Originally Posted By JazzCat Aye yi yi!!!! So I walked off my old job in August and found a job at Petco within a few weeks. Who knew I would hate it more than my old job???!!! The assistant manager there is an absolutely awful person. She raked me over the coals today for going on break without telling her. Her words were, "Who's the manager here? You left the building without asking me and I paged you several times! That can be considered as job abandonment!" All she had to do was tell me it was protocol that she know that I'm on break and make sure she knows next time. She has no people skills whatsoever and talks to everyone like they're five. To top it off, I had only 20 hours this week and the manager got "reamed" so he had to cut back hours. Now I'm only working 12 hours. I'm upset that a job I thought I would love has turned out to be so awful. I just wanted to keep you all updated on what was going on, not garner sympathy. Hopefully something else will come about soon!
Originally Posted By u k fan I worked in retail a few years ago and got in trouble for going across the street for a milkshake on my break, despite the fact that smokers were told to stand by the very store I went into so that they didn't all stand by the store where I worked and gave a bad impression. I also had a run in with a trainee Assistant Manager from another store who was particularly nasty to me. When I complained to our store Manager I was reminded that he was a Manager and as such I needed to treat him with respect. Needless to say I was there all of 2 months!!!
Originally Posted By LacyBelle Sounds like there's a bit of a chip on the assistant manager's shoulder, Jazzy. I'm sorry that things aren't what you were hoping when you started at Petco. Just keep those options open and keep looking. There's bound to be something out there with the perfect fit. I'll keep a good thought for you. (((hugs)))
Originally Posted By AuroraRose that's awful! i worked for PETCO as a manager for three years and absolutely loved it, and the people who worked for me. if you like the job, ask for a transfer, or just call human resources and relay the story you just told us. Technically, you should have alerted the manager you were taking a break, but if you were not properly trained, it is not your fault. don't give up a job you have the potential to like because of one bad manager. Where do you live?
Originally Posted By Ursula Well, two things come to mind. One is that the Petco manager never made clear to you your job duties, including letting them know what you do when you are on break. The other is that they have so little power, employees are the only things they can control in a huge retail company. I leave on break all the time and I never have to tell anyone. It would never cross my mind to do so in a different work place.
Originally Posted By JazzCat I live in Yakima, WA and it's the only Petco we have. I don't see transfering anytime soon. TRAINING????????? What training? The same manager asked me this morning if I had been trained on small animals. What I wanted to say was "yes~if helping once is being trained." I just said yes and had my co-worker check it after I was done. She said I did fine.
Originally Posted By JazzCat Oh, plus the health hazards. No latex gloves and no filter masks available when we clean cages. I'm wondering if that's why I have laryngitis.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Sorry Jazzy. Hang in there. I know you had said earlier you were gonna keep lookin' so I'm still thinking good thoughts for you on that.
Originally Posted By Kala I'm so sorry things aren't working out right now, but hang in there and just move on, though I would have told the Asst. that the rules weren't clearly stated and that you will make sure everyone knows you are going on break. I hate those "Who is the manager here?" remarks, I've said things like, "You don't know?" "I'm just guessing here, but, you?" in my younger daze, ah good times.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I am sorry to hear that things are not going that well on the job for you. Hopefully things will get better.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Sorry to hear that you are going through that. That really stinks. I hope that things get better real soon.
Originally Posted By tink2680 It's hard finding a good job in retail. I worked in it for years and there are great people, and then there are the ones who think they are God because they are a manager and it is all they have in their sad little lives. I would say just keep looking since you are probably never going to get any hours and I doubt the personell will get any nicer, they never do. Good Luck!
Originally Posted By smedley Here's hoping something great is just around the corner Jazzy! Maybe the assistant manager is worried you could take their job from them? Perhaps they see you as a threat? No consolation I know but just a thought.
Originally Posted By RAM1984 Sorry to hear this Jazzy. I know how much you love animals and if they would just leave you alone and let you do your job I have no doubt you would do it very well. My husband once got written up at Home Depot for, "spending too much time with customers." This happened right in the middle of an add campaign about how helpful their employees are. Big laugh. My daughter has quit more retail jobs than I can count. It was always because of management conflicts. Then she worked her way into management and things were even worse. (BTW: it has never taken her more than 2 weeks to find a job and she has never been fired. She is a good employee.) So.....hang in there. Maybe this job still has potential or there is sure to be something better on the horizon.
Originally Posted By Altadisdude All I can say as a former petco employee is find another job ASAP because your story sounds pretty much exactly like mine. I started working there thinking part-time meant twenty hours a week, and one of the reasons I chose Petco was because they had part-time employee healthcare. My first two weeks were fine at 20+ hours each week and then on week three it went down to 12 a week, and stayed there. When I passed my training test I impressed my manager because I took the open book test with no books and passed it anyway and she raised my hours back up – that lasted for one week. The store was consistently over budget on hours, and about midway through the month everyone but the favorites got their hours cut. So you had to go to management at the beginning of each month and ask for more hours knowing that they would be cut midmonth. After I was unable to participate in the insurance sign-ups because they required 20 hours a week averaged I gave up with trying, worked my 10 to 12 hours, and looked for other work. I found an awesome job and I'm sure you can too!
