I am excited, yet scared at the same time, as change could be on the horizon. I have been working in a warehouse here in Mobile for 2 years now of a printing & sublimation company & while it has it's positives that I probably won't find in too many places, it also has many negatives that I won't find in too many places either.
Recently, those negatives have started to outweigh the positives as the managers consistently treat us warehouse associates with a lack of respect that is a bit on the ridiculous side. I have 2 main bosses (under the actual owners) & then a supervisor under them, so I guess you could say I have 3 bosses. The head guy is a head case who seems to have a severe case of bipolar psychosis. One minute he jokes with you about football, the next he could be belittling you in front of the other guys we work with about not using the proper wording when looking for a part number you can't find.
His assistant is a wishy-washy kid of 28 years old who has been working at this job for 12 years & this is his first real job. He has been in the assistant manager role for about 4 years & believes that, simply because he has an idea, it's automatically good because it came from him. If he tells someone what to do & they do it, but don't like it, he believes this is grounds to bring them into the office & discuss the problem.
His assistant, the 3rd supervisor, is an emotionally unstable roller coaster with whom you never really know what you will get when you approach him about anything, work related or not. He has had several altercations with multiple people in just the last 3 weeks to such a level, that every one of us (I was one of the people he had an altercation with) were ready to accept losing our jobs for the chance to knock him out.
These are the guys that run our warehouse & they are bad at it. I am frustrated to say the least. Mainly because I see so many areas where we could improve; I've been in management for years in many other jobs & see opportunities & have asked for chances to prove myself as a leader, yet have been told that if they were to put me in a position of leadership, there would be a mutiny on the floor because of all the complaints I get, which isn't really true as he (my boss) brought up people in our conversation that have never complained about me.
Many of us in the warehouse (if not all) are looking for another job. The pay here is not all that good, & you have to chase the boss down for an evaluation & he still takes 3 MONTHS to give it to you & you don't get retro pay (which is why he drags his feet on it). The benefits are T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E. For me to have coverage thru my job for me & my wife, it costs $850 a month & there are apparently a lot of restrictions on what they cover & what they don't. However, the Dental is great. Go figure. So, I have been putting out applications & looking for any opportunity to move on.
Today, I got a letter in the main from Austal, which is a ship building company down here to interview for Maritime Electrical training which doesn't guarantee me a job with them, but if I pass the training course, I could very well get an offer making over $6 an hour more than I'm making now. Austal is a big company, so benefits are probably way better too. My interview is on Thursday, so I will make sure to post an update when I get a chance afterward. Any prayers would be greatly appreciated as I trust my Lord to guide & lead me thru this.
I just wanted to share that with y'all.
Recently, those negatives have started to outweigh the positives as the managers consistently treat us warehouse associates with a lack of respect that is a bit on the ridiculous side. I have 2 main bosses (under the actual owners) & then a supervisor under them, so I guess you could say I have 3 bosses. The head guy is a head case who seems to have a severe case of bipolar psychosis. One minute he jokes with you about football, the next he could be belittling you in front of the other guys we work with about not using the proper wording when looking for a part number you can't find.
His assistant is a wishy-washy kid of 28 years old who has been working at this job for 12 years & this is his first real job. He has been in the assistant manager role for about 4 years & believes that, simply because he has an idea, it's automatically good because it came from him. If he tells someone what to do & they do it, but don't like it, he believes this is grounds to bring them into the office & discuss the problem.
His assistant, the 3rd supervisor, is an emotionally unstable roller coaster with whom you never really know what you will get when you approach him about anything, work related or not. He has had several altercations with multiple people in just the last 3 weeks to such a level, that every one of us (I was one of the people he had an altercation with) were ready to accept losing our jobs for the chance to knock him out.
These are the guys that run our warehouse & they are bad at it. I am frustrated to say the least. Mainly because I see so many areas where we could improve; I've been in management for years in many other jobs & see opportunities & have asked for chances to prove myself as a leader, yet have been told that if they were to put me in a position of leadership, there would be a mutiny on the floor because of all the complaints I get, which isn't really true as he (my boss) brought up people in our conversation that have never complained about me.
Many of us in the warehouse (if not all) are looking for another job. The pay here is not all that good, & you have to chase the boss down for an evaluation & he still takes 3 MONTHS to give it to you & you don't get retro pay (which is why he drags his feet on it). The benefits are T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E. For me to have coverage thru my job for me & my wife, it costs $850 a month & there are apparently a lot of restrictions on what they cover & what they don't. However, the Dental is great. Go figure. So, I have been putting out applications & looking for any opportunity to move on.
Today, I got a letter in the main from Austal, which is a ship building company down here to interview for Maritime Electrical training which doesn't guarantee me a job with them, but if I pass the training course, I could very well get an offer making over $6 an hour more than I'm making now. Austal is a big company, so benefits are probably way better too. My interview is on Thursday, so I will make sure to post an update when I get a chance afterward. Any prayers would be greatly appreciated as I trust my Lord to guide & lead me thru this.
I just wanted to share that with y'all.