I tried to talk to the manager this morning about it, he was pretty fucking clueless to alot of it. I watched one of the supervisors hit this kid in the face with a power cable and he quit the next day....the mangaer apperently had no clue about that either. I told the manager how I felt that since I actually have been standing up for myself that I felt like I would only get the same treatment, since that seems to be what bullies like this do when you stand up to them, they retaliate.
What has been going on is a handful of them will dick off the whole day while I am trying to work the best that I can with the lack of training I have had, then when the hammer comes down all fingers point in my direction. On top of that, my supervisor , who is completely socially retarded, will do this thing where something is wrong and he assumes I am the culprit. Then, he confronts me in a very aggresive manor as if he has told me "time and time again"(think a mother and her child in the middle of Wal-Mart!).Some of these guys tell me about these "hazing rituals" they do to "newbies"... This involves destroying their property(cars,clothes,etc.), "cup checking", and various other forms of abuse.I am assuming that since I have made it clear early on that this will not be tolerated by me that they have decided that they are gonna make my life difficult here. These assholes tell me about how they made one kid "cry and quit his first day."
Well, it has been a month for me, and it seems like the more I stand up for myself, the worse it gets. I had an incident last night where I was confronted by my whole department about how I had not done anything all day..This clearly being a fabrication seeing as how I had things to actually show for what I had been doing, unlike everyone else. I was already an hour late for leaving and had another job I had to be at, so I told them that they were wrong(in more descriptive terms though), they told me to talk to the manager in the morning, so I told them I was gonna talk to him right then (he wasn't there by that time). So I call him and by the time I reach him they all have already talked to him, to cover there asses of course, and he was pretty confused about what was happening. WE set up a meeting for this morning.
So, talking with him, he tells me how my supervisor and one of the asst. mngrs(they have 4) were just "frustrated with my performance." Apperently busting my ass isn't good enough? I told him about the lack of respect and dignity and he shared with me that my supervisor has a hard time conveying his feelings about his expectations(NO SHIT!), I also tell him about the "hazing" and the conerns I have that after this event that I am uncomfortable working around the people that this involves for fear of retaliation.He tells me that he doesn't condone the behaviors, but assures me that they wouldn't do it to someone unless they liked them.... I then explained to him that regardless of the motive behind inappropriate behavior(either the disrespect and "talking down to" or the "hazing") that the action is what matters and the actions are unacceptable.
He let me have the weekend off to think about what I wanted to do. He was definitely willing to help make something work, but I couldn't help but get the feeling that his loyalties lie with the other parties and that the "my word against their's" thing was weighted with the fact that not only have these guys been working there for years, but also that they bring in alot of money as well. He seemed interested in making something work out, but I think its just because he knows that a. my product knowledge is on par with people that have been working there for years and b. he really doesn't want to have to train a new person . I don't fell like its because I am valued. It has been quite the experience....its like being in neverland...where 28 yr olds never grow up and act like a cross between Bam Margera and Bill Lumburg.
I went there this morning with the intention of telling him that I was gonna walk and explain to him that the reason for me not giving my 2 weeks is for the fear of retaliation and just the dread I experience goin in everyday, he somehow convinced me to "consider" staying and working it out... I am just not so sure that is a good idea. I mean, no employee discount is worth this shit(unless its -50 percent of cost
)....not to mention that nearly %90 of things I like they don't carry. He said even if he had to put me in a different department he would prefer I stay, but I just don't see how anything could resolve this stuff. It apparently has been going on before I got there, and will probably be going on long after I leave.
