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Which Bill Millers do you work at?
against your employer. Any hints? I mainly want to do it to get some stuff off my chest. I personally don't care if anyone listens, cares, or takes any action into looking into my complaints. I just want to get it out of my system and have it on record. I was disciplined this week and got my first strike and I want to file a complaint because I feel that a certain boss has a personal vendetta or grudge against me because in the past I have called out this person on numerous issues and this person basically just sweeps the issues or problems under the rug. I also asked to sign a voluntary termination form but I refused because I will only leave my job if I get fired, die, or get a better somewhat significantly better paying job.
I was just wondering if anyone on here knew of any 3rd party or indepedent organizations where you can file complaints like this. I looked into the EEOC but I thought that was only if you are mistreated, fired, or abused because of something like race, age, sexual orientation, or gender and not because of an employer having it out for you.
And look, I know some of you will laugh at me and talk about me and that's cool. I have accepted the fact that yes I work a job that I hate with a fiery passion and it pays and a lot of you probably have better jobs and more money than me so that's out of the way.
Again, I honestly don't care if anyone does anything about my complaints. I just want to tell someone and get it on the record and get it off my chest.
The best advice to survive working in retail is to follow "the yes and nod". That means you keep your in' mouth shut and do exactly as your told. Do not ever tell your employer or boss any of your concerns or complaints because they don't want to hear it. Basically, keep your mouth shut.
Which Bill Millers do you work at?
Unless you were somehow discriminated against - in which case, I would imagine you would go to the EDD - your only option is to probably go to his boss and complain. Maybe contact corporate headquarters.
The anyominuse letter is a great tool it could have been sent by a prior employee concerned with present day workers
It could be a customer. A letter from a gay lover ex fiance etc...
You can send a letter to the IRS the sky is the limit if this is a real your working with.
Just don't leave any fingerprints or lick the stamp.
Also the Bill Miller comment was legit I have heard horror stories about that place and have seen a new employee get yelled at like a 2nd class citizen.
I hope this isn't another help topic that never has an update
Last edited by mouse; 09-24-2012 at 05:09 PM.
Well, it's not the end of the world either way. I mean I hate the job and everyone there pretty much knows it. I just wish I could be like Peter in Office Space and truely not give a at my job. I don't think I'm capable of absolute apathy. I don't think it's humanly possible to be 100 percent apathetic. I'm surprised I wasn't canned a long time ago because I've called out a lot of the bosses numerous times. And at my work, the bosses don't like that . They want you to keep your mouth shut. Unless a customer or co-worker is stealing something, a kid is lost or getting raped, or a customer or co-worker is dying or dead, you should not mention any problems to any bosses.
I can truthfully admit that I am a hypocrite when it comes to affirmative action. Since I'm a straight white male that is somewhere between being agnostic and Christian, there's basically nothing I can be discriminated against.
see a therapist.
You need to get a new job. A new at ude might not be a bad idea, either. It sounds like you're a pain in the ass, so no wonder your boss doesn't like you. Stop kvetching so much, show up to work, and do your ing job instead of trying to "change the world". You're not the ing CEO so stop trying to do his job. Show up, do your job, then leave and enjoy the other 16 hours of the day. If it was fun/enjoyable, they wouldn't have to pay you to come there.
seems your expecting every boss to be a great personality like steve jobs which is your problem, not theirs. if you don't like it you can quit it anytime you want and start seeking the life you really want to live, rather than continue with the relentless suffering at the current job. "a significantly better job" will never spontaneously knock your door imho
the good news is you don't have a family to support atm, knowing your a 26yr old virgin w/ no gf or IIRC, and there's really no reason for you to live a pathetic life like a married loser with several kids to feed tbh. you already have enough of this and you should free yourself from it sooner rather than later
Honestly, it sounds as if you just need a fresh start somewhere else, I would line something up and once you secure the new j.o.b. just quit.
I would strongly recommend that you really understand the meaning of "starting fresh."
Go in with a great at ude and do your eight hours and go home without stressing. If you find something you can be passionate about-then plan to make that your occupation.
Good luck.
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Let's cut to the chase, shall we? You struggle to add value in an entry-level retail job. You should be very concerned about that. It means, compared to your peers, that you are either in the bottom or, at best, the second quintile.
There is good news, however. It appears that the cause of your poor performance is poor at ude rather than lack of innate cognitive ability. Poor at ude can be fixed. Essentially what you need to understand is that people who and moan about problems all the time without offering constructive solutions are just about as bad as people who are functionally incompetent. If you aren't willing to be part of the solution, then shut the up. If you are willing to be part of the solution, but your management is still intransigent, then look for another job. If you are willing to be part of the solution, and management is willing to let you, then congratulations! You're on your first step towards being a value-added member of society.
Jacob, correct me if I'm wrong - but you have a college degree, and yet you've been working the same minimum wage retail job for a few years, right?
This seems like an at ude problem tbh. You should always be looking to upgrade, especially since from your point of view, practically any job will be an upgrade.
It wont help if you can't even get a decent reference from your current job though.
Just pop some Xanax and let it go.
This sounds like some mean racism against white people.
dude's one of the perfectionists who want to make the company he works for the finest it can be, but unfortunately his boss isn't one of them. it seems he tries too hard to achieve sort of success on his current job when it's totally impossible, it's a deadend job obviously and it was just a mistake he took this job in the first place. guy deserves credit for his working ethic and he deserves a better job imho
he has a college degree and no burden (like a and children) so what's the point in sticking with such a ty job instead of pursuing a better life where his intellect can be optimized?
money is the last thing that matters to a 26yr old lad at this phase imho, and even though a different job doesn't guarantee you better pay, it's still a better job only if you feel happier and less depressed everyday tbh
Thinking about it, you need to start looking yesterday. It's bad news when they do things like try to get you to sign a voluntary termination form. They will only turn the screws to either get you to quit, or do something termination worthy out of frustration. I think it's both unsustainable and unfixable at this point. Move on, and take the lessons with you to your next gig.
I wouldn't hire a drama queen. It takes at least 2 years to fire someone who doesn't miss work and doesn't violate HR rules so you'd be cleaning up his mess 4 years after he's gone. That's 6 years of drama from one person.
So, the dude is either trolling (which I suspect) or he's a clueless drama queen that should be working a minimum wage job.
No trolling here. 100 percent true.
Like I said, at my current job, I'm torn between caring and being apathetic. It's like I can't definitively choose one.
Look, I know I'm not a saint and I'm not Mr. Personality or Mr. Sunshine but I don't deserve to be bullied, threatened, and basically paranoid over the fear of what my superiors will to do to me. And yes, I've burned too many bridges at my job and it has definitely put a bullseye on my back. With that being, a boss is suppose to be fair and objective. I am being targeted because certain people have it out for me.
Am I a prick and a grumpy bas most of the time? Yes. But I would look at my work performance, attendance, and willingess to help. I have had near perfect atttendance, I'm the most helpful in my department, and I would say my performance is up to standards.
To sum it up, my bosses including this asshole that I've been ing about cannot stand being called out on problems. They want you to keep your in' mouth shut and they will take whatever steps necessary to keep you quiet. I just wish this arrogant y asshole of a boss would step up and just admit that. I don't give a if he fixes anything or gets someone to look into the problems. I just want this piece of to humble himself and admit the truth.
I can give examples of what I'm talking about.
I have ed about the store not having enough equipment ie walkie talkies and scanners and that the equipment work properly. I have also ed about co-workers not being trained properly or not even being trained at all to do certain tasks that they are supposedly required to do in their specific departments. I have ed about co-workers not having access to certain machines. My boss basically gave me excuse after excuse. He ed to me about how much it costs to fix things where I work. I straight up told him that I didn't care. He told me that I should be thankful to have a scanner that has some functionality rather than no functionality. I told him that I don't care and that since he is a boss it is his responsiblity to make sure that co-workers have properly working equipment to do their jobs.
Here is the clincher and this is something that really favors my side of the story.
I have a couple of co-workers in the department I work in. We all have the same job le, do the same work, and get close to having the same pay. However, there is not equality. We all work in the same department and have the same job le yet I am required to do more work. There are certain tasks that I am required to do that these other co-workers are not required to do. Hold on, it gets better. These co-workers were never even trained to do these tasks. I called out that bag boss about it and he deflected away from it and starts ragging on me for my attendance and my job performance. Get this, I have worked at this ty job for 4 years and I've missed a whopping total of 2 days.
My questions about my co-workers are
If I have to operate the balers and make bales, why don't my other co-workers in my department have to do the same?
If I have to operate crown machines(machines that pick up wooden pallets), why don't my other co-workers in my department have to do the same?
If I have to talk on my walkie talkie and respond to salesfloor co-workers when they need help in the warehouse, why don't my other co-workers in my department have to do the same?
And these co-workers are women. I'm smelling sexism. I have a so obviously I get to do to the physical and weak helpless women get excused from that . Hahahahaha!
no, you do not get out of that in my opinion. I don't care if you are a woman, Jew, black, sexual, or are missing your two front teeth. Unless you are physically unable to do that , you have no excuse in my opinion. Unless you have some type of physical handicap, I don't have an ounce of sympathy for you wanting to get out of doing like that.
I'm done venting for now.
And I will admit. Most of you are right. I have been an idiot for wasting 4 years of my life at this ty job. I live with that regret and guilt 24/7. I am honestly ashamed and embarassed that I have let this ty job me up in the head mentally.
jacob, you're looking at this all wrong. If your boss trains and tasks you with doing something that no one else with your le in your department does, or even can do, he's given you an edge in job survival. You blew it all by complaining. My guess is that if the had hit the fan and cuts were required, one (or more) of the women would have been let go. Your boss is probably trained on those machines, but he sure as doesn't want to do if he can keep you around. That's all over now.
rofl what Jacob is complaining about sucks but is a regular occurence at retail jobs. It's exactly why you get an education that makes it so you aren't working in one of them.
if you work with a bunch of mooks it should be pretty damn easy to look like a badass
working with women 24/7 for four ing years and remaining a virgin? that's a glimpse of the problem imho, dude must be either gay or an introvert asshole who refuse to talk with anyone but himself
You have zero legal recourse in Texas. If you are determined to get resolution one way or another then go to your bosses boss and air your grievances.
Expect to be fired.
You will not be able to claim unemployment be4cause they have a discipline paper trail.
The advice to shut the up while you look for another job was good advice.
To quote Tommy Lee Jones from The Fugitive "I DON'T CARE"
I don't give a if any action is taken against that asshole boss. I just want him to man up, grow a pair of balls, and admit the truth. He is a lazy arrogant y piece of who gets off on the small amount of power he has and acts like a bully to people like me. He cannot stand when I call him out on problems because he doesn't want to deal with problems. How he ever became a boss is mind boggling to me? Oh wait, it's not mind boggling because the Umbrella like Corporation that I work for supports and promotes giving the "less fortunate" handouts to even the playing field.
Since I'm an evil white protestant straight male, the only type of handouts I can get is foodstamps and financial aid for college. Other than that, I'm out of luck on that.
But whatever, being fired or canned would probably be the best thing ever for me. I would be free from a terrible ty job that has caused me nothing but pain for 4 years.
I have a borderline death wish but I can truthfully say that I'm too much of a pussy and scared to end it all for me. So suicide is not an option.
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