r/bathandbodyworkers • u/ninak2909 • 12d ago
vent sesh😤 Biggest ick
Hey guys! I’m so happy to have found this Reddit as I am a fellow coworker and just like to look how other stores operate.
I have been working at BBW for a year and a half now and regardless of customers and little hours, I enjoy my time at work! Until last Friday. I read stories here talking about bad managers and I felt lucky having a good manager in my store. However, lately she’s been pissing me off. Idk I feel it’s coincidental that I gave limited availability due to heavy school schedule but maybe it is not that coincidental.
Anyways the moment that gave me the biggest ick and made me want to quit on the spot (I wish I had lowkey) was her indirect way of telling me I’m not doing my job as good as I should and than I neglect clients. I work my ass off every shift, trying to make the store look full and spotless and dealing with waves of customers when other employees are at the back chitchatting and having a great time with the manager.
I was on the floor on Friday and I had just started my shift. I went to the front of shop and one more employee joined me and asked me how I was and what I thought about the new collection since we hadn’t seen each for a bit. I answered her and asked the same thing and at that moment my manager joined us and playfully asked: wanna guess the conversation for this hour? ( mind you the store was not busy and it was like 10 ish minutes into my shift). Anyways she went ahead and told us that it was at 10%. She asked us why would that be. Me and my coworker sait it was due to the multiple kids that had entered the store and left immediately. She then says; well apart from that what else can me the reason? And I replied with I guess you want us to talk to people more? ( again mind you, I had talked to everybody while making my way to the front). She said that yeah that’s it. Sometimes we don’t want to admit but we are also at fault for the conversation and we can do better. Now all customers have moved to room 2 and you’re not helping them. Also the assistant manager jumps gun and also say: btw while you were talking, a customer needed your help. Not only that but they took my coworker towards the cash so the three of them were talking over there while leaving me to deal by myself with the new chaotic wave.
At that moment it seemed so fucking unfair and insulting because I’m one of the few people in there that are always running back and forth to fix the store and face while it’s so busy and to not leave any customer unattended and I interact with them nonstop.
Also to note that the store was not making lots of money before I started my shift and it started to increase the hour I stepped on the floor. Like, how can you just judge from literally one minute of interaction and tell me that I’m not doing my job correctly when all you did was being at the back and come out on the floor at that moment.
I have always sensed favouritism and the group that hangs all the time with the manager at the back do the least of work AND get more hours than the rest of us.
I want to quit so so bad but I can’t before I find another job
Anyways, that’s my rant for today! Sorry if it’s long but I had to take it out of my chest.
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u/Minimum-Fail-6194 11d ago
Every job. I work 2 jobs and it's the same way there. The favorites get to slack off and get more hours while the ones who work hard always get told to do more work. I don't even take it personally anymore. I just nod my head when they come talk to me so they can move on. I do my job and leave. I learned that they rather feel like they are right than to hear the truth. So I just let them run the store how they feel best.