3 ms·

Hire a person specifically for cleaning the parking lot? Or do what everybody else does, and contract with one of those companies that comes through a couple o

Hire a person specifically for cleaning the parking lot? Or do what everybody else does, and contract with one of those companies that comes through a couple of nights a week with one of those parking lot sweeping trucks? The thing is, to a first approximation, nobody asks employees to go out and sweep the god-damn parking lot with a broom. This particular manager was just being a dick for the sake of being a dick. And I'm not somebody you can bully like that, because I will happily tell you to go fuck yourself and walk out. shrug There's a reason job postings all say "And other duties as assigned" And do you actually think that people take that to literally mean anything? Is there no task whatsoever that you would refuse to do? If so, I'd say you are a very strange person, as most people in my experience do have a line. That line is going to vary a lot from person to person, but I don't think I know a single person who would honestly say "Yes, I will do anything for my boss based on that clause in the job description."

jimmygrapes 4y ago
Here is the missing piece of the tale: why did the manager want the parking lot swept? I've been in a shitload of positions where I was assigned menial tasks for a variety of reasons. In some of those. positions I could say no without drama, in some I could quit, in some I could say "Yes sir/ma'am", in some I could delegate, in some I could outsource. In every case, I could respectfully and tactfully ask why. "Is there any specific area that needs extra attention?" "Will somebody else be covering my standard duties while I do this?" "Is this going to be part of my regular duties or is this just to keep me busy?" ... and so on. Tone matters depending on the relationship you have with the manager. But a violent reactive act and profanity doesn't seem like the best way regardless of how righteous you feel years down the road. I wouldn't hire you if this was your "tell me about a time you dealt with adversity in the workplace" interview answer, that's for sure.
P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
rawr, you showed him! how dare he ... uhhhhh ... ask you to sweep with a broom.... yeah, that dickhead. What next, will he ask you to go grab shopping carts?!?! Despite your rationalization, it's not uncommon to have the parking lot cleaned up and swept on a regular basis. I've done it for restaurants I worked at as a teenager, for example. Your problem is being too sensitive.
mixmastamyk 4y ago
At a restaurant we had to sweep the parking lot once in a while. Not the whole thing mind you. We had a short broom and a container on a stick with a swivel to sweep trash into. (name?). It was really spot cleaning. Was a decent change of pace, didn’t mind it. Would have done it as long as mgr wasn’t a jerk about it.

jimmygrapes 4y ago

Here is the missing piece of the tale: why did the manager want the parking lot swept? I've been in a shitload of positions where I was assigned menial tasks for a variety of reasons. In some of those. positions I could say no without drama, in some I could quit, in some I could say "Yes sir/ma'am", in some I could delegate, in some I could outsource. In every case, I could respectfully and tactfully ask why. "Is there any specific area that needs extra attention?" "Will somebody else be covering my standard duties while I do this?" "Is this going to be part of my regular duties or is this just to keep me busy?" ... and so on. Tone matters depending on the relationship you have with the manager. But a violent reactive act and profanity doesn't seem like the best way regardless of how righteous you feel years down the road. I wouldn't hire you if this was your "tell me about a time you dealt with adversity in the workplace" interview answer, that's for sure.

P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago

rawr, you showed him! how dare he ... uhhhhh ... ask you to sweep with a broom.... yeah, that dickhead. What next, will he ask you to go grab shopping carts?!?! Despite your rationalization, it's not uncommon to have the parking lot cleaned up and swept on a regular basis. I've done it for restaurants I worked at as a teenager, for example. Your problem is being too sensitive.

mixmastamyk 4y ago

At a restaurant we had to sweep the parking lot once in a while. Not the whole thing mind you. We had a short broom and a container on a stick with a swivel to sweep trash into. (name?). It was really spot cleaning. Was a decent change of pace, didn’t mind it. Would have done it as long as mgr wasn’t a jerk about it.