I'm a duty manager at a convenience store. I get nothing extra for being available on the end of a phone 24/7 for any problems the night supervisors have.
So i go out on my birthday. Saturday night. Had a cracking night. It happened to be two other staff members I was out with. First pub we were in, I get a text message off the supervisor on, saying she hasnt got enough staff, its saturday night, shes panicing. I calmly text back, telling her to phone someone else in (adding that im drunk (a lie) and cant cover it myself - its my birthday I have to have some leisure time!). She tells me she's tried everyone. I ask the two staff im sat in the pub with, no missed calls (she doesnt know they are with me).
I tell her to try certain staff again, offer double pay if she has to (saturday night is hard to cover and its only a few hours). So she texts back, tells me she got someone to cover. Great. I can enjoy my night.
So yesterday the same supervisor opened the shop and I was on the 2-10 afternoon shift. I walked in at 2, and what a bloody mess. I found her sat in the canteen with two other staff, she was leaned over a bucket, the two staff claiming to be on a break. I told her to go home, I didnt want to look at her she looked like death. Nothing had been done till I got in. I spent my whole 8 hour shift playing catch up, when I had other things to do.
I later heard off a customer, that the store didn't open until 7:20am (we open at 7), when the supervisor wandered in in the clothes she went out in last night. Yes, she went from the pub to the shop. So technically I guess she was under the influence and what I saw at 2pm was her hangover.
Heres the punchline, im leaving this store soon, and she wants my job.
What would you do? The managers off this week, so its up to me. I'm considering telling the area manager, but she might tell me its my problem and to stop harassing her lol. The other supervisor isnt very happy with her behaviour, making life difficult for everyone else.
She's also been on this morning so godknows what im going to find this evening when i surprise them all with my presence.
So i go out on my birthday. Saturday night. Had a cracking night. It happened to be two other staff members I was out with. First pub we were in, I get a text message off the supervisor on, saying she hasnt got enough staff, its saturday night, shes panicing. I calmly text back, telling her to phone someone else in (adding that im drunk (a lie) and cant cover it myself - its my birthday I have to have some leisure time!). She tells me she's tried everyone. I ask the two staff im sat in the pub with, no missed calls (she doesnt know they are with me).
I tell her to try certain staff again, offer double pay if she has to (saturday night is hard to cover and its only a few hours). So she texts back, tells me she got someone to cover. Great. I can enjoy my night.
So yesterday the same supervisor opened the shop and I was on the 2-10 afternoon shift. I walked in at 2, and what a bloody mess. I found her sat in the canteen with two other staff, she was leaned over a bucket, the two staff claiming to be on a break. I told her to go home, I didnt want to look at her she looked like death. Nothing had been done till I got in. I spent my whole 8 hour shift playing catch up, when I had other things to do.
I later heard off a customer, that the store didn't open until 7:20am (we open at 7), when the supervisor wandered in in the clothes she went out in last night. Yes, she went from the pub to the shop. So technically I guess she was under the influence and what I saw at 2pm was her hangover.
Heres the punchline, im leaving this store soon, and she wants my job.
What would you do? The managers off this week, so its up to me. I'm considering telling the area manager, but she might tell me its my problem and to stop harassing her lol. The other supervisor isnt very happy with her behaviour, making life difficult for everyone else.
She's also been on this morning so godknows what im going to find this evening when i surprise them all with my presence.