[moopierof]

Well, the conclusion is powerful if lacking in entertainment. The Program Coordinator, Program Director, and Executive Director all backed me publicly and privately. The 'I hate waters' meeting began with a review of the Policy and Procedures section on complaints against a co-worker which explains that employees are first required to address the concern to the co-worker they feel they are having difficulty with. So the Program Coordinator opened the meeting by saying, "So what did waters have to say when you brought your complaint about his actions to his attention?" As it has been relayed to me, a heavy silence fell upon the newly formed group and the meeting was promptly adjourned.

Coming soon will be a new procedure for the staff regarding expectations of cleanliness in the kitchen and other areas of the workplace... perhaps based somewhat around my rather assertive comments and suggestions last week.

And so the work goes on...

[everlastinge]

ya cant really use the word bloody , its an english thing, they have control of it, sorry

[alias]

It's fine as long as he drinks a cup of tea and uses the term "pip-pip" some time in the next 30 days. Use of a monocle guarantees free usage of the word bloody for a full 6 months.

Good news about the quelling of the horde, btw

[9rCR9hWL]

Tis true, if anyone other than a pompus english bore uses the word "bloody" we have to impose a strict $50 tax per usage. Sorry, I don't make the rules. Can I have $50 now please?

[moopierof]

So last Tuesday night I agreed to work a double in the drop-in centre. At 4pm I migrated from my department over to the other building to work my first casual shift over there in about two months.

It's a long story to explain to someone who works there, so I'll try to chop this down a bit. Basically, the kitchen was an absolute scum-sucking wasteland of filth and disorder. I made it my mission to thoroughly scrub and deep-clean everything. I didn't ignore my other duties that night, and frequently checked in on my co-worker.

So, it was really gross, and the deeper I dug the more pissed off I became. It's not even my department, and here I was cleaning the mess of 13 full-time co-workers who, IMO, have obviously lost the plot when it comes to basic sanitation.

Now it's 11:45pm and I've done all I can do. I'm pretty choked that it got that bad and was going to write a detailed comment in our communication book. The relief staff arrives at about 11:50pm. One of them walks through the door, carrying a bag of McDonald's. Excitedly, I tell her, "Take a good look at the kitchen because I spent all night on it and I'm really proud of how good it looks now. Please take care of it tonight!" So I walked to the back to get my bag, and started heading back out through the kitchen. It couldn't have been more than 15 seconds. What do I see? A trail of McDonald's french fries all along the floor, leading right out the hall down towards the chair in the office where this staff member parked their ass.

So I throw open the communication book and write a rather watersesque comment about the state of the kitchen, the effort I took to clean it, what's left to be done, and what we can do to work together better as a team. It wasn't that polite, but I wasn't calling anyone out by name. I made comments like, "The hood of the stove is filthy with layers of dust that speak to weeks of neglect." Stuff like that.

I really didn't expect anything of it by the next morning. I was just hoping they would try to keep it clean. It is, after all, their kitchen. I don't have to eat in it. I have my own kitchen in my own program.

Well, holy 2nd-hand madness. No one told me directly, but everyone had a comment for me the next day. "So and so was SO mad at you! They said they just cleaned the kitchen two weeks ago!" Etc etc etc. Interestingly enough, the only positive comment was written in the book directly below my statement. It read, "The kitchen looks awesome! You da man!"

Bitching continued on Wednesday, but guess what happened on Thursday! The public health inspector came in for a surprise kitchen inspection! LOL!! And we passed! For the first time ever, we passed on the first try! I don't mean to take too much credit, but it was due entirely to me, thank you very much.

So I was kind of expecting everything to calm down after I obviously saved their asses from some embarrassment.

So here it is Monday, and this morning the somewhat new program coordinator (not really my boss, but technically so, though, only when I'm working these casual shifts) wants to hear my side of "the story" because apparently everyone is smoking mad (still) and basically want me to apologize for the comment! The nice comment written in the book is scratched out and a harsh criticism is written right over it in the same person's hand-writing... telling me that this person who was initially supporting me has been influenced over the weekend into siding against me.

I can't believe what this has turned into. They are filing grievances, threatening to go to the big boss (my direct boss), and are actually holding an "I hate waters" (my made up name) meeting with management at 8:00am tomorrow morning. Five of them are coming to the 'I hate waters' meeting!

I can't believe this workplace some time. I clean up their mess, save their ass with the health inspector, and they basically want me terminated. It probably wouldn't be a good time to remind them that I make $9 more per hour than the rest of them.. oh yeah, and I'm also younger than them all.

So the program coordinator told me she's going to back me, the program director (my sort of boss but mostly friend) is ready to fire them for their hostility, and the major boss of all bosses probably doesn't know any of this yet, but I know he'll go to bat for the program director first, and probably me second, regardless of the scenario.

It should be fun to see the outcome of this one. All I did was draw a little attention to how they were slacking off, but it's their hostility against that which is drawing ten times more ire from management.

[AlexClips]

Wow that is really f**ked up....a trail of fries? hahahahah What a slob!

Well they should get what is comin to them, if they are fired that's their own fault for not working hard and giving you lip!

If this turns out dark for you in the end, don't do this cleanup again - let the inspector see what it's like when somone like you doesn't bust their ass.

[prearpaccew]

I work with a few people who don't give a crap about appearance of the store.

[Alina20100]

That's just nuts, they're obviously slobs and are disgusted that anybody might call them out on it. It's like somebody that gets angry at you for catching them stealing something.

[Green_Monkey23]

So last Tuesday night I agreed to work a double in the drop-in centre. At 4pm I migrated from my department over to the other building to work my first casual shift over there in about two months.

It's a long story to explain to someone who works there, so I'll try to chop this down a bit. Basically, the kitchen was an absolute scum-sucking wasteland of filth and disorder. I made it my mission to thoroughly scrub and deep-clean everything. I didn't ignore my other duties that night, and frequently checked in on my co-worker.

So, it was really gross, and the deeper I dug the more pissed off I became. It's not even my department, and here I was cleaning the mess of 13 full-time co-workers who, IMO, have obviously lost the plot when it comes to basic sanitation.

Now it's 11:45pm and I've done all I can do. I'm pretty choked that it got that bad and was going to write a detailed comment in our communication book. The relief staff arrives at about 11:50pm. One of them walks through the door, carrying a bag of McDonald's. Excitedly, I tell her, "Take a good look at the kitchen because I spent all night on it and I'm really proud of how good it looks now. Please take care of it tonight!" So I walked to the back to get my bag, and started heading back out through the kitchen. It couldn't have been more than 15 seconds. What do I see? A trail of McDonald's french fries all along the floor, leading right out the hall down towards the chair in the office where this staff member parked their ass.

So I throw open the communication book and write a rather watersesque comment about the state of the kitchen, the effort I took to clean it, what's left to be done, and what we can do to work together better as a team. It wasn't that polite, but I wasn't calling anyone out by name. I made comments like, "The hood of the stove is filthy with layers of dust that speak to weeks of neglect." Stuff like that.

I really didn't expect anything of it by the next morning. I was just hoping they would try to keep it clean. It is, after all, their kitchen. I don't have to eat in it. I have my own kitchen in my own program.

Well, holy 2nd-hand madness. No one told me directly, but everyone had a comment for me the next day. "So and so was SO mad at you! They said they just cleaned the kitchen two weeks ago!" Etc etc etc. Interestingly enough, the only positive comment was written in the book directly below my statement. It read, "The kitchen looks awesome! You da man!"

Bitching continued on Wednesday, but guess what happened on Thursday! The public health inspector came in for a surprise kitchen inspection! LOL!! And we passed! For the first time ever, we passed on the first try! I don't mean to take too much credit, but it was due entirely to me, thank you very much.

So I was kind of expecting everything to calm down after I obviously saved their asses from some embarrassment.

So here it is Monday, and this morning the somewhat new program coordinator (not really my boss, but technically so, though, only when I'm working these casual shifts) wants to hear my side of "the story" because apparently everyone is smoking mad (still) and basically want me to apologize for the comment! The nice comment written in the book is scratched out and a harsh criticism is written right over it in the same person's hand-writing... telling me that this person who was initially supporting me has been influenced over the weekend into siding against me.

I can't believe what this has turned into. They are filing grievances, threatening to go to the big boss (my direct boss), and are actually holding an "I hate waters" (my made up name) meeting with management at 8:00am tomorrow morning. Five of them are coming to the 'I hate waters' meeting!

I can't believe this workplace some time. I clean up their mess, save their ass with the health inspector, and they basically want me terminated. It probably wouldn't be a good time to remind them that I make $9 more per hour than the rest of them.. oh yeah, and I'm also younger than them all.

So the program coordinator told me she's going to back me, the program director (my sort of boss but mostly friend) is ready to fire them for their hostility, and the major boss of all bosses probably doesn't know any of this yet, but I know he'll go to bat for the program director first, and probably me second, regardless of the scenario.

It should be fun to see the outcome of this one. All I did was draw a little attention to how they were slacking off, but it's their hostility against that which is drawing ten times more ire from management.

I like to think that they do in fact refer to you as Waters

[tetMitshisk]

, but everyone had a comment for me the next day. "So and so was SO mad at you! They said they just cleaned the kitchen two weeks ago!" shouldn't it be properly cleaned daily if its a work place? if you ever do it again you should take some before and after photos to pin on a notice board lol

[poispanna]

Doesn't surprise me, the biggest slackers always have the biggest mouths.

[bahrain41]

As a fairly tidy person theres one thing i know

Tidying up dirty peoples dirt gets on their tits so don't do it no matter your intentions.

I personally carnt stand mess/dirt so i know exactly how you feel but some people just dont get that which makes it ten times harder for people like us ><

[9rCR9hWL]

I run into all sorts of fun at work, mainly through laziness. Things like, despite being told I should not be doing quotes I keep having them forwarded to me from the sales counter.

Seriously, the sale people forward me E-mails asking "How much is a 160gig S-ATA HDD?" so I then have to walk down to the sales desk, to the same computer the e-mail was forwarded from, to check the ALREADY OPEN quote system to check the price.

Apparently it would be too much effort to click reply and type out a short message. It's far easier to just click "Forward" and click my e-mail.

[FateHostera]

In every work place u gotta cover ur own ass first. Dont do anything nice for anyone cos honestly from my experiences it only comes around to bite you in the bottom. Sure if its a friend or a co-worker who would do the same for you then go right ahead and do the extra mile. But other than that, i wouldnt do anything but from whats in your job description.

[vipbunter]

Will you let us know the outcome of all of this?

[Mr Andrews]

All too familiar.
Never, ever do anyone a favour at work.
The thanks you get will be a kick in the balls.

[zenihan]

Typical...

Some people tend to take any favours for granted, no matter how big; but lash out at the first sign of critisism, no matter how small...

[no]

[moopierof]

Will you let us know the outcome of all of this?

I will. 60 minutes until the 'I hate waters' meeting commences. I don't think I'll pop my head in for that one. The Program Director (my friend) last night assured me that the Program Coordinator (new lady) was about to flip her lid and bring the hammer down.

It's a workplace of gossip and I've always known that, yet it somehow still surprises me I see one co-worker get manipulated by a certain small group of others who have a reputation for such greasy tactics. I still bugs me that the person who wrote the praise initially was compelled to scratch it out and write a hateful comment just two days later... two days of shifts with these certain other co-workers who I'm assuming did their best to switch her over to the dark side.

[TineSeign]

At our place, as we the opsbridge work 24/7 we end up getting the shitty jobs. What turned into putting the dishwasher on over night (flick the button, fair enough) has gone to picking up all the cups, glasses in the office, emptying out the sink full of skanky, non washed out bowls half full of food and water. It's a complete joke. You give an inch, they'll take a mile.

I've refused to clean it up, and sent out an email to everyone (after all, it's used by everyone) saying look we'll do out bit for crying out loud don't leave shite just lying about. It's messy, and stinks and a reall bitch to clean up. What happened? I got a bollocking and the kitchen is still a mess.

Just can't win.

[ftpsoft]

I will. 60 minutes until the 'I hate waters' meeting commences. I don't think I'll pop my head in for that one. The Program Director (my friend) last night assured me that the Program Coordinator (new lady) was about to flip her lid and bring the hammer down.

It's a workplace of gossip and I've always known that, yet it somehow still surprises me I see one co-worker get manipulated by a certain small group of others who have a reputation for such greasy tactics. I still bugs me that the person who wrote the praise initially was compelled to scratch it out and write a hateful comment just two days later... two days of shifts with these certain other co-workers who I'm assuming did their best to switch her over to the dark side.

*poke poke*

It's been an hour. . .so what's the outcome?!