Employees being strange/vent

I am the OLM and today I went into the office stickers I needed. When I came in the office there was all the animals we received for replenishment (ferrets, mice, Guinea pigs,and hamsters). They were all still in their boxes from being received. Which I thought was very strange. I knew the CAL wasn’t going to be to work much later in the day and the assistant manager was also at work. I had asked them why they were in the office and he said it wasn’t his job to set up the animals and they were put in the office for the CAL to put out. This means the animals are going to sit there for a few hours befor the CAL would be in.

It had been several months of this same type of behavior. From not just the ASM but other employees. They feel that a lot of tasks are not in there job description and refuse to do it. There has been a few time where we get crickets replenishment and if he opens they are still in boxes by the time I get there at 4pm. Or the just leave them there until the next day and they all die. I’ve came in after he has closed and my BOPIS is in red from the night before. It is him and 3 other employees who only do thing with each other until the store manager comes in . If the boss is not in then they really don’t do anything which is super annoying!

I have to keep telling them to help with truck which is a team effort and most of them have being at the company for waaaay longer then me so they know exactly what they are doing . I’ve talked to my boss previously about this problem but nothing seems to be changing .

The animals should not be treated in that way and left in the office . I really hate how this clique mentality has messed the environment of my store .