>>2352417That same guy was being mean to me again. He even threw a box at me. It didn’t hit me, and I don’t believe he intended to, but it was aggressive. He wasn't just being rough witht he product, it's hard to deescribe but you undeniably know when a pissed off person throws or slams something in your direction. He is an angry person – I overheard him muttering to himself when I was clocking out the other day.
I’m not the type to be annoying or ask a lot of questions. On my first day, I figured out that I could locate things by checking the store's website, so I've hardly had to ask anyone for assistance. Over four shifts with him, I’ve probably asked a total of four questions. I'm basically a mute. I've done nothing to piss him off.
Later at work, after spending six hours facing, I asked over the walkie-talkie if my department had anything else for me to do. Dead silence. They were just talking to each other before I asked. I ended up leaving a note for my department manager about both the box incident and the walkie situation, and left early. Our department managers are rarely present, so there was no one to speak to directly.
I don’t know what’s going to happen next, but I’m prepared for them to make the work environment hellish and awkward, side with everyone else, and tell me it didn’t happen. I’ve dealt with serious workplace bullying at another job before, to the point where I quit even though I loved that job and probably would’ve pursued a degree in the field. Ever since then, I’ve decided to be a tattler.
I'm goong to take your advice and ask to be transferred when they call to talk to me about it. I'd rather work in the bakery, anyways. Technically, I’m supposed to wait six months before I can transfer departments, so I’m not sure what they’ll do about the situation. I don't want to just wait because I applied to every other grocery store and a bunch of other entry-level jobs in the area, and this is the only one that responded.
Sorry for the long post, IK no one really cares about someone else's work situation but…where else would I say this…