Here is a little back story
I’ve been working for this company again for about 8 months now, I previously worked with them for two years at another location. The first mistake I made was getting close with the managers. The first month or two were great, we made jokes amongst each other, I would be in the office with them sometimes and it just seemed like the best job all together, I felt like I was apart of something and could grow in the company. But I feel like I put all my eggs in one basket.
When I felt burnt out about certain things. I would get called out for feeling burnt out or would be told my hours would get cut if I was feeling that way or be told
That maybe I shouldn’t be doing overtime during the holidays then. (But what they weren’t understanding is that it wasn’t my hours that were making me feel that way. It was the drama at work.)
They told me the only reason why I’m getting full time hours is because I’m getting credit cards. Because they wanna keep reminding me I’m part time. (I applied for a full time position they had posted)
Here is just one out of many situations that has happened to me so far in just one day.
Sunday
(I ended up losing track of time and took my break at 1pm instead of the time they wrote on schedule) because I was too busy trying to keep things organized at the front, Brenda called for a meeting with her and Vanessa because I took my break an hour late.
She mentioned to me, how am I setting a good example by going on my breaks late. (which does not happen all of the time.) But she made it seem like I do take them late now.
Then Vanessa started talking about how she’s stressed because there’s been two situations where I didn’t help her when someone walked in with a cart in the store, when I was with a customer at the register and unfortunately couldn’t catch it on time and then she was upset because yesterday a women came in and stole a few things but I did help before I left and took the basket from the lady. She just kept putting me down it felt like, saying that I don’t help or listen to her when I try my best, I’m human too. I just feel like there’s better ways to talk to people.
Brenda then told me that she’s only hard on me because she sees my potential and then Vanessa said I really need to listen to her and take in all the feedback she’s giving me. She’s really thinking about what she wants to change for herself this year and that I should really work on my own new year goals too.
Sunday, later that day
We were getting ready to close, Vanessa was at the door letting people know that we close in a few minutes. I had three little things on hold that I wanted to buy after we closed, I quickly went to grab them from the holds and let her know I would be purchasing these after we close and lock doors.
She raised her voice and said that she will not check me out because we’re getting ready to close and she needs to stay by the door. She then proceeded to ask me, didn’t you have breaks and lunch today? Why couldn’t you just get them then when you’re supposed to. I then looked at her blankly because she’s never done this to me before when I’ve made a quick purchase.
I mentioned that to her and then she says, well yea didn’t I say, I would do it for the one time. I then told her no you’ve never mentioned that before. I stopped talking about it for a few seconds but I was upset because I put these things on hold at 10:00am when I first came in the store.
After the last guest walked out I asked one more time because my eyeshadow I had picked out was the last one. She said “No I will not check you out, I already told you. Do I need to print out the rules for you to read? I told her no it’s okay, I just won’t ask you again.”
And then my eyes got watery as I went to go put my things back on the floor. And then she said fine I’ll check you out, but no more if it’s not during your break. But I felt like shit and said no it’s fine I just won’t get anything. And one of my other co workers heard everything and she told me, “Dude, you do not get paid enough to get talked to and treated like that.“