I’m one of those people who when someone (ie. girlfriend) says “I want my feet rubbed” I always scoff and say “NO, I don’t want to? Why don’t you get a massage?” Kiddingly.
I always do the task. She understands I’m kidding and laughs. I just jokingly complain about it before doing it because it just my sense of humor. Way of breaking tension.
Some backstory, My second day on the job they had me go halfway across my state on 16 hours notice. It was just my boss and I drove 600 miles that day, which was fine. But when I arrived to the location I was told I would have to help load heavy equipment and furniture. I did. Then I was told We would have to unload it over 200 miles away. I have a seriously bad back from being injured at another job and won a settlement from it. I purposely avoid heavy lifting because of it. It’s extremely painful to even sit in a drivers seat most days.
To the point, One of my coworkers who is not my boss, makes the same wages, holds the same title, has multiple times, jumped my ass for “complaining”, in front of my other coworkers.
First it was because I was sarcastically scoffing and fake whining because I had nothing to do that day. She nearly shouted “NONE OF US HAVE ANYTHING TO DO, not just you.” I was like…..ok.
Second and thirdly because my work, instead of hiring dedicated staff wants us to do things I was not told I would be doing during my onboarding interview.
I said “Oh my God! really? I thought I just came to this job to the job I applied for, if i knew i was going to be a mover, I would’ve said no, I’ll do it but I’m not gonna be happy about it” and laughed.
Coworker then nearly scolded me in front of other coworkers. Almost patronizing laughing while saying “Did you not read your job description? That’s what we do. That’s our job.”
I don’t mind someone reminding me of something, but raising your voice isn’t cool with me. Also, I was originally told I’d work a shift that aligned with my home life and that was changed my third day at my job without notice. I was also not told during my interview that I’d be a mover of heavy equipment multiple times. It wasn’t on the job listing either.
Am I being too much or am I right to think that’s kind of bullshit? I do my job. I’m on time every day. I stay after work to do things that I really don’t want or need to do but I am a team player. I have missed only a half of a day at work in 3 months and have seen my coworkers take days off at will.
I just feel like I’m in a place where people are taking their jobs and themselves way too seriously.
It makes me feel totally worthless when people seem to be upset at me for questioning why they are having us do something that I wasn’t told at first I’d be doing.