The 'Make An Honest Confession' Thread II

[Marx]

Robbie even seemed kind of shocked when he found out about it...he said "who saw your tiny arms and thought you looked like you belonged in Receiving?"

Why were you pulled from HBA?

 

[Schlosser85]

Apparently the department heads told my manager that I was "unhappy" there....they seemed to think I wasn't doing my job.

 

[Marx]

Hmmm...

 

[Schlosser85]

Of course, neither of them ever discussed this with ME....

 

[Aesop Rocks]

I sincerely hope not...



Unloading trucks is a very tough position. I used to have to go back there and help when I worked at Wal*Mart. It was very demanding...to say the least.

No offense, but every receiving person I've had an encounter with was a bit of an *******. I'm sorry you're stuck in the back all day and pulling freight is the only time you associate with any other human being that isn't exactly like you. Doesn't mean you have to develop some false-sense of superiority to the rest of your co-workers, I.E - cart pushers. Which I am.

I love my ****** job, oddly enough. The lack of recognition I get from other co-workers and management is made up by the customers give me tips and praising me like some sort of God for helping them out to their cars.

If it wasn't for the insanely nice customers, I would have quit by now. Oh and, the fact that I've become best friends with the other cart pushers.

Spoiler

We're not allowed to take tips from customers, but how does someone pass up $5 dollars?

 

[Schlosser85]

I don't like anybody in Receiving either. They all have this attitude about them.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

I've noticed that it's literally just them too. I get along with every other co-worker I've met from other departments.

 

[Schlosser85]

I've spent one (interminably long day in which it took six hours plus to unload the truck) day with them, and they treated me like a moron the entire time.

 

[E-Man]

I confess that I feel pretty terrible about not reading in a while. I'm watching James Baldwin videos on Youtube and thinking to myself that I should be reading more books.

 

[Manic]

Back when I worked at Kohl's for a couple of months, they had this wacky method of making everyone work in Receiving. It didn't matter if your normal job was a cashier, salesperson, or (in my case) restocking. If you had an early morning shift, you were likely going to unload a bunch of freight in the back. It kept us all on the same level.


Now I'm working at UPS and all I do is unload truck after truck for my entire shift. It's physically taxing like you wouldn't believe, and my co-workers even admitted that they thought I'd have quit months ago.

 

[Erzengel]

My hands are too delicate and baby soft to handle such work.

 

[Gunga Diner]

I'm the youngest guy at the production studio where I work, I'm an intern. And it's really hard for me to get past my awkwardness around any of them. I'm shy, nervous, akward, quiet. And I've been working there since September. I just don't feel like I belong there, and I don't feel very liked or wanted. But the oppurtunitites I have by working there are way too great to turn down. I like the people there, they're talented and cool. But they're gossipy, and every time I screw something up, I can't stop thinking about how at least one conversation has taken place amongst them about what a screw-up I am.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Some people are so bad at taking direction, ugh.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

I'm the youngest guy at the production studio where I work, I'm an intern. And it's really hard for me to get past my awkwardness around any of them. I'm shy, nervous, akward, quiet. And I've been working there since September. I just don't feel like I belong there, and I don't feel very liked or wanted. But the oppurtunitites I have by working there are way too great to turn down. I like the people there, they're talented and cool. But they're gossipy, and every time I screw something up, I can't stop thinking about how at least one conversation has taken place amongst them about what a screw-up I am.

i know it is easier said than done, but try not to have those thoughts of paranoia going round your head, it could lead to you making mistakes if you do.
What to do is try to remember that even if they do have a quick gossip about the intern, then what will probably happen is that they will forget all about it as soon as they have said it, as they are more focused on their own work.
Stick to your ground and stick to your guns, you could build up your confidence in your mind just by knowing you are making it in there , despite being different from the others in personality and rank.
They are just people, always remember that, not some big bogey men gang, they will probably have messed up here and there as well from time to time, and are not so perfect. Just try to be cool, work hard and do your best and your head will do the rest of the job for you in taking care of that paranoia.

sorry if this is rambling, but i wanted to say something, i used to be v shy and awkward, i did one week at a design workplace when i was at school and was really awkward etc, if i had been the guy who i became a year or so later i would have enjoyed it a lot more, as i was more confident with strangers. the whole environment is in your mind to an extent, try to push yourself to be more like these superheroes you have been watching in flicks, take chances with what you are saying etc, don't be quiet all the time, you could say the right thing at exactly the right time, and impress people, that is a chance worth taking. you seem like a smart guy around here, so you obviously have things to say, so say them in real life too.

 

[SpideyVille]

I'm the youngest guy at the production studio where I work, I'm an intern. And it's really hard for me to get past my awkwardness around any of them. I'm shy, nervous, akward, quiet. And I've been working there since September. I just don't feel like I belong there, and I don't feel very liked or wanted. But the oppurtunitites I have by working there are way too great to turn down. I like the people there, they're talented and cool. But they're gossipy, and every time I screw something up, I can't stop thinking about how at least one conversation has taken place amongst them about what a screw-up I am.

I'm in a similar position. I just started doing this internship at my school that involves the Library and the Art department. So I've been speaking frequently with the guy in charge of the Art department, and I just met the lady behind the storyboard ideas from the Library. The other day I spoke to the art professor about some color samples I did and he said that there was a style there that he liked, but would need to hear what the lady from the Library thought of it first. So she e-mailed me and I sent her the same samples, and she liked them but gave me some suggestions about what the Art guy said. So I just spoke to him and he said I wasn't supposed to go behind his back and speak to her.

He didn't say it in a demeaning way or anything, but I must admit, it made me feel a little sad, almost like I had done something wrong. Yet he's been telling me to keep going and try to do things fast, yet he never spoke to her first, so in a way, I feel like I did the right thing. But I still feel bad about it.

 

[Harls]

I confess that I judge my best friend for telling me that she has secretly loved Superman all these years.

 

[ComicChick]

I tried to pay off ComicChick but my infractions still didn't go away...

haha you sent me Monopoly money, not real cash

 

[B.A. Baracus]

haha you sent me Monopoly money, not real cash

It's not like it's useless, put it towards a hotel.

 

[ComicChick]

i just want a house

 

[B.A. Baracus]

Buy one of those cheap houses like toy story and jungle book (my GF only has disney monopoly).

 

[E-Man]

I confess that I, like Ken, welcome our computer overlords.

 

[Schlosser85]

Now I'm working at UPS and all I do is unload truck after truck for my entire shift. It's physically taxing like you wouldn't believe, and my co-workers even admitted that they thought I'd have quit months ago.

That's I've been doing the last two days, and both days I came home feeling like I could barely stand up and fell straight into bed and slept for 3 hours straight. I really kind of felt like a ***** for doing it, but today on my break I went to my HR manager and told her I don't think I can handle Receiving, especially since they want to move me there permanently and have me do this every day. I'm meeting with her and the store manager tomorrow to discuss "where we go from here, or if we go from here".

So apparently there is a possibility they might just let me go, considering they apparently didn't like me in HBA, electronics is fully staffed, and I don't think I can survive doing Receiving on a permanent basis.

I don't know what to do. I don't want to seem like I just don't want to do anything that they put in front of me, but the last two days have been physically draining on me like I can hardly believe, to the point where I almost feel sick.

 

[Manic]

When you say you're unloading the trucks, do you mean you're literally inside of the trucks, taking items out and either handing them to the next person or placing them on a belt/nestaflex thing? If so, let me tell you that it gets easier with time. You just have to learn a few tricks with leverage, keeping yourself safe, drinking plenty of water, and just accept that need to collapse at the end of your shift everyday. There's about a dozen of us unloaders at the warehouse I work at, and that number includes two overweight dudes (me and some other guy), a little 50 year old Chinese man, and a skinny 19 year old kid.

Concentrate on doing your job right, and slowly work on picking up speed as the weeks go by.

Also, check to see if it's okay to bring an mp3 player to work. Some of the best advice I ever got was that it's a lot easier to get through those trucks when you've got music in your ear. Queen's greatest hits have gotten me through many 40 foot semi trailers

 

[Scourge2099]

I confess that I'm pissed off right now. I'm pissed off because my Algebra teacher told us our first homework assignment , which is done online , is due next Tuesday. The problem is I don't have the money to afford a $125 book that has the access code because my old access code for the site doesn't work. My financial aid check isn't even here yet and if I hadn't quit my job because of my f******* a****** of a boss , then I wouldn't be in any trouble.

 

[ComicChick]

i confess i had never heard the song Monster by Kanye West until just now and Nicki Minaj's verse definitely lived up to the hype