The stores in the area are all franchise so eventhough the application process goes through corporate and they state your starting variable pay based on position applying for, the franchise stores don't have to uphold that and base pay is 14 regardless of outside (other work experience) The GM I was applied under did everything she could to stall and refuse to give me a raise despite how much I was progressing. luckily, I ended up transferring and out the gate the GM started marking off the goals I had reached so now I have a clear goal and a good idea of how much I've improved. the interview itself wasn't set up until a month and a half after applying despite the fact they needed the help. As soon as I was accepted the GM was constantly gone and got upset when she got back from her break that another manager and I wanted to have one day a month scheduled off so we could both hang out.