I am posting this at risk of my job, but I need to vent or I will explode.
A couple weeks ago, almost 3 weeks now, my manager left us and since then it has been all hell at work. My hours were getting settled with similar hours every week (which I loved) and I was on a set schedule (which I crave) but then she left and things went nuts. Gossip, lies, betrayals and etc have filled the atmosphere and it is sickening. I was desperate for hours and money, so I had asked a sister store for extra hours. I was not their employee or anything, I was additional assistance if they needed it, so I worked a little bit there as well as my main store. Well, we were supposed to get a new manager within a short time frame, but that did not happen, we are STILL without a manager. The assistant manager is new and has idea what she is doing (I know her job better than her...) ANYWAYS. With all the drama going on, mostly about who is going to get the manager job, chaos has been thrown into the air. WELL, this is where I come into play. Earlier this week I was checking the schedule at my main store, just to see who I was working with and whatnot. AND I noticed that SOMEONE wrote in that I was working at the sister store on one day, but I did not know much about that, so I called down to that store and I asked them what I was down for and everything. I told them that I was not aware that they added me to the already completed schedule and I need to be taken off because I have plans already. Well, I got taken off on that, but then later when I got home, I called again to ask for all my hours at that store, upcoming. I wrote them all down like I always do. There were some conflicts, so I told them about those, and I got taken off... This whole week I have been called from that store EVERY DAY. The manager has called me so often and asking me to come in and work this and that. I have rejected all of them because I am not taking their crap anymore. (I should mention that whenever I work there, I am constantly on the go with stocking, cleaning, and other 'need to be done' stuff around the store. I did not do much with sales because I was doing everything else for them, they were taking full advantage of having a good worker with them, and I was so exhausted from working there only 2 weeks that I had to call it quits, but the manager doesn't understand...) so, with me being tired of their crap, I rejected offers of more hours (which I should take, but not with them). Last night I called their store to see what my hours were. (one night next week only) I was pleased, so that was that. Tonight I got a call, a little before 5 and its the asst. manager asking where I am, if I am alive... and I was like, yes, I am fine... she then said (rudely) that I need to be in the store working, I was scheduled at 4pm... blah blah blah. Well, I explained to her that I had no idea that I was on the schedule, and I just called last night to check my hours but they did not tell me about tonight. She was not being understanding as she normally is, and was telling me things like, you need to be here asap and Im writing this as a no show blah blah blah. I told her I would not be able to get there until well after 5:30 because I would have to get ready and its a good 30 minute drive. She was not being polite about it. She told me to call another employee to work things out. (what does this lady have to do with anything?) and so I called her and explained to her.. she agreed to go in (but made it clear that I am the wrong person here). I called the store back and I explained that she knows me well enough to know that if I was on the schedule and I knew about it, then I would have been there, 10 minutes early as always. I explained to her that I am a good employee and I would not just be a no show. I explained that I called last night and I was not told that I was working the next day, so I was not in the know of my hours. She tried to play it nice, but I was too furious. I think I might have hung up on her?
My overall conclusion about all of this:: I am a great employee, I do what I am told, I go above expectations, I am a great sales associate, I treat customers properly (where they want to come back). I keep sales up (they actually made goal when I was there, they normally don't), I also get things done. Not only do I go above and beyond expectations at that store, but I do at my store as well. I am an overall great employee. That sister store really mistreated and abused the fact that I am a great employee. Yes, I asked for a few more hours (but I did not mean to call me every day to cover for other people). Yes, I am a great employee, but that does not mean to overwork me, I do that without assistance.
There is so much other gossip and blah blah that is going on, I cannot explain everything, but please understand that the environment that I once loved, is now a torture to me. After tonight call, I really thought about my position at that store. I contemplated leaving them altogether and just going without a job for awhile, but I cannot do that, for my own sake, and Grant's. I will stick it out, and if things do not get better I will be having a talk with higher management.
My first step after all of this tonight, is tomorrow I will be going down to talk to the manager at the other store and explaining everything (from not being told about added on hours, the over work, etc) and if she does not get it (which she probably won't) then I will take further action.
I am not normally a mean person, but someone that treats a good hard working employee that has done good for that company in just a terrible manner, I will stand my ground.
Okay, I need to stop thinking about this.
Other topics on my mind. I went to go look at cars tonight, I found one that I really like and it is a reasonable price, especially if we talk them down a little... and I loved it. It was the first time that I have tried to get a car, so I have never heard their sales pitches before. He was MEAN! He really really pushed it and I was getting offended! It was so much pressure. I think if I was alone, I might have done it, but luckily Grant was there to say we will keep looking and we will be back.... the sales guy had said that another couple was there to buy the car through appointment (bullshit) but since we are in the car we get first dibs. (HA) and then later after we rejected it, he had asked for my number so in case that car did not sale, he could call me about it. BUT I thought that couple had an appointment to buy it?! bullshit. But I still like it, and Grant and I decided to go back next weekend to take another look.
I think that is all? idk, just stressed and still without an actual job.
Peace out.
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