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<blockquote data-quote="digital" data-source="post: 1037355"><p>Well if I didn't think I put a target on my back I certainly did now. The "light duty" that was assigned by the center manager was Thursday and Friday. Monday mourning I came in and sure enough they put me right back where I was. The heaviest pull in the building. This was a bit of a shock because the center manager said he knew what my injury felt like personally and they were going to "baby it" to ensure I didnt re-injure it on the job. I thought this was a smart move. But apparently one not worth following up on. So I was displeased especially since it was hurting that day. So I didnt run around like a chicken with its head cut off Monday, I took my time to make sure I didnt re-injure myself, I also shut off the belt any time I couldnt keep up. This drew series critisism from my fellow preloaders on my belt and the supervisors. The only reason they put me down there is because I tend to get things done quick and I did not do so on Monday as a result of the injury. They seemed unable to connect these dots. </p><p></p><p>Today I went in and I got slammed in the first 5 minutes. I managed to get through it but everytime I shut off the belt, a preloader up the belt would turn it right back on (Im at the end of the belt). So finally 20 minutes later I was up to my neck in packages and I called for the supervisor for "help" as everyone on my belt does, it took him a decent amount of time to get over to me but when he did I told him "Get me off this pull". This did not go over well and an argument ensued about how much work I do, how good I do it ect. I told him I simply do not make enough money in a month to get hurt (my check is usually 130ish a week, you do the math). He said "Well where would you like to go?" in a very sarcastic tone. </p><p></p><p>I was on a different pull 2 months ago. They bounced me around to every pull in the building and then I did this particular pull for 2 days in a row. On the 3rd day the new girl they hired got kicked out of the trailer, so they gave her the easier pull in the building (the one I was doing). So they moved me down to the end of the belt to my current pull. Now I find out the reason why I got put down there is because no one else wanted to go down there. </p><p></p><p>After the supervior asked me where I wanted to go, I said back to where I was. He informed me I only did that pull for 2 days and that doesnt make it my pull. Funny thing too because I got that pull because the guy that was doing it got a drivers gig. Everyone else in the building got their pulls because the person that did them moved on, the most senior person who didnt have a regular pull got their pick of the available ones and thats how everyone ended up where they are. Now I'm the most senior without a pull and I cant go back to the one I got? Why? Im not sure how every other center handles this but I found it a bit odd. But oh well. </p><p></p><p>I told him if I kept doing the current pull I'd end up getting hurt. But before I end up hurting myself I will file a grievance for being overworked. He laughed in my face telling me this was simply not true. Yet every supervisor there refers to my pull as the heaviest in the building. So I told him to get the volume sheets for the past 3 weeks right now because I want to see them. The conversation went on and I told him I dont get paid enough to do twice as much work and he told me this wasnt true either. So at the end of the day we went into the office and the manager who does dispatch was supposed to explain the numbers to me but he went home early (he's earning his money, right?!) So the supervisor I argued with showed me the numbers. He sat there and read out the numbers stating I was 100 something heavier than anyone else one day, 65 heavier the next, 150 heavier this day, only a few heavier that day and I stopped him. I said "but you said I wasnt the heaviest pull? You lied." he told me that since I stated I do twice as much work as anyone else that I was the liar. So I asked him how many over 70s I get compared to everyone else and he looked stumped. The sheet didnt say. But I can tell you this much. My one truck already got in trouble for having 12 over 70s in it last week. That was just ONE truck. I have to kick my a** day in and day out just to make a dent in those trucks. </p><p></p><p>So here we come to the conclusion. He tells me the center manager is having him monitor me all day tommorow to "teach me how to do the job properly". I told him that the center manager is new and that before he tells me what I should or shouldnt do he needs to come down there personally and help me load those trucks. (thatll be the day!) So I informed both of them, from this point forward if I am heavier in a significant way I will be filing a greivance. I got issues from the manager I and the union rep threatend with a grievance again today so I told them if they give me any more issues I will be filing a grievance. I will be doing this everyday until I get some results. I pretty much enraged every single supervisor and manager there in the same day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="digital, post: 1037355"] Well if I didn't think I put a target on my back I certainly did now. The "light duty" that was assigned by the center manager was Thursday and Friday. Monday mourning I came in and sure enough they put me right back where I was. The heaviest pull in the building. This was a bit of a shock because the center manager said he knew what my injury felt like personally and they were going to "baby it" to ensure I didnt re-injure it on the job. I thought this was a smart move. But apparently one not worth following up on. So I was displeased especially since it was hurting that day. So I didnt run around like a chicken with its head cut off Monday, I took my time to make sure I didnt re-injure myself, I also shut off the belt any time I couldnt keep up. This drew series critisism from my fellow preloaders on my belt and the supervisors. The only reason they put me down there is because I tend to get things done quick and I did not do so on Monday as a result of the injury. They seemed unable to connect these dots. Today I went in and I got slammed in the first 5 minutes. I managed to get through it but everytime I shut off the belt, a preloader up the belt would turn it right back on (Im at the end of the belt). So finally 20 minutes later I was up to my neck in packages and I called for the supervisor for "help" as everyone on my belt does, it took him a decent amount of time to get over to me but when he did I told him "Get me off this pull". This did not go over well and an argument ensued about how much work I do, how good I do it ect. I told him I simply do not make enough money in a month to get hurt (my check is usually 130ish a week, you do the math). He said "Well where would you like to go?" in a very sarcastic tone. I was on a different pull 2 months ago. They bounced me around to every pull in the building and then I did this particular pull for 2 days in a row. On the 3rd day the new girl they hired got kicked out of the trailer, so they gave her the easier pull in the building (the one I was doing). So they moved me down to the end of the belt to my current pull. Now I find out the reason why I got put down there is because no one else wanted to go down there. After the supervior asked me where I wanted to go, I said back to where I was. He informed me I only did that pull for 2 days and that doesnt make it my pull. Funny thing too because I got that pull because the guy that was doing it got a drivers gig. Everyone else in the building got their pulls because the person that did them moved on, the most senior person who didnt have a regular pull got their pick of the available ones and thats how everyone ended up where they are. Now I'm the most senior without a pull and I cant go back to the one I got? Why? Im not sure how every other center handles this but I found it a bit odd. But oh well. I told him if I kept doing the current pull I'd end up getting hurt. But before I end up hurting myself I will file a grievance for being overworked. He laughed in my face telling me this was simply not true. Yet every supervisor there refers to my pull as the heaviest in the building. So I told him to get the volume sheets for the past 3 weeks right now because I want to see them. The conversation went on and I told him I dont get paid enough to do twice as much work and he told me this wasnt true either. So at the end of the day we went into the office and the manager who does dispatch was supposed to explain the numbers to me but he went home early (he's earning his money, right?!) So the supervisor I argued with showed me the numbers. He sat there and read out the numbers stating I was 100 something heavier than anyone else one day, 65 heavier the next, 150 heavier this day, only a few heavier that day and I stopped him. I said "but you said I wasnt the heaviest pull? You lied." he told me that since I stated I do twice as much work as anyone else that I was the liar. So I asked him how many over 70s I get compared to everyone else and he looked stumped. The sheet didnt say. But I can tell you this much. My one truck already got in trouble for having 12 over 70s in it last week. That was just ONE truck. I have to kick my a** day in and day out just to make a dent in those trucks. So here we come to the conclusion. He tells me the center manager is having him monitor me all day tommorow to "teach me how to do the job properly". I told him that the center manager is new and that before he tells me what I should or shouldnt do he needs to come down there personally and help me load those trucks. (thatll be the day!) So I informed both of them, from this point forward if I am heavier in a significant way I will be filing a greivance. I got issues from the manager I and the union rep threatend with a grievance again today so I told them if they give me any more issues I will be filing a grievance. I will be doing this everyday until I get some results. I pretty much enraged every single supervisor and manager there in the same day. [/QUOTE]
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