Just a little taste and slice of the looniness Homo sapiens is capable of. And yes, my real name is Frank, for those who don't know. 
Btw, this is long, and I think a humdinger.
Anyway, I probably mentioned this person before. She's more than "rough", she's a foul-mouthed alcoholic (slips out on break to hit the liquor store for those small shots), she hates and gossips about everyone, spreads false stories, tries to get people riled up by trying to pit one person against the other, does everything she can to avoid doing any work, argues with customers and calls them names. Think of Eris the Goddess of Strife in Greek mythology, who threw the golden apple sparking the Trojan War.
I'm her latest target. Bear in mind I was giving her a ride to and from work, going out of my way and going out 10-15 minutes before I needed to. I came to find out she was talking behind my back the whole time. One day I was packing-out and pricing food items. She said to a coworker "What's he doing? Why's he at the scale so long?" My other coworker said "He's doing his job!" She's been asking people where I am and why I'm away so long... um maybe because I'm off doing my job elsewhere in the store? Telling people I suck at my job and don't do anything (that's why I have 51 hours this week, 11 of which I volunteered for). When I started working there she'd tell other employees "Y'know that guy Frank is gay". So?
I'm open but it's not her place to announce it. Besides, no one cares. The pièce de résistance was when she called me a ****** (I know the word filter got it, but it's the pejorative f-word for a gay man) behind my back. She told a coworker "He gets on my nerves, I could strangle him. He doesn't do any work".
I finally said to my boss (a great guy I'd walk into Hell for) "I have to talk to you". His jaw dropped and his eyes popped open, especially at the pejorative f-word. I was so rattled my stutter got worse. He called me into HR that afternoon with the HR manager who told me to write it all up. They called in three others who told my boss and the HR manager what they heard from her. I'm sure there was more than what they told me. They also wrote up full page documentation on my behalf, throwing her under the bus.
This person has done so much to my head, making me question my abilities I often thought about quitting. The HR manager and my boss told me " You are one of the hardest working members of the dept. There's not a manger who knows you who doesn't have good things to say about you. We get compliments from customers. We wouldn't give you the jobs we do if we didn't think you could handle it. Leave your doubts in this office". The HR manager wanted me to go to a manager application meeting.
I don't ordinarily wish bad on people but I hope this coworker is finally fired. They've been waiting for an opportunity, and this is unquestionably harassment, bullying and creating a hostile environment. My niece works for the NJ DoL and told me I have a harassment case. Not against the store, they're taking action. I will go after her and bury her. All because of jealousy. I joke with customers and coworkers and smile all the time, they smile back at me, I make them laugh. I'm there 10 months, and she thinks I'm our boss's pet. Her hours got cut to less than full time, mine got increased to full time. The irony is that she leaves early and calls out. I called out last week for the first time in months (my back). Even the payroll manager was worried. She asked my boss "Is Frank OK? He never calls out".
So yeah ... a little slice of humanity. And a rant.
Btw, this is long, and I think a humdinger.Anyway, I probably mentioned this person before. She's more than "rough", she's a foul-mouthed alcoholic (slips out on break to hit the liquor store for those small shots), she hates and gossips about everyone, spreads false stories, tries to get people riled up by trying to pit one person against the other, does everything she can to avoid doing any work, argues with customers and calls them names. Think of Eris the Goddess of Strife in Greek mythology, who threw the golden apple sparking the Trojan War.
I'm her latest target. Bear in mind I was giving her a ride to and from work, going out of my way and going out 10-15 minutes before I needed to. I came to find out she was talking behind my back the whole time. One day I was packing-out and pricing food items. She said to a coworker "What's he doing? Why's he at the scale so long?" My other coworker said "He's doing his job!" She's been asking people where I am and why I'm away so long... um maybe because I'm off doing my job elsewhere in the store? Telling people I suck at my job and don't do anything (that's why I have 51 hours this week, 11 of which I volunteered for). When I started working there she'd tell other employees "Y'know that guy Frank is gay". So?
I'm open but it's not her place to announce it. Besides, no one cares. The pièce de résistance was when she called me a ****** (I know the word filter got it, but it's the pejorative f-word for a gay man) behind my back. She told a coworker "He gets on my nerves, I could strangle him. He doesn't do any work".I finally said to my boss (a great guy I'd walk into Hell for) "I have to talk to you". His jaw dropped and his eyes popped open, especially at the pejorative f-word. I was so rattled my stutter got worse. He called me into HR that afternoon with the HR manager who told me to write it all up. They called in three others who told my boss and the HR manager what they heard from her. I'm sure there was more than what they told me. They also wrote up full page documentation on my behalf, throwing her under the bus.
This person has done so much to my head, making me question my abilities I often thought about quitting. The HR manager and my boss told me " You are one of the hardest working members of the dept. There's not a manger who knows you who doesn't have good things to say about you. We get compliments from customers. We wouldn't give you the jobs we do if we didn't think you could handle it. Leave your doubts in this office". The HR manager wanted me to go to a manager application meeting.
I don't ordinarily wish bad on people but I hope this coworker is finally fired. They've been waiting for an opportunity, and this is unquestionably harassment, bullying and creating a hostile environment. My niece works for the NJ DoL and told me I have a harassment case. Not against the store, they're taking action. I will go after her and bury her. All because of jealousy. I joke with customers and coworkers and smile all the time, they smile back at me, I make them laugh. I'm there 10 months, and she thinks I'm our boss's pet. Her hours got cut to less than full time, mine got increased to full time. The irony is that she leaves early and calls out. I called out last week for the first time in months (my back). Even the payroll manager was worried. She asked my boss "Is Frank OK? He never calls out".
So yeah ... a little slice of humanity.
And a rant.
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