re: So let me get this straight, Alabama now has a Buc-ee's right off exit 49?

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I was impressed by the amount they pay their workers tho

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$14 an hour starting pay for checkout staff - that's pretty damn good for that kind of work, especially in rural AL.

However, that means they can afford to be strict with their employees. My niece, who lives about 2 miles from the AL location, said a friend of hers lost his job for smoking on the premises - because one of the managers saw him lighting up in his car as he was driving out of the parking lot on his way home after his shift