Hey all. I was recently hired seasonally for electronics. I have a few questions that requires some lead up.
When interviewed I mentioned that I didn't want to work more than 25 hours (because I have bad knees and other body problems that I'm going to the doctors for). (Yes I know it's the holidays and that's not a promise I won't be given more hours.)
My start was ROCKY.
Right after my three "training shifts", I was forced to close by myself with no warning and no real training. I was upset about this because I had worked the sum total of 2 8 hour shifts. (I ended up having to stay about 45 mins reach night extra because of it)
I talked to HR because I saw that I had 3 opening shifts the next week (which I hadn't been trained for) and wanted to be sure that I wasn't scheduled to open or close by myself because I didn't feel comfortable yet (but I made sure to ask more than a week in advance so they could try to call someone in if need be because I couldn't tell them prior to the schedule being made) HR checked and told me no, you're fine.
I managed to shake down my TL and then tell him that 1. Wtf dude I've worked less than a week and I've had to close by myself twice?? (Apparently once you've had your training shifts you are supposed to be able to do anything!) And 2. To tell him that I wasn't going to be able to do the opening shifts next week. (Again a week in advance.) He said he would see what he could do. And 3. to talk about my schedule because this is already fucking up my attendance and I physically can not work the 30 hours they wanted me to work.
I didn't hear anything back.
Those opening shifts roll around and I wake up throwing up (hooray food poisoning). I try to call the store but it's closed cause it's like 530 am and NO ONE told me that I needed to press 0 to talk to people at the store. So I go over, almost throw up on the gstl and say I'm not coming in.
Which I have found out is basically grounds for termination if you're within 90 days. Cool.
The next day I'm still feeling awful but some work is better than none right?
Turns out that I'm the only one opening...... despite me asking prior and telling people I can't work it.
So at this point, I'm sick, I'm frustrated, with so much extra to do because it didn't get done the day before, etc.
I go looking for HR (This is a Friday btw) because they lied to my face and if I don't go home I'm going to puke on guests.
No one knows where they are or when they'll be in (i found out later they had a random 3 day weekend). So I go looking for My TL. He's called off sick.
Okay so I go back to work. I stuck it out until my lunch and then literally cried on one of the gstls because of this mess and went home after getting my schedule changed for the next day.
It's not until after thanksgiving do I get to talk to my TL.
I finally get to talk to him for like 10 mins (I had to come in on a day off to even get the chance to talk to him), but we settled on a schedule that works great for me, but couldn't be put into effect right away.
Last week, I ended up being half an hour late because I had a bad panic attack before work (and I have doctors documentation and I'm pretty sure that when I applied I said I had a disability (being major depression and anxiety)).
Found my TL as I was walking in late and asked what I should do and how to report it. He told me to just clock in and hasn't said anything about it. However If I hadn't been late, I would have been out of meal compliance because they couldn't find someone to cover my lunch.
Earlier this week I had to go home early. The LOD I talked to asked me to see how I felt after lunch cause it was so busy. I said okay, went home, and was worse when I got back to work. Went back home.
Also I've temporarily lost keys like 3 different times (yesterday real bad when I lost the tech leads keys. They were found but I'm a dingus for leaving them behind. We were swamped but that's not really an excuse). I forgot to bag an item for a guest and they left without it last week. Also guest got mad that I pointed directly at where the object they were looking for was but since I'm dyslexic I said the wrong isle number and they told my sup.
This all sounds so bad. To redeem myself; when my mother was in her bad accident right after I started, I stayed for my whole shift. I've stayed late, every time I was asked, and I'm real good with guests. I know a lot about electronics and I'm great at suggesting games and stuff to parents. My tms seem to like me and when I'm working it's usually just me despite how busy we are for the holidays.
I know it's probably not great, but what's the likelihood of me staying past seasonal?
Sorry for the wall of text and if I need to edit anything choir anonymity let me know. Thanks!