So NOW you get the picture...21:00 Oct 14 2012
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I've had a very busy week at work - the usual - sort of. I've come to the conclusion that while they mean well, the bosses don't really care or bother to keep up with Big Momma and her work (or the lack thereof). I've decided to just give up. So has Mai. We can only complain to the higher-ups so much, you know? And to be truthful, while Big Momma works my nerves, I truly don't want her to get canned. But still - something needs to be done...
The last time I brought up Big Momma, Boss #2 suggested that I talk to her about my issues with her...I told her that while I have been reminding Big Momma that she should attend to her tasks better, I feel that as a boss, Boss #2 should be the one to actually have a sit down with her - not me. Shit, I'm at the bottom of the totem pole there, even though I'm given more responsibility than the other cashiers most of the time...So, at this point, we are at a stalemate - I am not going to 'talk' to Big Momma...hell, she basically brushes off whatever Mai or I have to say to her anyway. (Now - if I was the boss, she would have gotten a talk from me a long time ago, and possibly a write-up as well...something Boss #2 doesn't want to do, even though I told her that that is probably the one thing that will make Big Momma get her shit together).
So - here is what happened on Thursday: I remind Big Momma for the third or fourth time to keep up with her section - the coffee station, especially when there are no customers. She wandered over, fucked around a bit, then disappeared. I was gonna' go finish her task, then just said fuck it - just leave it as it is. Plus, I got my own shit to do. It started to get busy for the late breakfast crowd, and Mai and I are ringing up customers as fast as we can. Still - no Big Momma. While she is a lazy ass, something also could have happened to her as well; maybe she slipped and fell somewhere, you know?
It just so happens that both bosses come out, and see how busy we are. Boss #2 asks me where Big Momma is - I tell her that I don't know. She goes to the coffee station, and I catch the look of disgust on her face. She starts making coffee, and Boss # 1 pitches in, as dozens of people want coffee, and there isn't any. The stock of cups is very low, and there aren't any lids out. The countertops are a mess, and milk is left out of the fridge...NOW they finally see what we've been complaining about! After awhile, Boss #2 goes looking for Big Momma...she finds her in the basement restroom, sick with some type of stomach ailment. (Gee - all that shit you keep shoving down your craw couldn't possibly be the reason, right)? At some point, Boss #2 says to me "I see what you mean. The coffee area was a mess!" (Like - why would I make shit up)?
Earlier in the week, in a moment of irritation, I blurted to the head cashier that I've had it with Big Momma...and she went and told Boss #1. Not how I wanted things to go...I should have tried to keep my big mouth shut. As it is, now he wants to talk to me about Big Momma. We've been too busy to take any time to talk, but when we do, I will ask/suggest that when we have our next meeting, I will be allowed to discuss our tasks, detailing what the responsibilites of each station is, by physically going out to each area to show everyone.
Jesus, help me...
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