Today, I loaded up a cart at work with all the things that take me the longest to stock, figuring I'd just get it over with. My manager decided to use that cart to time me and measure my efficiency. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
Today, my supervisor told me to stock the bedding department, so I did all the pallets set out, with an hour to spare to clean up, only for my supervisor to bring out three more once she saw I was done. FML
Today, while working at my concessions stand job, I was filling up popcorn boxes when my boss came over and told me I needed to be filling the boxes “a LOT faster.” I was going as fast as I possibly could. FML
Today, at work, I overrode the limit on my forklift, allowing me to carry four pallets instead of two. Then I was able to place them all within a ten-foot radius, giving a massive boost to my efficiency. My excitement faded when I realized that was actually the high point of my day/week/month. FML
Today, I'm a cashier in a grocery store. The visiting regional manager tore me a new one for being lazy. His reason? After working a double shift with no break, I decided to sit down for a minute when things got slow. FML
Today, my boss had me walk a mile to the nearest store to get food for a party because she didn't want to lose her parking space at work. Her shopping list had two gallons of juice and a 10lb bag of ice... I had my legs and arms. FML
Today, at work, I had to analyze timecards data and generate a report on the least billed / occupied people at work. I found myself at the bottom. I sent it to my boss too. FML
Today, a customer filed a complaint against me because my coworker took too long to do a price check. I hate my job. FML
Today, at work, a customer threatened to punch me in the face because the store I work at doesn't have shopping baskets, only carts. FML
Today, at my retail job, I was trying to get a large amount of cardboard to the trash and had a short path to maneuver through displays and customers. As I'm coming down the aisle, a customer sees me and stops to look at a coffee cup display, directly in my path. FML
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Tripartita 45
Looks like it's time to turn the tables around and measure their managerial efficiency. Break out a clipboard and make a note while muttering under your breath, "decided to measure my efficiency using a cart with unbalanced difficulty…"
FalloutScrolls 25
I can actually see this as a positive for you because if your manager knows those things are a pain in the rear to stock, the time may be bad, but the initiative makes you look good. Chin up! :)
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FalloutScrolls 25
I can actually see this as a positive for you because if your manager knows those things are a pain in the rear to stock, the time may be bad, but the initiative makes you look good. Chin up! :)
False_Stupidity 42
And if the manager dose not know that these things take time to stock? It just makes the OP look like a slacker. On the other hand, if the boss dose call him out on it, OP could challenge he boss to find someone who can stick those exact same items any faster.
freddygasman 18
The manager could be like some managers we all in the major chain retail business have had. They forget what it was really like and only know how long it technically should take.
Tripartita 45
Looks like it's time to turn the tables around and measure their managerial efficiency. Break out a clipboard and make a note while muttering under your breath, "decided to measure my efficiency using a cart with unbalanced difficulty…"
Popeye2341 13
Woah, relax Halpert
mliajkfml 15
Make it clear to him you were stocking the hardest things. There's always two sides to every story. I'm sure he'll understand if he has a shred of decency.
NYM88 26
Look at it this way: If you worked your ass off with that cart, then everything else after that will be easier will make you look like a superstar! No problem.
dogpatch_fml 4
You must work at Walmart or something similar....
PrincessZelda_HR 22
Or, you know, any store that has both carts and items to stock?
abNormal62 23
Time management is the ability to prioritize and work smart You achieved that my friend You should score well on the rating and with your boss