Hi everyone, I'm a little on the darkside today, bummed out. So I've been working now for over a month now maybe two months and I work with a smile (which is fake) and I am very kind, respectful to everyone, and hard working. So last week I've told 4 managers that I need a name badge because it's protocol so the customers can identify that I work there and can ask me if they need assistance, still haven't gotten my name badge. Apparently I have computer paper work that needs to be done for my profile, but every time I tell my manager she cracks the whip and tells me to get to work and that I can do it later, but later never comes. I'm kind of worried about this because one of the managers said "It has to be done by tomorrow." Tomorrow was yesterday and I'm kind of worried, idk if it could be grounds for dismissal, I can't be unemployed again... I have worked before and understand and know that jobs suck and are like that, but I have never worked in a place where managers don't listen and do what needs to be done for their employees and the coworkers are such two faces so I won't be making any friends there. I just feel completely taken advantage of my good nature and my hard work, I had never said no and always reached above and beyond to help my managers and coworkers. So I went online to check out medical assistance schools in my area and a bit farther and they all have horrible reviews and I read some of em and it seems like the teachers don't care. I read one of the reviews that got me angry, the rep told a student who graduated medical assistance and wanted to go to be a vn and the rep told the student that medical assistance isn't part of the medical feild. I was like wtf, work sucks, managers only care about themselves and production, coworkers are no help, schools suck, fml why am I trying if there is not point... All I wanted was the simple things in life. A career that I can be happy to go to, a home where I come to with a loving wife and kids, grow old together and watch our kids grow up, retire and spend the remaining of my years with my wife, read, play chess, and die in my bed with a smile because of all I had. Seems like I'll be dying the way I came into this world dead with absolutely no life in me.
Record your mangers response to your name badge, then go over his/her head about the issue!
@Stony I’ll have to do that
@Error101 well what it is if we get a surprise visit from corporate I can get a write up for it and I don’t think that right if I’m reminding them to give me one also it’s the lack of respect for them not giving me my badge. I mean why do I need to tell 3 different managers about it and still not get one. I’m the only person without one. Also if we did get a surprise visit and get in trouble for it they are the type of manager to make it my fault and tell me how come I didn’t tell them.
The managers have to give it to me, it's one of those hard badges so can't make one or take one.
I have been feeling this same way. You wrote it so beautifully. I dreamed of a simple life. A happy life with a wife, kids, a job that was good enough, paid the bills, that was somewhat fulfilling, it didn't even need to be the world's best job or anything. But nothing is panning out. So much has gone wrong. I just get older and older and seem to be back peddling. I'm nowhere near to a relationship let alone having a family. You are not alone with this. I feel the same way. It's been hitting me hard and everyday I feel devastated about it. I've been crying a lot. I see myself growing old alone. It hurts. I hope you find success where I haven't, because I don't wish this pain on anybody.
@afunk what pains me even more is…do I really WANT to help bring another life in this world. I noticed the people in this world are getting even more uglier.
Like you said you will find difficulties at every job, stay persistent with them about the name badge and express the concern you did here that if you don't get one it can cause a write up. Try your best to stay respectful with them, I know that can be very challenging but I hardly think taking or demanding will get you very far with managers like that. Good luck in the future, keep up the good work and other things will start to fall into place as well.