Manager from hell

It’s story time.

We’re severely understaffed. 13 manager resignations in the last year alone. They’re shipping in people from other stores and denying any vacation. It’s crazy but I love my coworkers, so I wanted to stick it out. I asked for a raise (for many reasons including forced relocation to a new branch, doing work not in my job description, single-handedly growing sales $40k , and the company is hiring the position below me for more than I already make) The districts recently got redrawn, so I have a new AD. 

Old AD wasn’t afraid to pay up when needed, but had a bit of a temper. Thought our new, shy guy would listen to reason. Boy was I wrong. He was furious that I asked for an increase (told a coworker he didn’t care if I was unhappy, there’s no way I’d leave, so why should he care)  He told me he’d put in a request, but he didn’t think I’d get it.

So after his time to “get back to me” passed, I asked if he’d heard back about the request. No. He didn’t even submit it! He decided I could wait til my review (then under his breath, he muttered ‘but even then...’)

Even without a backup job, I put in my 2 weeks. 

No response. Company policy requires a response of some kind to ANY resignation, but this guy completely ignored me. 

A week goes by, nothing. He doesn’t even call my immediate supervisor to see if it’s worth keeping me.

Coworker (that I’ve worked with in the past and have a good relationship with) told bossman if he’d just give me a raise, I’d stay.

Nope.

A few days before my last, I get a call. (this petty man sent me to voicemail when I tried calling back 30 seconds later bc I was in the bathroom)

He finally calls back and Mr calm and collected is fuming. Got a call from the gorram assistant CEO who heard I was leaving and that my boss wanted to give me a raise but AD wouldn’t approve it. So he made him give me a raise. (Not what I asked for, but I asked for an ungodly amount, so no shocker) MADE HIM GIVE ME MY RAISE!!!

So AD now hates me, and has been trying to be petty as hell, but nothing can erase the fact that the second in command of our company knows who I am and knows I’m worth keeping. 

Me and 2 other people from my new store were sent back to our old store 🙄 to help them with the delivery and we weren't in uniform because our new store opens tomorrow morning and we didn't need to wear it.

I was putting stock out when some woman came up and said "Do you work here? Yes/no??"

I said "yeah"

She then rudely replied "well you don't look happy about it!"

I just grabbed another pot from the basket I was using and went to put it on the shelf because she was so bloody rude.

She then snapped "are you going to help me or not?!"

I said "yeah"

She snapped again "oh don't bother I'll find it myself!!" And walked off

Well where do I start?

I started at 4pm, I started tidying some shelves as they looked a mess & my store manager said “leave the shelves as they don’t need attention, I want to you to be at the front & on shopfloor” I thought to myself “are you not seeing what I’m seeing?”

When I came out onto shopfloor initially I was wearing my jumper & I started to get warm so went out the back & took it off, about 10 mins later I got cold so went to put it back on (I feel the cold easily) and as I was going back on shopfloor my manager was coming out the back & he snapped “ you’re supposed to be out the front, not skiving out the back” so I just said “I was just putting my jumper on” & walked off up the front of the store

I then started wandering round the shop as well as the front of the store, now I find it very difficult to engage in conversation with people unless they talk to me first. It doesn’t help that I suffer depression & anxiety. I also had a thumping headache. So I was just walking on shopfloor by people but not talking to them, I do look & smile at them.

Anyway as I was walking the shopfloor the bell started ringing for tills, I ignored it as the previous shift I had been on tills (which I hate with a passion) so carried on walking around & facing up a few bits that were messy. Plus a co worker was right in front of the tills as my manager was pressing the button but he didn’t jump on

After my manager finished on tills he came over & asked “do you know what the bell means?”

I lied & said “no”

He then said “it means we need help at the tills, your on a 12 week trial period & all your doing is walking round staring into space, ignoring customers & looking at the shelves, so far I’m not impressed”

I said “right ok”

I wasn't impressed with his attitude either

Off he went, I thought to myself “well you’re not morning at my supervisor colleague who was right in front of the till as the bell was being pressed, why just moan at me?”

My anxiety plays a big part into why I don’t find it easy to approach people & ask them if they need help plus I’m still learning & don’t know about a lot of things that they ask about anyway plus I have no confidence

A little while later a woman came up & said “I’m looking for the aloe Vera gel, it’s £3.99 but I can’t see any over there” so I went over to where I was & said “it would be here but I can’t see any, I’m still trying so not sure” she then rudely said “I’ll wait for someone whos been here a while and knows what they’re doing” so I just turned & walked away, I thought “how rude, the way it was said” as I did she said normally “shall I ask at the till?” So I said “yeah” without even turning round

A while after that a bloke came in asking about sleeping tablets so I took him to where they were & he asked what would be the best one so I explained “they are here but I’m still in training so not sure”. He then said “do I ask at the till?” So I said “yes” then he started ignoring me so I walked back to the front of the shop

I was jumping on & off tills throughout my shift, I got my first rewards card sign up too & I know my manager won’t think it’s a big deal but to me it made me feel good