
Ex-CVS worker says he’s paid more than $10,000 a month for goods he can’t use
CLEARING HOUSE CONSIGNMENT, Ohio – For decades, employees at an Ohio convenience store have been forced to pay exorbitant amounts of money for products they can’t make.
The owner of the store says his workers, who include about 50 women and one man, are paid about $1,000 per month for products such as laundry detergent, shampoo, and laundry detergents.
The store owner, Joe Fauci, told local media last month that he’s spent $10 million on equipment to keep up with the demand.
But he says he can no longer afford to pay the bills and has lost $5 million in revenue because of the costs.
He says his company, which has operated in his town for the past 14 years, has not been able to sell goods to the outside world because of a decline in the price of gasoline.
In an interview with the Cleveland Plain Dealer last week, Faucio said he doesn’t plan to retire.
But the store is struggling to keep his employees from getting laid off or otherwise going under.
“It’s been the worst year I’ve ever seen for me, but that’s because I’ve been paying the bills for so long, I’m exhausted,” Faucei said.
He added that the recession is taking its toll on the business and the store has been forced into a position where it is relying on a limited cash flow and closing stores in the future.
He said he can afford to keep workers employed.
But the company has been unable to find a way to bring back some of the employees who have been laid off, including a cashier who worked at the store for 17 years.
Fauci said he’s seen some of his employees lose their jobs, but said the majority of them are returning to the company because they are excited to work again.
“We’re seeing a lot of people coming back to work,” he said.
“I’ve never seen anything like it before.
People are coming back from unemployment.
It’s unbelievable.”
Faucci said that while he would like to keep employees working, he can only do so if he can make a profit.
He also said he would be willing to work with other stores to bring some of them back into the business.
He said that the store does have plans to open a new location.
But until then, he said he will continue to operate his store as he sees fit.
“This is the way the business is supposed to be,” Faunci said.