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Yay me?
I just started a new job last week and the bosses are all super impressed with me even after just a few days. My boss broke one of her rules and had a private conversation yesterday with me about a less-than-stellar employee and said she wished she could replace someone like him with more guys like me. I got a call today asking if I could cover his shifts for the rest of the week because he just got fired.
Hard work pays off, kids.
TL;DR: I'm apparently kicking ass at my new job and now someone else is unemployed.
andrewwanca
Just remember that if the boss is breaking that rule a few days in with you, they're doing it with someone else.
wellthatsjustyouropinion
sounds like the old employee got themselves fired and you happened to be available, that's different from getting them fired; not your fault
MmmCookiePoops
Just dont do too well or they'll kick you when you have an off day. This way you can rebound on something.
bgod
One time the person I was replacing was fired in the same room as me. That was an awkward first shift.
HitlerHoleThumbBunker
Boss shouldn't be having a conversation with you about another employee, it's unprofessional. You should get her fired too.
AllCommentNoPost
Good job bub. More work for same pay. Sounds fun at first, "yay I'm a winner," but gets old pretty fast. Good luck brosef!
CreepyDouche
It's really very simple. Show up on time. Do what they say. Don't fiddle fuck around. Don't complain. Do the job. Go home.
lifeisapicnic
This victory will be short lived, I guarantee it
TentacleOtaku
Keep in mind once you become "used" to your job after a while, someone new might come in & do the same thing to you.
Rekkx
Be careful of your boss. She's not very professional if she is confiding in a new hire about who is underperforming. Not to be trusted.
Three5Nines
Nice.
ComradeCommunist
Get ready for "The Curse Of Competence". Where if you do good work at the beginning they expect more from you later.
Klove12
Well that sounds like a toxic work environment.
DazzlingCockroach
Sure thing, Torbjörn.
Kittybitters
Just don't burn yourself out trying to be the golden child at work. You'll be the first they call but unless you get extra pay be careful.
Polorboy
One job I made the guy training me look really bad on my first day, so much so that he kept complaining about me until I got fired.
Kidstechno
Plot twist: OP is a porn star
buckhPiSmasher
Good job. Most people can't do it.
tedbutts
Cool. Now fuck your boss.
Stuebydoo
No one wants to put someone out of a job, but it's not your fault they weren't pulling their weight
Somanyquestions
I disagree, there was a few coworkers I'd have put out of a job if I could. They were barely doing anything and management was oblivious.
adjunctum
Your employer just found out that you could do the job. Your reward, more work. I'm sorry @OP. Good luck, though!
SauceyWench
In some jobs this is true. In some, the more work you do, the less your coworkers do and noone notices
UmmonPrime
you sir are every bosses dream and every fellow employees worse nightmare.
oratoriotangram
Domestic outsourcing?
popejubal
I love having good co-workers who do better work than I do. I can learn from them and get better at my job too.
NicestguyonImgur
It's not your fault someone else sucks.
jetzullo
It is dog eat dog out there.
Somanyquestions
It is, but please don't feed your dog other dogs.
RainbowGandalf
It's a doggy dog world and employees are a diamond dozen. Oh the ironing
GoodMorningRaccoon
I feel ya. I start a new job next week, and someone got fired for me to get it. :/
Thehumanracestinx
Eh. Sounds like turn n burn to me . Keep an employee for a while give him a raise or two then when he gets too expensive replace him .
nicominet
Sounds like maneuvering to me : They hired someone (you) who is ready to do the work of two employees. Use flattery to ask you to do more.
nicominet
Then fire the one who's doing doing a regular amount of work. I hope I'm wrong.
RainbowGandalf
Good for you OP. I started work at a gasstation, and within a month I began receiving 40ish hours and the old night guy was cut to 16
RainbowGandalf
^years ago. The morning workers made jokes about how I had basically taken his job
DanceComander
Past. Everything she knows can be taught to me, but they don't quite trust her- so I got it. Someone quit over me getting it and said (3)
DanceComander
She was better at the job cuz experience but had apparently expressed displeasure in the form of threatening to quit several times in the(2)
DanceComander
Yep. Started working at a gas station ~6 months ago, ~3 in I applied for full time and got it over someone who had been there 8 years. (1)
DanceComander
I didn't deserve it because I was new. (4)
GimlisaurusRex
Good job being bulletproof?
TacticusThrowaway
Nothing to lose.
GimlisaurusRex
Five pints of blood?
TacticusThrowaway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfuAukYTKg
Ds2k7
So get ready for the soul crush that is "being the guy who works hard" when you get more and more work piled on you because you might do it
surprisemotherfuckers
That's called my childhood
lapositiveattitude
and everyone around slacking off because they will expect you to pick up on their mistakes/shortcomings
meanjoegreene
I learned this the hard way. Sadly hard work doesn't always pay off.
KaJuN
I'm happy for the time being. Hell just yesterday I made $20 more than I would have made working the same hours at my previous job.
DaveWesh
All about setting expectations. Sprint into a career, marathon to retirement. leave room for improvement, the candle can only burn so long
Cuteredcardigan
This happened to me. It was "wow look what she can do, let's give her more" until "wow, I think we broke her" . This has been since resolved
AtricksyHobbitwithtaters
The hardest working mule gets the heaviest load. I know, i'm that jackass.
Roomie33
No good deed goes unpunished.
cyno01
He already did, sounds like hes doing the work of two now.
popejubal
The reward for good work is more work. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing if the work is interesting.
buckhPiSmasher
You are a pansy bitch. Do your best. When it gets tough you got to communicate. Put your fear and pride aside.
phunkyeah
No good deed goes unpunished.
LetTheWholeWorldBurn
Tru dat 100% "You know how to do this thing better so we really need you to do it." Know why I know how? Because I learned the fucking job.
SomethingOffensive
Yea. Because showing responsibility is not at all how you get ahead. Do the fucking extra work. It does pay off. Attitude matters, too.
walterpeck
The only reward for hard work is more hard work. You have to balance that shit. Not lazy, not overachieving.
HairytheSheep
I alway believed attitude means more than work. Just do what you're asked, get along with people you don't like, dont whine. Theyll love you
Ivesaidtoomuchalready
I'd like to add don't wander around too much from your station if your job has one
ocdmn
Depends on the boss really. If you got a great boss, it'll pay off. But if your boss is a massive douche, well, I've seen my friends got 1/x
ocdmn
Their overtime money got robbed in the daylight by their direct boss by not reporting it in pretext of "less overtime means better 2/x
ocdmn
Performance" by the main office thus the cunt would get better review.
DukeOfChutney608
and no pay increase
Imblr
And then you get shit if you make one little mistake...they seem to instantly forget all the hard work you've done for them
adavaas
It's a poor manager who knows which of her employees are reliably competent yet doesn't reward reliable competency. It's a disincentive.
MidnightLady
As a manager, it pains me not to be able to fire the guy who does just enough right to meet our minimum standards.
DukeOfChutney608
well there is a lot of poor managing going around if you hadnt noticed
cpttnarg
Mines restricted by HR policies :/ but he gets me a few extra percent when bonuses come around so thats cool.
speakonlytruths
And they question why you seem frustrated when you're really just getting burnt out but still trying to do your job well
Prinzka
I was at that point a few months ago. I quit and started contracting for just the technical work at 70% more. A lot happier now.
Koshunae
In that boat right now.
TiredOfTheBS
I'm slowly approaching that and I'm trying to figure out how to handle it while still doing a good job.
Koshunae
Im looking of chasing a different profession. I dont really feel stimulated at my job anymore.
speakonlytruths
I think that's good. Like you don't feel that sense of fulfillment or motivation anymore so it's time to move on. I'm near there
speakonlytruths
Exactly. You start getting slight feelings of bitterness and cynicism and that's not a fun place to be!
speakonlytruths
My thing is that I try hard because I feel good about producing quality work and I believe it's the right thing for me to give my best