Being forced to train for something i dont want to do

*Jane*

Emmzi wrote: »

so what do your union say?

I asked on here first for advice before contacting union.
They would not be anyone to help me or the others when the training is done would be left to deal with it on our own.
After reading on here you all agree i should do the job, but i am going to try my best to fail the training i went as a shelf stacker 15 years ago and do not expect at my age to be unloading wagons, although you all disagree with me.

Milkshock

*Jane* wrote: »

I asked on here first for advice before contacting union.
They would not be anyone to help me or the others when the training is done would be left to deal with it on our own.
After reading on here you all agree i should do the job, but i am going to try my best to fail the training i went as a shelf stacker 15 years ago and do not expect at my age to be unloading wagons, although you all disagree with me.

how old are you, if you dont mind me asking?

to me it seems to be a way of making your life as uncomfortable as possible, to the extent that you want to leave.

*Jane*

I am not that old 46 but if i wanted to unload wagons i would have applied for a job doing that. Two women are in there late 50 s and one women is 60 there is also some younger ones in there 20s and 30s.
The working conditions are not ideal and due to cut backs they wont set anyone on and even if they did they dont stop long anyway.
Dont think they are trying to get rid of me but you could be right about the older ones will see what the next stage is when i go on Sunday but unloading wagons on a 10 hour night shift is not for me

Emmzi

Milkshock wrote: »

how old are you, if you dont mind me asking?

to me it seems to be a way of making your life as uncomfortable as possible, to the extent that you want to leave.

She's already said it is to cover sick absence. Stop stirring. This is a person with genuine concerns and they don't need your deluded corporate conspiracy theories making them fret.

pinetree

Hi Jane have you got a HR dept you could go to? If so they maybe would help if you explain your individual worries.

fedster

I actually work in a Warehouse, which sorts through a certain Supermarkets Products, in this particular Warehouse, Women do not have to wrap pallets, they do not have to lift "Heavy" Items, they do not have to do goods in ( Loading,Unloading), in fact the Women a this place have been labelled as Princesses at this place,with the Men actually doing the hard work.

Some Women are actually bigger than some of the Men!!!!!

patman99

Yes, but he woman's role is to keep the warehouse clean and the men supplied with cups of tea.

On a less sarcastic note, the female operatives where I work do the same job as the blokes and get the same pay.

Milkshock

Emmzi wrote: »

She's already said it is to cover sick absence. Stop stirring. This is a person with genuine concerns and they don't need your deluded corporate conspiracy theories making them fret.

why not? its the sort of thing that goes on. easier than paying them to leave.

Milkshock

Emmzi wrote: »

She's already said it is to cover sick absence. Stop stirring. This is a person with genuine concerns and they don't need your deluded corporate conspiracy theories making them fret.

she does indeed have genuine concerns

and all you can say is tough like it or lump it.

im sure that made her feel a lot better!

Milkshock

*Jane* wrote: »

I asked on here first for advice before contacting union.
They would not be anyone to help me or the others when the training is done would be left to deal with it on our own.
After reading on here you all agree i should do the job, but i am going to try my best to fail the training i went as a shelf stacker 15 years ago and do not expect at my age to be unloading wagons, although you all disagree with me.

i dont disagree. i agree.

you should all club together and file a collective grievance against whoever is issuing these instructions.