Im by.far the best worker at this place. Me and the boss get along . He gets on my case for the most petty crap yet worse workers get away with murder. Need to do laundry came without company shirt. Tells me take the day off. Today end of work week, perfect time to.fire
I think its more like take the day off and do laundry (not fired). Seems like hes got his panties in a wedgie, and looking for anything to set him off. Best to work as a team and let other employes tell each other when he's in one of those moods. Relax, I think you still have your job.
Hope you guys are right ive never been late. I think he gets on my.case because he wants me to be even better despite being the hardest worker. Even the hard driveass co owner who threatens people with their job has complimented me on how hard I work
Hard to say, take the day off and come back the next. Look for a new job.... I don't like games like that so find a place that will appreciate you as an employee.
So you came in without wearing the company shirt? So his choice was send you home to get one and come back or just send you home for the day? He sent you home for the day. Thats what I am hearing?
Whats the job? Is he paying your for the day? If not then he could be just saving a few bucks, maybe work is slow?
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If you are temp sent from a temp service, agency etc.. I used to work at places where a temp was sometimes employed and the company had to pay more per hour to the temp employee than their regular employees because of how the service is set up.
If you are temp sent from a temp service, agency etc.. I used to work at places where a temp was sometimes employed and the company had to pay more per hour to the temp employee than their regular employees because of how the service is set up.
Yes but they save in the end, they aren't paying you all the benefits most people get that actually work for the company, those benefits cost the company a lot more than a couple of bucks an hour they pay the temp company. I think all temp companies should be outlawed they are just another way for the company to cut costs and keep unions out.
You maybe safe, who knows, but I would start looking anyway, temp companies really are the pits to work for.
Steve
------------------ Technology is great when it works, and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't
You have company clothes to wear at work. Its irresponsible to show up unprepared. What would the army do if you told them your uniforms were all in the laundry ?
I'm a fan of being prepared but not worrying unless there is something to worry about. If something is out of your hands it is. If something is done it is done. You cant undo it. You can apologise and try harder.
If it's company policy to wear the company shirt then I think your boss was in the right. Are you fired, probably not.
I have a similar story:
Last job I worked at had realllllly busy days and reallllllllllly slow days, always seemed like everything was shipping out at once then the rest of the week we were sitting around waiting on orders. Anyway, on some of those slow days I would ask to leave early (unpaid) as I had plenty of stuff to do at home and missing out on a few hours wasn't going to kill me. I figured I was doing the boss man a favor by saving him some payroll and I got stuff done at home, win/win. He usually granted my request and never batted an eye. One day he told me that this cannot happen again. I told him my side and he said "don't worry about me, worry about yourself" (in a quite threatening manner). Now I was easily the best worker they had there (I actually showed up sober), but I wasn't related to management like over half the rest of the place was. I thought in the back of my head that this was just plain stupid but held my tongue and went back to work.
Fast forward a few weeks and we ran into a really slow time where we had no orders. I went into the boss's office and asked if had any special projects he wanted done otherwise I was going to use the rest of the day to sharpen tools, 5s, etc. He said he didn't have anything so I went about my business. Half an hour later, the floor manager came out and offered me the rest of the day off (unpaid) since it was so slow. I made danged sure to ask "are you sure?" and reminded her of my previous conversations with the boss man. "Yup, no problem" was the response I got so I went ahead and clocked out, went home and mowed the lawn IIRC.
Came into work the next day and was immediately called into the office where my a$$ was chewed up and a down for leaving early, especially after what had been discussed a few weeks ago I got a written warning and the next time it was to happen I would be immediately fired. I let the man get done with his side and then proceeded to lay into him. I told him that was entrapment and that he even thought about going down that road I would get lawyers involved and he would be sorry he even spoke to me with a raised voice.
I worked there for 6 more months until my current job became available. I kept my head down and stayed busy and didn't really speak to my boss again.
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I agree. If he didn't say something like "You're fired!" or "And don't come back" then you're probably fine.
However - if you're required to wear the company shirt showing up without it was a bad move. I have never had a job with a dress code with a boss that wouldn't have sent me home (or worse) if I showed up out of uniform.
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I agree. If he didn't say something like "You're fired!" or "And don't come back" then you're probably fine. However - if you're required to wear the company shirt showing up without it was a bad move. I have never had a job with a dress code with a boss that wouldn't have sent me home (or worse) if I showed up out of uniform.
I hate uniforms as much as the next guy ( even if they are a white shirt, grey suit and red tie ) but if those are the rules to work there, that is the way it goes.
I hate uniforms as much as the next guy ( even if they are a white shirt, grey suit and red tie ) but if those are the rules to work there, that is the way it goes.
Exactly.
I once had a job where the dress code was business casual. They gave out awards for performance and perfect attendance. The award? - A "Jeans pass" - a pass to wear jeans for a day. It was a badge that you were required to wear on your lanyard. Show up in jeans without a "jeans pass" badge and security would send you home before you were even allowed in the building. No joke...
Oh, they also gave away company t-shirts as awards... that you were not allowed to wear to work because, of course, a t-shirt is not business casual.
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He's trying to teach you a lesson. Unless he says "you're fired" then you're not fired. (I mean, unless he says... "we have to let you go" or something like that).
He probably just expects you to come in on work on Monday.
We have company uniforms (black shirt, black pants) that we buy ourselves. I have never showed up not dressed in them. I'm a damn good Mechanic, with or without them.
If someone was to get sh!tty about it (like sending me home), that would be my last day of work there.
This is not advice. I'm just too old to be concerned about what color I'm wearing when I'm by myself busting my balls inside a machine. And believe me, if I'M the face of your business, you got bigger fish to fry then what color I'm wearing...
But like I said, I always wear them. And freak out when at the last minute I remember I didn't do laundry. So I DO care, just not enough to allow being sent home for it. A good-natured ass-chewing or a warning? Sure.
But the bottom-line is a good dependable wrench is a good dependable wrench, whatever the toolbox looks like. It might be best to ease-up on the silly sh!t with a benefit like that.
He's trying to teach you a lesson. Unless he says "you're fired" then you're not fired. (I mean, unless he says... "we have to let you go" or something like that).
He probably just expects you to come in on work on Monday.
Or the boss could just call the temp agency and tell them to send someone else. Or no one else. It's easier than firing a regular employee.
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I once had a Boss come storming up to me, shoved a nail in my face and screamed, "LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN THE PARKINGLOT!!!" I said, (knowing it was my job to keep a lookout for nails in the parkinglot), "Sorry, I didn't see it." He screamed, "I KNOW, BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE IT!!!" To which I screamed (it seems he had overstayed his welcome in my face), "THEN PAINT THE @#!%^$& THING ORANGE!!!"
It's not that bad being unemployed...
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I got a written warning and the next time it was to happen I would be immediately fired. I let the man get done with his side and then proceeded to lay into him. I told him that was entrapment and that he even thought about going down that road I would get lawyers involved and he would be sorry he even spoke to me with a raised voice. 
