Cookie Thread Act 3: The Cookie Strikes Back

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#28771

Basically what happened is my boss blew up at me sunday morning and I hadn’t yet registered that as a manager it’s my job to get blown up at and shoulder the blame for my team, so my response was to defend myself by saying via text that my work ethic was better than another colleague that didn’t deserve to be disrespected in this way. I was very lucky to be granted the opportunity to call this colleague last night before work and make things right with him.

My boss had a meeting with her boss during my shift this morning. My boss has changed multiple times during my 3.5-year tenure but my boss’s boss has remained constant this entire time. She was frustrated that we had lost $8k in delivery sales and that our extra cleaning wasn’t sufficient with an inspection approaching in the next month. I got blown up at worse today than Sunday.

My boss’s boss is bringing down the hammer across the board – sales and speed of service expectation, athletic expectation for extra cleaning, and time management expectation (no airpod or phone usage on the clock or the manager gets written up) in a way that I’ve never seen before

One of my colleagues that I’m close friends with but often pitted against by my boss, i told him that I feared my boss’s wrath but feared his contempt even more, I promised him that I’d defend him if this happens again as I’m insane and my stats can’t be the benchmark even if I’m outperforming him, and if he or the other night worker (girl I was into not anymore but still friends with and my best worker) felt I had wronged them I’d put anything at risk to fix the relationships even my job. Then I swore not to text any of my colleagues for at least a month as texting usually blows up in my face as per here.

So i’ll keep battling and enduring blowups when necessary even as the pressure continues to mount. I’ll work with all of them this week and my boss is still totally oblivious to all drama.

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#28772

Yes this is true in more ways then one haha.

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#28773

I hate drama with a passion, luckily most of the drama I have dealt with is either extremely minimal, or actually criminal, so its easy to make a decision

#28774

The thing is usually manager will try to get the best performing person, and use that as a benchmark for everyone else. Its fairly common practice.

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#28775

This is especially true if there is high turnover and/or lots of demand for the job, since more options means you can work your employees much harder with little to no downsides

#28776

There’s a worker who is close with the other night manager that often fights with me. Fear of my upcoming saturday night shifts with her and not him (busiest shift of the week, will be my first time running them alone as well) is what prompted me to make these unwise comments yesterday. But now I know that I have to try to improve my relationship with her in person. It’s my job and there’s no escaping that.

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#28777

We have low turnover actually. Lots of workers don’t enjoy the work but stay for the community

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#28778

Most people dont enjoy the work anywhere haha. If people dont openly complain though, thats a good sign for us

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#28779

However I do expect some resignations as off-topic and unsanitary behavior continues to be clamped down on when it never was before

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#28780

Yeah i’m an exception for sure haha

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#28781

Well that makes sense, toxic environments suck for absolute everyone involved

#28782

I am as well, but thats because im infinity better off now compared to back when I was in high school and university.

#28783

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

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#28784

Yeah I value my job more then any relationship from anyone I know at work. I do have a close set of friends that I have known for over a decade that I would do anything for, but other then that, job comes first

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#28785

In my opinion this is not a problem and there was way too much corner-cutting and timewasting permitted in the past. If the team has good chemistry they can still have a good time and fun conversations the whole shift while working hard

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#28786

Philosophy quiz time let’s go

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#28787

Have you said what industry you are in btw?

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#28788

Talking with God

Hello, I’m God. Bet you didn’t expect to be talking to me on the interweb (unless, perhaps, your name is Neale Donald Walshe). I wonder if you’re one of those insufferable new atheist types? If so, I reckon you’re probably feeling a bit daft right now!

I think I’d better get something clear before we start. I see myself as being a God in the Abrahamic tradition of God(s). What does this mean? Well, let’s put it this way, if you think that God is just another word for nature, or that I’m actually a pink bunny, or somesuch, then probably this activity isn’t for you.

Anyhow, let’s get to it. It’s been drawn to my attention - by myself! - that a long time ago a fellow named Euthyphro got into a muddle, and ever since there has been some confusion about my nature. So I thought I’d ask you a few questions - you know, to see if we can get things straight.

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#28789

I’m trying not to have to choose. To me the two are hopelessly linked currently unfortunately. Having to develop professional relationships from scratch would be excruciating for me especially as the pressure continues to mount on all of us.

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#28790

sanest philosophy quiz

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