They could have filled the other full time position before the holidays. But my then supervisor wanted to wait...she had someone in mind shewas wwanted to talk into applying. Then the supervisioe got a job and sshes gone . She said shed stay on parr time but that lasted one shift.
They took applications for the other position but no interviews. Now my dept manager got jos dream job and hes leaving. I guess I can go to the store manager and ask the priority of filling the positions.
Also the cpany kept extending and changing our hours to 7 to mmidnifht. Then again last week. Thursday we will be back for 10-9 which will be a luxury.
The week before Xmas I worked 40 hours,had 13 overtime plus about 10 for lunches. And the days I wasn't scheduled for a lunch I didn't take a break. A few days ago I worked 9 hours without a break because there wasn't anyone to cover. We were short Staffed and it was too busy on the phones to even try to call arrange coverage.
Im under trained there's not enough backup and I'm constantly worried they'll demote me back to cashier and back to part time. I can't afford that.
Plus I have wanted to ask for more help or better scheduling but either I haven't had time or myanager has been tried up.
Things are going to slow down but I feel like I have been trying to swim to shore and mostly not drowning only to fail in sight of the beach.
Connie, what Fred said. Continued good thoughts headed your way.
Absolutely this. Strength and comfort to you both, Connie.
askye - do ask that there is a priority for filling those positions - it won't mean that they will, but it puts it out there that you know what is going on
best of luck Connie.
askye, it sounds like you have job security right now since there isn't any backup. The holidays are an awful time for retail staffing and if folks aren't hired before the crush hits, positions often don't get filled until after the new year.
I agree with beth, put the question out there. The craziness should be going down and then there will be the January slump.
He's in talking to to the doctor right now. I"m talking to a company's tech person who's asking me how to fix his Windows issues. It's not my fucking program, idiot! Who did you blow to get your job!
Wow, that was cathartic. Though I'd better avoid using the word "blow" to anyone on the phone.
Probably for the best, Connie. Unless you're talking about hte wind, maybe.
Take catharsis where you can but try and keep it away from your job.
Ok, I'm feeling a bit triumphant. I think I just won a round of office politics very handily.
On Saturday, the house I was at has a house manager, T, who is a bit more "my way or the highway" than is ideal in this field, particularly with the individuals who live there. Especially since the company philosophy for these homes is much more "this is THEIR house, not ours" than some places. T has been talking about repainting - having gotten permission from the landlords (who happen to be the parents of one of the people living there) to do so. She is really excited about a particular color scheme she picked out.
She picked it out.
I had not realized until Saturday that she had not so much as shown the paint colors she picked to the people who live there. T showed me the swatches of paint, and then when the new (as in, has not completed initial training and was there to read up on individuals' files) supervisor came in, she showed her as well. It just so happened that M, one of the people who live there, came out and saw the swatches. She did not like one of the colors chosen, and protested mightily. In front of new supervisor, M staked her claim, "This is my house, and I say we are not having the walls painted that color!"
(Now, I'm not going to claim that this is a respectful, calm, tactful way to make such a point, but the point is there to be made.)
T responded by saying, "No, this isn't your house, it's the [landlords] house. This decision has already been made and approved by [Regional Director]."
I intervened by saying, "I think M has a right to a vote on the choice of colors."
It got even more heated after that. By which I mean that M got loud and angry, while T stayed calm but did not budge on her position. We redirected M to talking about how she might like to decorate her bedroom, and that helped to calm her.
But it really bothered me.
So on Sunday when T was not around I composed an email to her and CC'ed the Regional Director who has been acting as supervisor until the new one gets trained in. I thought about also CC'ing the woman who is in charge of training (who has also been helping out with supervision) and the new Supervisor, but I didn't. The gist of the email was "I'd like to advocate for a different way to chose the colors for the living room. While I understand [landlords] concern that the colors chosen be appropriate, I think it could work if we showed them a selection of colors and allow them to disqualify any they think are not appropriate. We then take the remaining selections and show them to the individuals who live there. This may be more consistent with [company philosophy that this is THEIR house] and will allow them to take more ownership of the redecoration process as well as to feel more pride and pleasure in their home." (And I included an idea for a tie-breaker in case there was not immediate agreement.)
I don't usually check my work email while I'm at home, but curiosity overcame me. Regional Director replied and CCed the trainer and the new Supervisor that this is a lovely idea and we should proceed with this course of action.
Yeah, I can see there are some ways that T can make things unpleasant for me if she feels all butthurt about not getting her way, but... well... I've been there for 8 years, and we've had 3 house managers at that location in the last 12 months. If there is one thing I know this business it's that when I don't like a coworker, all I have to do is wait.
