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Awesome Shift Lead C and Cashier M got into it on Monday night (in the original version of this post, M was known as C1).
C was timing M on her breaks...not sure why. It's common to give people a bit of leeway in case they're down in the break room (time to get across the store). M got her 15-minute break at 7:30 as she was out at 8. At 7:52, she wasn't back; I went on break just then so I didn't get to see exactly what happened other than (when I came back) C on the bench, M at the podium on her phone, and the cops in the store.
ASM told me what happened later.
M had been generally showing up late/taking longer breaks than she was supposed to, hence why C was timing her (she was discussing this with ASM when I clocked in). When M got back, C called her up to the office and stated in front of ASM that she was writing M up. There was some yelling which apparently could be heard on the floor, among that was C saying "I'm gonna smack you!" (knowing C, it was just talk; she's a good manager). M took offense at this and went for C yelling about how "my friend is gonna come down here and F you up!" while going for her phone; ASM was in between trying to keep them from getting at each other. That was when ASM called down to the desk and told S to call the cops.
My understanding from that point is that M wanted to press charges for 'assault'...if that sticks, it's an automatic firing. I really like C; her other job is as a CNA which means that might also be in peril if it goes on her record. From what I heard she never touched M (who was the one who escalated things).
C was timing M on her breaks...not sure why. It's common to give people a bit of leeway in case they're down in the break room (time to get across the store). M got her 15-minute break at 7:30 as she was out at 8. At 7:52, she wasn't back; I went on break just then so I didn't get to see exactly what happened other than (when I came back) C on the bench, M at the podium on her phone, and the cops in the store.
ASM told me what happened later.
M had been generally showing up late/taking longer breaks than she was supposed to, hence why C was timing her (she was discussing this with ASM when I clocked in). When M got back, C called her up to the office and stated in front of ASM that she was writing M up. There was some yelling which apparently could be heard on the floor, among that was C saying "I'm gonna smack you!" (knowing C, it was just talk; she's a good manager). M took offense at this and went for C yelling about how "my friend is gonna come down here and F you up!" while going for her phone; ASM was in between trying to keep them from getting at each other. That was when ASM called down to the desk and told S to call the cops.
My understanding from that point is that M wanted to press charges for 'assault'...if that sticks, it's an automatic firing. I really like C; her other job is as a CNA which means that might also be in peril if it goes on her record. From what I heard she never touched M (who was the one who escalated things).
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