Hey guys! First time poster on this subreddit. As the title states, this was something a supervisor told an employee. So now for the background:
When each employee starts employment at this facility, they are given a designated bottle for water that they are allowed to fill and bring to their stations. However, these bottles are made of cheap plastic, and like many others’, their bottle broke very easily. Despite their efforts to receive a new bottle, such as nagging HR and the supervisors daily, they have not received a new one for almost 3 weeks now. So this employee decides to instead take a regular bottle of water to their station until new bottles become available.
During a huddle meeting, one of the supervisors called out this employee and said, “any kind of water bottle, besides the designated one, is not allowed on the floor.” The employee protested, “well, do you have a new bottle for me then? Because I cannot go without water.” The supervisor then proclaims, “you’re lucky you even have a designated bottle – because water is a privilege, not a right.”
I cannot wait for this to go to corporate and OSHA. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts.