I have an employee at work that has been
pissing ticking me off since the very beginning...Last night I about went off on him but held myself back, so I'm about to let it all out because I need to badly... We'll call this person Mr. Green as he reminds me of the green monster you hear about as a kid; the one who appears every time you get jealous and ugly about a situation. Which that is exactly what this is about. Mr. Green is really jealous and ugly about the fact that he got passed over for assistant manager when I came into the company. Ever since, he's been on my case...Every time I make a mistake he is the first one to gladly announce it, at the top of his lungs, for everyone to hear to try and humiliate me . It is no secret that I'm not a "gamer" and that I know very little about my product, but I am learning everyday. I check out games just to get a feel for whats out there, how they play, and to get a general idea about how to sell this game to my consumers. I ask about 100 questions a day to my co-workers and customers just to keep learning as there is SO much. But even with all of this effort, Mr. Green still doesn't cut me any slack. It doesn't help that Mr. Green happens to be very knowledgeable on all things "gaming." So let me clear up one thing up...Why did I get picked for ASM over this very knowledgeable employee that has been there for three years? Simple, I have a great deal of management experience. I am motivated and intense about what I do. I am passionate about numbers and the challenge of meeting sales quotes each day/week/year and I do it well! I work hard for my employers and I am dependable. I have impeccable customer service skills and I know it. I AM tooting my own horn here as I've spent YEARS honing these skills and am proud that I have them. These are all the reason why Mr. Green did not get picked and I am not saying this out of inner speculation. I have heard this from my store manager who was told this by the general manager...So in terms of worrying that I don't cut the butter because of this one weak area, I am not worried. I am just getting tired of Mr. Green and his snooty remarks. He is short with me, implies that I do not have a brain in my skull, talks down to me, tries to go over my head as the highest manager on duty, he is moody, and rude...Here's an example of last night. I had made a very small mistake that Mr. Green had caught and called my attention to. I took ownership of it and fixed the problem...Mr. Green proceeds with,
"And how did you get this job?"
Me: "Mr. Green, its no secret that you know way more then me about this product but I got this job because I have a lot of management experience and that IS what they were hiring for. If they had needed another game advisor, like you, they would have hired one"
Mr. Green: "Well let me just say that we were ALL surprised when you got the job."
Me: "You weren't the only one, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm here. Its amazing what experience will do for you even if its not in a particular field."
I stopped talking to him at this point because my blood was boiling. Ya'll don't even know half of the mean stuff he has said so I guess you could say this was the straw that finally broke the camels back...I've talked to the other ASM about this and even my manager and they just reply with "Mr. Green will be Mr. Green. He has burnt all of his bridges and will never advance in the company because of his attitude. And he will remain to get pissed off everytime he's been passed over but what are ya gonna do..." So I guess they've learned to accept Mr. Green and his "ways" and learned to tune him out. Maybe I should do the same? Thank you all for listening to my rant. I really needed to get that off my chest and I actually feel better! This is probably the first ugly post I've written so I hope I didn't completely shock all of you:p Also, thank you for your comments on my last post. I was glad you all found it interesting enough to read:p Have a wonderful Memorial Day as I am headed off to another work day with Mr. Green...Lord help me:p
