Thursday, July 18, 2013

7/15 Free Write - If I Could Explain 1 Thing to 1 Person

I would explain to my boss—probably in not-so-nice terms—what common courtesy is and how to apply it to the workplace. Although I’ve gone off a few times and let him know when he does something rude, there have been several instances in the past year that make me wonder if he even realizes how much of a douche bag he’s being. For instance, when I was asking why he scheduled me an open-close shift yesterday instead of having our rush driver close and me work through rush, he stumbled over his words because he wasn’t sure. I then asked if we could work it that way because I had homework to do and he laughed as if it were a surprise. He knows I’m in three English classes while working two jobs, but seemed to find it laughable that I had homework again. All of this took place not even two minutes after has (also laughingly) asked how I was coming along on my Harry Potter novel for the week. He knew I had homework, yet laughed and seemed slightly surprised when I reiterated with my other school work.
               Another instance I’ve had problems with him was after we closed a couple weeks ago. He has this giant cup he has us refill for him when we’re out on deliveries with 12 squirts of cherry syrup and filling the rest of the way with Diet Mt. Dew. Well, a couple of weeks ago, while I was cleaning the store ad trying to get out of there at a reasonable time, he left to fill the cup instead of staying to finish his work or help me with the last of the closing duties. He has shown to be a very selfish person in the past and doesn’t use his common sense very often. He also takes several personal calls on his cell phone during business hours that requires us drivers to pick up his slack and make all of the food. Overall, he just seems to lack common courtesy when it comes to us employees.

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