plan?

I am kinda upset about the way some managers treated me. I worked there for season and I am not going back. There are several reasons like:
-after date of hire I did not started until next week
-I was supposed to work 20 h (as they told on the day of interview) but they called me more than once to cancel some my shifts on the same day I was gonna work therefore reducing number of hours
- on the first days they did not show me much and did not get me help on how to fold clothes and work on the floor.
- some of the managers weren't nice
Now I got scheduled to work on january 1st, though on the day interview I told them I am available only until the end of december (there must me some mistake, maybe I need to remind them). But when I asked my manager that I am not gonna be available january 1st, she just told me that I can't just tell her that. that I have to request off. Managers make schedule and even cancel shift 5 min before work, but I cannot just simple request day off?

usually when you can't come its usually your responsibility to call your co-workers and ask them to cover your shift
since I got schedule on janurary by not my mistake, and I also don't come back there next season, I am gonna tell
my manager that she will be respobsible to get someone to cover my shift. Of course if she won't care, then sc'w that
they are gonna just get busier, bad for them. In addition I plan to call info-line for employes to file my complaints.
Maybe I am gonna even tell that I have a friend who works for college newspaper and I am gonna write an article about my work experience at ruehl
that might be published. I think a little bit of persuasion should do good for their stupidity and ignorance

PS. Please no any religious criticizm about nature of abercrombie and its cloths. I want just objective answers, from a perspective of an employee.

jillianleab

It is not uncommon to start one week after the date of hire.

It's also not uncommon for the "new guy" to get fewer hours when people aren't needed, a lot of people look at this as a free day off.

As far as not helping you on your first day, perhaps they trained you to their standards, not yours.

Lots of managers aren't nice, especially in retail and during the busy season. Doesn't excuse it, but unless he/she did something against policy, you don't have much to stand on.

If you told them the day of the interview you are not available Jan 1, why are you worried about it? If your last day was supposed to be Dec 31, and you put that on your application, they are in the wrong, and they will have to find someone else. But you need to make it clear your LAST DAY is Dec 31 ASAP, because it's not a good idea to burn bridges.

Go ahead and tell them you have a friend on the paper - they probably won't care. They haven't done anything that wrong. Go ahread and call out just before your shift. All that will do is make you look bad an immature.

Welcome to the world of retail!

rob453

-so if it is uncommon why many other places usually start shift withing only few days from the date of hire? I worked for other employers, so I know.

- besides there is a dirrerence between scheduling few hours in advance and scheduling many hours and then on the last minute often getting a call that they do not need you to come to work!

- if they trained to their standards, then they have more poorer standards than other retails

- its not worth to come back there for the next season! Who wants to work in a place that is poorly run? And since I worked there for only 2-3 weeks I do not need them for a reference.

My former managers were much nicer, more professional and if there was some problem or mistake they addressed them in a correct way. There was always some action! That current manager told in a way that makes HER unprofessional and immature! She just indicated she does not care about my unavailability and did not give any futher specific instructions.

Abercrombie would find its place on top 10 unethical places. They were unethical few years ago and they are still, they just have still some other unfair practices. They were sued for discrimination against minorities.

Now it looks like they deceive potential employees with number of hours, who otherwise would go to other places if they really knew how many hours they get for one week.

jillianleab

All employers and managers are different. Sounds like you got a job with an employer you don't jive with, and stuck with a manager you don't care for. So move on - why drag it out? Was it SO BAD you need to put the time and energy into revenge? If you think it's worth it, go for it, but I don't know what result you hope to get.

You said in your post you want to confront your employer and asked if you have a good plan. It is my opinion that no, you don't because what you've described is the difference between stores and managment. Nothing you mention is worthwhile of getting the manager fired, the store shut down, or making front page news. But if you want to pursue it, by all means, go for it.

rob453

Well I have another idea!

the ruehl has a national employee number where you can call and state your issues, comments or complaints. I am probably gonna call them and ask about their weird practices. If they have an open line for that, then why not use it? By the way, the managers at abercrombie are college studens lol. I am college student near their age too, just in the lower pyramid. I hope it now it does not surprise you why I got what I got.

I just hope that other people will not get into the same problem I got, especially about shifts.