. Everyone just *needs* to be heard online, eh?

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

Thank you ! I Hear you !

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masnaer@reddit

> It’s not that deep Exactly my point lol. Really goofy when people say “you haven’t lived till you’ve been to Buc-ee’s”

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Inevitable-Juice-120@reddit

I’m side-eyeing you while wearing a buc-ee’s tshirt right now , drinking outta my buc-ee’s thermos and just finished my buc-ee’s brisket sandwich. (It was delicious) I don’t even have the largest stuffed buc-ee’s sitting on my shelf -but it is possible

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MoreMeLessU@reddit

Why?

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bravetab@reddit

A lot of goofy ass comments here. Buc'ee's is great. They are a large corporation and they are paying livable wages. This is admirable, and their success would show that it is an effort that can be replicated. Yes the owner is conservative... but pro-tip, most corporate billionaires are. To advocate for people to stop shopping here doesnt hurt the guys at the top, it hurts the guys at the bottom. Have been travelling from Dallas to Houston 3-4 times a year on 45 south for close to 20 years now. Buc'ees has completely changed the way we roadtrip. Instead of stopping at some no name, dimly lit, 4 house podunk town... we stop at a well lit, well stocked, clean restroom gas station with all the amenities. I literally plan my road trips based on where the Buc'ees stops will be.

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