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Management, how out of touch are you?

The branch of the company I work for had the best quarter we've ever had. For some small context, we are mechanics for a very specialized field and we work in very dirty environments and deal with lots of grease. We got an email today asking “what's your jacket size?” With basically no context. Apparently, management decided to buy us all jackets. In mid May. In a color that will be ruined within a week if any of us actually wore it to work. I watch our sales numbers. I know exactly how big of a quarter this was for the mechanics, especially after covid. We are also a vendor for this retailer, so we get a discount. This feels like a slap in the face. I'm so done with this company… (I tried posting a link to the jacket in question. I don't really know how to reddit, so…


The branch of the company I work for had the best quarter we've ever had. For some small context, we are mechanics for a very specialized field and we work in very dirty environments and deal with lots of grease. We got an email today asking “what's your jacket size?” With basically no context. Apparently, management decided to buy us all jackets. In mid May. In a color that will be ruined within a week if any of us actually wore it to work.

I watch our sales numbers. I know exactly how big of a quarter this was for the mechanics, especially after covid. We are also a vendor for this retailer, so we get a discount. This feels like a slap in the face. I'm so done with this company…

(I tried posting a link to the jacket in question. I don't really know how to reddit, so I hope it worked.)

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