I know I've talked about work until I am blue in the face
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
May 8, 2016 12:03am CST
I just can't get over some things and it's like what is one to do.
Wednesday nights we have the assistant manager with us, it's also a truck night. Since we are a small team, and have had some people quit / leave? We end up having an extra aisle to do.
Last Wednesday my assistant manager was on an aisle for practically the entire night. An aisle that should have only taken him three hours to complete.
I did my aisle (I obviously I mean stock), blocked it as I went, and got done by 1:30. So that was from say 10:20 until 1:30 with a fifeteen minute break thrown in that we take at midnight (before we have to shut the doors to the store).
Anyway.... I did my aisle, blocked another person's aisle (he has trouble blocking) and then ran another big cart full of things (I don't mean a buggy or trolley in this instance, but a long / narrow rolling shelf like apparatus). I moved on from that to the extra aisle we have to do, and was done with half of it before my manager even came over to help.
It's frustrating because I don't know what to do. I know he has a newborn son, the son has been in the hospital. I also know that he (the manager) hasn't gotten much sleep.
However, I've also observed him leaving his aisle far more than I think is necessary. I don't understand it and don't know what to do.
Bringing it to the other manager's (the manager of the department, whereas the fellow I am talking about here is the assistant manager) attention I don't feel would do much. All he could do is tell him he needs to hurry up.
The uppers might say something to the guy if I were to say something, but then how much good would that do?
This assistant wants to leave the department, and I can't say I blame him. There are several things we have to frustratingly deal with, that we shouldn't. One amongst them is the annoying tendencies my manager has. I could go into that, but I've done so in the past and don't feel like doing so again here.
My bottom line is I don't think it's fair that we should have to pick up more than the manager is doing. It should be a more equal footing, but right now we are having to pick up his slack and then not getting to another thing we are supposed to be doing.
I've not heard anything from the uppers about us not doing it, but eventually they will mention it. Then I might feel compelled / obligated to say something because I definitely don't feel it's fair for me to stay over when I've done almost twice as much as the manager has.
I hope this isn't confusing. I just needed to rant. I doubt I'll ever say anything, not unless my job depends on it.
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6 responses
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
8 May 16
Is there a book of rules of conducti? I would follow that if there is. would start keeping a log of what happens, when, etc. Then I would try to contact the person above this person. Is there any way you can do this anonymously? At my last job we had a number we could call to talk to someone about thing going on at work. It was done anonymously. It may be a bad out come if there isn't one of these or rules of conduct.. I hope you start looking for another job. But, I think you should start keeping a log. If you get fired for trying to do what is right then I would try to get unemployment and use the log to tell them what transpired.
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
8 May 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum ....Lazy people know that you will do it then why should they do that much? Even if he is tired and has a new baby in the house he is a manager. They are supposed to be role models for the other workers. Or, they shouldn't be in that position. Why should you do others work? That just set up for more frustration and bad feelings after a while. And if the assistant is taking his dear sweet time now this could mean he doesn't do much in the future, even when things get back to normal at home. He's an assistant? What is he assisting?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 May 16
@celticeagle I had the momentary thought that he had a different idea of what is considered working hard. I know he's had a hard time at home with the newborn, combined with his already (legitimate) aggravation with the manager and the uppermost manager of the store (so OUR grocery manager and then another man, the manager of the store) but I just don't know what to think.
The assistant essentially does everything the manager does,well all except making our schedule and a few other pieces of paperwork.
Even so, on a stock night his responsibilities are checking the freezers (takes all of like ten minutes give or take a few) and doing a pick list. The pick list is the last objective of the night.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 May 16
I'm going to start from backwards while responding to you.
I honestly don't think I'll get fired. It seems to me they do not care WHO does the work as long as it gets done. They don't want to see that the whole department struggles (they being the uppers) and that we aren't equal in our labor.
They've not asked us about the blue totes in awhile, that's what we are supposed to be able to get done. With this new assistant? it isn't getting done. I don't really mind it, but I don't wanna have to hear about it either. I mean, if they start saying "why isn't this getting done?" I'm going to feel compelled to throw the assistant under the bus so to speak.
We do have the ability to go above the highest authority of our store (the store manager) but in a case like this? It wouldn't really do. This needs to be addressed at store level. Honestly? I don't care if things aren't ran like they need to be, as long as they don't expect me to pick up the extra stuff that I see others could be doing.
I am more than willing to pick up extra if I see others doing the same, but it's when I don't see it that it bothers me.
Like now, I like the assistant, and I want to feel for him because he has a new born baby, but I also feel as if it's not fair on us to have to pick up more because he is taking his dear sweet time.
It's just a merry go round of annoyance there.
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
9 May 16
If he can't do the job period. I know I work with many and give them a few chances but if they can't do it after that.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 May 16
But it's like I'm in a tight situation because I doubt he'd get fired over it anyway... but if he did, we'd be even more short staffed. I'm going into work tonight, supposedly we are getting a few new stock clerks, not sure.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 May 16
@ricki_911 THere are only a few of us to complain, and only one is willing to do so (me). We've complained about things before, but to no avail.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
9 May 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum But still why do even more work, and get stressed over it because he has problems. I worked with many who have newborn, and tired yet they can still do the job. I worked midnights and couldn't sleep I still did my share of work. You are very true but this will come forward and the higher up manager will know the issue, and if more complain it will be addressed. If you don't complain than it wont be addressed.
Although you deserve to have a rant or two.@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 May 16
Thank You! I feel bad about ranting over it all the time. I tell my family all the time, and rant to my friends every once in awhile!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 May 16
Yeah, that might be true but I don't get why he has to leave his aisle so many times during the night. That's half the problem there, he doesn't get done because he's not ON his aisle.
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
8 May 16
Sometimes it feels good to express what you feel, negative or positive. I hope you feel better now after ranting a bit.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 May 16
I do feel better, thank you.
You are right, it helps sometimes just to express it.
