RFF

So today (1/24) was my 20th birthday and I was hoping to get off from work early go see my family and then maybe go hang out with my friends. Well, 5:30PM rolls around and the manger tells me their is going to be an audit on the 25th and wants us to stay late. The audit was supposed to have happen on Monday but it seems he got false information. So I was hoping to get off right when the store closed which is 7:30 PM which of course turns into 9:30 and then 10:30+. Well as were finishing up their is something I need to ask the manger (couldn't find a certain document). One of the other guys calls him and then I speak to him. The ****** was sound asleep (I"m glad I woke him up), after that moment I was so mad I couldn't see straight. Here is a man who wants me (Night Manger) and another guy to stay 3 hours+ after we close and work on things for the audit yet he won't bother to stay late with us. It is not our *** on the line it is his after all. After putting the phone down I tell the other guy to stop what he is doing I'm shutting the store down and were leaving. As the store computer is backing up the files I notice the next 2 week schedule is already done. Now I have told the manger I need a least two nights off a week (which isn't hard to do since I'm part time) yet I have been working weeks were I only get one day off a week. This **** cannot and will not be allowed to continue. I'm taking 19hours this semester and couple of them are difficult classes so I need study time. But not to my surprise I still have 1 day off for the week after next. To give you an example of how nice and intelligent this guy is, he gave me and the other part timer (goes to the same university as me) one day off for the week of finals during the fall semester. He pulls this crap after we let him know weeks in advance about finals and ask for 2 days off. I'm so sick of this job I'm about ready to throw my keys at the manger and quit. I hate this guy with every once of my being. He is NOTHING compared to the old boss at all. So I get home around 11PM, my family has already left my house and it is to late to call my friends. Some of my cake has already been eaten and my parents are almost asleep. It is now after 1:30 PM and I have to be up for school at 6PM yet I still have homework to complete. And to top this happy, magical, and majestic ******* night off, I'm eating a cheeseburger (instead of going out to eat) in my room and just dropped the ******* thing on the carpet. The top bun landed catsup side down and so the meat, so now I have a mess to clean up and a hairy burger to eat. So yeah I'm about ready to just run towards the nearest living thing and kill it.

Adric

Murder ALLL

mxracerbrian

yup

2000v6cam

damn dude that sucks but um ...... happy birthday. But i had a manager that did that called me at 6 in the morning to do inventory saying how badly i was needed then i get there and he just sits around shooting rubber bands at people

97z2801ss

sorry dude that sucks thats why i quit advance, this manager was a cool guy to talk to but not to work for he was a *****.... did tha samething you just said

paarman97maro

Sucks Chris, sorry to hear you had a crappy birthday... Werent you thinking of getting a different job before? I say just quit, and pick up a new job. I really need to get a new job to make more money, I want to start saving up, and paying back my debts. If you dont like it that much, you shouldnt stay there, just tell the guy to go **** himself and walk out.

RFF

Thanks for the replies guys. Due to my busy week I won't be able to put in apps in person but I will sending in apps in online every where I can. Next week I will be able to drive around town and fill out the apps in person. I have over a year in at O'Reillys and was promoted to night manger little over a month ago so I will have something to work with. My pay scale isn't to bad for Louisiana but I know I can pull in more if I look around. My decision to leave is based mainly on the fact the manger doesn't do anything to cover his ***. He will do a little bit of work and then expect every one else to pick up the slack. A lot of times he will leave early so he never makes the hours he puts on the schedule. We have lost several commercial accounts because the owners refuse to deal with him and if it wasn't for our assistant manger we would have lost all major accounts (two are left). The quit/fire and hire rate is through the roof yet the DM won't do anything.

97z2801ss

same as it was at advance man they couldnt keep anyone but the two people that made the secudal

Bernotas05

Yup its the same way at the advance store i work at, they dont hire anyone and its only 2 people on at night and they expect us to do all the cycle counts, watch the counters and stock the shelves then do all the end of day things, garbage,front face, zamboni the floors etc, etc. we allways come in
1st or close second in our division in walk in sales and commerical sales and there is only 2 part time sales workers, the manager, ast manager and one other manager, parts pro and 2 drivers and they wont hire anyone it sucks im glad i only work on mornings on truck days and weekends now because of school but its gay man i hate that place

camaro94

no different than Wal-Mart on that point. Wal-Mart is one of the most understaffed places I have ever been in. In departments that need at least 4 people' they will have half that, yet wonder why work can't get done.

Your boss problems sound a lot like Ryan's. He has a complete jerk for a boss. The guy is awful. Mistreats everyone, even the mentally handicapped guy. Made one of the cleaning ladies bawl. He's a jack@ss.

Sorry your birthday sucked, Chris. Hope it all gets better, and good luck with the job search.

RFF

The restaurant business never really crossed my mind Jared. Thanks I will have to look into that. So far I have turned in about six apps. and done a few interviews. I'm going to propose an idea to the store manger and if he agrees I might stay. First I want the other part time guy to be promoted to Night Manger (it was between me and him the first time around so he will know what to do) and then hire another part time guy. This way the part time guys can go from getting 1-2 days off a week to having three days off a week. Me and the other guy would be happy working a little over 20 hours a week.

RFF

I know what you mean. I'm sick and tired of having stay at work late just because stock isn't put up. You can look at the ticket count and see sometimes the day crew doesn't do **** during yet they expect a 2 person night crew to do all the work like cleaning up and stocking. I don't care anymore, all I know is that I'm leaving at 8 for now on. I'm not staying late just because the day crew is a bunch of fools.

archemedes

thta's why my job is great I leave at 4:30 unless I want to stay, and I come in pretty much when I want

RFF

That is about the same thing a buddy of mine does at one of the local Chevrolet/Honda dealers.

Bernotas05

Yup same thing happens at my store i go in and look at like 7pm and look what backstock needs to go out and it is suposed to be done 3 times a day and they dont do it at all. its ******** i ask them about it and they are like we were busy all day and the sales and CA dont show it so i just put out what we really sell and leave the rest for the opening people to do since they dont do nothin but sit there from 730 till about 9am noone barley comes in there.