• RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world
    60·
    5 days ago

    Yeah this happened to me and then I got fired for doing things that way.

    Wasn’t supposed to use a certain cleaner on the floor. Was specifically told by a veteran employee to use it anyway, as it’s the only thing that works. Used it. Got yelled at. Didn’t use it the next time, got yelled at for the floor not being clean. Got fired.

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
      4·
      5 days ago

      My first job was at a convenience store. I was told I was allowed to wear black or tan pants and the company provided shirt.

      The first time I wore a new pair of black pants there I was told to wash the floors. I was given a bucket of water and a bottle of bleach to do so. I’d never heard of bleach before.

      Turns out that pouring bleach onto the floor from shoulder level isn’t a great idea when wearing brand new black pants. Your mom might get upset with you and the results. Or she might blame the manufacturer and you might be too scared to fess up.

      … Not that I would know.

    • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Used it. Got yelled at.

      At this point, if you don’t feel comfortable to tell them why and the consequences of doing what they ask of you, then you might want to start finding another place, because the subsequent events are inevitable.

  • NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world
    15·
    5 days ago

    I usually show the correct method a couple of times for context, make sure they understand, then use the shortcut going forward. At least when they fuck up they know how to fix it properly.

  • CptBread@lemmy.world
    121·
    5 days ago

    I’ve heard that this could also used as a defence for companies, “we told them not to do it that way so it’s clearly not our fault(sure we might have added some winks when we said that but that was just dry air, honest)”.

  • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
    101·
    5 days ago

    If you know why the rules exist then you know when they can be disregarded.

    • Djehngo@lemmy.world
      5·
      5 days ago

      Oh it’s easy;

      Does doing it the correct way increase your workload but make the business more profitable in the short term? Do it the correct way.

      Does doing it the correct way preserve your safety at the cost of operating efficiency? Do it the incorrect way.

      The second kind of unfollowed rule is there as a liability shield, it’s so that if you get hurt the business can claim you weren’t following your mandatory training and they aren’t liable.

      But if people did follow it then they would get a kind word from their supervisor saying we don’t have the time for that even if it is in the official training. Because the supervisor themselves is in a worse bind, they have to tell management that the new liability shield is being followed as it won’t work otherwise, but they are on the hook for the productivity of their team in such a way that they can’t allow people to follow the slow process.

    • texture@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 days ago

      this.

      edit - oh damn i meant “this” to the comment above, the one this comment was replying to.

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
    11·
    5 days ago

    I’m currently dealing with the opposite and it’s actually quite frustrating.

    One of the products we sell are chicken wraps and my trainer acts like if I don’t assemble the wrap the exact same way in the exact same order every time the world will end.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
    2·
    5 days ago

    I’ve got a guy who is amazing, but he’s not allowed to teach noobs. In fact, I tell them to not even look at him, and if they do, don’t do ANYTHING he does. I gave up on trying to correct him a long time ago.