extremely po'd

[XgeekstarX]

so at work i grabbed a mountain dew out of the cooler as a customer was coming in. i set the drink down on the counter to help them out and so on. i get done helping them and a dude comes in needing two car batteries for him and his wifes cars. i deal with him, take a few drinks out of the drink i haven't been able to pay for yet ya know. i got outside install the new batteries and do my thing. well i get inside to wash my hands and as i come around the corner the manager is like, "josh we're gunna have to talk to you".

get to the back office and the manager is saying he's got to send me home for not paying for the $1.05 drink. sorry i was out helping customers and never got a chance to pay for it. he said he had to call loss prevention and report it and that i'd have to go home and call tomorrow to see if i even have a f****ing job. so basically i might be getting fired for doing my job and not being able to have a chance to pay for a dollar drink.

the assistant manager who "told" on me... i've seen the dude open up a brand new buffer box and give his buddy the buffing pad out of it and then defect the entire thing. apparently that's ok though. he wouldn't even let me go pay for the drink. he said, "as much as i'd like to do that i just can't"

sorry guys, but wow i'm really pissed right now

[95meangreen]

F***d up! They should have just let you pay for it. Thats really stupid especially because you were helping the people not just chilling there. If you do end up getting fired tell the guy to go XXXX himself and tell on the assistant manager just for being an asshole. Thats so wrong makes me mad just hearing about it. Where are you? i may come help you beat these guys up :D

[XgeekstarX]

florida

if i do get canned, i'm going to tell them to go do a cycle count on the rent-a-tool balljoint presses and then ask burt (the commercial parts guy) where the third one is.

[TRNDRVR]

I think there's more to this story then you're telling us. Fired over a $1.05 soda pop? Sorry, but I don't buy it. (no pun intended) :bs:

Looks like they're weeding you out for reasons only you and them know. :looser:

[Rev Den]

lesson -

drink and eat on your own time...not thiers.

And in this case....as much as I hate to say it....I agree with Trndrvr (that really hurt allot)

Rev

[XgeekstarX]

I think there's more to this story then you're telling us. Fired over a $1.05 soda pop? Sorry, but I don't buy it. (no pun intended) :bs:

Looks like they're weeding you out for reasons only you and them know. :looser:

well what i'm thinking is that they're trying to use this as an example to show the other guys that they "mean business". the manager has been writing a lot of guys up the last couple of weeks for all sortsa small stuff like a guy being 10 minutes late because he got stuck at a railroad crossing.

[Rev Den]

10 min late IS a big deal. The reason does not matter.

Rev

[HaleYes]

I think there's more to this story then you're telling us. Fired over a $1.05 soda pop? Sorry, but I don't buy it. (no pun intended) :bs:

Looks like they're weeding you out for reasons only you and them know. :looser:

Zactly.


What does FL call it....."The Right to Work" isn't it....something along those lines.


Noone has has asked the most important question yet!!!!
















Did you get to keep the Mt. Dew?
:D

[TRNDRVR]

And in this case....as much as I hate to say it....I agree with Trndrvr (that really hurt allot)Come on Rev.......group hug. :smootch:

[Lou]

Dan is right. Whether you know the reason or not.

Sounds like a piddley reason on its own.

How long have you worked there?

[XgeekstarX]

ive worked there about a year and a half. i'm pretty sure i'm not losing my job, i'm thinking he just sent me home as an example to the other guys that "he's not playing around" anymore. if this guy at the store i worked at before didn't get fired for losing a $1200 change order, then i'm pretty sure i wont lose mine over a friggin soda.

[Lou]

Then, you may want to consider losing them sometime in the future.

[Rev Den]

Come on Rev.......group hug. :smootch:

I do not think anyone wants to see two fat guys in bibs hug each other.....well maybe Opie, but no one else.

:D

Rev

[Ben H]

I would start looking for a new job. Its one thing if your stealing, but a soda. Soda's should be in a vending machine, if not then they are just asking for loss.
What a petty thing to try to control soda costs. Seems like your boss doesnt have much to do.

just my opinion on crappy management.

[Root Moose]

I would start looking for a new job. Its one thing if your stealing, but a soda. Soda's should be in a vending machine, if not then they are just asking for loss.
What a petty thing to try to control soda costs. Seems like your boss doesnt have much to do.

just my opinion on crappy management.
Agree with this 100% and what Lou said.

[TRNDRVR]

I do not think anyone wants to see two fat guys in bibs hug each other.....well maybe Opie, but no one else.

:D

RevI can see the NAXJA calendar now....:eek:

[GSequoia]

I can see the NAXJA calendar now....:eek:

I can't...


...and don't intend to!

[Chero-King]

I do not think anyone wants to see two fat guys in bibs hug each other.....well maybe Opie, but no one else.

:D

Rev


Sorry to hi-jack the thread, but even if I dont know those guys... thats f*ckin' funny!
:laugh2:

[XgeekstarX]

I would start looking for a new job. Its one thing if your stealing, but a soda. Soda's should be in a vending machine, if not then they are just asking for loss.
What a petty thing to try to control soda costs. Seems like your boss doesnt have much to do.

just my opinion on crappy management.

the manager got came down REALLY hard on by the district manager (who im decent friends with). apparently he got called out on not doing his job and letting the store get out of control. i think this is his (the managers) way of trying to regain control.

i told quite a few people that even if i don't get fired i'm definitely going to be looking for a new job. i don't want to work for a company who can't understand that i didn't want to interupt the customers needs so i could pay for a damn soda.

[HaleYes]

Did you get to keep the Mt. Dew?
:D




Well???

[Ben H]

the manager got came down REALLY hard on by the district manager (who im decent friends with). apparently he got called out on not doing his job and letting the store get out of control. i think this is his (the managers) way of trying to regain control.

i told quite a few people that even if i don't get fired i'm definitely going to be looking for a new job. i don't want to work for a company who can't understand that i didn't want to interupt the customers needs so i could pay for a damn soda.

Glad to hear it. I guess that some people just dont understand that treating employees poorly and without trust acutally decreases productivity. Respect is all it takes. Good luck finding a better company!

[jeepinxj01]

Inquiring minds wanna know....what about the Dew?

[bjoehandley]

The Jewel grocery stores around here have that policy, and it's backed by hte union too. I knew a kid that got canned over a $.50 can of store brand pop (is a convienient way of getting rid of a problematic or just disliked employee) and another that didn't know about this little rule till he was pulled aside for shoplifting food.

[Sniggs]

ANSWER THE QUESTION! What about the DEW????

[jeepinxj01]

Is it possible to set up a poll on this thread so we can all vote on what happened to the Dew?

[flexjay87]

that's bullshit. start takin your own pop to work.

[djblade311]

even if you keep your job, I would leave and find another. Sounds like a whiney hitler of a boss you have.

[XgeekstarX]

well i just got fired over not paying for a half drinken mountain dew. the manager goes, "you had a 30 minute window from the time you took it out of the cooler until we talked to you". i told him, "during that 30 minutes i was out putting two batteries in two different vehicles. i didn't even get a chance to leave the sink after washing my hands to even get up to the counter".

anyone need a do-boy at a fab shop or anything? as for the dew, who knows where it's at. most of the time someone throws them away before you even get a chance to finish them.

[Gil BullyKatz]

Sounds like they're looking for an excuse to can ya...

If you still have a job...

tow the corporate line in public and look for another job on the downlow.

[jeepinxj01]

well i just got fired over not paying for a half drinken mountain dew. the manager goes, "you had a 30 minute window from the time you took it out of the cooler until we talked to you". i told him, "during that 30 minutes i was out putting two batteries in two different vehicles. i didn't even get a chance to leave the sink after washing my hands to even get up to the counter".

anyone need a do-boy at a fab shop or anything?


Did you get to take the Dew w/ you when you left?

[XgeekstarX]

Did you get to take the Dew w/ you when you left?

no i didn't even know where it was. i had set it on the counter somewhere to go help that guy out, and i came back in and was told to go home... so i just hopped in the xj and hauled ass.

[jeepinxj01]

no i didn't even know where it was. i had set it on the counter somewhere to go help that guy out, and i came back in and was told to go home... so i just hopped in the xj and hauled ass.


That's a bunch of crap. Sounds like they were lookin' for a reason. What did you do to piss them off?

Go draw unemployment.

[XgeekstarX]

What did you do to piss them off?

Go draw unemployment.

manager trying to look good for the higher ups after he was almost shitcanned

[Ben H]

Then your manager is a poor manager, regardless of your friendship. It sounds as if the company you work for has big problems, and is run inefficiently. The question you have to ask yourself is...Do I wan't to be subject to job insecurity, as a result of poor management?

[MudDawg]

I don't know why anyone would go thru the trouble to fire someone for allegedly stealing a soda in florida....you dont need a reason to dismiss someone in florida. There are no regs protecting anyones right to work.

Now if its a union joint, there may be union hoops to jump thru, but ole joe blow has no rights.

There is another side to it tho....if someone has been working there for at least 90 days, they become eligable for unemployment (of which the former employer has to pay 50%) unless the guy was terminated for a serious infraction like theft.

As far as the alleged soda theft...are you talking about loose drinks in like an igloo cooler or a regular refrigerator??? if they are selling them like that, They need a permit from (i think) the agriculture commision. If im wrong, look on any commercial soda machine's permit sticker to get the right department.

[95XJ4.0]

:smsoap: time to round up some buddies find out where some people live and XXXX shit up.go find yourself a 100 dollar car and play demo derby in your ex-bosses driveway

[GSequoia]

Mature.

:rolleyes:

[Ben H]

There is another side to it tho....if someone has been working there for at least 90 days, they become eligable for unemployment (of which the former employer has to pay 50%) unless the guy was terminated for a serious infraction like theft.

As far as the alleged soda theft...are you talking about loose drinks in like an igloo cooler or a regular refrigerator??? if they are selling them like that, They need a permit from (i think) the agriculture commision. If im wrong, look on any commercial soda machine's permit sticker to get the right department.

This is very clutch information to have in your back pocket if your situation escalates to this level. Whether or not they have a permit to sell soda, is very key.

[IXNAYXJ]

What kind of Dew was it? Diet, etc...?

-----Matt-----

[Root Moose]

:smsoap: time to round up some buddies find out where some people live and XXXX shit up.go find yourself a 100 dollar car and play demo derby in your ex-bosses driveway
What are you, 12?

[Gil BullyKatz]

:smsoap: time to round up some buddies find out where some people live and XXXX shit up.go find yourself a 100 dollar car and play demo derby in your ex-bosses driveway

exactly...

cuz a recently fired employee would be the last person the cops would look into...

:rolleyes:

[XgeekstarX]

I don't know why anyone would go thru the trouble to fire someone for allegedly stealing a soda in florida....you dont need a reason to dismiss someone in florida. There are no regs protecting anyones right to work.

Now if its a union joint, there may be union hoops to jump thru, but ole joe blow has no rights.

There is another side to it tho....if someone has been working there for at least 90 days, they become eligable for unemployment (of which the former employer has to pay 50%) unless the guy was terminated for a serious infraction like theft.

As far as the alleged soda theft...are you talking about loose drinks in like an igloo cooler or a regular refrigerator??? if they are selling them like that, They need a permit from (i think) the agriculture commision. If im wrong, look on any commercial soda machine's permit sticker to get the right department.

no, it was the drink cooler next to the register sort of like at a gas station. i just grabbed a drink out and set it next to my station on the parts counter and took a few drinks out of it as i helped them out, then i had to go put two batteries in this guys truck and his wifes suburban... i come back inside and it's like i stole the bank deposit or something.

[jeepinxj01]

What kind of Dew was it? Diet, etc...?

-----Matt-----


It'd be worth it for a Code Red.

[bjoehandley]

I don't know why anyone would go thru the trouble to fire someone for allegedly stealing a soda in florida....you dont need a reason to dismiss someone in florida. There are no regs protecting anyones right to work.

Now if its a union joint, there may be union hoops to jump thru, but ole joe blow has no rights.

There is another side to it tho....if someone has been working there for at least 90 days, they become eligable for unemployment (of which the former employer has to pay 50%) unless the guy was terminated for a serious infraction like theft.

As far as the alleged soda theft...are you talking about loose drinks in like an igloo cooler or a regular refrigerator??? if they are selling them like that, They need a permit from (i think) the agriculture commision. If im wrong, look on any commercial soda machine's permit sticker to get the right department.


With any luck, it could be something who ever handles the claim may consider a BS firing and sides with the former employee (seen this happen too!)

[JeepXJ93]

Time to get yourself a new job....i've worked for companies like that in the past...you should try to find somewhere that has a more mature and professional work atmosphere, instead of people crying about a $1 drink. Good luck though.

[95meangreen]

Even if they keep you go get a new job you dont want that kind that job if there going to be asshats thats just stupid go find somewhere were the people arent retarded

[XgeekstarX]

monday i'm going to see about calling the district manager because him and i are on good terms. afterwards i'm going to go hitup this 4x4 shop close by and see about getting in there.

[olivedrabcj7]

Sounds like Auto Zone to me. I saw a guy get fired over a 99 cent set of fingernail clippers. LP is no joke. They all roll up in their white ford tauruses. They will take each individual employee to the back and try to get them to squeal on each other. Then some kid lost his job for forgetting about a .99 set of fingernail clippers he had under the counter.

If youre on good terms with the DM that will help. Youre a redshirt im assuming? if so, you are easily replaceable. Not trying to be harsh, I just know how Auto Zone LP is. Theyre shitheads.

[XgeekstarX]

advance my man. and i was the retail parts professional (i think it equates to the parts manager at zone). basically i was the lead parts guy in the store. i personally know the vice president for human resources are semi-personally know the district manager (he was really good friends with an old instructor of mine). on monday i'm going to make some calls and see about having lunch with the DM and see what's up.

[UNCC_99XJ]

Well if they canned you over a friggin soda, you're better off not working there.

Can I ask what company we're talking about here? You don't have to post it in here if you dont feel comfortable...feel free to shoot me a PM.

[XgeekstarX]

Well if they canned you over a friggin soda, you're better off not working there.

Can I ask what company we're talking about here? You don't have to post it in here if you dont feel comfortable...feel free to shoot me a PM.

advance auto parts

[Hypoid]

Well if they canned you over a friggin soda, you're better off not working there.
X infinity.

18 months of service vs 50 cents? There's something very wrong with this picture. If they are not trying to pin some of that past loss on you now, that's what you will be missing.

When you speak with the district manager, point this out. He would make a better reference, and really needs to be skeptical of any information he gets from the store manager. I wouldn't work under those conditions, I'd move on.

Over a year of getting to work on time, applying your-self, taking higher levels of responsibility (leadership), without prior disciplinary action? Take the hit now, have yourself established before that inept manager beats you out of a decent job by getting canned first.

JMHO

[nipcat202]

I need to remove the short box. Where are the 8 bolt locations?

Nipcat202

[98classic]

you could always post the managers name and number at work, and have your internet friends call and speak to him.:callme: