Going Back to Staples?
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@thanksajdotcom said:
I'm the one who have leverage here and I'm very happy about that.
That's not entirely true. You desperately need them, they do not need you. They may want you, but the degree of need is vastly, vastly, in their favour. They have absolutely all of the leverage. 100% of it. The only advantage you might possibly have is that they may not realize that. But likely they do or you would not be having this conversation at all.
And remember, no matter what your impression or read of the situation is - that guy is your boss and they kept him after all of the things that you wrote when you were there last time and he is still your boss. So he has more leverage than you, no matter what. They decided then, since and still that he is above you. That's not some historic artifact, that is an ongoing decision and is current.
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wow - crazy post A.J. Glad to see you have an opportunity. Sounds like you get a 2nd chance to use an opportunity to create success for a company and for employees you work with. Or... you could walk in Staples and say "Told you bitches, I was right, the company can't run without me!" Is that what I'm hearing? lol
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Got the job. Now I need sleep. I'll keep everyone updated.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Got the job. Now I need sleep. I'll keep everyone updated.
Congrats. Did you negotiate much of a raise?
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Are you starting tomorrow? What's the schedule like?
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Good luck.
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Raise is TBD. I go in Monday to do paperwork.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
I have gained a lot of humility over the past two months.
Doesn't read like it.
@thanksajdotcom said:
Overall, my values and methods line up with the ship's captain, aka the GM.
He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.
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@JaredBusch said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I have gained a lot of humility over the past two months.
Doesn't read like it.
@thanksajdotcom said:
Overall, my values and methods line up with the ship's captain, aka the GM.
He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.
He is everyone's boss.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@JaredBusch said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I have gained a lot of humility over the past two months.
Doesn't read like it.
@thanksajdotcom said:
Overall, my values and methods line up with the ship's captain, aka the GM.
He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.
He is everyone's boss.
I understand your point but Jared means he is your boss' boss. Keep that in mind. Yes, he overrides your boss, but you have a boss and it isn't him.
I have a boss too, it's @art_of_shred, yes @Minion-Queen is over me too, but the chain of command means my direct boss, the person called "my boss" is @art_of_shred
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@JaredBusch said:
He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.
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Whoever the MOD (manager on duty) is is my boss. And from what my GM was saying yesterday, he plans to mostly schedule me when he is the MOD.
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Not all managers are there all the time.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Whoever the MOD (manager on duty) is is my boss. And from what my GM was saying yesterday, he plans to mostly schedule me when he is the MOD.
That's viable, but when someone other than the GM is the MOD, make sure your brain says "that's my boss", even when you don't like who it is.
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@scottalanmiller I know and I agree.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Not all managers are there all the time.
Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Not all managers are there all the time.
Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.
That would be the sales manager. Her and I get along great. The tech supervisor and I also get along pretty well.
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@JaredBusch said:
@JaredBusch said:
He is not your boss. You are already disrespecting the chain of command.
Exactly. My Boss's boss is the CEO/COO you know how many times I've talked to either one of them? Zero. Not a once. They would not be too happy if we started calling them up instead of our boss.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Not all managers are there all the time.
Of course, we understand how that works. But there is a boss for your department, one over the departments for the store, a district manager, etc. Your department manager is, we assume your boss in the generic sense.
That would be the sales manager. Her and I get along great. The tech supervisor and I also get along pretty well.
He's referring to your direct report boss/supervisor.
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Talked to my sales manager today, as well as my GM, but my sales manager basically told me I'm being brought in to drive sales and clean house, as well as basically do the job my tech supervisor isn't doing. She wants him gone, so assuming I prove myself in a few ways, my guess is I will be taking his place.
Oh, and I did get a little bit of a raise but I'm going to push for more. This was kind of a in-passing starting raise but I'm going to push for at least a bit more. I've proven that I am worth it. Very fulfilling to be needed. Very validating.
