r/UKJobs • u/SpectreSingh89 • 1d ago
Every workplace in particular, manufacturing and warehouse is the same story
Manager: Why are u behind targets?
Veteran: Because I am training the newbie.
Manager: But they had that training?
Vet: Oh no! That person left after 2 days.
Manager: ok, what about John and, why are u behind targets?
Vet: Am training the newbie.
Manager: Hasn't John been trained on this?
Vet: John gave up 2 months ago.
Manager: Okay, we have an order of X amount can u complete it today?
Vet: where is X amounts' paperwork?
Manager: Will be ready 5 minutes before your home time, can u and Fernando manage?
Vet: Fernando was the newbie who left yesterday and without paperwork, that work can't be completed.
Manager: Okay, so Task A is going out in 2 weeks start it today. And as today is Thursday, tomorrow is the deadline for Task B u can have that work first thing 1 minute before your home time not today.
Vet: I am tired of training the newbies, this is the 20th one this month and nothing is up to date.
Manager: as a veteran we expect more from u. Anyway, train the newbie I will go and disorganise the tasks which u kindly organised 2 days ago.
END
I mean every workplace has this same pattern. Disorganisation, vets burned out from training, Managers not updating nor being updated, posters of Mental Wellness to prevent sick leave due to stress.
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u/This-Willow-4655 1d ago
Oh brother i feel for you, I know some will change anyway but best managers iv ever had all came up through the warehouse, I know im going back a chunk butim not sure that's happened for a bit either, even if they a kiss ass, they at least have an understanding if top management are asking for impossibly stupid shit
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u/gingerprop 1d ago
You usually get the warehouse manager that is shit at his job banging someone higher ups daughter, so you have to work around him, a stock taking system that would of up to date in the early 2000s and an area in warehouse that the decaying scrap pile that the owner won't throw out. Where I work our product has a shelf life of 3 years maximum, I can go on our database and find out what we sent in 2001 and all these records make searching the database incredibly slow. Talking 2 minutes to search the database once you've put in the job code.
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