Month: April 2022

Im convinced my manager has something against me. A couple days ago I was written up for “lack of productivity”. I was so confused because I do not stop moving and doing tasks. I work at a big-box retail store and I am always working on displays, completing online orders, helping customers, lugging big boxes around, and answering phone calls. Whenever I’m asked to do something, I do it immediately. When a customer needs help, I drop whatever I’m doing. I think my manager has had it out for me for a while. She gives me shit for the littlest thing like using tape for stock tags, wearing a non uniform shirt under my uniform sweater (that is zipped all the way to the top, only had it undone before i clocked in) not answering my radio within 1 second (she yelled at me over radio so everybody heard, i…

I was hired at a Fortune 500 co bc I had a lot of military experience in supply chain. Did not realize I was hired over my boss’s protest. She had a predetermined internal candidate chosen. Her golden child. Golden children typically jumped 2-3 pay grades in 5 years. Another coworker was hired at the same time as a ‘golden child’. Both of us were unaware. My boss handed me shitty jobs every second of the way. From the military I was used to it and figured that was part of my job. I cleaned them up. I also took my base portfolio and dramatically improved ALL of the metrics. 9 months later I get to my end of year eval and get a substandard rating. She says it’s normal for first years and no one gets a good rating. I shrug my shoulders and soldier on. Then I find…

If you get a discipline at work then it’s in your record and there’s usually a short window of time for you to protest. Writing on the discipline is meaningless. I’ve known people who were told, “not to sign it” or “it doesn’t mean what’s written there”even to write “delayed” If I confuse you and you miss the ten day window to file you don’t get to appeal grieve or protest. Whatever your job situation. There’s always a deadline. Be wary of folks that offer shortcuts. It’s all to run down the clock. I’ve seen it from employers and incompetent union reps. In work corrective action or discipline situation, have someone lined up to come with you if there’s a possibility of discipline . Make sure they take notes on the time that things happen, the claims, who was involved their titles and the resolution . This is when you…

Not sure if this is allowed. If not, please don’t ban me. Just delete the post and maybe give me a warning. I’m here for all of you. Retired Marine here. In real estate now and own a couple of small additional companies. If you’re in a situation where you need X years of experience just to break into some entry level bullshit or anything similar, shoot me a DM. We get the story straight. Swap pertinent information, and I vouch for your prior employment and what an awesome fucking job you did selling houses, working in retail, or managing employees and customer service. Whatever you need. IDGAF. Zero consequence to me and a lot of potential benefit for you.