Morning Shift problem!

[FreeinChrist]

So I been trying to get out of Produce, for so long, and right now have no idea what Wal-mart considers me to be.   About a week and a half ago had a customer ask me if I were Produce, I honestly told her I don't know, but I was probably the closes person to it, so I helped her.

 

 

Will everybody on Overnights get treated like we do nothing by our 1st Shift.  But in Produce we have a 6 o'clock person who comes in, and if it ain't perfect and I mean perfect he will be on the war path,  They had the regular produce person their today (last night) who did the bananas, and than zone along with a couple of other jobs, and they wanted me to fill holes after I got done with the meat wall. So I had less than half a work shift to fill quit a bite, needless to say it wasn't done.  So he wanta to know who did the bananas, and I told him the new guy, cause he did and they look fine.  But he start having a fit about the boxes weren't token care of properly, and goes to chase down the other guy just to yell at him.  I know people can be difficult, and I have work with some difficult people, but he takes the case.  Thing is management know because of him we have had quit a few people quit, I would say at least 18 to 27 people in not quit 9 years.  The guy will yell at management and next thing I know the produce job just got that must harder.  He has even been know to yell per near all shift, and when I said yell I mean yell, he get to going and you can hear him clear across the store.

 

It really make me laugh when I hear Wal-mart talk about Respect for the individual when he has gotten away with so much; I have even seen several full grown women break down in tears and cry, after he has yelled at them.

 

Any advise would be appreciated.

[The_Patriot21]

lol aaaah yes. I remember my wal-mart days, and the constant war between day and night shift. I was a overnight stockman at my first Wal-Mart (ive worked 3)-and we were shortstaffed and overworked. Our day crew and night crew hated each other-the day crew was supposed to clean up the aisles and zone everything before they went home, but they wouldn't-leaving the night crew to do it, which put us behind in our work so we didn't get everything done, which got the day crew mad and we got in trouble. well, to get back at them when we were moving overstock pallets to the back we would shrink wrap them and put them up in the bins-we would shrink wrap fragile items to the outside of the pallet opposite where people could see it, so when the day shift went to bring the pallets down and cut the shrink wrap, the item would fall and break, causing the dayshift person to have to stop and take time out of their day to do the necessary paperwork, and it of course made them look bad. That was just one of many tricks.

 

I am of course not advocating such behavior, those were my younger days, but I bring it up as an example, this isn't out of norm for wal-mart or any job really. Your going to have your politics, and those people that you don't get along with. The second wal-mart I worked at, there was a support manager that hated my guts and tried on multiple occasions to get me fired. How I dealt with that was I outworked said support manager and got in the assistant managers good graces-I was in such good graces that I could get away with anything at night, and the support manager couldn't do a darn thing. I could stand around for 45 minutes and shoot the breeze with a co-worker, and nothing would happen to me-usually because I always got my department done, usually earlier then anyone else, and still found time to help other departments. It annoyed said support manager to no end, but like I said her boss-liked me so I was untouchable. They even tried to get me on the management track on multiple occasions, I turned them down each time.

 

As far as your specific situation, wal-mart has a open door policy, that in my experience almost no one ever takes advantage of. ever. People complain about the management never doing anything, but they never tell the management their problems. Most wal-marts run between 2-400 employees, it is virtually impossible for management to know whats going on with each and every one of them and whether theres a problem unless someone brings it up. You obviously have a day shift employee who has issues-(theres people like this at every job) that need dealt with. I suggest you take your concerns to management-use that open door policy. If its even a halfway decent management they will look into it. If not, then I would advise you and the new guy to just avoid said troublesome employee.

[FreeinChrist]

Yea, I have token this problem to management a few times already.  This person has had complains about how he treats other, by many others. beside myself.  A while back someone quit and told the management it was because of him.  The person who quit was trying to do his job, but this guy just jump all over him, for  2-4 hours, after which from what I understand he told management he quit.  One manager told this guy he could have gotten in trouble for this, to which he went around gloating what for he was worthless,

 

Many of us think that because he is retired military and he was a Sargeant Major in the Army so they won't touch him.   Which really bewilders my mind, because you can't do the stuff he doing now in the military and get away with it.

 

By the way Patriot, thanks for ideas of revenge, hopefully I don't actually use them.

[missmuffet]

No matter where you work if there is a day and evening or night shift there will be a war between them.I can guarantee you.

[chloe_fantastic]

I'd keep taking what he does to management.Eventually, they're going to get tired of hearing about it and do something.

[The_Patriot21]

Yes keep complaining to management. Perhaps stand up to the guy-politly as possible tell him to go take a hike. Some people just push to see how far they can.

[missmuffet]

Yes keep complaining to management. Perhaps stand up to the guy-politly as possible tell him to go take a hike. Some people just push to see how far they can.

With my experience going to management is not always going to help depending on your management.

[The_Patriot21]

that much is true bo, but on the same note I can think of a certain Bible story where a ruler finally gave the lady what she wanted because she wouldn't stop pestering him. And, if it does come down to a confrontation at least this way you can say hey, look I went to you how many times to resolve this and you did nothing. It at very least covers your back.

[missmuffet]

that much is true bo, but on the same note I can think of a certain Bible story where a ruler finally gave the lady what she wanted because she wouldn't stop pestering him. And, if it does come down to a confrontation at least this way you can say hey, look I went to you how many times to resolve this and you did nothing. It at very least covers your back.

The saying the sweaky wheel gets the oil does not always work.In fact it can make matters worse and back fire on you.If he is not union it could mean his job.Believe me I have seen it several times.

[other one]

So I been trying to get out of Produce, for so long, and right now have no idea what Wal-mart considers me to be.   About a week and a half ago had a customer ask me if I were Produce, I honestly told her I don't know, but I was probably the closes person to it, so I helped her.

 

 

Will everybody on Overnights get treated like we do nothing by our 1st Shift.  But in Produce we have a 6 o'clock person who comes in, and if it ain't perfect and I mean perfect he will be on the war path,  They had the regular produce person their today (last night) who did the bananas, and than zone along with a couple of other jobs, and they wanted me to fill holes after I got done with the meat wall. So I had less than half a work shift to fill quit a bite, needless to say it wasn't done.  So he wanta to know who did the bananas, and I told him the new guy, cause he did and they look fine.  But he start having a fit about the boxes weren't token care of properly, and goes to chase down the other guy just to yell at him.  I know people can be difficult, and I have work with some difficult people, but he takes the case.  Thing is management know because of him we have had quit a few people quit, I would say at least 18 to 27 people in not quit 9 years.  The guy will yell at management and next thing I know the produce job just got that must harder.  He has even been know to yell per near all shift, and when I said yell I mean yell, he get to going and you can hear him clear across the store.

 

It really make me laugh when I hear Wal-mart talk about Respect for the individual when he has gotten away with so much; I have even seen several full grown women break down in tears and cry, after he has yelled at them.

 

Any advise would be appreciated.

 

If this person is not a manager who has the authority to get you fired, I would go back into the gun section of the store and buy some good ear plugs.   When he goes on a rant just plug your ears in a manor where he notices and pay him no mind...  when he stops yelling take the ear plugs out and listen......       sooner or later he'll get the message.

If he is a manager, then it would have to be handled differently.