Are you smarter then a twilight sort manager?

[EmraldArcher]

An employee, let's call him Keith, walks into the hub for his twilight shift and the sort manager, Tim, happens to be standing there.

Tim tells Keith (who is the most senior employee on his PD) that he is going to be working in the unload tonight. Keith informs him that he has seniority and would prefer to remain on his PD. Tim says that if Keith doesn't immediately report to the unload he will be fired for failing to work as directed.

Keith simply laughs and walks away.

What did Keith find so funny?

 

[Brownslave688]

Wut?

 

[EmraldArcher]

Wut?

Why was Tim's threat to fire Keith so ludicrously funny?

 

[Jackburton]

An employee, let's call him Keith, walks into the hub for his twilight shift and the sort manager, Tim, happens to be standing there.

Tim tells Keith (who is the most senior employee on his PD) that he is going to be working in the unload tonight. Keith informs him that he has seniority and would prefer to remain on his PD. Tim says that if Keith doesn't immediately report to the unload he will be fired for failing to work as directed.

Keith simply laughs and walks away.

What did Keith find so funny?

Keith needs to learn to work as directed and grieve later.

 

[Brownslave688]

Keith needs to learn to work as directed and grieve later.

Yeah I was thinking he won't be laughing when he's fired for not working as directed.

Unless of course this was Keith's last day or something.

 

[EmraldArcher]

Keith needs to learn to work as directed and grieve later.

Alternately, Tim should realize you can't fire someone for failing to work as directed when they're not actually on the clock.

 

[Jackburton]

Alternately, Tim should realize you can't fire someone for failing to work as directed when they're not actually on the clock.

I was under the assumption that Keith wouldn't be speaking to management unless he was on the clock.

 

[EmraldArcher]

I was under the assumption that Keith wouldn't be speaking to management unless he was on the clock.

Haha good point.

 

[Ouch]

Why is it the employee has to learn to work as directed and the stupid sup can't learn seniority rules. Ask from the top, force from the bottom. A grievance would be in order if in fact he worked as directed.

 

[Jackburton]

Why is it the employee has to learn to work as directed and the stupid sup can't learn seniority rules. Ask from the top, force from the bottom. A grievance would be in order if in fact he worked as directed.

Because that's how it's done. Feel free to speak to your BA about it.

 

[Brownslave688]

It's time for bed the IQ seems to drop later into the night.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

My thought here is that an hourly employee will NEVER be smarter than a management person. If you don't believe me, just ask one of them. pssssst. management may not always be smarter, but they *do* have the power to hire and fire.

 

[cachsux]

It's time for bed the IQ seems to drop later into the night.

It's Happy Hour and Jr Steward time.

 

[cachsux]

Alternately, Tim should realize you can't fire someone for failing to work as directed when they're not actually on the clock.

Tim is allowed to say "When you start report to this area".

 

[Work safe or not at all.]

Tell Tim that you are choosing a layoff rather than do another job. See what he does then.


File early, file often.

 

[cachsux]

Tell Tim that you are choosing a layoff rather than do another job. See what he does then.


File early, file often.

Tim says " That's not an option on the table. We're short in that area. Report to it or report to the office for resignation".

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Work as directed then grieve.

 

[cachsux]

There's nothing wrong in playing the game. But you have to know how to play it.

In a terminable situation you do not see how far you can pee.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

This sounds like a Dick and Jane book!

 

[oldngray]

Is a twilight sort manager smarter than a 5th grader?