These stores where I live, their policy is If it dies it dies. I AM going to change that.
My policies are, Take care of the animals, instruct and help the owners, and by the gods I will save these little lives.
As a pet store employee your duties whether you like it or not will be to go by the rules and follow the store’s policies.

Chain pet stores have to follow corporate policies and I can tell you already if you think you change those you are wrong and if you try to change those you will be shown the door.

Those pet stores have for main agenda to sell supply, this is where the money is, the animals are just there to get the customer in the door hoping they will make an impulse buy leading to the sale of supply.
I will not stand by and watch animals suffer because of store
policies.
Wrong again, if you do not go by the store policy do not expect to stay employed very long, turn over in this type of industry is very high
or you can be like me and actually try to do something about it.
They join your local herp society and do some rescue work

You are young and have a lot to learn about how those stores work again you want to get involved join your nearest herp society.