Office Space in real life

I should have titled that last post as “Snow week”. It hasn’t left and has snowed more since…and then melted some…and then snowed again.

It’s been pretty crazy getting to and from work. A lot of cars and buses were stalled and abandoned. It was lucky my bus routes were still operational. I wouldn’t think of driving in this myself.

So speaking of work, interesting sort of communication thing going on. I was told when I was hired that a) I was not a seasonal worker and b) there would be a six week training schedule (seemed a bit excessive, but since it’d be paid training, it was fine by me).

But then on the first day of training, I was told that it was more like three weeks of training, and that the other three weeks is more going on your own.

Since I (or we, as I was being trained with one other) was training, I was not on the official schedule. So I was finding out week by week from the training managers what the following weeks schedule for me would be.

But like, at the end of this week, I was neither told what I would be working next week, nor was I yet on the official schedule.

So I asked the store manager what I would be working next week. She said to check with the scheduling manager. And I thought to myself, “Why is he going to know what my training schedule is?” But whatever. I asked her if he was in today. She said no.

So I asked another manager how I might contact the scheduling manager. And this manager said to write the scheduling manager a note. So I did.

As I was waiting for the second manager (who suggested I write the note) to show me where to submit the note, the first manager came out of her office and got angry with me for still being there and said that I need to talk with the scheduling manager. I gave my note to the second manager and then left.

The following day (the last day I’d be working this week), I looked at the schedule. Not only was I still not on the schedule for next week, but the following week I was only scheduled to work one day.

Sooo…One day in two weeks. That’s great. As more information is trickling my way, it seems the hiring process gives some indication of whether you’re a regular worker or a temp worker. It seems…and I haven’t confirmed this yet, but it seems I’ve been hired as a seasonal worker, but wasn’t told. Which is weird, because all the other seasonal workers know that they’re seasonal workers.

But who do I talk to about this since every time I try to talk with someone, I’m redirected to someone else?

*sigh*

Anyway, looks like I have free time next week to look for more/other work. I have a few ideas. I’ll see what I can do.