Thread regarding Belk layoffs

Dear Belk: please stop turning off the AC at night

It’s over 100 degrees outside right now—and when we walk into the store in the morning, it’s like stepping into a slow cooker. The air is thick, the heat is trapped, and it’s a real struggle not to pass out before we’ve even clocked in.

This isn’t just uncomfortable—it’s unsafe.

Here’s the kicker: you’re not saving money.
Turning off the AC overnight only forces the system to work twice as hard in the morning to cool the building down. That’s more energy used, not less.

So in the name of “cost savings,” you’re making it harder on:
• The building
• The system
• Your employees
• And yes, even your energy bill.

We show up, we work hard, and we deserve basic comfort and safety on the job.
This isn’t a request for luxury—it’s a request for air that doesn’t feel like it’s trying to melt us.

Please turn the AC back on.
Do better—for your staff and your stores.

Sincerely,
Someone who just wants to breathe at work 😤

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At my store the parts have been on order for years. Or that's what we are told.

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Post ID: @eh+1k0jpgysv

@OP thank you for commenting on the AC being turned off at night. So stupid to turn it off at night here in the south. You’re right, it costs much more energy to play catch up in the morning when it finally turns on. We have several units that are not working 🥵and we are told they are in the process of fixing them, which has been going on for several weeks. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Post ID: @ct+1k0jpgysv

no, it will continue

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