This post is really just for me to vent. I don't even know why I am writing it now because I had the day off so I don't know why I am thinking about work. I just am and I need to vent about the latest stupid stuff going on there. It has really made me upset and almost caused me to just walk out of there on Saturday. I wish I would have.
So I get to work on Saturday and the other girls asked me if I have heard the new rule yet. I knew it had to be something stupid. Well, my manager called me in her office to tell me the newest rule.
NO sitting allowed. We have to stand all day.
The only time we are allowed to sit is if there are not any members in the credit union. That never happens. There is always at least one member there. They say it looks more professional if we are standing when the people come in the door. I say it doesn't matter. I would not think any more of a place if I walked in and they had their tellers or cashiers or whoever standing. It is seriously so lame. We stand in the same spot all day for 8 hours. They told us that if we get caught sitting on our chairs then they will just take the chairs out of the branch so we will never get to sit down. It is really hard to stand in the one spot for the entire day. The thing that really makes me angry is that this came from people who SIT at a desk all day long. It does not affect anyone but the tellers. The other girls were thinking that they wouldn't make me stand because I am pregnant but they say that doesn't matter. I still have to stand. I hate them.
The next thing that really made my blood boil was something that my manager did. I keep a bag of pretzels in my drawer so when I start to feel a little nauseous I can eat a few and that seems to help. Everyone who has been pregnant knows that it sometimes helps if you can have a few crackers or something. So I have this bag in my drawer. The drawer is always closed. I never open it in front of the members. I have never eaten anything in front of the members. I usually just grab a few and eat them when I am not helping someone. So on Saturday I had been at work for 3 hours and was started to feel a little hungry and dizzy so I went to get some pretzels out of my drawer and they are gone. I was livid. I knew that it was one of my managers who took them. I stewed over this for about 10 mintues and then went to talk to my manager. I told her that someone took my stuff from my drawer and I wanted to know who did it and why. I hate confronting people like this and it was hard for me. I was so mad that I just wanted to cry. I held it back and I explained that I have those in there for a reason. I have never had food in my drawer before this and the only reason I have it in there now is because I get so sick. She told me I was not allowed to have food on the teller line. Here's the thing that really makes me mad...they tell us we can't have any breaks during the day so I can't go in the back and eat something when I feel sick so I need to keep in at my station. She finally agreed to let me have a small ziplock bag of food in my drawer but as soon as I get further in my pregnancy and the sickness stops then I can't have it anymore. I said ok but I was still mad. I got more mad when I found out that she had thrown them in the garbage!! She didn't even put them in the break room so I could take them home with me. She just threw them away! I was and am still so mad. I just think about it and it makes me so angry.
I am not five years old. I do not need to be given stupid rules like this. I go to work and I do my job and I am good at what I do. I know what I am talking about and I treat the members well. I am so tired of working at a place that has so many rules and restrictions. The stress of this job is not worth it. Seriously, I almost walked out on Saturday but I thought I should think about it before I made a quick decision.
Well, I have thought about it and I hate them even more now. I can't wait to get out of that place.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Just venting
Posted by Stac at 4:09 PM
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Yeah, Bosses are bosses no matter where you work!!! Honestly, I have found the most effective way to deal with a boss it talk to your human resources department. Especially if it is just a branch thing. If you let them know you feel like your manager is creating a hostile work environment, especially because you are pregnant, they legally have to do something. At sierra springs we finally got fed up with our Nazi plant manager and a few of us called HR. He ended up quitting, because the more people HR talked to, the more they realized the manager was a controling a__ hole who never should have been in charge in the first place. Now, it took me testing for Metro to get up the courage, because had there been repercussions, I had something else lined up anyway. That, and we were going through a merger, so none of us knew if we were going to have jobs or not, so we figured what the hell!! Why not go down in a blaze of glory!!! Anyway, that situation totally sucks!!! Just try not to go pregnant postal!!!:)
Ewwww, that's just mean & witchy. I'm sorry, they won't even let the pregnant lady sit??? That's wrong. I would have to quit right there since my back couldn't handle standing for 8 hours. Period. Even if I wasn't pregnant. I'm with Tyler, though. Contact HR and tell them you're pg & need to have snacks (or regular breaks) and you need to sit. I'm sure your doctor would give you a note! Your manager sounds like a real piece of work. Do you know where she lives so we could go TP her house?
Stac~ No Breaks at all during the day? I'm going to ask Darin about that -hey why don't you apply for Darin, he's hiring? I know you get breaks there!
I'm pretty sure you're legally entitled to potty breaks. I'd complain about the no sitting rule b/c that serves no purpose whatsoever...go over your manager's head. Plus, they have to make accomodations for workers with disabilities, and you should argue that pregnancy is a form of disability. Don't let them walk all over you! I'm sorry they are retarded!
You know you should have stuck it to them. You should go into your Dr and inform him of your companies policy and then have him put you on short term disability and get paid sixty percent of your wages for the rest of your pregnancy.
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