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twisted_screams
12-03-2006, 10:19 AM
I have a problem with a couple of people at my work place. First off let me tell you it's a video store. Your probably thinking oh boy at thist point but please hear me out because i reall do need some comments and suggestions about this problem because i am totally unsure how to handle this problem.

I started working for this video company about 6 months ago i was hired by a temporary manajor ( til they could replace the one that was fired) i was some what trained by the assistant man. The rest of my training i had to basically figure out on my own with hit and misses.
The assistant we'll call here Katey at this point seemed quiet and shy at first also in the work place there are a few college students myself and a pregnant girl.

Jess is there for 4 years and it's her and Katey i am having really bad problems with. It started about a month ago.
Due to it being around the holidays labor was cut back i normally up until this point worked both days and nights depending what day of the week it was.
During the day time there isnt alot of business so we are given projects to do such as inventory ordering etc and on a wed and friday usually are hected days.
Well my problems started last month when i was working on a wed my district manager came in to help me orginize the games. First words out of his mouth where Katey is supposed to be here to learn this as her job not you so the district manager basically did it all on his own getting upset with how things wherent orginized it basically showed that katey hadnt done her job in some time. He was nice to me that day i was given about a ton and half more work to do ( he wanted things done his way) but all in all it was the usual do this this way im the boss and i was a manager of a store at one time so i know how to do this. He was basically cool with me and we got alot done. I worked til 5 that night he was orginally supposed to gohome by 3 pm but i honestly think he stayed around to talk to Katey.

I was off the next day and came in the following to find that katey ( and jess ) jess is a shift leader like me just has been there for a while wrote me up. i was mad but not because i got wrote up but because jess basically handed my write up to a gsr which is a lower level then i am and told them to go over it with me. How about the assistant having the balls to say it was her and jess that wrote me up and tell me why but this didnt happen as it turned out the district manager came in and we talked it over and what i was wrote up for was because he did somthing the day before wrong not me. However it was a computer erra and it should have also happened to the person that opened the day before so it was thrown out. He also explained that he told Katey to get harder on the workers there that she had been to lax, so hearing this i let it go. The next day came and went with what i thought were no problems but it seemed like i was getting the silent treatment. The following tuesday i had to train a new girl on opening procedures and paper work and when i went into the office to get a note book i found not one but two more write ups on me ( 3 is the limit after 3 your fired) so i waited til the assitant came in and once again the silent treatment. I waited 15 minutes after i was supposed to be off to count my drawer out because normally she would tell me when she was ready. The next day i came in to nasty little post it notes about doing this and that. Some of the things where never my job so i was clueless on how to proceed when i tried to call the assistant she didnt answer the phone and the tasks didnt get completed so more nasty little notes and more work. Finally i got ticked off and was about to call my district manager when he walks in and says that he has to do an audit on me. I took it in stride we went over the paper work and i told him why things wherent completed and i showed him the nasty little post it notes that i recieved. That it never showed me how to do anything and that i was just told to figure it out. For the most part this saved my ass and i also showed him the other write ups which where thrown out. Later after the audit i was told that there was a call saying i was costing the company 100.s of dollars a day in free rentals and mistakes. Between him and the loss prevention manager going threw everything with a fine tooth comb that it was all bullshit and the accusastions dismissed but my pride was still hurt and as far as katey went well i know she was talked to again and im not sure but i think she may have been wrote up.
Over the next week the silent treatment got alot worse there where no nasty little post it notes because i think she caught on that i was saving them.
Then here is the kicker the money in the house funds the overtrue draw and the cash drawers suddenly started becoming all screwed up where it now takes me a good hour each morning to fix. One day it may be short 35 dollars the next it may be over 12 then the petty cash which is only 50.oo to start off with was missing 10.00 when Jess the other shift came in to releave me i told her of the missing money she said i left you a post it note that Katey and i went to buy a calendar for the store with it. the funny thing with this is we sell calendars for a 1.99 at our store so why take ten to go shopping for a calendar some where else.
The next day the missing money was also mysterously back in the box.
As it stands right now my hours went from 40 to 25 and the work that is supposed to be done at night is always left for me to do during the day. Movies that are supposed to be checked in are all over the store not checked in like they are trying to get me in trouble for not checking movies in on time. There is trash everywhere that i have to clean the store before it opens and i have to stock the soda and candy that is supposed to be done the night before on top of this i am scheduled just about every day for 6 to 8 hours by myself with the extra work. I still get the silent treatment.
I talked to the district manager the other day and i mentioned that i am just fed up and about ready to quit He asked me what was wrong i said its still the same stuff only worse as before. I keep getting told to hang in there that the new manager will fix things but some how i doubt it.
I honestly just want to quit but i am 35 and was raised where you dont quit one job til you find another ( i am looking) but i worry about the money situation if one day somthing majorly will go on and i will be stuck having to either find the money or pay it out of my own pocket. I heard from another girl that this jess and katey are trying to get rid of me. I just dont know what to do today i have to go into work ( sunday nights are our hectic nights) and i was supposed to have 3 people now its just me for 81/2 hours. Tomorrow i open again for another 6 i just know ill have hell tonight and probably have hell all next week.

I have asked both katey and jess if they have a problem with me or somthing i am doing i get a no and the silent treatment.
So comments at this point are welcomed thanks

yea_thats_right1
12-03-2006, 11:15 PM
i feel for you, that sucks that theyre being like that and trying to get you in trouble... look for another job, quit or get even. If you have exhausted all of your options like going to your supervisor, DM or GM.... get even :D

twisted_screams
12-04-2006, 08:28 PM
Well i got mad and tried to quit my district manager came in the regional manager called and both asked me to stay for a bit longer supposedly we are getting a new guy in he even called me today. He seems like a no nonsense kind of guy. Very intelligent etc.
We talked for a bit he said that he would begin to cut hours depending on what he saw, problem is they are up to somthing big. I closed last night by myself for 8 hours we were totally swamped with people. Then i came home slept for 4 hours and right back to work to open. I ended up doing katey and jess's jobs that they didnt complete while they worked. I just worry when the new boss comes in that it will get worse and that ill be stuck doing all the work and making a whopping 6:50 an hour. I can honestly say i am stressed.
Today i was getting ready to leave when both at the last minute came in for their shift. I basically said what i needed to and as i finished closing out my door jess was being a bitch slamming shit around me pushing my papers to the side while i was trying to jot down the figures. I felt like back handing her. And of coarse they stood behind me talking in whispers giggling. I just dont know i:o f i have it in me to keep being the good one and not loosing my temper. I know i cant sink to their level and play the jr high school games that they seem to play. I cant wait to find another job so i can say adios to this one everyday i rush home and check the caller id hoping some of the places i put apps. in will call. No luck so far. thanks for the comments and suggestions i hope they keep coming they do tend to make me feel better
thanks
twisted

MrBirdy
12-04-2006, 09:06 PM
Ok, what you have here are variouse contract violations, from what i hear.

1. You are working over the 8hrs. (without agreeing to it) contract limit.
2. You seem to be working over 40hrs a week to compensate for your co-workers incompetance
3. YOU ARE BEING HARASED!!

This is a seriouse problem, all i can say is this, hold on until the new manager gets there, and if he doesnt fix the problem, you get your own way. YOU threaten to sue kattie and that other person, and you send out a letter to your discritict, general, and any other managers. You wait for about 30 days, should the problem persist, you press charges, and get your own way. its easy revenge, just hang in there, you can hold on for another month, cant you?

Right now, its all about patience, remember, you have all the leverage here.

well, i hope this works... see ya!!

twisted_screams
12-05-2006, 05:20 PM
Well here i am again, once again work is driving me crazy this time went in long enough to get my pay check and at the last minute my schedule has been changes and once again i am working two days that i was supposed to have off. This is the last straw i was supposed to be off this saturday. I havent had a Saturday off in 4 months. I am so tired of this crap and next week schedule is in and they cut my hours down til nil one week its over 46 hours next week its 22. Long story short i am working my last day tommorrow and handing in my keys its just not worth the headache of the wait and see game anymore. I dont think these two women are going anywhere. I honestly think they will give them enough hours until they find and train more people which could be awhile meanwhile ill be stuck doing all the work.
Part of me feels like a failure and part of me feels like ive taken way to much bull**** anyway its over and finished if nothing else i will love seeing their faces when i hand in my keys and say adios hope you can find some one to cover this Saturday.

The revengefull side of me hopes they are stuck working the holidays that they tried to stick me with:)

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MrBirdy
12-05-2006, 10:50 PM
DUDE, dont quite, press charges...
and if you do quit, quit on a day you know they will need you.
And make a copy of the keys you have, give them to a random mexican (like me!!) and say wat they are for.

LOL
well atleast you are quiting on a busy day.

twisted_screams
12-06-2006, 07:15 AM
DUDE, dont quite, press charges...
and if you do quit, quit on a day you know they will need you.
And make a copy of the keys you have, give them to a random mexican (like me!!) and say wat they are for.

LOL
well atleast you are quiting on a busy day.
hahahaha and thank you for the laugh i needed one now i just need to grow balls so i can do this with out feeling sorry for them later. But its definitly gonna be nice to sleep in tommorrow morning:D

twisted_screams
12-06-2006, 05:50 PM
Well i did i finally quit that stupid job. I am going to take a few weeks off and relax then start looking for another job. Today i did all my normal work waiting for 3 to roll around just so i could hand in my keys. About 20ty til 3 no one was around i waited another 15 minutes and decided to start counting down my draw because Katey and jess were goofing around til the last minute before coming inside, I started on my deposit when a grumpy ass man came in about 3:01 i was supposed to be off at 3 and got mad because i was making him wait til i did my draw to answer a question. Katey and Jess got pissed off cause i was doing my draw and started majorly bitching at me and telling the man that i was doing wrong that i was supposed to wait on them. Then Katey whips out a write up form and starts frantically writing how i started my draw before they came in. I walked over slapped down my keys and said dont bother writing me up Katey i quit. She acted like a two year screaming that she was going to call Dyaln our district manager i said go ahead do what you have to do . She then started screaming im telling that you said you quit i replied thats cool go ahead and clocked out and left.
I know i really pissed away their plans by doing this they were both fuming. But they deserved wh:) at they got now they have to work and actually work. I know the District manager will be dissappointed in me but i didnt feel like being the lacky for another month til they decide to cut these chicks hours enough that they quit cause i dont if they would. I would have just ended up doing twice the work for one mans pay and that wasnt going to happen.

I dont feel total happy about what i did i was raised where you dont quit one job til you have another so i feel a bit like a bum buttttt i think in the end it will be for the best
thanks for all your comments and feel free to post more
thanks twisted

Nobody
12-06-2006, 11:15 PM
Well i did i finally quit that stupid job. I am going to take a few weeks off and relax then start looking for another job. Today i did all my normal work waiting for 3 to roll around just so i could hand in my keys. About 20ty til 3 no one was around i waited another 15 minutes and decided to start counting down my draw because Katey and jess were goofing around til the last minute before coming inside, I started on my deposit when a grumpy ass man came in about 3:01 i was supposed to be off at 3 and got mad because i was making him wait til i did my draw to answer a question. Katey and Jess got pissed off cause i was doing my draw and started majorly bitching at me and telling the man that i was doing wrong that i was supposed to wait on them. Then Katey whips out a write up form and starts frantically writing how i started my draw before they came in. I walked over slapped down my keys and said dont bother writing me up Katey i quit. She acted like a two year screaming that she was going to call Dyaln our district manager i said go ahead do what you have to do . She then started screaming im telling that you said you quit i replied thats cool go ahead and clocked out and left.
I know i really pissed away their plans by doing this they were both fuming. But they deserved wh:) at they got now they have to work and actually work. I know the District manager will be dissappointed in me but i didnt feel like being the lacky for another month til they decide to cut these chicks hours enough that they quit cause i dont if they would. I would have just ended up doing twice the work for one mans pay and that wasnt going to happen.

I dont feel total happy about what i did i was raised where you dont quit one job til you have another so i feel a bit like a bum buttttt i think in the end it will be for the best
thanks for all your comments and feel free to post more
thanks twisted
Sounds like you executed that episode, just fine!

boss_of_twistedscreams
12-07-2006, 09:00 AM
Well I dont know about fine i just know that i slept a bit better. So far i've had about 3 co workers call about Katey and Jess. I heard they are so ticked off because i quit they have to work at seperate times and not together anymore, so maybe it was all for the best at least they will have to converse with the other co workers now and do their own work. I guess all i can say is we will see.:)

twisted_screams
12-07-2006, 09:02 AM
sorry that last post should have been under my name not the bosses Hes at work and i forgot that he was signed on this morning :eek:

MrBirdy
12-07-2006, 08:29 PM
twisted... please tell me you made a copy of the keyes...
lol
Anyway, now wait for about 2 weeks, and then go to the store, get a random movie, and politley ask "how is it here now, pretty busy" or "how's it going"

or something, its never to bad to ask...
you know if you are lucky they will apologize, remember, usually in things like this, there is a ring leader, the other is just a follower, who goes along with the crowd, the ring leader trully hates you but the follower will feel bad, and possibly apologize...

"its never meaningless to try and fix an irreperable item"

Nobody
12-07-2006, 10:44 PM
twisted... please tell me you made a copy of the keyes...
lol
Anyway, now wait for about 2 weeks, and then go to the store, get a random movie, and politley ask "how is it here now, pretty busy" or "how's it going"

or something, its never to bad to ask...
you know if you are lucky they will apologize, remember, usually in things like this, there is a ring leader, the other is just a follower, who goes along with the crowd, the ring leader trully hates you but the follower will feel bad, and possibly apologize...

"its never meaningless to try and fix an irreperable item"
.........Throw dog shit on the ground, out side their car doors.