Current Events > I got fired yesterday cause of likely incorrect paper work.

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StealThisSheen posted...

This feels like the issue. You were doing something you shouldn't do because you thought you could get away with it, for whatever reason.

You even admit you were doing things you knew you shouldn't actually be doing, here:

This is basically you admitting that you knew what the rules were SUPPOSED to be, but you took advantage of how they were written.

And now you're complaining that you're facing consequences for doing so.

Thats not me admitting anything. Thats me acknowledging its a window before Im actually late as told to me by management.

again the written rule doesnt really matter as its by store level managements discretion.

ablegator posted...

Your employer lets you stay home and watch tv instead of going to work?

We have a whole lounge Id would eat and watch tv there, at times people would bring consoles and wed play games.

Billion dollar company.

gamepimp12 posted...

Thats not me admitting anything. Thats me acknowledging its a window before Im actually late as told to me by management.

again the written rule doesnt really matter as its by store level managements discretion.

So, yes. You thought you found a loophole, only to discover it wasn't actually a loophole, and now you're mad that you're being held accountable for it.

You literally admitted you knew the written rule, but you thought you could get around it, and now you're mad that you couldn't.

This feels incredibly "Fair, next."

The entire last Page of the topic has basically been.

yeah you technically did nothing wrong, but you took advantage of the rules so fuck you

Sure yall can think Im a dick for pushing the rules as explained to me to the limit.

but that doesnt actually change whether I was right or wrong in the situation.

You are one of those people who abuses the system to the fullest, never takes responsibility for yourself, and always blames others.

It's because of construction, or miscommunication, or because it wasn't specifically laid out in a clear memo or handbook, or because different people have different guidelines.

You were late multiple times in a short period, and instead of recognizing this and wanting to correct it you look for personal justification why you should be able to finish your show or make your coffee. You said you were taking advantage of the rules. You are going to argue with everyone here and still feel you did nothing wrong yet everyone here sees why you are in this situation and probably completely agrees with it. Doesn't that seem to tell you something?

gamepimp12 posted...

The entire last Page of the topic has basically been.

yeah you technically did nothing wrong, but you took advantage of the rules so fuck you

Sure yall can think Im a dick for pushing the rules as explained to me to the limit.

but that doesnt actually change whether I was right or wrong in the situation.

You already admitted you were wrong, since you admitted you disobeyed the "written rules," because you thought "it's up to manager discretion."

So now you're just mad that what you thought isn't actually the case, and you're upset over being punished for breaking the written rules.

StealThisSheen posted...

So, yes. You thought you found a loophole, only to discover it wasn't actually a loophole, and now you're mad that you're being held accountable for it.

You literally admitted you knew the written rule, but you thought you could get around it, and now you're mad that you couldn't.

This feels incredibly "Fair, next."

. Ive said over a dozen times now, and this will be at least the second time Im telling you that manger discretion supercedes most written rules in the company. Considering that it was Confirmed that a manager told me this, and Confirmed a second manager didnt bother to actually check. I dont see how this isnt anything but
gamepimp12 posted...

The entire last Page of the topic has basically been.

yeah you technically did nothing wrong, but you took advantage of the rules so fuck you

Sure yall can think Im a dick for pushing the rules as explained to me to the limit.

but that doesnt actually change whether I was right or wrong in the situation.

gamepimp12 posted...

Im telling you that manger discretion supercedes most written rules in the company.

It clearly doesn't, based on what you have told us. You just thought it did, and you attempted to bend the rules in your favor. And then you discovered that what you thought was wrong, so now you're whining about it.

StealThisSheen posted...

It clearly doesn't, based on what you have told us. You just thought it did, and you attempted to bend the rules in your favor. And then you discovered that what you thought was wrong, so now you're whining about it

i literally posted an anecdotal story about them changing the rules regarding managers not showing up and payouts for the day.

it literally feels like yall are only reading half of my post.

Another example: One of the first things our new manager did was change how our employee discounts applied, in the past our discount applied and stacked with every sale and every item in the store. Now it no longer stacks because, he wants to maximize his stores earnings, and while he cant take our discount from us he can change how it stacks.

a third example: Our district manager just recently changed the entire district hours required a week to maintain employee. The actual rule states its only a 15 a week average over 3 months. He changed it to a 20 a week average. Which is 100% in his power

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im not even actually complaining, because Im pretty confident my appeal will go my way Considering my manager said it shouldnt even of been bubbled up before it came down, plus Ive already been offered my job back if it doesnt And if not Ill be fine I actually have another opportunity lined up.

You found another company that allows no shows?

ablegator posted...

You found another company that allows no shows?

I mean yeah, when youre good at your job people take notice.

Maybe stop trying to bend the rules?.

When you show up late people tend to notice

gamepimp12 posted...

I mean yeah, when youre good at your job people take notice.

Okay, now I know you're full of it. No job is going to go "Oh, gee, you just willingly no show? Welcome aboard!"

StealThisSheen posted...

Okay, now I know you're full of it. No job is going to go "Oh, gee, you just willingly no show? Welcome aboard!"

I mean now at this point Im trolling. But I do very good work, like responsible for training people, run the store by myself if need be, among best statistics in the district good.

Ive gotten so good at my job Im actually bored, which causes a lot of the problems I have. Not only am I overqualified for my job, Im likely overqualified for my direct managers job, but because its such a good company to work with and positions are so hard to come by without moving out of the state. People tend to stay stagnant in the positions theyre in.

"Over qualified"

gamepimp12 posted...

I mean now at this point Im trolling. But I do very good work, like responsible for training people, run the store by myself if need be, among best statistics in the district good.

Ive gotten so good at my job Im actually bored, which causes a lot of the problems I have. Not only am I overqualified for my job, Im likely overqualified for my direct managers job, but because its such a good company to work with and positions are so hard to come by without moving out of the state. People tend to stay stagnant in the positions theyre in.

So you do things, like not show up for your shifts.

Which is why you made this topic. You're upset that you're now being held responsible for your actions.

Holy boomers in this thread. Get back to licking your boss's boots. TC should be applauded, not denounced.

StealThisSheen posted...

So you do things, like not show up for your shifts.

Which is why you made this topic. You're upset that you're now being held responsible for your actions.

. I showed up for all my shifts ? Like seriously where did I say I dont show up for shifts.

I also never said I was upset, Ive been pretty apathetic about all of this because everything in my favor was easily confirmable.

Like I 100% get if you guys think I was wrong for pushing the rules to their limits (even if you want to suggest I knew the info I was given was wrong and pushed it anyway) but can we stop putting words in my mouth.

You get another job yet?

gamepimp12 posted...

Like I 100% get if you guys think I was wrong for pushing the rules to their limits (even if you want to suggest I knew the info I was given was wrong and pushed it anyway) but can we stop putting words in my mouth.

"Pushing the rules to their limits" literally means you knew you were doing something you knew you weren't supposed to be doing, by your own admittance, so literally nobody is putting words in your mouth.

You did things you weren't supposed to be doing, you got punished, and now you're crying on GameFAQS.com about it.

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according to some management I was only late twice.

according to some management I was late 4-5 times

if its no cohesion or communication in management in regards to how to discipline, you cant actually discipline.

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A few minutes late doesn't kill anyone. Management is always the enemy.

Stand with the workers always or you are never standing with them.

StealThisSheen posted...

"Pushing the rules to their limits" literally means you knew you were doing something you knew you weren't supposed to be doing, by your own admittance, so literally nobody is putting words in your mouth.

You did things you weren't supposed to be doing, you got punished, and now you're crying on GameFAQS.com about it.

is pushing rules to the limits breaking them ? Yes or No?

gamepimp12 posted...

showing up late. Less than 10 minutes late and coming back from lunch less than 10 minutes Late.

it was previously documented I had a change multiple changes in living arrangements in the last 5 months that I was struggling to adjust to and it was also documented that I contacted the employee help line and I didnt get actual help from them.

it was also incorrectly stated by local management what the exact attendance policy was, and a another local manager put in my file that I was wrong without asking all of local management (right after I was given the paper work a manager said I thought you could do that)

Do you mean more than 10mins late?

gamepimp12 posted...

is pushing rules to the limits breaking them ? Yes or No?

You got fired over it, so the answer is clearly "Yes."

You thought you could play with the rules.

AKA: You fucked around and found out.

PiOverlord posted...

A few minutes late doesn't kill anyone. Management is always the enemy.

Stand with the workers always or you are never standing with them.

Or maybe just show up to work on time. If you can't then don't be surprised when consequences happen.

Corbenik posted...

Do you mean more than 10mins late?

no.

were literally talking about taking 3-5 minutes more to finish a tv show or finish eating before going back to work.

gamepimp12 posted...

no.

were literally talking about taking 3-5 minutes more to finish a tv show or finish eating before going back to work.

Okay, now you're definitely trolling.

If you were consistently late because you wanted to "finish a TV show," then yes, you absolutely deserved to be fired.

StealThisSheen posted...

You got fired over it, so the answer is clearly "Yes."

You thought you could play with the rules.

AKA: You fucked around and found out.

I didnt ask you anything about me here.

I asked is pushing the rules to the limits, breaking the rules.

StealThisSheen posted...

Okay, now you're definitely trolling.

If you were consistently late because you wanted to "finish a TV show," then yes, you absolutely deserved to be fired.

I never said consistently. Stop putting words in my mouth, this happens twice over the course of a month and was within the grace period told to me by a manager, confirmed by a second manager.

gamepimp12 posted...

I didnt ask you, anything about me here.

I asked is pushing the rules to the limits, breaking the rules.

And I answered: Clearly 'yes,' since you got fired over it.

Especially yes, since you admitted you were late for things like "Finishing watching a TV show."

Fuck off with that, I would have fired you sooner, with that information.

The brainworms in this topic from all the people trying to argue with TC good lord. I can't tell if they're legitimately trolling or just ignoring what TC is saying to make their own points.

gamepimp12 posted...

I never said consistently. Stop putting words in my mouth, this happens twice over the course of a month and was within the grace period told to me by a manager, confirmed by a second manager.

Being late even once because "I wanted to finish watching a TV show" is one too many. Again, you fucked around and found out. Being late even twice in a single month because "I wanted to finish watching a TV show," is just... Dude. What.

I was nearly sacked recently for a similar reason. I was repeatedly 3-5 minutes late, some even 10 minutes. I work in a school which is extremely strict, even 3 minutes late is considered grounds for dismissal. I was hauled into the headmistress office on so many occasions, I thought I was a goner. But then I mentioned my insomnia which honestly saved me as they can't fire you for a health related issue, although I do start at 12.30pm. Since that telling off I've been consistent with arriving on time, aiming to call a cab 15 minutes earlier which makes a real difference.

Basically, this topic ended the very second that you admitted you have been late, more than once (multiple times a month, by your own words), simply because "I wanted to finish watching a TV show."

This is like, the most fair of "Fair, next"s to ever exist.

NinjaWarrior455 posted...

The brainworms in this topic from all the people trying to argue with TC good lord. I can't tell if they're legitimately trolling or just ignoring what TC is saying to make their own points.

They literally told me they dont believe me when I said District and Store level management has discretion on how the rules are applied despite giving now 3 different anecdotal stories. Telling me I deserve it for believing my manager instead of the rule book thats now smaller than this topic.

gamepimp12 posted...

They literally told me they dont believe me when I said District and Store level management has discretion on how the rules are applied despite giving now 3 different anecdotal stories.

Okay, you flew too close to the sun with this one. This is a troll topic. Goodbye.

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I would support you getting the most out of your job. Your bosses steal from you; learn to earn some of your dignity back.

StealThisSheen posted...

Basically, this topic ended the very second that you admitted you have been late, more than once (multiple times a month, by your own words), simply because "I wanted to finish watching a TV show."

This is like, the most fair of "Fair, next"s to ever exist.

at this point youre being disingenuous. Multiple times a month is twice, lets be clear here. And why I was late has nothing to do with the fact management told me there was a grace period I that was under both times.

again, you can think im a dick for pushing the rules, but based on what I was told I never actually broke a rule. Which is why my management team helped my file the appeal.

Eddie Vedder would be on time.

Scott Stap would show up late after watching the end of an episode of One Tree Hill.

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not to say work is degrading or anything. Cause thats not my view, I typically enjoy my job and Im very good at it.

But so many people leave money on the table or dont take advantage of every opportunity given to you by your employer.

people have a habit of giving 110% to their job and being okay with only getting 80% back.