is working at jcp a hell hole for anyone else? is everyone else making starting wage even if youve been at the company for a while?

incredibly large rant incoming. I don't expect anyone to read this, I just need to get it off my chest.

TLDR: My workload is tripled compared to my coworkers, but my pay is the same as theirs's. Store is understaffed and that is somehow all my problem. Dealing with a lot of bullying from geriatrics.

I have gotten "raises" which I learned is actually just corporate raising our starting pay for new employees. I have been at JCP for 2 years now. I do almost all positions excluding register/jewlery/rfid, and I rarely do SOD. I have been very frustrated with everything but I'm struggling to find another retail job that matches my pay. I want to know if anyone else's day to day is incredibly chaotic, and if every location has 0 employees.

It'll start off with some b.s. of being expected to get a whole department redone (visual set) on my own in 5 hours. Which is fine whatever. But then my manager will realize no one is doing omni!!! so now i have to do that first. And then, of course, sign people will call out so now I have to preset signs, often alone, or with someone who stands around or is new. Okay, ill turn my 5 hour shift into a 9 hour shift then. And if recovery calls out, then I have to do that too. There's been many times where I'm working 2 positions at once, and when I don't get something done, I have to deal with rude comments. My manager will schedule me to preset signs, but then get mad when christmas decor isnt up... like you didnt schedule anyone for that ofc they arent up??

What is the worst part? I'm entirely in charge of lingerie but I never get scheduled to work in that department, and recovery refuses to go over there. We have bras on the floor, random shit mixed in everywhere, last time I went through I found 3 defectives. Everyone knows I'm in charge of lingerie so when it looks bad, they come complain to me. I've had WOMEN'S RECOVERY tell me that lingerie is a mess, but they wont go and fix it. This behavior is encouraged by a cashier/supervisor who wanted the lingerie position soooo bad but didnt get offered it, so she tells people to not recover or help over there.

All other operations associates have one or two jobs but I have a million. My coworkers (including higher ups) say that I need to be a manager and that the store would fall apart without me. My supervisors tell me that I'm one of the only good employees / tell me they love me etc etc. In fact, when I offered to stay late and close (as I do every week) one of my supervisors hugged me and thanked me. I come in early every single day, stay late, and never call in. Manager also said that I need to be her sidekick and help train people -_-

Salt to the wound, some of my coworkers (like anywhere else) are incredibly mean and make up stuff about me. Our salon manager told my manager that I left early one shift and she "saw me walk out the door" when I literally left when im supposed to. The latest rumor is that I made an associate work on the ground (which OBVIOUSLY never happened) and that I yelled at one of our supervisors (also didnt happen, as much as I wish it did). I've dealt with a lot of mean comments about my appearance and what not as well. I won't even go into the discrimination at my location.

Finding out that I make our starting wage is such a punch to the gut. This is my first retail job, so I'm not sure if this is normal, but my friends and family think I should quit. However, I'm struggling to find places that pay the same or more. Not to mention, I'm in college so I need somewhere that will work with my schedule like JCP does.