Solved Going Back to Staples?
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Not all managers are there all the time.
Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.
That would be the sales manager. Her and I get along great. The tech supervisor and I also get along pretty well.
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@JaredBusch said:
@JaredBusch said:
He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.
Exactly. My Boss's boss is the CEO/COO you know how many times I've talked to either one of them? Zero. Not a once. They would not be too happy if we started calling them up instead of our boss.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Not all managers are there all the time.
Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.
That would be the sales manager. Her and I get along great. The tech supervisor and I also get along pretty well.
He's referring to your direct report boss/supervisor.
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Talked to my sales manager today, as well as my GM, but my sales manager basically told me I'm being brought in to drive sales and clean house, as well as basically do the job my tech supervisor isn't doing. She wants him gone, so assuming I prove myself in a few ways, my guess is I will be taking his place.
Oh, and I did get a little bit of a raise but I'm going to push for more. This was kind of a in-passing starting raise but I'm going to push for at least a bit more. I've proven that I am worth it. Very fulfilling to be needed. Very validating.
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Congrats, glad to hear that it is going well.
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Congratulations on being back at work.
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Going really well so far. My tech supervisor today apologized for treating me like shit last time, has agreed to let me train the new techs my way (although that was passed down by management), and I think a lot of the fights I was fighting last time...the two months I was gone only added merit to what I was saying for the longest time. Oh, and the completely worthless waste of breath that is one of the techs is demanding a transfer (he was buddy buddy with the sales manager who got transferred) after storming in on the GM during a conference call and demanding a transfer, which was denied, and then putting in his two weeks, all because he heard I was coming back. I guess he was hitting and kicking stuff in the back room too.
I told my GM to send him where the other sales manager was sent. It'll help us and hurt them. Double win.
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Awesome, sounds like things are off to a great start.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
. It'll help us and hurt them. Double win.
I hope you only thought this last part.
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@Dashrender said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
. It'll help us and hurt them. Double win.
I hope you only thought this last part.
No, I told my GM that. We compete very heavily at the store level for many metrics. No one likes this guy and he's a worthless worker. We actually all have thought he's the guy who might just come in with a gun one day and start killing people. That's how he comes across. It'd absolutely be a double win.
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@StrongBad said:
Awesome, sounds like things are off to a great start.
They are. An exceptional start so far.
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Sad to hear that your DM is so petty to consider this. He should be worried about the company as a whole, in additional to just his own store/area.
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How did the interview this morning go?
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@scottalanmiller said:
How did the interview this morning go?
I have an offer letter in hand and just need to complete the drug screening (which I'm doing in about forty minutes) and I'll be good to go! The guy seems very excited to have me onboard.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@scottalanmiller said:
How did the interview this morning go?
I have an offer letter in hand and just need to complete the drug screening (which I'm doing in about forty minutes) and I'll be good to go! The guy seems very excited to have me onboard.
Awesome, congrats.
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@thanksajdotcom drug screening for a retail job? Is that common?
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@MattSpeller said:
@thanksajdotcom drug screening for a retail job? Is that common?
No, I think this was for FedEx. It is very common for drug screening in manufacturing and labor oriented jobs in NY, not sure about other states.
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@MattSpeller said:
@thanksajdotcom drug screening for a retail job? Is that common?
Extremely. The more entry level a job, the more there is drug screening. Hard to say you are hiring the best professionals if you are screening for something other than ability to do work. It's all agenda - companies often use employment policy to push social agenda in the US.
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@MattSpeller said:
@thanksajdotcom drug screening for a retail job? Is that common?
There is a discount on worker's comp insurance if your workplace is "certified drug free".... we are about to do this certification, and it's basically:
- owners sign off saying "all drug free here"
- post lots of BS signs and policies around the office
- DISCOUNT!!!!
It's all talk, no action. There will be no "screenings" here (maybe for new hires, but I doubt it). It's just a show of policy for the sake of mitigating liability in event of a workplace injury. If we had forklifts, sure drug test people... but we make / support software here, so whatever. Zero surprise to see Staples using drug screening to cover their own asses.
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@RojoLoco @coliver @scottalanmiller
Basically unheard of here, so strange to me.
I actually work with people who get tested all the time but for obvious and much different reasons.
