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If my manager didn't hate me before... (very long)
I'm putting this here because it's an oops, a rant against a co-worker, and against a manager.
Yesterday, from 9-4, I had a volunteer training session for my school Safewalk thing. Not a big deal. Long, kinda boring, energy draining. Then I had to work at the theatre from 6-midnight. Not a big deal. Long, kinda boring, energy draining.
Towards the end of the night, I was exhausted. I had finished my closing duties for the moment, waiting by concession for theatres to finish so I have more to do. A co-worker who we'll call C, has been there for less than 3 months.
C feels she can order me around. The problem is, her orders rarely actually apply. She'll tell me not to do theatre checks in a theatre, problem is, I'm simply going in to use the door to get upstairs.
So last night, as I'm waiting by concession, she continually stops whatever she's doing, looks at me and says "go do your job." After about the 10th time, I explain I've done my job for the moment, and I'm waiting for the next round of duties. So she smirks, kinda triumphantly as she says "Then go lose some weight." (I included a demand for some form of disiplinary action in my later letter, or I'm going to start documenting, and go for hostile workplace environment. I included my intent for that in the letter as well.)
Having taken enough crap from her, I move on. The last thing I'm supposed to do at the end of the night is take concession's garbage over to the compactor. Unfortunately, concession didn't finish until after midnight. I had finished everything else, was too tired to wait around, and left before they had finished.
The next day (today), I go in to work. I find an envelope waiting for me with a write-up inside. For not taking the garbage out. I believe the biggest issue was the fact that I didn't tell anyone. However, some of the comments on my write-up kinda ticked me off, so I wrote a letter to go along with his copy of my write up.
The comments were "It is expected that all employees will go the little bit extra to complete all duties expected of them. We will be more than happy to pay staff for working extra time for cirumstances beyond their control. We do not expect that any employee wil just walk out and leave duties uncompleted. In future, we expect that you will follow through on all duties and complete them to the best of your abilities at all times."
The issues I had with this were I regularly show up early to my shift, start before my start time so that I can get things done. I do this off-clock because it makes my job easier, and it helps out my fellow employees. I've stayed late a lot of times when necessary.
I've had managers send people home before work is completed at the end of the night to avoid paying for more time. Managers have also told me to sign out at my scheduled time even though it took them an extra 20 min to cash me out.
The matinee employees regularly walk off when their shift is finished, leaving tons of work for the evening people, even though there was enough time for them to complete the tasks (and I've previously complained about this). Even sometimes the evening staff leaves work for the morning people (less common).
I did complete my duties to the best of my abilities. I had no way to know when they would be finished, and I needed to get home.
And I'm also more than a little upset that the first time they had an issue with anything I've done, on any level, they proceeded to write me up rather than talking to me. I've been an awesome worker, my first review was stellar. I do one thing because I'm exhausted and my shift is OVER techincally? I think they went overboard.
I don't feel better now. But I might eventually. I think I'm gonna go eat something really bad for me.
Yesterday, from 9-4, I had a volunteer training session for my school Safewalk thing. Not a big deal. Long, kinda boring, energy draining. Then I had to work at the theatre from 6-midnight. Not a big deal. Long, kinda boring, energy draining.
Towards the end of the night, I was exhausted. I had finished my closing duties for the moment, waiting by concession for theatres to finish so I have more to do. A co-worker who we'll call C, has been there for less than 3 months.
C feels she can order me around. The problem is, her orders rarely actually apply. She'll tell me not to do theatre checks in a theatre, problem is, I'm simply going in to use the door to get upstairs.
So last night, as I'm waiting by concession, she continually stops whatever she's doing, looks at me and says "go do your job." After about the 10th time, I explain I've done my job for the moment, and I'm waiting for the next round of duties. So she smirks, kinda triumphantly as she says "Then go lose some weight." (I included a demand for some form of disiplinary action in my later letter, or I'm going to start documenting, and go for hostile workplace environment. I included my intent for that in the letter as well.)
Having taken enough crap from her, I move on. The last thing I'm supposed to do at the end of the night is take concession's garbage over to the compactor. Unfortunately, concession didn't finish until after midnight. I had finished everything else, was too tired to wait around, and left before they had finished.
The next day (today), I go in to work. I find an envelope waiting for me with a write-up inside. For not taking the garbage out. I believe the biggest issue was the fact that I didn't tell anyone. However, some of the comments on my write-up kinda ticked me off, so I wrote a letter to go along with his copy of my write up.
The comments were "It is expected that all employees will go the little bit extra to complete all duties expected of them. We will be more than happy to pay staff for working extra time for cirumstances beyond their control. We do not expect that any employee wil just walk out and leave duties uncompleted. In future, we expect that you will follow through on all duties and complete them to the best of your abilities at all times."
The issues I had with this were I regularly show up early to my shift, start before my start time so that I can get things done. I do this off-clock because it makes my job easier, and it helps out my fellow employees. I've stayed late a lot of times when necessary.
I've had managers send people home before work is completed at the end of the night to avoid paying for more time. Managers have also told me to sign out at my scheduled time even though it took them an extra 20 min to cash me out.
The matinee employees regularly walk off when their shift is finished, leaving tons of work for the evening people, even though there was enough time for them to complete the tasks (and I've previously complained about this). Even sometimes the evening staff leaves work for the morning people (less common).
I did complete my duties to the best of my abilities. I had no way to know when they would be finished, and I needed to get home.
And I'm also more than a little upset that the first time they had an issue with anything I've done, on any level, they proceeded to write me up rather than talking to me. I've been an awesome worker, my first review was stellar. I do one thing because I'm exhausted and my shift is OVER techincally? I think they went overboard.
I don't feel better now. But I might eventually. I think I'm gonna go eat something really bad for me.
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