It means they value us less and less. Move everyone to SrTL grade, but lower the base pay for that grade, eliminate any incentive for having keys then hand them out like candy, make us close so the ETLs don’t have to while lowering ETL headcount, etc. The real bullshit is for former SrTLs since they’re all well above the new lower base pay now, so no base increases as the TMs get them. A key carrying SrTL lod who used to make $7.50 more than a TM will only be making $4 more by the time TMs are at $15/hr while having more expected of them. Also bullshitty is anyone given keys and having to run the store alone (GM TLs running unload and closing leads) who were PG40 and now that they literally have SrTL duties, oh what a coincidence we got rid of SrTL being a thing.