I haven't had much time to post. Life has been nothing but work work and work....
My relationship with my DM is still uncertain. My last visit with him was the best yet. I was able to have a candid conversation with him about my store, my assistant and what I am trying to accomplish. That was 2 weeks ago.
I shared my boss' expectations and reservations with my team. I was honest with them about who needed to step up. My ASM was not pulling her weight. She, of course, did not see it that way. As it usually goes the one that is doing the least work feels they are the hardest worker...
I feel so stupid for not seeing how she really was...I guess I was so desperate I allowed myself to have a blind eye. She honestly thought it wasn't a big deal to miss time---every Monday she had some kind of emergency that she thought was more important than her responsibilities at work. Everyone else except her saw the pattern, which is horrible. How can you hold your team accountable if your ASM isn't being accountable.
When I confronted her about her attendance she attempted to turn it back on me...I am heartless bitch that doesn't care about anything or anyone but work--I didn't give her the satisfaction of going back at her. It pissed me off--how many times have I covered her and did her work plus mine.
The more I need her the less she is there--the less she gets accomplished. Our New ZVP was due to visit a week ago. We all were pulling extra hours doing our best to be perfect for her visit--she on the other hand felt I was being unreasonable. She totally tried to screw us but our ZVP had to postpone her visit.
Remember I said every Monday she has some kind of personal catastrophic event that causes her to miss work--this past Monday (Memorial Day) she was scheduled a short shift (I scheduled myself a long shift to cover just in case). She comes in late...and asks me to have a conversation with her in the office. She got all teary eyed. She gave me her 2 week notice. Making her last day the first day of inventory---are you kidding me. She knows how important having a full staff for that. And that I was suppose to be taking a few much needed and deserved days off afterwards. Yep she is screwing me again. Ok well that sucks about the timing but I have to admit its probably the best for everyone.
I had made it know that I had Jury Duty starting Tuesday for 2 weeks...she calls Tuesday (which felt like Monday because of the Holiday) to say she has had a personal emergency and wasn't sure she could be in for her shift. I asked her to do what she needed to do but be at work as soon as she could. Again how dare I be so heartless. It doesn't matter that other people have lives or plans or that we have a store to get ready for inventory...needless to say I went in to work her shift for her lucky enough for her I did not have to report for jury duty.
She never called back to say she would not be in or thank you for covering for me AGAIN--for giving up your plans or kiss my ass nothing!
Wednesday she came in half and hour late...had a nasty attitude towards my other managers then lied to them saying I said she could leave early and left several hours early without walking with the inventory team leader that she had set an appointment with. All while I am out of contact at the court house.
That was the last time we have heard from her (today is Friday) after her being a NO Call No Show for over 4 hours and several phone calls from me her Husband finally text me....she once again has had another catastrophic event. She manage to get so excited at her son's graduation that her husband needed to take her to the hospital??? Really
So several days later and NO DAY off for me she is supposedly still in the hospital, which her own best friend had no clue about??
I have one more week of jury duty that leads into my stores inventory....omg and no ASM
Lets do this..
