There is hope. in Tales of Employment.

So, Let me give you all an update on my working bit.

Alright so let’s start with ‘Manny.’ Still a complete idiot. Like, the other day he told me to focus on filling up the coolers and the bread table.....without a PDA…which is quite frankly impossible. In order to scan the things you need to create a batch…PDA…in order to pull from the back....PDA. He refuses to acknowledge the circumstances of situations. He just looks at this should be done, so do it regardless of the available resources....Fucking moron.

Anyway, turns out, he is potentially becoming a District Lead. So, that would mean he will have to leave. We have our district lead. He would be sent wherever he is really needed. Which would be anywhere but here. That would be amazing. Get his stupid ass out of my hair.

‘Manny’ leads me to my next bit. So, about 1-1.5 weeks ago, he asked me if I were interested in advancing within the company and having a future. I told him I would get back to him on it, because I wasn’t sure. My passion is working with animals, but money talks. And for the foreseeable future I am working here. So I gave him the answer the other day of yes I am interested in moving forward. As long as I am there, I may as well go as far as I can. So I am potentially advancing more. So, there’s that.
Oh, and when I saw him and gave my answer, he brought it back up with, “You never answered me.” And I was all, I’m sorry. How long ago did you ask me that? And he said a month. Well, about that. You asked me after I got back from my 5 day break you all gave me. I had from Sept. 17 to the 21st off. I worked Monday, which is when I was asked. Because I got back from 5 days off and fixed everything. 1 week and a few days really. But to him it must have felt like a month. Strange considering he moves so damn slow.

Let’s continue. So the other day, I was heading out and talking to another lead about what I got done, and what was left, and we both agreed that we didn’t like leaving with so much still left, and how we feel like we did nothing, when we really did do a shit ton. Anyway, that lead to him telling me how everybody wants me on their ‘team.’ Which really just in their perspective sections. Market, Electronics, etc. etc. Well, there has also been an ongoing battle about what I do/am supposed to do. The backroom wants and apparently thinks that my responsibility is to backstock the back cooler and freezer, while my direct lead wants me on the floor managing the sales floor coolers and freezers. Which technically should be my responsibility, but due to the process of how things work. Basically I can’t do the salesfloor stuff if the product isn’t located in the back. And nobody wants to go in the cold, so I end up having to do it myself, while trying to maintain the sales floor. Basically doing two jobs, and unable to really give quality work when my efforts are split like that.

So, I did a rotation of the yogurt section before I left on that 5 day break. Putting the dates in the proper order to sell the ones going out of date sooner in front of the ones that expire later, and zoning it accurately. Well chobani is a vendor product. I did the rotation, and went on my 5 day break. Got back everything was a mess. Shit ton of backstock, the floor looked like shit, etc etc. Was all shitty. That I handled myself. Anyway, the chobani vendor had a list of issues. The yogurt was out of date, wasn’t being rotated and all this other shit. Which I promptly went and dealt with personally. Anyway, it was made out to seem like I was to blame for that issue. Funny how I am gone for a few days and it all goes to shit. Never had an issue until I wasn’t there. I fixed it. I mentioned to my immediate lead that there’s no way that should have happened. I did the rotation before I left. And I wasn’t here for five days. That is not on me. If anything that is a testament to my usefulness. He agreed.

So, today (the last day of my eight day stretch without a day off), I finished up my shift with rotating the yogurt again. I didn’t get to finish but I got most of the yogurt. So, I am finishing one shelf before I was going to clock out for the day. Then a couple leads come by and ask when I am heading out, and I tell them as soon as I finish this last little thing. They comment on how it looks and what not. My immediate lead mentions that this is what I could be doing if I wasn’t stuck back stocking all the time. One of the leads proceeded to take a picture of what I had done. Pretty sure that will be passed around a bit . Probably an argument to have me actually do what I am supposed to be doing, not what everyone else refuses to do. Can’t really think of why else you would take a picture of that.

Oh and not really work related, but during my break there was a discussion between two leads. One wanted to see some hockey highlights and the other said something like, “Why? So you could see one guy play for a few seconds at a time?” I had to laugh at his misguided notions of hockey. He knows the rules to an extent, but doesn’t comprehend the details. Everything in hockey matters. Every position. Every motion matters and can strengthen or be taken advantage of. I had heard many takes on not being able to get in to hockey. All of which were that it was overwhelming. Not once, until now, have I heard someone claim that there’s not enough happening. Found that funny. Bright side got a bit of common ground with one of the leads. I know my hockey and so does he.

Anyway, not sure what else there is in regards to work. Other than I can’t wait to have a day off.

King out.