Quit one of my jobs today

[Jonathon_Parker]

One of my two jobs is working in a retail store. Last Sunday, Valentines day, I worked an opening shift, none of the three evening crew showed up or called in, and the other two opening shift people wouldn't stay, so I pulled a double and closed with just the me and assistant manager. A nice 18 hour day.

So we were short staffed, super busy, and stayed two hours after close to get the store ready for the next Morning.

So I went into that job today, and learned that assistant manager quit. Then Im called into the office and handed a written disciplinary because the store 'was not up to standard' on Monday morning. When I asked what wasn't up to standard, the store manager said we did fine with the basics, but he expected the two of us to have gotten ALL the things done a crew of five, like we were supposed to have, would have gotten done. She said we should have pulled an all nighter if necessary.

When I asked if the people who didn't show up were written up, she said 'No, they weren't here and didn't leave work undone, just you and Mr. X,' So we worked extra hard, short staffed, and get written up, and those who didnt had no consequences.

So I wrote my comments on the form, took a picture of it with my phone, which the manager doesnt know I did, and quit on the spot.

 

[bronzeage]

Fuck'm

 

[Jonathon_Parker]

Fuck'm

I so wanted to rant, but decided to forward the photo of my disciplinary to the DM, with a description of what happened, and I thought if I had a tantrum, it wouldnt help me any.

So I went for a run.

 

[Busybody]

call the media....write about it on social media

you will get job back and MORE

 

[ElizabethWest]

Just left a job for a similar experience, except two of us were doing the work of five for nearly a month. We were told we should manage our time more efficiently to have higher productivity.

Yep, fuck'em. Who needs that shit.

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

Things are tough all over. Suck it up, quitter.

 

[feverplanet]

Things are tough all over. Suck it up, quitter.

Spoken, oddly, like a disgruntled retiree.

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

Spoken, oddly, like a disgruntled retiree.

The Co. I work for has been under strict belt tightening (cost containment) for 3 years. High pressure.

 

[feverplanet]

The Co. I work for has been under strict belt tightening (cost containment) for 3 years. High pressure.

None of that jibes with tolerating people who don't show up to work and reprimanding those who do, as described in the OP.

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

None of that jibes with tolerating people who don't show up to work and reprimanding those who do, as described in the OP.

You maintain the "balance sheet" on all that jibes?

 

[feverplanet]

You maintain the "balance sheet" on all that jibes?

Yeah, you're not really making any sense, but whatever turns you on, fella.

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

Yeah, you're not really making any sense, but whatever turns you on, fella.

Maybe if I talked s.l.o.w.e.r...or LOUDER

 

[SlightlyGone]

If you show up to do a job and you stay to do that job, you should do it right.

Getting written up under the circumstances, a bit harsh, but to quit after that, I'd hate to see you under pressure or what you might do when other parts of your life don't go your way.

Need more background to this story.

 

[feverplanet]

If you show up to do a job and you stay to do that job, you should do it right.

Getting written up under the circumstances, a bit harsh, but to quit after that, I'd hate to see you under pressure or what you might do when other parts of your life don't go your way.

Need more background to this story.

Retail pays sh*t and has a high turnover. I doubt anyone will even notice the two resignations. But, some of the background might shed light on why half the staff didn't even bother showing up to work.

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

If you show up to do a job and you stay to do that job, you should do it right.

Getting written up under the circumstances, a bit harsh, but to quit after that, I'd hate to see you under pressure or what you might do when other parts of your life don't go your way.

Need more background to this story.

It will look good on the resume...

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

Retail pays sh*t and has a high turnover. I doubt anyone will even notice the two resignations. But, some of the background might shed light on why 3 people didn't even bother showing up to work.

You work retail, don'tcha?

 

[feverplanet]

You work retail, don'tcha?

Fishing?

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

Fishing?

Your outrage "doesn't jibe".

 

[feverplanet]

Your outrage "doesn't jibe".

Seriously, what in the world are you on about?

 

[Aquagal]

You could have been promoted to assistant manager had you given that extra oomph.

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

Seriously, what in the world are you on about?

You come off as a "little unstable."

 

[Vagina_Dentata]

You could have been promoted to assistant manager had you given that extra oomph.

Sounds like a great gig...shitty boss and no one shows up to work.

 

[feverplanet]

You could have been promoted to assistant manager had you given that extra oomph.

Naw. If he had given the extra oomph that night, the assistant manager that he was working with would not have been written up with him and would have gotten the credit.

 

[Aella_]

One of my two jobs is working in a retail store. Last Sunday, Valentines day, I worked an opening shift, none of the three evening crew showed up or called in, and the other two opening shift people wouldn't stay, so I pulled a double and closed with just the me and assistant manager. A nice 18 hour day.

So we were short staffed, super busy, and stayed two hours after close to get the store ready for the next Morning.

So I went into that job today, and learned that assistant manager quit. Then Im called into the office and handed a written disciplinary because the store 'was not up to standard' on Monday morning. When I asked what wasn't up to standard, the store manager said we did fine with the basics, but he expected the two of us to have gotten ALL the things done a crew of five, like we were supposed to have, would have gotten done. She said we should have pulled an all nighter if necessary.

When I asked if the people who didn't show up were written up, she said 'No, they weren't here and didn't leave work undone, just you and Mr. X,' So we worked extra hard, short staffed, and get written up, and those who didnt had no consequences.

So I wrote my comments on the form, took a picture of it with my phone, which the manager doesnt know I did, and quit on the spot.

I've seen that scenario, a few times. If an employee fears that (s)he made a mistake & they might be held responsible for it, they try to shift the blame onto someone else. Especially in more litigious environments, the person who complains first has the advantage.

My take on that was that the store manager feared that he would be held responsible for the fuck-up. So he tried to divert the focus away from his own mistakes : it's not me ( failing to coordinate the shifts and ensure adequate staffing); it's my 'incompetent' staff.. It works a few times, but eventually their boss catches up on that.

 

[feverplanet]

^^^^
Totally.

The manager was covering her own ass, re. the condition of the store she's overseeing. She had a choice of admitting that worker morale is in the tank at her store, or blaming you two for the Monday messiness.

But besides that, if your assistant manager _was_ actually empowered to give you overtime for pulling an all-nighter and didn't, then it's on the assistant manager, not the both of you. That the manager would over-react by citing the both of you sort of lends itself to the covering-her-own-ass narrative.