Employer a pain in the you know what
By Bella75
@nixxi76 (3191)
Canada
January 17, 2009 6:37pm CST
Lately I've been working a lot of nightshifts and find that I'm having a hard time finding any time to write here on mylot. As some of you know, I got a fulltime position at work. There were a few people that really wanted this position and applied for it. My Supervisor phoned me and just offered it to me because she seen that I was picking up a lot more shifts than usual and didn't want to offer it to another employee who was casual. Casual meaning that they work whenever they want without benifits though.
Ever since I took this full time position I feel that one certain co-worker is turning people against me by giving them the sob story of how she has been trying to straighten out her downfalls which are having being put on probation for being late 124 times in one year and calling in sick too much.
This person was suppose to also be a friend outside of work and seems to be holding a grudge against me for accepting the full time position. It's gotten to the point where it feels like I have to get her approval for everything I do at work and I feel this is unacceptable because she's not even certified where I am and plus the most important point here.. she's not my boss!
Apparently I'm not the only one who feels this way.
She's really making me feel terrible for taking this full time nightshift position and I'm really resenting her for this. Last night she was working and I asked her if our supervisor gave her a position and she said no and that it will take her a year of being on time and only calling in six times or less for being sick to prove herself then she mentioned that she was going to quit soon. Honestly I hope she does quit because she's really causing ruffles in the water for a lot of people around work.
I wouldn't feel so badly if we weren't supposidly friends before but because we were, this sort of hurts my feelings.
I need somekind of advice here I think... What would you do? Would you approach her? Or just go to work and leave it alone and let her snuff you off?
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
18 Jan 09
This person needs to be fired . If I was boss I would have never let her stay this long!.
Most places wouldnt put up with all the lates and sick in calls with out a Doctors note.
With a friend like that ya dont need enemies!
Good let her quit then . You have done nothing wrong you do your work and are on time . She is messing hersel up and this behaver will be on her emploees report when she goes to get another job!.
I would tell fellow workers that it isnt your fault she didnt get the job.
They should see what she has done any how just sluff her off!
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@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
19 Jan 09
A lot of other co-workers are noticing when I didn't think they did. Soon by just waiting I"m sure my employer is going to give her the boot if she doesn't quit before that lol. I didn't realize this but last night I worked with the daughter of one of the dayshift employees and she was telling me that they can't stand working after this girl works because the residents are not being taken care of properly. Also the night before that I worked with another girl and she is feeling quite hurt because of the way this co-worker used her even outside of work. I made a point that she's not a good friend and she's just a user.
I really really hope she either quits or gets fired soon. Everyone around work is thinking that it's getting a little old now.
Thanks for your comment
@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
18 Jan 09
Well personally I think that this will often happen to the Best of us, and a lot of times it is often because they are jealous and wish it was them instead, while not ready to face the Truth of things going on there at the job as well. Actually if this person tends to miss this much work, and late all of the time, they are actually lucky in today's economy to still be employed as well.
If I were you, I would just continue to do your Best with what you have been given and not worry about what others think of you as well. If you continue to do this job, and enjoy what you are doing it will show, and your other coworkers and Boss will notice it as well. (And it sounds like the other one overlooked needs to focus on themselves and improve, then Great things might eventually happen for them as well.)
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