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this may not belong here but i have to get this off of my chest before i throttle my district managers neck. as the title suggests, this is about the company's annual trade show held in baltimore, md. it is 3 days of meetings and meeting with vendors, seeing the usual xmas junk we sell every year ( we sold out of this item last year so instead of each store getting 1, u will get 2 if ur on the west coast but the east sorry hahahaha- oh by the way we are going to advertise that item for 7 weeks at a ridiculous low price with a rebate so when u sell out the first week and u have 6 weeks of pissed off customers ur own ur own). anyway, it is strictly vouluntary. my boss's boss wants each store (either manager or pharmacist) to send someone. some managers don't weant to go or can't go due to store situations. i have gone in the past and had fun. although it is 4 days (1 day travel plus 3 of show) of company sponsored events, we still have to work 2 days when we get back (we are salaried at 5 days). wtf?? this equals 6 days of work.
we had to reserve our spot a week ago. i declined. the market secretary called me and asked why i wasn't going as before in the past. told her i didn't want to go to the same song and dance and my youngest daughter was going to her first day of kindergarten and my oldest is going to first grade. iwant to see that and see them get off of thebus. my buddies also declined to go.
flash foward to today.
conference call we were told we were expected to go no excuses- give dm a call as to why ur not going- don't give me the excuse that it is boring and that it is not an exotic place like new orleans or anaheim
dm- district manager
me- well, u know
dm- trade show u going?
me- no
dm- why not?
me- don't want to and my youngest is going to school
dm- ur kids dont go to school that week they don't start that early- jesus christ, darknight73 find a better excuse
me- it on the calendar at home
dm- hey secretary when school start? see dk it the week after we get back- ur going
me- no im not- i live in local school not city school district
dm- (looks it up on the internet) ur right - they start the day we get back
me- not going
dm- what time u get to ur store? what time they start school?
me- 7:30 and 8
dm- then how were u going to spend time with them?
me- it was going to be my day off
dm- not good enuf- if ur short handed or have inventory then that good reason- if i have to tell my boss that my manager cant go because of having to take his kid to school that not good enuf- ur going
me- no im not
dm- u are- this is the time u have to decide between ur family and ur job- call secretary for a room mate
me- my buddy
dm- no he rooming with other buddy (both of whom were told they were going as well although they both declined in the first place)
bye
he had 15 out of 28 going already. i was so livid that my right arm was tingling and it took all my will not to walk out- still taking all my will not to call hr and report his ass but im a manger and he is a feared dm.
sorry if a bit long but i am beyond livid
we had to reserve our spot a week ago. i declined. the market secretary called me and asked why i wasn't going as before in the past. told her i didn't want to go to the same song and dance and my youngest daughter was going to her first day of kindergarten and my oldest is going to first grade. iwant to see that and see them get off of thebus. my buddies also declined to go.
flash foward to today.
conference call we were told we were expected to go no excuses- give dm a call as to why ur not going- don't give me the excuse that it is boring and that it is not an exotic place like new orleans or anaheim
dm- district manager
me- well, u know
dm- trade show u going?
me- no
dm- why not?
me- don't want to and my youngest is going to school
dm- ur kids dont go to school that week they don't start that early- jesus christ, darknight73 find a better excuse
me- it on the calendar at home
dm- hey secretary when school start? see dk it the week after we get back- ur going
me- no im not- i live in local school not city school district
dm- (looks it up on the internet) ur right - they start the day we get back
me- not going
dm- what time u get to ur store? what time they start school?
me- 7:30 and 8
dm- then how were u going to spend time with them?
me- it was going to be my day off
dm- not good enuf- if ur short handed or have inventory then that good reason- if i have to tell my boss that my manager cant go because of having to take his kid to school that not good enuf- ur going
me- no im not
dm- u are- this is the time u have to decide between ur family and ur job- call secretary for a room mate
me- my buddy
dm- no he rooming with other buddy (both of whom were told they were going as well although they both declined in the first place)
bye
he had 15 out of 28 going already. i was so livid that my right arm was tingling and it took all my will not to walk out- still taking all my will not to call hr and report his ass but im a manger and he is a feared dm.
sorry if a bit long but i am beyond livid
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