Today, after a string of crappy employees had come and gone over the month, I was joking to my manager that maybe we should move the "Now Hiring" sign further away from the trash can so we'd stop getting garbage hires. The new girl was right behind me. I'll be her trainer all week. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was working my shift and my ex girlfriend came in to apply for a job. She broke up with me for another guy so i can't stand being in the same room as her. The manager talked to her and decided to hire her on the spot. I need to train her. FML
Today, I found out that a co-worker has been promoted to Store Manager. She has been here for less than 6 months, and I have been with the company for 10 years. Guess who has been training her for the last 6 months. FML
Today, the girl I hired and trained took my director's position. She's not even been there a month. I didn't do anything to lose it, they just decided she was more qualified. At least I was good at picking employees I guess. FML
Today, I was offered a position as a trainer at a great company. My manager was livid when I told her. This is after she told me I was wasting my time trying to become a trainer and if I wanted to become one, I should apply elsewhere. FML
Today, as I was helping a customer, she asked if it was my first day and who was training me. Evidently, I'm bad at my job, because I've worked there for 7 months. FML
Today, after working at the same place for 3 years, I found out that they are not only cutting my hours but now I have to take orders from some girl I trained because she was promoted over me. FML
Today, at work, I was standing around, doing nothing. When my coworker pointed this out, I laughed and said, "It's okay, I'm training for a supervisor position!" Guess who was standing right behind me. FML
Today, at my first day of work, I was impressing my trainer with my skills by carrying many trays at once. Well, I could until I came around a corner and ran into a customer. With food all over his front, he introduced himself to me as the head manager. FML
Today, my manager and I were talking about one of our new hires, who I have been getting on well with already. My manager is happy with the newbie's work, but not with their interactions with our coworkers. Yeah… that's on me. My bad. FML
Today, my boss introduced a new hire and said, “You two will get along great.” I tried to make small talk, tripped over the recycling bin, and spilled paper everywhere. The new hire said, “So… is this, like, normal around here?” Unfortunately, yes. FML
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UltimateBob 11
Explain you were talking about previous employees
BurnInDemonFire 39
If you do your job well, she won't become a garbage hire, and the joke will be funny again.
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UltimateBob 11
Explain you were talking about previous employees
Tamandua 19
OP: "Sorry, I wasn't trash talking you." New Girl: "I don't believe you. That's rubbish."
thebestatspace 9
Clever
RichardPencil 32
So taking out the trash may be construed as sexual harassment?
species4872 20
You need to get the lead out and sharpen up your comments a bit.
nicole1765 14
No. He was calling the new workers trash (not good basically) and she was one of the new employees and heard what he said.
nicole1765 14
No. He was calling the new workers trash (not good basically) and she was one of the new employees and heard what he said.
bigred200 8
Not sure anyone really understands his joke. Or I'm over thinking it. Taking out like a date. Trash like the old employees/her
BurnInDemonFire 39
If you do your job well, she won't become a garbage hire, and the joke will be funny again.
DumpsterKidd 3
she shouldnt be too offended if she works out.
jcash52426 5
First it is not nice to talk about people behind there back. Second if the people were bad that they hired why didn't you step up and try and help your co worker. based on your post it sounds like you were really bad at training your new workers.
brenton490 19
Because some people there is no helping them. They are better to themselves if they live under a rock.
brenton490 19
Because some people there is no helping them. They are better to themselves if they live under a rock.
EmoRockChic 11
I agree with this. I helped train a new employee and he just wasn't listening properly and even after being told what to do he would still stuff it up. He resigned because the supervisor and him didn't get along because he was continuously told off for also not working.
tantanpanda 26
First, it may not be nice, but nearly everyone does it. Sounds like they deserve it too. Second, **** that, you ever hear of those stories where the person helps the coworker and then they get fired because the other person is doing better? Based on the post, NOTHING should make you suggest that OP is in charge of all new trainees, it only says he's training this specific one. Also, if OP is in charge of training employees, he wouldn't have made this joke to the manager since that makes him look like a bad employee. Third, you need to think more.
awildwhisper 30
Maybe that was the comment that will give her an incentive to "prove you wrong" and she'll end up trying her best to be good at the job.
Jdgreen429 13
Maybe you should train them better
Will Flynn 4
Sorry, sometimes "training them better" matters not when they are garbage, act like garbage and perform like garbage regardless. Some places have a higher turnover rate not because the work is onerous or too technical or skilled for many but because a good deal of the younger segment thinks they are getting over and can continue to do so. Just got rid of two of this type the day after New Years. No amount of training was going to fix their attitudes, which were crappy at best.
Talented73 54
Never shit where you eat.
drealex360 5
Shoulda turned around and be like "aaaaahhhhaaa, just kidding!"