I worked a job where when one of the team moved on, we’d all pitch in to keep things running while management would work to fill the vacancy. Management would work fast, and we’d fairly quickly get a new person.
When I moved to my next job, I automatically started busting my ass trying to get things done. My new coworkers had to take me aside and point out that there was no help coming. They weren’t going to hire anyone to help, and if I killed myself trying to keep things working, they might not even hire someone to replace me.
After years of us complaining that we needed more people, management decided to bring in a consultant to review our work, evaluate the department, and report on what actions, if any, were necessary. It was fairly clear that management expected the experts to report that we had enough staff.
After interviewing everyone and shadowing us while we worked, they reported that for the size of the organization and the amount of work we were doing, and comparing our staff to staff at similar organizations, we should have had at least twice as many people on our team.
To their credit, this served as a wakeup call to administration. They realized that they needed to take steps to correct the staffing, and also realized how lucky they were to have the staff they had to keep things running. That was over 20 years ago, and things have continued to improve.
I skip lunch so I can leave early. I don’t want to be there if I’m not getting paid.
I don’t take a lunch, but that’s cuz I work a straight 8 and come in/leave early to account for it. I take plenty of breaks through out the day to do housework tho
I have witnessed THIS so many times. And like clock work they all come to the same conclusion “if they don’t care, I don’t care”.
Cut them some slack, they may be on probation for the first few months. Teach them the right/corporate way first. Then teach them how everyone else does it when they are safe.
This was my first thought. It’s less hoping for a reward and more avoiding being fired for not being good enough.
Watching in realtime, over the years, friends, acquaintances and strangers learn the exact same lesson. Retail is shit, its management is shit, the corporations overseeing the operations and staffing are shit, the work culture is shit, and nearly everyone working there is seeking an exit plan to better work without the non-stop bullshit, lies, and in-fighting/sabotage.
The span of time in which new fires eventually realize that they’re being denied 40 hrs./week as a strategy to withhold benefits afforded to persons working what’s normally ostensibly legally considered full-time is highly variable. Imagine having a middle-manager cut 1 hour from your schedule right before the pay period where you would finally have qualified, then trying to play friendly as through they hadn’t kicked you in the back of the knees on behalf of the company’s bottom line.
The only “reward” is more work.
Hard work is only ever punished with more work.
It really depends. You just have to have the right boss and know when to work hard and when to coast.
For instance, for me hard work meant I was progressively promoted from a customer service agent to senior IT engineer within 5 years. But after that my upward mobility was capped, so I just coasted.
boss makes a dollar, i make a dime; always shit on company time.
edit: my theme song for work: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7zTei5RMhQ8
Me, skipping coffee break to look serious while I’m working on side projects and personal stuff.
They don’t read their union contract either. Know your rights!
Retail… unions. Sadly at least the major retail chains would rarher close the store than allow a union.
The new hire at work is my replacement. Old bossman is gradually giving them all my previous responsibilities. While I’m still here.
Ah well, might as well get it over with.
make them fire you instead of quitting. if youre over 40 you can sue for discrimination; if under 40, get that unemployment 👍
USPS intensifies
Congrats ahole
