I mean, a lot of the time, I don't even take scheduled breaks, but it seems like when I do, someone gives me shit. The last time was a couple of weeks ago. I had one of those shifts where I was on my own for the whole eight hours. When I took my lunch, they'd have to turn to other departments to answer loading calls, but would have no one on the lot, meaning that there would be a mess of carts when I'd get back (and I'd still have to answer loading calls while getting carts in).
So about an hour after lunch, I decide to take a paid 15 minute break (which I am entitled to). Unfortunately, the head cashier/supervisor happens to be in the breakroom and starts questioning me about things I've gotten done and why I'm taking a break so soon after lunch. I explain that I usually don't take a break and just want to take one now before I exhaust myself getting the rest of the carts in. She says something to the extent of as long as I get my work done, she doesn't care.
I end up getting most of the carts in except for about 10-12 lumber carts and a couple of rows of 20-30 shopping carts. By this time, the MOD is calling me to come in and says I can go. I figure all is well since management said I can leave and it's already after closing (and they'd get pissed off because me staying would mean they'd have to stay). The rest of the carts can be brought in by the opening team in about 20-30 minutes. Considering I've been on my own for 8 hours, I think I did a pretty good job.
Then two days later, that same head cashier who confronted me in the breakroom says she needs to talk to me. I explain that I got most of the carts in and that the manager said I could leave. I'm expecting a chew out and am ready to let her have it if she gets on me about Sunday. Well I don't get the chew out I'm expecting, and she even says I did a pretty good job, but the problem was the trash. I got all the trash bags, but left them on a cart near the entrance to the store. Head cashier got chewed out by the opening MOD (a different mod than the one that night) about the trash. And she just wanted to make sure that I don't do that again.
But what pissed me off is her bringing up that break I took and suggesting that I shouldn't have taken it.
No no no no, fuck that noise.
Just because this store is understaffed and can't get more people to come in on Sundays, doesn't mean I'm breaking my back for minimum wage. When you have one person closing who has been on their own for eight hours, you should not expect them to get everything done all the time. And the whole thing with the trash? Big effing deal. Just have one of the TWO lot associates you have in the morning take it down to receiving. Having opened before, I know that the store is pretty much dead for the first 2-3 hours so they'll have plenty of time.
I don't mind being the only person on the lot on Sundays, but if you're going to do that, you better cut me some slack if I don't get everything done.
So about an hour after lunch, I decide to take a paid 15 minute break (which I am entitled to). Unfortunately, the head cashier/supervisor happens to be in the breakroom and starts questioning me about things I've gotten done and why I'm taking a break so soon after lunch. I explain that I usually don't take a break and just want to take one now before I exhaust myself getting the rest of the carts in. She says something to the extent of as long as I get my work done, she doesn't care.
I end up getting most of the carts in except for about 10-12 lumber carts and a couple of rows of 20-30 shopping carts. By this time, the MOD is calling me to come in and says I can go. I figure all is well since management said I can leave and it's already after closing (and they'd get pissed off because me staying would mean they'd have to stay). The rest of the carts can be brought in by the opening team in about 20-30 minutes. Considering I've been on my own for 8 hours, I think I did a pretty good job.
Then two days later, that same head cashier who confronted me in the breakroom says she needs to talk to me. I explain that I got most of the carts in and that the manager said I could leave. I'm expecting a chew out and am ready to let her have it if she gets on me about Sunday. Well I don't get the chew out I'm expecting, and she even says I did a pretty good job, but the problem was the trash. I got all the trash bags, but left them on a cart near the entrance to the store. Head cashier got chewed out by the opening MOD (a different mod than the one that night) about the trash. And she just wanted to make sure that I don't do that again.
But what pissed me off is her bringing up that break I took and suggesting that I shouldn't have taken it.
No no no no, fuck that noise.
Just because this store is understaffed and can't get more people to come in on Sundays, doesn't mean I'm breaking my back for minimum wage. When you have one person closing who has been on their own for eight hours, you should not expect them to get everything done all the time. And the whole thing with the trash? Big effing deal. Just have one of the TWO lot associates you have in the morning take it down to receiving. Having opened before, I know that the store is pretty much dead for the first 2-3 hours so they'll have plenty of time.
I don't mind being the only person on the lot on Sundays, but if you're going to do that, you better cut me some slack if I don't get everything done.
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