I can't wait until Sunday!
By 911Ricki
@911Ricki (13588)
Canada
August 9, 2012 8:23pm CST
Tonight and tomorrow is suppose to be for training. Usually its not my normal shift, and I work with the other lady. She's only been there since May, and shes one of those middle aged woman who think they know it all. The other girl in training barely lifts a finger, and she wont do anything unless they say so. I am use to my jobs where you dont just aimlessly walk around, well thats what they all do. So I found things to clean, which can be cleaned daily. A customer came in, the two of them doing nothing but walk around, leave the customer, and I end up going over. The two of them make a pair, they are exactly alike. So whenever I do something its like they are sticking their noses up in the air, or anything they can pin on me they do. Come Sunday I work with the other younger girl, who is a lot nicer, and understanding. Whereas today there was too many chiefs and not enough indians they simple bossing people around then when the manager would say something, they would throw you to the wolves. The lady asked me to hold the ladder, and bring something to the other shelf. I was waiting for it, and the manager walks by and goes no need to watch her working, find something to do. I tried explaining what I was doing, and she just walked away. Just little things like that are just irritating.
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9 responses
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
13 Aug 12
Personally I think that no matter where you work you will run across people like this and it can be quite annoying. I know where I work we deal with one like this who always walks around or is quite rude to the customers and never takes time to be helpful. It could be because you are the last one hired so they are seeing what you will do or the others are friends with the boss so no matter what you say the boss will always believe them.
@roberten (3128)
• United States
12 Aug 12
Take a hint from those two, find busy work; it will make you look productive and keep you away from the evil twins. Just make sure your busy work is actually work. Be helpful and serve your customers well, they will let your boss know how you are doing. Keep as far away from the twins as possible, even during breaks. Save yourself.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Aug 12
I honestly believe that there is no job that you can have where you are not completely irritated when you are going through training at a job. I remember when I worked at the hospital and I was going through training, the woman that had me in training didn't seem to want to do anything at all while she was training me. Well, after two weeks of training, I was allowed to take on my own team and at that point I really did realize how rewarding it was to be able to take on a team of my own. I don't think that I had the best training that you could have, but the training that I did have was enough to really teach me to do my job and to do my job well.
@deazil (4730)
• United States
10 Aug 12
I agree with the others. My niece works in a convenience store and has the same problems. Except not with the manager. She's been there for about 5 years now. Maybe more. The manager hasn't, though. He knows my niece is a hard worker. At one time she was the Asst. Mgr. but gave it up. She said it wasn't worth it for the little amount more she got paid. And you have to work one night a week. She won't work nights. But every so often one of the slackers gets fired and somebody else gets hired. Can you talk to the manager? My niece talked to hers. It didn't seem to do any good. But after a while, when he has good excuse, like they were audited or a secret shopper made a bad report, etc., he'll fire somebody because he has somebody else from outside to blame it on. It seems like at her place they wait and let a person hang themselves, do enough wrong stuff to finally get fired. It's too bad you have to work like that. I would be making sarcastic remarks about lazy people and things like that. But don't listen to me, you'd probably get in trouble. It is very stressful working like that. I hope they get fired. They should. Try to relax. They're morons.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
10 Aug 12
I hate that for you. It seems like the manager isn't seeing when you are being productive and rather is walking by when you aren't, and in the odd moment when your coworkers actually are. It shows something when the one that has been there since MAY is still there. I suppose she knows just when to look busy and when not to. It really sucks for you and I hate it. I'm hoping the manager will come by more when YOU are working and they are being nothing but sacks of kitty litter!
@enjoythejourney (524)
• United States
10 Aug 12
Understandably irritating but it goes with the job. Try being really really really nice and see what happens. Act as if you love the job, its the best place to work and show how grateful you are to be there. You can not change the other folks, and you have absolutely NO idea what is really going in their lives so work on yourself and making it the best day you can for yourself.
By doing that, when you go home at night, you can feel good about yourself, knowing you gave the best service to your employer and in the end you will be rewarded, even not at this job, but at another.
Smile- you are doing great!
@stitchmabob (35)
• China
10 Aug 12
Wow I could see how you could look forward to Sunday. But what kind of job requires you to work on Sunday? Bookstore I can infer maybe?
