Employee faces unfair reprimands made by disrespectful schedule manager, is informed that scheduler has ‘been trying since day one’ to get him fired

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Aug 23, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

Let's talk about scheduling shifts.

Though it might be a drag to see that you're scheduled a bunch during certain weeks, nothing beats a hefty paycheck being deposited into your bank account. When you don't get assigned shifts or tasks, management will start to question if your presence at the company is necessary. Some bosses simply have it out for certain employees for their own unwarranted reasons, and unfortunately, there is very little to be done about that. The OP of this story is facing a similar issue.

OP is an HVAC technician who recently got a new gig. He still needs to be trained but was told to shadow the main technician when things become less chaotic. After the workplace chaos comes to a stop, he is still not given many tasks. OP has been asked to go home early multiple times simply because there is nothing for him to do. Between upper management "ambush meetings" and possibly being purposefully given the wrong address to attend a mandatory class, OP cannot catch a break.

Luckily for him, he has a new job offer on the horizon. Scroll to read how the story unfolds and some advice from seasoned employees in the workforce.

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    "The scheduler has been trying since day one to get me fired.”
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    My scheduler has been trying to get me fired since day one
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    I'll keep the story brief, and names vague, but recently (about a month and a half ago) I started working at a commercial HVAC retailer as a service technician for a particular brand of VFDs after separating from the navy. I was
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    originally hired to work on the three lines that they sell less of, so that they could sell more of those products, since their current tech is extremely busy being the only tech in the state
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    qualified to work on their main line of drives. Normally they have a backlog of service calls to get through so I was told to work as a backup for the main tech for now, and once things slow down I could start learning how to work on the lines I was hired for.
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    A month and a half in, and things have slowed down drastically. I've been spending a lot of time at the office staring at 4 cubicle walls, and the scheduler (who, to clarify is essentially supervisor of the sales team, not the techs, but still
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    has say over what I'm up to, to a certain extent) has been sending me home early often due to there not being any work, and not really any way for me to fake it and look busy. I've had two meeting with HR already, the first of which was
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    an ambush meeting. I was originally told that the meeting was to discuss the expansion of one of the drive lines I was supposed to be running, so I was very confused when the meeting starts, and it's the scheduler, HR,
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    and my boss. My boss says he is upset that I missed a class (a class that was at 4am, that I was given the wrong address for), and says that "it's strike one" but that he's not going to punish me since I was given the wrong address.
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    He asks the scheduler "do you have anything to add" to which she replies (and this isn't a direct quote, but something to the effect of) 'I don't like that your hair is curly. You should brush your hair every day. It's
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    unprofessional for your hair to look like that.' I should clarify, I'm white, but I have very very curly hair due to a Hispanic grandparent and some others in my family tree.
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    At the next "meeting" I was asked by my boss and HR if I plan on staying long term or not because they are "investing a significant amount in my training" (I haven't received any training on my units yet). This meeting was pretty
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    uneventful besides me telling my boss that the scheduler made me uncomfortable with her comments about my hair, to which I was told she was a "mother hen" type character so I shouldn't worry much about it.
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    However, I found out later from my tech supervisor (who I have become friends with and also was in the meeting) that the scheduler has been trying since day one to get me fired and that he's been trying his best to have
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    my back with the bosses. This was news to me and I have no idea why she has it out for me. Apparently, she tried to use me leaving early a lot as a reason that I should be fired, BUT SHE WAS THE ONE WHO WAS TELLING ME TO LEAVE EVERY DAY.
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    I just got an offer for 7 more dollars per hour at another job as a tech at TEL. I'm very much considering taking this job, but my two questions are as follows: How do I go about politely leaving after JUST telling my boss I was planning to stay a while?
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    Has anything illegal or inappropriate been done to me by the scheduler or employer?? This is my first civilian job since leaving the military. I've done nothing out of the ordinary, I get to work on time, and do as I'm told without question. I've gotten all my basic trainings done ahead of schedule, and get work and paperwork done quickly and efficiently.
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    • felicity_summers 7h ago You're not crazy, this situation is messed up. The scheduler is way out of line, and your boss isn't handling it properly. Take the new job. When you leave, be professional but firm. You don't need to explain yourself beyond 'I've received another offer that I've decided to accept.' Two weeks' notice is standard, but given the situation, be prepared for them to let you go immediately.
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    yamaha2000us • 7h ago Put in your two weeks notice and move on. "Tell" them nothing. There is no win here.
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    . Anya1823 11h ago Submit 2 weeks notice. If they ask - you were offered a far higher salary with opportunity to grow and utilize your skills. You value the opportunity they provided, but ultimately your scheduler is not filling your day appropriately with appointments fit for your current skill set and promised training for additional lines has not happened. Leave - period. She is already gunning for you and you have an opportunity in hand that opens one door allowing you to close this one. Be
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