What Would You Do?

fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
scenario:

new job. your given trade. you start doing a new task but along the same lines of what you are familiar with. you show the boss what you got BEFORE you are hired. the last person who worked there, we will call him joe, was an "ace". could do it perfectly. he's gone though. you handle it. they buy their new machine. one you are familiar with. they don't have it set-up right. they won't listen and blame you. you bite down and take it. they figure it out and SOMEWHAT fix it. they realize it wasn't you yet don't apologize. you come in monday morning. the boss has screwed up. a customer was at the door at opening and his product was not finished. the boss says hurry up and finish this one real quick. you start to. he says wait, no, this one. ok. you start on that one. no, wait, we haven't even started it yet. it takes a good 2 hours to build. the customer will be back in an hour. i say "no way". an hour? boss says sure "JOE COULD DO IT". what? " i said "JOE COULD DO IT". okay, that's kinda rude. i tell him that politely. he says he was kidding, but, "JOE COULD DO IT".


at this point, what would you do?
 

Schmidty

Asshole Patrol
Political option:

Ask your supervisor to sit down with you and discuss everything thats gonig on. Ask him to ONLY listen until you are done giving him your side of the situation. After the conversation, I would either send him an email recapping everything, or write a quick letter doing the same and ask him to sign it.

I've learned that its best to cover your ass on every occasion when dealing with people above your head, and below you for that matter... :-)

If things dont get better, then you have the ball in your hands. You can either take further action and go over his head with your signed letter (he cant dispute something he's signed or received via email), or you can book it and look for another job.

"Other" option:

Get stoned at work... When he finds you smoking, look at him and say "I just wanted to be like Joe..." And then break down crying... He cant fire you if you're crying!!! :joint:
 

DMG3528

Well-Known Member
So, Did Joe get sick of the attitude?
And Haul Ass..
Doesn't really matter. Your there and allready dealing with the problems.
Do you want to keep the job?
I hate changing jobs, so I try to fix things.
Keep your nose to the grindstone, You will get your chance to show em'.
OR
 

DMG3528

Well-Known Member
Have Fun Tormenting Them Till They Run Ya' Off!!!!
Tell Em
Joe Was A Puss And Had Ta Leave
 

pandabear

Well-Known Member
start looking for a new job and once you find a better one. telll the "boss" you have to go:blsmoke: meanwhile grin and bear it if not for anything for the sake of your poor plants, they need electricity!

im not sure exactly what kinda work you do but I bet if you could get to the customers before the "boss" gets them you will make ass crack loads of money:mrgreen:

 

cincismoker

Well-Known Member
i had the same thing happend to me except it was peewee culd do it. all i did was laghf it off an said y u payin me then
 

Erniedytn

Master of Mayhem
You know FDD I used to have to deal with this kind of shit when I was an installer (car audio). I went to work for a shop in West Palm that was basically a "Git-R-Dun" type place. They tried that shit on me the first few days I was there and I told them straight up...I don't give a fuck who worked here before or what they could do...you got me now and this is how I work...I might be a little slower than the last Joe, but I do the shit right, and if you don't like it let me know now so I can hit the road...otherwise shut the fuck up, and it's done when I get it done.
 

fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
i told him "then call Joe", grabbed my stuff and bailed. as i was walking away he said, "joe still could do it". bet he's still looking for joe. hahahaa
 

pandabear

Well-Known Member
sorry not trying to be an asshole or anything but I know that guy Joe

and he really could have done it






haha just kiddin:blsmoke:
 

TheConstantGardner

Well-Known Member
So you quit? I bet Joe quit better and faster ;)

Fuck them. You won't be at a loss for job opportunities I'm sure. Welders are in demand, and there are fewer of them today. Well, 1 less that we know of! lol

5 years ago I walked out on my prick-of-a-boss and opened up a competing business. I suffered through law suits, one after another. I won them all, of course, but lawyer fees ate me up. It took 2 years but I put that bastard out of business! The next thing I did was leased a billboard space 2 blocks from his house, facing his front door. He had to see my smiling face every day for 6 months ;)
 

cincismoker

Well-Known Member
So you quit? I bet Joe quit better and faster ;)

Fuck them. You won't be at a loss for job opportunities I'm sure. Welders are in demand, and there are fewer of them today. Well, 1 less that we know of! lol

5 years ago I walked out on my prick-of-a-boss and opened up a competing business. I suffered through law suits, one after another. I won them all, of course, but lawyer fees ate me up. It took 2 years but I put that bastard out of business! The next thing I did was leased a billboard space 2 blocks from his house, facing his front door. He had to see my smiling face every day for 6 months ;)
wow thats the most extreme thing ive ever heard mad props dude
 

GoodFriend

Lumberjack
tcg... your evil... but that is so cool

and fdd... just go back tomorrow, and shove a nice big fat cola up his ass... be like... "i bet joe can't grow like me" and then bonk him over the head with one of your hard qp colas... then smoke his ass... ]

hahahahaha... =]
 

Erniedytn

Master of Mayhem
5 years ago I walked out on my prick-of-a-boss and opened up a competing business. I suffered through law suits, one after another. I won them all, of course, but lawyer fees ate me up. It took 2 years but I put that bastard out of business! The next thing I did was leased a billboard space 2 blocks from his house, facing his front door. He had to see my smiling face every day for 6 months ;)
Now thats some funny shit right there man!!!!!
 
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