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| | From: cmarie1001 (Original Message) | Sent: 2/17/2008 12:52 AM |
ok everybody, I have a subject that has been eating at me for some time now. I don't know if this is a good place to talk about this subject but I'm going to because I don't know where else to go with it and after watching everyone post with kindness and honesty I'm going to get real here. Ok, long and short of it, I quit in Oct. 07. I was pushed out. There wasn't any thing I could have done to stop the ball once it was rolling. I tried. I have mulled it over and over in my mind. Now here is the problem I have. 3yrs ago I had a family members life taken from her by a boyfriend. She left 4 kids, I had a real hard time with this because I had another loss like it when I was a youngin and it caused PTSD. I was treated for it, and I didn't think of it anymore. Just went on with my job and life as normal. Well, one day about a year ago, I had a panic attack during a DM meeting and left the room to catch my breath. I went back in and finished out the meeting. After the meeting, I told the store manager why I had to leave so suddenly and that was that. Well, I have also been treated for major depression, in fact the store got the ol tax break for having me employed. Ok, so back to the last week of my employement. The thursday before I was to quit, the SM came to my bins and told me that I could have a job in vision. I said sure good deal. She then said that the troubles you had a few years ago, 'your not over it'. I said, Well, I don't like to think that a person has to live behind those things, you just pick up and go on. She said , well they are still bothering you. That was news to me, I'm alway low level depressed but not sick with it at the time. I can't get unemployment I've tried. I don't feel I should be punished for being depressed. Oh, the vision center job was a pay cut of course and also less than half the hours. In fact the vision center assist. said I'd be lucky to get 10 hours a week. How in the hell can this be so unfair? There are 3 stores in the area and they couldn't find room for me someplace? Then I was told I would have to work 2 more weeks with my assistant for another 2 weeks even though we had just had a major blowout with HR about him, I mean the same day, Thursday. I just feel really pooped on folks. I feel like the door was opened and I was shoved out with boots on my ass. I could not imagine this happening to me, I worked so hard. I loved my job, outside of the everyday aggravations. Well, thanks for the read. I feel better. I know you won't have all the answers but maybe I can just get some peace here ya know? Sorry about the misspelled words. M |
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First off, dont' let your spelling get you, because we all know i can't spell beans, LOL I am really sorry to hear what has happened to you. Definately puts more and more stress and i'm sure it didn't help matters going to work each day trying to change the viewpoints of certain people at your store of what they felt about you.. Sadly, i'm sure you did your best and were good at your job, but instead of them focusing on yoru achievements they chose to ignore them and let personal feelings cloud thier judgement. Stuff like this boggles my mind at my own store as well when i hear management notice that some are getting away with not doing thier jobs, but they won't do anything to those people, but they instead hound those who do thier jobs (and force them to quit or weed them out the door). Makes me sick, and i have to admit i like my job, but i care less about it than i did when i first started. I know everyday you will miss those you worked with and never be able to understand why those in authority chose to behave the way they did, but just try and move forward with this. Try your best to put this behind you, and just try and find another source of income to get you by and then long-term focus on a job you wouldn't mind having. Remember you can always return to walmart if you decide to months or years from now, but for now just try and move on and remember those who didn't treat you fairly one day will have to answer for it. You are of course most welcome always to stay with us here, and i hope being pushed out of walmart wont' cause you to leave us here, because i enjoy your company. If you ever need someone to talk to you are most welcome to talk to me anytime. |
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First so very sorry to hear this had to happen to you. It seems to me, like lies said they weed out the good workers and the slackers just keep doing their thing and get away with it. It sure happens in our store, over and over. What is upseting to me is that you can have documentation and management will just say that is good to know and that will be the last you hear of it. Did you find another job? Hang in there, things happen for a reason and Best of luck to you |
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| | From: Redtin9 | Sent: 2/17/2008 9:05 PM |
I'm very sorry for your troubling past ..but that is what it is ..your past ! Is walmart giving CBL's in mental health now ! You are the only one that could make that call ! If my SM came to me uninvited telling ME what was on MY mind...he would get one hell of a piece of it ! I really hope you find something that you enjoy and will be appreciated for ! Next time don't say panic attack..just call it a Grandaddy of a hot flash...there really isn't alot of difference LOL All joking aside...I wish you well |
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na I don't have another job, trying to unwind from the truths of the last one. I have been seeing my doc for depression. Actually saw him for that 3 weeks before I quit. Honestly I'm afraid to get a different job. I have to at some point but not yet. I have been told I can't get unemployment cause I am taking one ( 1 ) class at a college. This one class won't a job make but that is the reason I am being given. They won't even talk to me about it, just put it on the unemployment page I am assigned to. Life's strange sometimes. Thats a fact. I'll get over it and it does feel nice to just get it out in the open. |
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Dont' let the manager ruin your life. I have faith in you. |
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| | From: ABRDB | Sent: 2/18/2008 4:22 AM |
I'd have to agree with what others have said... By any chance does your SM have a medical degree hanging in her office? What makes her fit to say something like that. We had people who had issues themselves, but still do one hell of a job. I think this could have led to a lawsuit myself. I know how you feel, as someone that loved his job as well and did not want to leave. But it's like many of my friends said "things happen for a reason". What did my D-Day result in? A better paying job, affordable health care, respect from the higher ups, as well as a few suprises--like free flu shots. Essentially, that D-Day was one of the better things to have happened to me. And when you find another job that you like, you will probably be glad this happened too. |
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Well said on things happen for a reason. |
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