New manager

[Heartofsilver]

Hello everyone,

We have a new night manager who has come up in the ranks over the years. I wasn't having any issues with him last year when he was just working with the night crew stocking the store. Now that he has become more of a night manager in the store he, unfortunately; doesn't communicate and gets angry if I ask him questions. Recently, I was closing and at that current hour I was pushing carts while another employee was on sweeps. I get done with carts and I did sweeps the next hour, I noticed something was off while I was sweeping, so I spoke to our new night manager about how it seemed nobody swept the last hour and I wasn't sure why that was when I saw on that night's schedule that the employee I mentioned previously was supposed to be sweeping the store. He explained to me upset, that the other employee didn't have her employee code to punch it in yet, so I was supposed to do the sweeps that hour. I explained to him that nobody had told me about this. He got really angry with me at this point. He went over to one of our clerks and started talking bad about me, close enough for me to notice, and he kept staring at me while doing so. There have also been other occasions such as tonight where I will have to ask him questions on where to put certain go back items because the checkers aka cashiers didn't know where this item went. So, then they will tell me to ask him. The issue with this is if I ask him a few questions in one shift he gets angry. I haven't worked here for a year, they have changed the store around,
have added new items to the store, and I have just gotten back from a mission trip. My point is I will have questions about item placement. How do I deal with this new night manager who doesn't communicate and gets angry when you try to? I'm not trying to be disrespectful, it's just very frustrating and I'm trying to figure out how to handle this situation.

 

[ChristIsSovereign]

The new manager sounds really creepy. You'll have to be awfully careful. I used to listen to a ton of real-life horror stories online and trust me, I hope this doesn't become another one of those stories. If you have to quit your job to be safe, quit your job. I'm worried.

 

[Tolworth John]

Ask to have a private word with him and ask him how you are to know what he wants you to do if he doesn't tell you.
make a record of this incident, of the conversation and how it went. Keep records of any other incidents and check all written schedules, rotsa etc before starting work.
Start looking for another job.
If you are fired or put on dismissal warning you'll have evidence of bad manmanagement to show you should not be fired.

 

[macek]

I agree with both posters above me, talk to the man and be polite and record the conversation then email it to yourself so you will have a date stamp on it. Tell him that you are still new and with all the changes you don't know everything so you ask your questions to do your job right. Say that politely and apologize for any mistakes that you may have done but let him know that you would appreciate if he tells you any grievances he may have with your work in private. Start looking for a new job and be careful, always tread lightly around that guy.

In my previous workplace i had a boss that seemed allright if a bit old fashioned at first (stern and serious), but was a little tyrant that made people's lives miserable. I've seen countless of times how people would leave his office in tears. These passive-aggressive people can do a lot of damage so be careful and ask Jesus to guide you. I will pray for you, sister, keep yourself in His word, you will see a brighter day.

 

[Kit Sigmon]

Hello everyone,

We have a new night manager who has come up in the ranks over the years. I wasn't having any issues with him last year when he was just working with the night crew stocking the store. Now that he has become more of a night manager in the store he, unfortunately; doesn't communicate and gets angry if I ask him questions. Recently, I was closing and at that current hour I was pushing carts while another employee was on sweeps. I get done with carts and I did sweeps the next hour, I noticed something was off while I was sweeping, so I spoke to our new night manager about how it seemed nobody swept the last hour and I wasn't sure why that was when I saw on that night's schedule that the employee I mentioned previously was supposed to be sweeping the store. He explained to me upset, that the other employee didn't have her employee code to punch it in yet, so I was supposed to do the sweeps that hour. I explained to him that nobody had told me about this. He got really angry with me at this point. He went over to one of our clerks and started talking bad about me, close enough for me to notice, and he kept staring at me while doing so. There have also been other occasions such as tonight where I will have to ask him questions on where to put certain go back items because the checkers aka cashiers didn't know where this item went. So, then they will tell me to ask him. The issue with this is if I ask him a few questions in one shift he gets angry. I haven't worked here for a year, they have changed the store around,
have added new items to the store, and I have just gotten back from a mission trip. My point is I will have questions about item placement. How do I deal with this new night manager who doesn't communicate and gets angry when you try to? I'm not trying to be disrespectful, it's just very frustrating and I'm trying to figure out how to handle this situation.

It's not much different from when I spent my summers working in grocery stores...if something wasn't done I went ahead and did it because the manager would of asked me do it any way. After going through a couple of
grocery store jobs, I opted for doing health care type jobs and house cleaning.

 

[ValleyGal]

Try to sort this out with your manager first. He is new to his position, and is still learning the ropes. You can let him know that you (and others) respected him when he was still stocking shelves, but now he is treating people differently - maybe the power went to his ego? - and that is making you lose respect for him. Let him know that you don't want to lose respect, and would prefer to have a relationship like you had before he became manager. It's amazing what power does to some people. Makes 'em self righteous and narcissistic.

If he continues to treat you and others in a harsh manner, you have the right to take it to his manager. Make sure you document every single time when he treats you or others poorly, and be prepared to discuss each of them when you see his manager. Be specific. His manager needs to know what kind of climate this guy is creating in your store for the employees. Do it soon, too, because most places provide a 3 month "probationary" period where the employee must prove himself a good fit for the job. This guy is not a good fit and his manager must know about it. HR must know about it.

 

[tturt]

Maybe ask questions such as Is now a good time to asks you about...? Do you prefer ..?

Also, I would asks Yahweh for His peace constantly.