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Thursday night, things came to a huge head with the Annoying Couple (from now on will be known as Heidi and Spencer) after the past few months.
I don't know how many people total have gone to the boss to complain about Heidi and Spencer....I only know Old Man Bill has several times. But in general gossip around the production area, the general consensus is that pretty much everyone hates them and is sick of what they get away with. Tired of them getting up, not working, and talking and screwing off all night.
It especially pisses people like me off, because when I dare to work and talk at the same time (aka, running my machine and talking to my neighbor at the same time) Ann will give me dirty looks or go to tattle, Ramsay will flat up walk up to me and tell me to shut up and get working, etc etc. If I dare have a bad night, he'll rub it in my face that I had a bad night. Even though on a bad night, I get more done than Heidi and Spencer do on a good night. When I make comments to him about Heidi and Spencer, he says "Well YOU aren't getting any more work done by bitching about them, now are you?" and ignores them.
This keeps going on and on and on. Bill finally had enough Thursday night when Heidi and Spencer stopped working and were screwing around no less than 10 times in the first 2 hours of the shift.
He yelled to Ramsay "Are you going to say ANYTHING about this?" and Ramsay answered "It's only a problem for you and blas, so no. If you don't like it, go talk to the boss." BEAR IN MIND THAT WHEN I TALK AND WORK AT THE SAME TIME I GET YELLED AT! Not getting up and quitting working and talking....talking and working at the same time!
So Bill went to the boss. The boss said "Well if I had to do something about EVERYONE who acts like that, half of the people who work here would be fired."
He also said that he has already talked to them multiple times and that there's "nothing I can do about it" and what does Bill really think will be accomplished if he talks to them yet again?
Bill was outraged. "What they are doing is insubordination and you just ALLOW it? You talk to them and tell them to knock it off, they keep doing it, and you don't care? And the shift leads ignore it and you don't care?! They don't even make quota and you think it's ok?"
The boss pretty much said that he doesn't care and it's not a big deal because they get some work done at least, and once again, said "There's nothing I can do about it."
Ok fine. Especially considering when Bill got revenge a few weeks ago by quitting working every time those two did, and HE ended up getting called into the office and getting a warning!
So I'm done working this hard. They'll never see me get 150+% of production a night. I won't stoop to their level of not even getting half of quota, but I'm done going above and beyond. Considering Spencer is a TRAINER and you guys remember how much trouble I used to get in for the most piddly shit when I was a trainer?
And I won't stoop to their level by quitting working and talking. I will keep talking and working at the same time.
But here is the catch. If Ramsay or Ann DARE to come up to me and make comments about me talking or my production numbers, I will ream them a brand new huge asshole for getting ME in trouble but not others who actually QUIT working to go talk, and I will take my production tracker and stomp down to the boss' office, slam the door, and ask him why I'm still getting in trouble for talking when he has made it crystal clear that it's ok for others to STOP working and talk, and not have to get any work done?!?!
If I get brushed off or in any real trouble for talking thereafter, I will write a letter to upper management about what is going on.
Wow I can't wait until things get better so I can apply for a different shift or department. What a worthless boss and a bunch of worthless leads.
I don't know how many people total have gone to the boss to complain about Heidi and Spencer....I only know Old Man Bill has several times. But in general gossip around the production area, the general consensus is that pretty much everyone hates them and is sick of what they get away with. Tired of them getting up, not working, and talking and screwing off all night.
It especially pisses people like me off, because when I dare to work and talk at the same time (aka, running my machine and talking to my neighbor at the same time) Ann will give me dirty looks or go to tattle, Ramsay will flat up walk up to me and tell me to shut up and get working, etc etc. If I dare have a bad night, he'll rub it in my face that I had a bad night. Even though on a bad night, I get more done than Heidi and Spencer do on a good night. When I make comments to him about Heidi and Spencer, he says "Well YOU aren't getting any more work done by bitching about them, now are you?" and ignores them.
This keeps going on and on and on. Bill finally had enough Thursday night when Heidi and Spencer stopped working and were screwing around no less than 10 times in the first 2 hours of the shift.
He yelled to Ramsay "Are you going to say ANYTHING about this?" and Ramsay answered "It's only a problem for you and blas, so no. If you don't like it, go talk to the boss." BEAR IN MIND THAT WHEN I TALK AND WORK AT THE SAME TIME I GET YELLED AT! Not getting up and quitting working and talking....talking and working at the same time!
So Bill went to the boss. The boss said "Well if I had to do something about EVERYONE who acts like that, half of the people who work here would be fired."
He also said that he has already talked to them multiple times and that there's "nothing I can do about it" and what does Bill really think will be accomplished if he talks to them yet again?
Bill was outraged. "What they are doing is insubordination and you just ALLOW it? You talk to them and tell them to knock it off, they keep doing it, and you don't care? And the shift leads ignore it and you don't care?! They don't even make quota and you think it's ok?"
The boss pretty much said that he doesn't care and it's not a big deal because they get some work done at least, and once again, said "There's nothing I can do about it."
Ok fine. Especially considering when Bill got revenge a few weeks ago by quitting working every time those two did, and HE ended up getting called into the office and getting a warning!
So I'm done working this hard. They'll never see me get 150+% of production a night. I won't stoop to their level of not even getting half of quota, but I'm done going above and beyond. Considering Spencer is a TRAINER and you guys remember how much trouble I used to get in for the most piddly shit when I was a trainer?
And I won't stoop to their level by quitting working and talking. I will keep talking and working at the same time.
But here is the catch. If Ramsay or Ann DARE to come up to me and make comments about me talking or my production numbers, I will ream them a brand new huge asshole for getting ME in trouble but not others who actually QUIT working to go talk, and I will take my production tracker and stomp down to the boss' office, slam the door, and ask him why I'm still getting in trouble for talking when he has made it crystal clear that it's ok for others to STOP working and talk, and not have to get any work done?!?!
If I get brushed off or in any real trouble for talking thereafter, I will write a letter to upper management about what is going on.
Wow I can't wait until things get better so I can apply for a different shift or department. What a worthless boss and a bunch of worthless leads.
when I read your stories, especially about management.
I AM the evil bastard!
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