brobley
rubberball busted
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- Dec 29, 2013
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I'm not certain I understand it. People have written here about being "coached" - does whoever is coaching you have to use the word "coaching"? Is that a part of your permanent employee record? Does it basically mean what "verbal warning" means in most workplaces?
Also, what's with the signing of documents stating you violated compliance or a rule or whatever?
My very first lunch break a month or so ago, I clocked back in from lunch after 30 minutes instead of 31 minutes. Literally a minute difference, because no one had told me lunches had to be 31 minutes and not 30. Anyway, no big, but they made me sign a paper about it. Is that considered a "coaching"?
Today, my ETL came by and asked me to sign another similar document. I didn't get to read it, but he told me it was about my being signed on to a PDA that wasn't signed out yesterday. I'm a creature of habit. I signed out PDA#18 as I did all week, and signed it back in. Never left my sight, so I didn't just accidentally switch off with someone else (which, of course, does happen, but didn't yesterday). I even remembered what pens I used to sign it in and out. So I didn't sign ETL's (coaching?) document. I wasn't rude or defensive, just told my ETL I had 18 signed out all shift and only used 18. He said he'd have it researched.
I don't want to be a dick about it, but if I signed out wrong, I want to know how. And although I have probably taken a PDA without signing it out once or twice, it wasn't yesterday. I'm sure of it.
Anyway, what's with these violation documents? Do they compile them and use them against you at reviews, as justification for a piss-poor raise? Can you require them to show some proof?
And how many coachings do you get before something more serious?
Also, what's with the signing of documents stating you violated compliance or a rule or whatever?
My very first lunch break a month or so ago, I clocked back in from lunch after 30 minutes instead of 31 minutes. Literally a minute difference, because no one had told me lunches had to be 31 minutes and not 30. Anyway, no big, but they made me sign a paper about it. Is that considered a "coaching"?
Today, my ETL came by and asked me to sign another similar document. I didn't get to read it, but he told me it was about my being signed on to a PDA that wasn't signed out yesterday. I'm a creature of habit. I signed out PDA#18 as I did all week, and signed it back in. Never left my sight, so I didn't just accidentally switch off with someone else (which, of course, does happen, but didn't yesterday). I even remembered what pens I used to sign it in and out. So I didn't sign ETL's (coaching?) document. I wasn't rude or defensive, just told my ETL I had 18 signed out all shift and only used 18. He said he'd have it researched.
I don't want to be a dick about it, but if I signed out wrong, I want to know how. And although I have probably taken a PDA without signing it out once or twice, it wasn't yesterday. I'm sure of it.
Anyway, what's with these violation documents? Do they compile them and use them against you at reviews, as justification for a piss-poor raise? Can you require them to show some proof?
And how many coachings do you get before something more serious?