Thrown in at the deep end and Injury on the job? [Updated]

Malthusian

On the positive side, if you stick at it you'll be as fit as a butcher's dog when you finish. I worked a summer in a factory where my job was to lift boxes full of cardboard off a production line and stack them on a pallet. Better than a gym and I got paid for it.

If all your co-workers are nice and understanding and your manager is the only one ragging you then you've probably just got a tit of a manager. If you actually were holding production up it's unlikely the men on the floor would be shy about letting you know it.

My advice is stick at it. The worst that can happen is that you get fired, and that's the same as quitting only you get paid for longer.

mollycat

Jlawson118 wrote: »

Today I started my new part time job. It's just unloading trucks in a warehouse whilst I continue my studies at university. It's weeks of being messed around to sign up for this job, All throughout today, all members of staff who were training me and sorting me out were absolutely fantastic.

Although after all of the health and safety training, I was then thrown into the main warehouse to sort things out. I was pretty much unloading a conveyor belt and just stacking everything up as well as scanning items. I was doing fine at first but then things were pilling up and I couldn't cope. It wasn't so much I couldn't do it fast enough, it was more heavy objects that I couldn't handle by myself. These boxes were shaped like fridge freezers and weighed like one too, I had to lift these by myself and I'm not the strongest person ever so it was a struggle at first. Anyway, a guy told me he'd scan them if I stack them. Then he disappeared. I was pulled by a co-worker asking if I was scanning them in, I told him I was. "Are you sure?" was his reply "M**** is watching you on the CCTV and claims you're not." So I told him at one point one of my co-workers was doing so.

These items were piling up, my co-workers kept coming in to help me out and kept reassuring me it was alright, they were like this on their first day and that I've been thrown in the deep end as a 'test' their exact words were.

After so long, I was told I needed to go into the office. The manager there had CCTV on his screen and he was asking me what was wrong and why I wasn't performing quick enough. And that it's a one man job that I can't even do, they can't afford to have people helping me. He was quite aggressive really, I explained to him I'm not used to handling fridge-freezers by myself and having to lift them. He just said there weren't any, but go back to work and pick up the pace. I later found out from one of my co-workers that these were probably boilers.

For one, I had no lifting equipment, apart from my hands, and nobody to help me out. It's my first shift, I'm not used to it. I've worked in similar jobs but not to this extreme. It'll take a bit of getting used to. Yet I can't believe I'm being pushed around for not performing well enough on my first shift! If that guy really was checking the CCTV for the entire shift, he'll know that I never for one minute slacked off, checked my phone or anything. I worked my absolute backside off..

Am I really expected to be at their level on my first shift? :mad:

147 threads started since joining the forum less than 10 months ago..

Worth a shufti if anyone is thinking of using valuable time responding.

ps OP, this sounds remarkably like your previous job where your incompetent workmates got you the sack.

jobbingmusician

tea_lover wrote: »

There's no maximum weight, as it depends on such a variety of factors. The guidelines do include 25kg for men, lifting at waist height - but that's definitely not a legal maximum (and again, subject to a lot of variables).

Did your initial health and safety training cover manual handling techniques?

Thanks tea, I was hoping you would join us and say something wise

Jlawson118

mollycat wrote: »

147 threads started since joining the forum less than 10 months ago..

Worth a shufti if anyone is thinking of using valuable time responding.

ps OP, this sounds remarkably like your previous job where your incompetent workmates got you the sack.

I got sacked? That's news to me :rotfl: I thought I left it to get this job that was closer to where I live? My bad

Jlawson118

Malthusian wrote: »

On the positive side, if you stick at it you'll be as fit as a butcher's dog when you finish. I worked a summer in a factory where my job was to lift boxes full of cardboard off a production line and stack them on a pallet. Better than a gym and I got paid for it.

If all your co-workers are nice and understanding and your manager is the only one ragging you then you've probably just got a tit of a manager. If you actually were holding production up it's unlikely the men on the floor would be shy about letting you know it.

My advice is stick at it. The worst that can happen is that you get fired, and that's the same as quitting only you get paid for longer.

Well that's the only positive side to it. I was working tonight and thinking maybe I should stop paying my gym membership :rotfl: That bit I don't mind, but to be honest, tonight was even worse. And I got pulled aside at the end again saying I wasn't making an effort.

Jlawson118

Helvetica_Van_Buren wrote: »

This doesn't sound like a very fun job or place to work. No laws are being broken, they just sound shoddy.

I've had jobs like this and haven't lasted more than a few days, which is why I now work for myself.

The only advice I would give is to ask for some more support whilst you get into the swing of things but by the sound of it this is probably an alien concept to the company.

I've just had an even worse second shift, think after two days I'm considering calling it quits. They told me at the interview they're struggling for staff. Now I know why

Fluffybunny80

I would move on tbh and find another job
To work your butt off and yet to be treated like this is out of order
Sounds like things are only getting worse for you
You have my sympathies as I have worked in some vile places and it's just horrible going to work to a job you're not appreciated yet you work as hard as you can.

Jlawson118

Fluffybunny80 wrote: »

I would move on tbh and find another job
To work your butt off and yet to be treated like this is out of order
Sounds like things are only getting worse for you
You have my sympathies as I have worked in some vile places and it's just horrible going to work to a job you're not appreciated yet you work as hard as you can.

Yeah that's pretty much it, if I'm struggling on my first two days, how are they going to treat me once I'm up to scratch? Time to get myself out of there and find something better.

I hope you found something?

Fluffybunny80

I'm not currently working because of bringing up my son and various disabilities. but last job I had I was treated appallingly too
I think to get anywhere these days you've got to kiss !!!! I really do
and it's people like us who just get on with it to the best of our abilities and get ignored

good luck in any future job hunt and I hope you find somewhere that treats you fairly ��

Fluffybunny80

sorry ?? should be :-) lol