Entitled manager tells employees to "wake up when the store opens" to see if they need coverage: 'You can control what we do at work, but not when we're home'

This head manager is acting as if his employees are on-call workers, and he's about to have quite the wake-up call. 

Some bosses act like their jobs are their whole lives. They simply cannot fathom why an employee isn't available to cover a shift, or why a person might request a few days off. This type of manager only thinks about the store and its bottom line, and they expect everyone else to do exactly the same thing. Unfortunately for them, that work ethic just isn't realistic for most people, and it's not even healthy to think about your job 24/7, no matter how much you adore your work. 

This boss is so adamant about the workplace being properly staffed that he basically wants his employees to be on call. I wonder if he's just unfamiliar with workplace laws because what he's asking is, to use the technical term, a big no-no. You can't just insist that your employees do on-call work without paying those on-call wages. It'll be interesting to see if anyone reports this behavior, or if the manager will backtrack with haste to avoid any trouble. 

Next, read about what happened when a boss denied an employee's vacation: "I fail to understand how that is my problem."