this feels and is making me insane. I'm not sure if this is the right place to post so if its not sorry;; i just need to vent
This all happened in the last few days and is currently ongoing. I work as an overnight security guard and a few things i need to note:
- we schedule 30 minute overlays in shifts (no one ever shows up on time)
- its common knowledge that once your relief shows; you're free to go home
- I am white (this is important later)
I show up 10 minutes early and go up this older black gentleman who's at my post. I'm not one for small talk and its past 10 pm at this point. I usually figure people are egger to go home so I don't want to waste their time.
(paraphrasing obviously)
me: “hey, I'm you're relief! You're free to go!” (this is my standard phrase I've used for everyone)
guy: “I'm scheduled till 11”
me: “yeah we schedule 30 minute overlays, but I'm you're relief so you're free to go”
guy: “[our boss's name] say's im here till 11 so I'm staying till 11! Why do you think you can come here and boss me around? Aren't you gonna ask me how I am? How's it going? We're a family here you know?
he then goes in circles repeating “you can't boss me around” and “I don't even know who you are” (i have my blazer and name tag on). I eventually get fed up say “do you wanna go home or not?” He then starts lecturing me about how I'm rude for being so demanding. I hardly said anything during all this,
guy: “I'm 62, I'm old enough to be your daddy”
me: “okay? does that give you the right to talk to me like this”
guy, raising his voice a bit: “I'm not talking to you in any kind of way! I'm telling [boss's name] about this!”
me, over it: “you do that”
I walk over to another table near my post and he mumbles something under his breath (i couldn't hear him) I doomscroll for a bit till he leaves and then take my post.
I come into work last night and my supervisor asks me if something happened last night. I told him what happened and apparently guy filled a complaint against me! What for, i still don't know. but the worst part is that one of the supervisors is taking his side and is trying to claim I'm a racist. Race was not even part of the conversation! I treated him like I do for any of people i relive. This feels crazy and i'm still in disbelief this is happening. I'll admit I'm a bit jaded from being overworked constantly but I feel like I'm a very easy person to get along with, let alone racist. I don't think anything will come of it, I've had to submit complaints about being sexually harassed (i'm fem presenting) and the company did next to nothing about it. If in the rare event i do get fired, I'll consider it a blessing in disguise and collect that sweet, sweet unemployment.
ffs I'm already worn out enough with school and my personal life. please god I am not your strongest solider