Moving On...

[blas]

I applied for a department transfer at work.

I understand that it's in the back of the factory and will include much more overtime, but I'm not even sure if that bothers me right now.

I am so sick of where I work. I can barely take it anymore. I am so sick and tired of being pulled in multiple directions and expected to do multiple people's jobs. I swear, if I hear any of the shift leads say "You have to do this, because Spencer/Heidi/Dylan won't do it" or "We can't schedule them here, because they won't do any work" one more time, I'm going to flip out.

I am so sick and tired of incompetence, laziness, and stupidity being tolerated and above all, rewarded. The most worthless people are favored and are always allowed to work wherever they want, by all of their worthless friends, and don't even do any work. I am MORE THAN SICK of Heidi and Spencer and the fact that my boss and the leads tolerate their crap and actually make concessions and excuses for this couple.

If I get told one more time that I have a "bad attitude" while personally witnessing everything I described above, and then beyond that, never seeing any of them get in trouble for not doing their fair share or for taking too long of breaks and screwing around while hard working employees like myself get threatend disciplinary action for petty shit........oh I swear, I might just clock someone right in the face. I swear.

And this is why I have to go somewhere else. Even if it means more work and going to the bottom of the ladder all over again. I cannot deal with my lazy, worthless, pussy boss and the worthless leads. Obviously, they treasure the idiots over anyone who works hard, so I'm better off going somewhere where my work is appreciated.

[Iris Kojiro]

Good luck to you. I hope you get it.

Hopefully this section of the plant will treat you much more fairly than you were/are in your current department. Besides, while mandatory overtime may suck, at least your paycheck will be bigger.

[blas]

I've gotten quite used to it, as it's been going on for a couple of months now. It's just that this department is almost always on overtime.

Although I did hear that they are way more flexible with overtime than the one I work in, as in they don't dictate "You have to do your overtime on this and this day for this many hours", which would really help out a lot. It helps to have options.

It would really help to have a boss who actually supervises and doesn't pick their battles like a woman picks out the perfect pair of shoes.

[Iris Kojiro]

I can deal with overtime if it's flexible enough to allow you to stack a couple of extra hours onto your already existing workday as opposed to forcing you to work on your day off.

I hope you've heard favorable reviews about the management there, though it's understandable if you haven't heard anything one way or the other as of yet. Even if you have to start on the bottom, it's much better to be a smaller fish in a relatively clean pond than a bigger fish in an outhouse bowl. (sorry if you're eating while reading...)

[blas]

No worries on that, that's pretty much described my work area to a T. Just add a bunch of overgrown kids playing in it.

I got even more proof that I need to leave last night.

Last night, I was asking a girl if she'd switch break time with me, and I was yelled at for leaving my work station, when just moments before (and several times before that), Heidi and Spencer had both quit working and gone up to talk to one another, and that WAS noticed and completely ignored, as always.

I lost my temper and growled "It appears I'm the only person you EVER seem to catch walking around, or I guess the only person you go out of your way to catch!"

That was of course, met with the classic retort "We aren't talking about other people right now, we're talking about you."

Fuck off. Seriously. Yet another moment I contemplated just walking right out that door.

[cinema guy]

I hope your transfer leads you to a better working environment.

[blas]

I don't want to sound like a Debbie Downer, but I found out that other people did post for the same position.....and I'm not as confident as I was before that I might get it.

Filling positions like these go by seniority and experience. I know I have quite a lot of seniority for only being there a few years (but that's only due to the heavy turnover we had a couple of years ago when people were getting hired and fired and quitting within just weeks at a time, and right before the economy went bad a lot of people found greener pastures and quit)....but I'm still not certain I'm the one with the most. I have no experience in what they do, although I do have related experience, if that makes any sense.

Still crossing my fingers. I really don't want to wait for the next train....

[Akasa]

I have my fingers crossed for you!

[bainsidhe]

Good luck!

[blas]

Guess what?

I GOT IT!

But unfortunately, I do have to wait it out for a few weeks, I'm not sure if they'll hire someone to replace me (doubt it) or just train someone else at some of the things I do.....all I know is I hope that department sinks like the Titanic once I'm gone.

I may need some real support these next few weeks, because I have upset a few people by choosing to leave (and you can guess, I've upset the people who use and abuse me the most and get me in trouble the most).....and these next few weeks are probably going to be the typical hell that a hard worker goes through when their superiors try to make it tough on them to get back at them for daring to leave.

[Sheldonrs]

Congratulations! Just keep reminding yourself it's not that long to wait now. :-)

[Geek King]

....and these next few weeks are probably going to be the typical hell that a hard worker goes through when their superiors try to make it tough on them to get back at them for daring to leave.

Congrats Blas! Now that you know you'll be leaving, take the likely crap with a grin and a cheerful, "Okay!" You'll drive the folks trying to punish you nuts! If they demand an explanation, tell them exactly why you'll be transferring. Be honest without being nasty, but give them the whole truth.

Best of luck!

[tropicsgoddess]

Best of luck to ya!

[Akasa]

Yay! OMG I could hug you I'm so happy for you getting out of that hell you have now!
Just keep telling your self you get to get out of there and into a new department, away from the non-workers and Ann.

[Rapscallion]

(and you can guess, I've upset the people who use and abuse me the most and get me in trouble the most)

I suspect these are the ones who rely on you to do most of the work to make them look good.

Congratulations on the move!

Rapscallion