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I'm such a spineless pathetic creature
| The problem is, there are too little people working on day shift, just 3 guys. One of them is very hardworking and responsible, he's so fucking busy during the day he doesn't even go on his breaks and constantly overworks because the amount of shit that needs to be done is just enormous. Other two? One is super slow and overall not caring, the other is just a mess who doesn't do shit and when he eventually does - does it all wrong. Everyone knows that, our manager included.
| Everyone is displeased with the way these two work, but can't quite do anything about it, because, as I said, we're short on people (although nothing will be lost if one of them will be fired, because nothing is being gained from them in the first place)
Here's where I come into play. When I first got hired here, I was put to work on a day shift because of the reasons that I've stated above
| And everything was cool and fine, I've been a huge help for the day shift (read: just one fucking guy who has been doing the job of all 3 of them) untill the guy working on the evenings quit the job, and so our manager has decided to throw me there. Once again. There's absolutely nothing to do during evenings. Nothing. Why the hell didn't he put there one of those lazy bastards from day shift is a mystery to me, and to everyone else besides the manager himself.
| And so, the day shift is suffering anew because there're too little people and too much work, I'm suffering because I cannot live like that, getting payed for simply pretending to be busy, knowing that this one guy at the day shift is going to fucking die from the amount of work he is forced to do
| Why don't I talk to the manager then, you may ask? Read the title. I'm pathetic little rat that just cannot say no to people, no matter how much trouble it causes me. Why don't I talk to my coworkers and ask them to talk with the manager for of me, which, I'm sure, they'll do because the mourn me being sent away to work in another shift? Read the title once again. I just cannot ask them of such a thing
| I'm such a fucking idiot, jesus christ
I've tried very subtly initiating The Big Talk with the manager, but got put down so quickly and unceremoniously that I simply cannot bear the thought of trying doing so once again
| I'm literally crying at my job's toilet because I get paid for doing nothing. Fucking hell
| In the USA? Where
| Oh shit, it double posted for some weird reason
| >>764660
The shittiest one out of all the Eastern European countries.
Just to be clear, I do exaggerate a lot by saying I get paid for doing "nothing". I'd be no better from those two guys from the day shift if so. I still do a lot, and it's mostly hard physical job, it's just that the amount of stuff to do is greatly decreased, and I'm truly booked on shit to do only when the day shift struggles to complete their tasks. Guess fucking why that happens? Ugh..
| I'm not that sad or angry because I get paid for nothing, that's really not the case. What pisses me off is the fact that my coworkers need help, they can get it from me, but fail to do so because our manager is so great of a boss, and the fact that I'm too much of a pussy to do anything about it.
| Feel for you OP, recover your mental and maybe talk to the productive person about this? Or even trade shifts with the lazy people?
If it's worth tearing up in the bathroom about it might be worth failing a couple more times to get the point you've written down here across.
People talk about escape brazil but eastern Europe needs its own underground escape railway.
Btw is this your first job?
| >>764685
Nah, it's my second official job, but nothing I've done before was as important and serious as this one, let's put it like that. I'm just, uh.. really suck at dealing with people. That's why all of this is such a big problem to me if I have to guess.
| I'll try going for the People's Revolution of some sorts. I really don't think I'm capable of handling the manager quite yet, or anyone more important than him really. Soo, I'll talk to my coworkers instead. Try getting some advice on how to handle all of this, or, ideally, ask them to talk to the Big Boss for/with me.
| I've just met one guy from the night shift and we've had a really long and, uh... wholesome? talk, and, well, I was correct assuming that they will gladly help me with this. So my hopes are pretty up! I just need to keep that little courage I do have, and keep this up. I'm sure this problem is absolutely solvable, I just shouldn't run away like I always do
Oh, and also. You can escape Eastern Europe, but on one condition. You'll go to Brazil instead
| >>668bcc i think OP has achieved good end. It's a meme but honestly solidarity amongst colleagues can be really helpful in a toxic work environment.
And in a certain sense it's good to be able to have blow outs, just keep it to /u/ n' friends and not your managers face.
| Stop shitting on yourself
| Btw, can you tell us which place do you work at
| >>764708
Well, it ain't over yet, but I do hope I've come at least a little bit closer towards the good ending.. speaking with this coworker of mine surely made me think so. The problem is still there though, as well as this douchbag of a manager, but I think we'll figure something out. I sincerely hope we will （´ヘ｀；）
| >>764799
It's nothing fancy really. I don't know how to properly name my position in english, but I'm just a regular worker at the retail hypermarket. My job is to keep things in order basically - make sure there's enough product on the shelves, check the prices, make sure there're no expired stuff, that sort of thing.
| >>764648 Jesus you really are pathetic.
Not just because you cry about something stupid like that.
Dude you got to stand for yourself and what you want.
you're complaining about a win-win situation, but if your boss was screwing up your life would you also be doing nothing? The others only do with us what we let them, be strong, decisive and do what you want. Don't let anyone stop you, you own your life.
| >>764814
Dude I just think that instead of feeling self-hatred, the guy could direct that energy to do something about it, instead of being self-deprecating. And if he can't change that, thats fine.
Don't stress over things you can't change
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| I'm a bit emotional rn and don't think straight, so please forgive me for all the mistakes I'll surely make while writing all of this
Here's the thing. There're 3 shifts at the place I'm working at: the day shift that does all the heavy lifting, the evening shift where you absolutely don't have shit to do, like, at all, and the night shift that is relatively busy on stuff to do, but still not quite as much as the day shift.