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Busy Bee
A couple of years ago I got hired to work as a cashier at a
department store. Although I was hired as a cashier I ended up doing
a lot of different jobs including manning the customer service desk,
the jewelery counter, unloading stock and the woman’s clothing
section.
My old manager had left recently and the new manager drove everyone
nuts. She was also preaching to the employees how to do their jobs.
She would also patronize us when we couldn’t get enormous workloads
finished in her preferred time frame. This manager was also the type
to talk down to employees with a sickeningly sweet voice as if she
was trying to offer good advice. She was also disorganized and always
frazzled. It was a common sight to see her running around the
different departments trying to figure out what was happening.
At the end of the year we were required to write off all the damaged
merchandise, which was done by the customer service workers. We would
go through an inventory list to mark everything off, destroy it and
throw it into the garbage. One day I was assigned to the service desk
and my manager told me to finish getting rid of the multiple bags of
damaged merchandise that day. The cashier schedule to work during the
day was not able to make it so not only was I taking care of customer
service I was also the only cashier and I had to write off the old
merchandise. I had customers lined up forever with some of them
complaining about the wait and my manager took the opportunity tell
me that she was disappointed that I couldn’t finish writing things
off that day.
When I quit a few months later she drilled me about my new job and
told me that I wouldn’t like it because it was commission based and
she implied I didn’t have the skills for a commission based job. Not
only that but when I asked for a reference letter to apply for
college (because my college asked for them) her letter was basically
two sentences about how I was a good worker, but I didn’t take enough
initiative. Last I heard was that she had quit due to stress and I’m
currently still in school with a job on the side that I love.
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She didn’t like you or your work ethic. After you quit your job you asked for a letter of reference and you’re surprised it wasn’t full of glowing praise? Really?
@ Hawk Her college asked for a letter of reference from her job, you jump through many hoops with college applications and loan applications, but I guess you need to go to college to understand this.
Surely there were other managers you could have asked for a reference if you knew this lady didn’t care for her. Most department stores have a store manager as well as one or more assistant managers. You’d be better off with a rec from someone who didn’t manage you directly than from someone who will have negative things to say.
I have no idea what this story is about.
WOW…I think maybe this person worked with me while I was in high school. I seriously had a manager that was just like this; which, we always joked that she was on prozac.